Margaret Donaghy

Margaret married Joseph Maguire 1864, ____, County Monaghan, Ireland, UK. Joseph was born 28 Nov 1840, Clones, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland; died 13 Sep 1894, New York, New York Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 16 Apr 1930, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY

Notes:

From: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/36320085/person/19098222489

Margaret (Bosch) Bishop's Oral History of the McGuire and Bosch Family

"In 1971, my grandmother, Margaret (Bosch) Bishop gave this oral history of her McGuire family of County Monaghan, Ireland and her Bosch family of Weitingen (today Eutingen), Germany, to her daughter-in-law, Helen (Stigall) Bishop. My Aunt Helen typed this oral history and sent a copy to my mother, Florence Bishop Smith. My grandmother (we called her Lady Lou) did not want to do this oral history because she did not think that it was important. Today, in the year 2014, it is all we have left of this immigrant story and a time that is just a fleeting memory to their descendants. I am very thankful for the hard work of both my grandmother and aunt.

"Margaret Mary-Ellen Bosch married Louis Conklin Bishop in Huntington, NY, 8th of June 1912 a few months before her 19th birthday. She was the first born to her parents and had been born in her grandparents home and baptized nearby in the Church of St. Paul, 113th East 117th street in NYC.  Both of her parents were born in the "Old Country" and had immigrated when they were young teenagers. Her mother was born in County Monaghan in North Central Ireland.

"Her father was born in the small German village of Weitingen (today Eutingen). Her German grandfather was born Gottlieb Bosch in the small town of Muhlheim-am-Bach, on 14th Oct. 1843 and died the 16th of Oct. 1926 at the age of 83.  Her grandmother was born Kunigunde Schaefer on the 8th of May 1841 and died the 8th of May 1914 at age 73.  A story, passed down to me by my father about his father, Gottlieb is one that endured.  Gottliebe and Kunigunde lived in an era of hand-made clothing. It seems that Kunigunde asked Gottlieb to put on a shirt that he had just stitched for him. He then took it off and put it on the chopping block out at the wood pile and proceded to chop it up with an axe. This memory made an impression in her father's eyes for he always adored his mother and this was a hurtful memory for him.

"Kunigunde and Gottliebe had nine children, only four of whom survived:

Conrad Bosch,    born  21 Nov. 1866,  died 28 Feb. 1945
Johannes Bosch, born 13 Oct. 1873,   died 1 Oct. 1945
Karl Bosch,         born  13 Feb. 1875
Mathilda Bosch,   born 16 Mar. 1881,  died 18 Aug. 1947

"Conrad Bosch, the first born, stayed in Germany and his descendants are numerous and still living in Weitingen. He had three daughters, Matilda, Marie and Anna.  Seven grand-children and seven great grand-children that we know of.

Karl Bosch died young from a cellar door injury.

Mathilda Bosch emigrated to America and married William Rubi and had two daughters one of whom survives and lives with her husband in Fullerton, California. Mathilda's descendants two grand-children and one great grand-child.

Agnes Brigid McGuire was born on the 5th of May 1871 in County Monaghan, Ireland the sixth child of eleven born to Joseph and Margaret (Donahue/Donaghy) McGuire. These children, in order of birth, as remembered by my grandmother were as follows:

Mary
Catherine
John
Patrick
Margaret
Agnes
James
Susan
Sarah
Ellen
Joseph
Thomas

"The 2 oldest daughters, Mary and Catherine, had come to America first and had worked as domestic help for low wages. They saved enough money from what they had earned to send for their mother and father and nine children, bringing them all over to New York City in the year 1887. Agnes was just sixteen years old.

"The McGuire's settled into an apartment on West 114th Street near the church of St. Paul. This area was no doubt, chosen because it had become the home of other immigrants from County Monaghan and the McGuire's knew they would find kindred spirits there.

"The McGuire's lived in Ireland in a quiet semi-rural life in a thatched roof cottage. It was probably just such a cottage as is often shown in Irish pastoral scenes: white-washed stone with small windows and heavy thatched over-hanging, a huge fire-place dominating the main room which is used as a living room, dining room and kitchen. Attached to the house was the stable. Food is cooked on the open hearth in iron pots, hung on a crane. The chimney wall was an opening could be hung to cure in the smoke. Joseph McGuire worked for a man by the name of Walsh and the nature of his work in Ireland was not passed down.

