Funeral of Annie FitzGerald

1. The celebrant of the mass was William J. Collins, and he was assisted by John Hannon as deacon and James L. Travis as sub-deacon.
2. The bearers were

• William O’Brien
• William O’Brien Jr.
• Richard O’Brien
• John O’Brien
• Arthur B. McGinley
• William Squire

3. The flower bearers were David O’Brien and Richard Lynch.

The funeral establishes that Annie FitzGerald and her husband James Barry occupied 102 Huntington Street in January 1930.

Spelling of Annie’s last name varies between Fitzgerald and FitzGerald.

Annie FitzGerald died on January 14, 1930.

1. Annie Fitzgerald’s bearers were

• Arthur B. McGinley – brother-in-law
• John O’Brien - nephew
• Richard O’Brien – nephew
• William O’Brien – brother-in-law
• William O’Brien Jr. – nephew
• William Squire – brother-in-law

2. The flower bearers were

• Richard J. Lynch – nephew (from Agnes’s first marriage)
• David O’Brien – nephew

The obituary identified three married sisters of Annie Fitzgerald:

• Arthur B. McGinley – Agnes Fitzgerald
• William J. O’Brien – Catherine Fitzgerald
• William W. T. Squire – Alice Fitzgerald

Also, Arthur McGinley was Agnes’s second husband.  Her first husband was surnamed Lynch.

Unattributed.  “Obituary,” Hartford Courant, January 15, 1930, page 4.

Unattributed.  “Obituary,” Hartford Courant, January 16, 1930, page 4.

Unattributed.  “Obituary,” Hartford Courant, January 17, 1930, page 4.