"His wife, Margaret had charge of the house and the 11 children and the attached stable that included at least one donkey and one goat and probably some chickens. The donkey and cart is a real necessity for transportation in this mountainous rocky region.

"It would seem that the goat was the sole charge of the mother. There is a story often told by her daughter Agnes about the time her mother was entertaining for tea; she found out at the last minute that there was no milk for the tea so one of the girls had to disguise herself as her mother by dressing up in her mother's goat-milking dress, and in that way she fooled the goat into standing still and giving milk for the tea party.

"So the McGuire's left County Monaghan –  nine children and two adults –  carrying their most prized possessions with them to a strange new land. It was perhaps 60-80 miles to Dublin, but the children remember it as long hard trip by a donkey and cart. At Dublin they all boarded a Steamer where they shared the cramped quarters with other immigrants. Agnes said, "It was not a very good trip and it was not a very good boat."

"The family of 13 moved into New York apartment life and the only familiar links they would have with their old life would be the Irish neighbors in the surrounding apartments and rooming houses, and the religious ties they transferred to St. Paul's Parish. Although the ties with the church did not go deep, they turned to the Church of St. Paul's for the sacraments. From out of their 11 children, only 5 daughters were married and all in this church, and their first grandchild; Margaret (Bosch) Bishop, was baptized there.

"Joseph McGuire went to work for the Little Publishing Company and soon all of the children found paying jobs. Joseph McGuire lived only 7 years after coming to this country. He died about 1894 and is buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Queens, Long Island.

"Margaret (Donaghy) McGuire lived to be 86 or 87, giving all of the rest of her life to her children and grandchildren. She moved in where she was needed, taking care of numerous babies. She spent a lot of time with Sarah and her family. She loved visits at Sarah's house the best, because it was a happy house, full of fun and laughter. Sarah loved to dance and in fact she learned to dance when she was a child on the streets of New York City and the Hurdy-Gurdy men came by with their music and monkeys. It is easy to imagine the excitement and joy this little machine with its fast music could bring into the neighborhood.

"On one of her visits to Sarah's house, up in the Bronx, she got off the subway and she knew she was in the right neighborhood, but Sarah and Al Murray and their family had moved a few doors down from their last address. She spied little Irene Murray playing with her friends and was sure that Sarah could not be far away; she asked Irene where she lived now, and Irene calmly replied "give me a nickel and I'll tell you." Margaret McGuire was teased by her granddaughter Irene and probably other members of this large family. Margaret (Donaghy) McGuire got to play grandmother through the last years of her life as she watched her daughter's families grow up.

"Margaret McGuire was living at the home of her daughter, Mary, at 521 Queen Avenue, in Jersey City when she died. We have her death certificate which states that she was about 63; but we are inclined to believe she was nearer to 73 or even 83 at the time of her death. She suffered from arterial sclerosis in her last few years of life. (She could have had Alzheimer's disease.) An incident suggests this. She was so incensed that she was brought to Mary's house that she pulled her son-in-law's (John Bosch) derby hat down over his eyes and the trim right down to his shoulders. She died at home 12 Sept. 1913. She is buried in the Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City, NJ, next to her daughter, Mary, in an unmarked grave. Katherine Fowlie (Mrs. Harry) Quackenbush may still be in Bound Brook, New Jersey.

"Agnes McGuire, the daughter we are concerned with in this genealogy, was only 16 when she first set foot on American soil. We do not know when she secured employment, but we do know that in 4 or 5 years she was living at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Delamater. We also knew that she had certain reservations about the Germans, a feeling that she never quite lost throughout her entire life, although it was a feeling she tempered somewhat through circumstances. A romance bloomed between this reluctant Irish girl and a young German immigrant she met amid the large staff on this estate. John Bosch was 19 when he proposed marriage to the love of his life, Agnes McGuire.

"Agnes McGuire and John Bosch were married 15 Dec. 1892 in New York City at the church of St. Paul. Agnes was 21 and John was 19. Their first child was Margaret Mary-Ellen born the following year, 29 Oct. 1893 in the McGuire family apartment and was baptized in the church where her parents were married. Uncle Patrick and Aunt Margaret were sponsors at the baptism. Margaret has her certificate of Baptism from this church and her birth certificate furnished by the NYC Dept. of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Her parents marriage certificate is on file at this same office.

"Agnes and John had a honeymoon trip by train to Niagara Falls and on to Chicago where Agnes' eldest sister Mary lived at this time. They settled for the first year of their marriage in a house on the farm belonging to Carl S. Burr, in Commack, Long Island, NY. During this time, John listed his occupation as a gardener. The farm was also used for breeding horses and this is where he acquired the knowledge of horses.

"Across the road from this farm, lived some of the famous theater family of Drew's and they would occasionally meet on the road. Margaret's mother was pleased one day when Mrs. Drew stopped to look at the baby. She said "She will be lucky to grow up with a complexion like that." Agnes repeated this compliment as Margaret grew up.

"The following year, John Bosch was lured to the neighbor's farm belonging to David H. James on Ocean Ave. in Northport, Long Island. They were established in a two-storied house and John Bosch had the title of Superintendent for 13 years, 1894-1907. He kept the records for this farm, listing the horses, the thorough-bred cattle, the produce: butter, cream, milk, chickens and eggs. He was also responsible for all the operations, which enabled the farm owner to leave on extended trips to Havana, Cuba. It was on this farm that Margaret's sisters and brothers were born:

Joseph Bosch –  31 Jan. 1895
Irene Bosch - 23 Mar. 1897
John Bosch - 16 April 1898
Conrad Phillip Bosch- 17 Feb. 1902- 5 Aug. 1944
Evelyn Natalie Bosch- 21 Sept. 1904

Margaret was proud to get to name her youngest sister after her good friend who lived close to the James farm, Evelyn Darling.

"The 6 children enjoyed their life here. Their mother's parents and sisters and brothers from NYC would come and visit bringing their families with them. Three of the boys, James, Joseph and Thomas died shortly after arrival in America, presumably of TB. Patrick lived until adulthood, but never married. Of the seven girls, six of them married.

"Mary McGuire and Alex Fowlie had children: Katherine, Alexander (Al or Alie) (her married Lily), Elizabeth and Florence. They lived in Chicago for awhile and then settled in Jersey City, NJ. Alex commuted to New York City, being associated with the Underwood Typewriting Company.

"Sarah McGuire married Al Murray (a tile layer) had children; Susan, Irene, Albert, Joe, Eileen and Viola. They lived up in the Bronx and in Yonkers when the area was all country, fields, pastures and trees.

"Susie and Will Phelan (also with Underwood) had sons, Theodore, William and Arthur. William taught dancing and died of complications of an appendix operation. The Phelan's lived in NYC for a while then moved to Matawan, NJ.

"So the Bosch children, had 13 cousins whom they would see fairly often. They all came to the James estate and stayed for days and sometimes weeks with their whole families. The house was large enough and there was always a friendly welcome. In fact, Margaret remembers her mother (Agnes) deliberately causing Sarah to miss the train back home so she could stay another day.

"Uncle Patrick would come to visit too. He arrived one day unannounced, when his mother was the only one home. Instead of going to the front door, he rattled the shutters on a window and hid. His mother, apprehensively called, "Who's there?" He then proceeded not to answer and rattled the shutters again a little louder. When he did not answer again, his mother was thoroughly frightened and started to walk heavily and menacingly across the floor. Uncle Pat said that she was making so much noise that it sounded as if she had on heavy farm shoes and then she said loudly, "You'll answer if I get the shot-gun!" It was then that Uncle Pat thought he had better answer, even though he knew there was no shot-gun in the house. Uncle Patrick was the only boy in the family to live to adulthood, and died at age 70.

"About the year 1907, the James farm was sold; Agnes and John Bosch moved back to the Burr estate with all of their family. This house, which had been furnished, housed the Bosch family of eight, had been built by Carl Burr for his son who was a New York state Senator. It was later to become the "Polish Home" and may still be standing.

"A neighbor of the Burrs', a Mr. Havemayer, retired one of the race horses and put it to pasture on the Carl Burr's farm. Margaret Bosch made a real friend of the horse and called he "Dolly". She loved to hitch Dolly to a wagon and drive over the country-side with her brother John occupying the seat beside hers. This former race horse and the wagon took her many miles during these years to the grocery store, to the railroad station in Northport and just riding around also.

"One day on one of these excursions, Margaret came upon Mr. Tunis Burr, a lawyer and son of the farm owner. He saw this 14 year old girl riding along behind Dolly and asked, "Isn't your mother afraid to have you driving this horse? I am going to send over one of my horses that will be safer for you to handle." But he never did replace Dolly, apparently because he was convinced that the old retired horse retained none of her love for racing and was content to pull the wagon. Margaret told of how Dolly was the perfect lady until something was going faster than she was such as the train, which she would take after to the delight of her passengers.

"The family again left the Burr farm after about three years, moving to Huntington in 1910 to a house on Jackson Avenue and John Bosch began supporting his family by doing odd jobs. It was about this time that Margaret Bosch was confirmed in St. Patrick's Church in Huntington, giving herself the name Ellen. At this time, the Catholic church was never a vital part of the family. John Bosch broke completely with the church after his wife died and Margaret and Louis did not raise their children in the Catholic church. The Bishops attended the Methodist Church in Huntington in later years.

"[Ed. Note: My grandmother once told me a story which express her feelings of why she left the Catholic church. She told me she was tired of hearing her priest rant and rave about the Protestants. A Protestant church was next to her Catholic church in Huntington and she loved the beautiful hymns she heard the members of this church singing. So this grandchild of Ireland chose beautiful music over ranting and raving of a priest.]

"They did not stay for long on Jackson Avenue; moving to a house on New York Avenue, where in 1911, John Bosch's only sister, Mathilda, arrived for a visit. She came from her home in Weitingen, Germany with her fiancee, William Rubi. They were there a week when Mr. Rubi participated in such a storm the two guests found themselves packing. It seems that William had discovered his hosts' young son, Conrad doing something that William did not think that he should be doing. Thereupon he picked up Conrad and draped him across his shoulders like a sack of potatoes; carried him down the street , into the house, and declared that the boy needed thrashing. At that, Agnes McGuire Bosch and her Irish temper took over and she told William Rubi that he was butting in where it was none of his business. At this point she let loose and her previous anti-German sentiment took over her. This was one German man who knew he could not compete with an Irish mother. He proceeded to say his good byes to his future brother-in-law, John Bosch and exclaimed, "Vat a voman!"

"Mathilda and William Rubi continued on their way to Florida where they were married and settled for a while. From there they moved to California where William Rubi became a chef at Lake Tahoe. Both John Bosch and his sister, Mathilda lived for over thirty years more and never saw each other again.

"[Ed. note. When I spoke to John Bosch's grand nephew, Hugo Katz, he told me he was taken as a prisoner of WW2 in the African campaign. He of knew Bosch cousins in California, so when he told this to to the Americans, he was released earlier to their custody. He had no idea of relatives in New York. He told me (in German) that he was more than glad to be taken prisoner by the Americans. He was well treated and he said the food was outstanding. He wrote home to his family in Weitingen, but Hitler would not let them receive mail. His family thought he had been killed at the battle in Africa. Today, I wonder if POW's of America would say that they were well treated!?!]

"Mathilda's first child, Louise Victoria lived just a few days, (10 Oct. - 25 Oct. 1915). Daughter Wilhelmina Rubi was born 3 Jan. 1915 and lives in Fullerton, California and has kept a friendly correspondence with her cousin Margaret and shared many old photos of the Weitingen family. They never met each other, but she got to know cousin Conrad Bosch, (Margaret's brother) when he moved to California. Many of the dates and names have been furnished by Wilhelmina through her letters from Mathilda's writing in a Bible.

"Soon after the unfortunate incident during the family visit (which, by the way, at this later date seems much funnier than it must have been at the time it happened). John and Agnes' family began to scatter. Margaret married and went to live with her in-laws in 1912. Uncle Charlie Schaefer (John's maternal uncle) died in 1913. Joe, out of high school, worked in New York City as a book-keeper for a textile firm; and when he had saved enough money, he and his "Pop" bought some livestock, rented the Reilly farm and the whole Bosch family moved in. Pop and John plowed and kept the garden. Irene fed the pigs. Mom (Agnes) milked the cow and fed the chickens. Although this home was close to Huntington, it was a real farm and a lot of what they raised ended up on the dinner table.

"World War (WWI) had erupted in Europe in 1914. When the United States entered the conflict, all three boys enlisted; John was the first in November 1917. The farm was vacated and Mom and Pop moved to Brooklyn with Evelyn and Irene. They moved back to Huntington on New York Avenue for a while but were back in Brooklyn in 1923.

"Agnes McGuire Bosch, died 4 May 1923, in St. Peter's Hospital in Brooklyn, NY at the age of 52.

"[Ed. Note, When I asked my grandmother what Agnes died of she replied kidney failure and the stress of her granddaughter's, Mildred, tragic death in 1917. Agnes always blamed herself for not listening to the barking of their dog, who tried to convey them of Mildred's predicament.]

"John Bosch outlived his wife by 22 years. During a great many of these years he lived in Huntington with his daughter Margaret and son-in-law, Lou Bishop and their family. Lester John Bishop remembers his grandfather with affection.

"[Ed. Note, Florence Bishop, my mother, told me how their grandfather would read stories of Indians and took the sledding when it snowed and helped all his grandchildren do their homework. My mother never recalled her grandfather with a German accent. He helped my grandfather, Louis Bishop build their house in Huntington on Margaret Lane. They both went clamming during the depression and they went door to store selling their clams. Both men said that they got along fine. When my mother was 8 years old she remembers finding a newspaper article from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about the tragic death of Mildred. She knew nothing about a Mildred, her sister, so she asked her grandfather, John Bosch about the article. He told her what had happened, but he told her to ask her parents. John Bosch retrieved Mildred's body from the cistern.]

"John Bosch died of a heart attack on 9 October 1945, at the school in Brooklyn where he was working.He was making his home, at this time, with his youngest daughter Evelyn and her husband, Peter Walsh.

"John and Agnes Bosch are buried next to each other in the St. Patrick's Cemetery, in Huntington."

1930 Census:
ED 411, sheet 20B
1343 Decatur St.
Stedman, James      Head  M  W  26  Md  24   NY   Ireland  Ireland   Chauffer  - News COmpany
---, Mary                        Wife    F  W  24  Md  22   NY   NY         NY
...
1335 Decatur St.
Stedman, Magaret      Head  M  W  58  Wd  20   Ireland  Ireland  Ireland  1882 Na
---, Anna                         Dau    F  W  23  S             NY         Ireland  Ireland                    Inspector - Tape Factory
---, William                     Son   M  W  34  S              NY         Ireland  Ireland                   Teamster - Rubel Coal Co

McCauley, James       Head  M  W  32              Md  18  NY  Ireland  Ireland   Policeman - NY Police Dept
---, Lillian                       Wife    F  W  32              Md  17  NY  Ireland  Ireland
---, Margaret                   Dau   F  W  12              S            NY  NY         NY
---, Lillian                        Dau   F  W    8              S            NY  NY         NY
---, Rita                            Dau   F  W    6              S            NY  NY         NY
---, Lenore                      Dau   F  W     4 10/12  S            NY  NY         NY
---, Raymond                 Son  M  W      3   7/12  S            NY  NY         NY
---, James                      Son  M  W      1 11/12  S            NY  NY         NY

Margaret married John J. Stedman Abt 1890. John (son of Patrick Stedman and Margaret Cronogue) was born 6 Feb 1868, Ballynacargy, Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland; died 11 Dec 1915, ____, Kings Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Name:Margaret Stedman
Gender:Female
Christening Date:null
Christening Place:null
Birth Date:29 Jul 1891
Birthplace:Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Death Date:null
Name Note:null
Race:null
Father's Name:John Stedman
Father's Birthplace:null
Father's Age:null
Mother's Name:Margaret Maguire Stedman
Mother's Birthplace:null
Mother's Age:null
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C03054-7
System Origin:New_York-ODM
GS Film number:1324406
Reference ID:null

Citing this Record:
"New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDP4-TJD : accessed 30 Apr 2014), Margaret Stedman, 29 Jul 1891; citing Brooklyn, Kings, New York, reference ; FHL microfilm 1324406.

Margaret married James Lester Springstead 22 Aug 1916, New York, New York Co., NY. James was born 4 Mar 1880, ____, ____, NY; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: John Joseph "Patrick" Stedman
• 1930 Census: 9 Apr 1930, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
• 1940 Census: 6 Apr 1940, ____, Queens Co., NY

Notes:

Birth:
The date reported in Italiangen.org was 29 February 1893.
_______

Name:John Patrick Stedman
Gender:Male
Christening Date:null
Christening Place:null
Birth Date:20 Feb 1893
Birthplace:Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Death Date:null
Name Note:null
Race:null
Father's Name:John Stedman
Father's Birthplace:null
Father's Age:null
Mother's Name:Margt. Maguire Stedman
Mother's Birthplace:null
Mother's Age:null
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C01415-0
System Origin:New_York-ODM
GS Film number:1324413
Reference ID:null

Citing this Record:
"New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDPQ-BMN : accessed 30 Apr 2014), John Patrick Stedman, 20 Feb 1893; citing Brooklyn, Kings, New York, reference ; FHL microfilm 1324413.

1930 Census:
Assembly District 6, ED 308, sheet 17A
610 Lafeyette Ave.
Stedman, John J       Head  M  W  37  Md  27   New York  Irish Free State  Irish Free State   Clerk - U.S. Government
---, Mary J.                     Wife   F  W  31  Md  21   NY              NY                        England
---, John J. Jr.                Son  M  W     1  S            NY              NY                        NY

1940 Census:
Assembly District 6, ED 41-1810A, sheet 6A
7024 65th  Place
Stedman, John         Head   M  W  47  Md   New York   1935: Brooklyn, NY   Customs Store Keeper - U.S. Government Store
---, Mary                       Wife     F  W  41  Md   New York           "
---, John Jr.                 Son     M  W  11  S      New York           "

John married Mary Josephine O'Grady 15 Jan 1920, ____, Kings Co., NY. Mary (daughter of James J. O'Grady and Mary J. Kelly) was born 3 Sep 1898, ____, ____, NY; died 18 Apr 1979, Caribou, Aroostook Co., ME; was buried Aft 18 Apr 1979, Saint Denis Catholic Cemetery, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook Co., ME. [Group Sheet]

Lillian married James McCauley Abt 1916. James was born Abt 1897, ____, ____, NY; died Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• 1930 Census: 16 Apr 1930, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY

Notes:

1930 Census:
ED 411, sheet 20B
1343 Decatur St.
Stedman, James      Head  M  W  26  Md  24   NY   Ireland  Ireland   Chauffer  - News COmpany
---, Mary                        Wife    F  W  24  Md  22   NY   NY         NY
...
1335 Decatur St.
Stedman, Magaret      Head  M  W  58  Wd  20   Ireland  Ireland  Ireland  1882 Na
---, Anna                         Dau    F  W  23  S             NY         Ireland  Ireland                    Inspector - Tape Factory
---, William                     Son   M  W  34  S              NY         Ireland  Ireland                   Teamster - Rubel Coal Co

McCauley, James       Head  M  W  32              Md  18  NY  Ireland  Ireland   Policeman - NY Police Dept
---, Lillian                       Wife    F  W  32              Md  17  NY  Ireland  Ireland
---, Margaret                   Dau   F  W  12              S            NY  NY         NY
---, Lillian                        Dau   F  W    8              S            NY  NY         NY
---, Rita                            Dau   F  W    6              S            NY  NY         NY
---, Lenore                      Dau   F  W     4 10/12  S            NY  NY         NY
---, Raymond                 Son  M  W      3   7/12  S            NY  NY         NY
---, James                      Son  M  W      1 11/12  S            NY  NY         NY

James married Mary Burke Abt 1928. Mary was born 3 Jan 1906, Garden City Park, Nassau Co., NY; died 1967, Elmont, Nassau Co., NY. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Calais, Washington Co., ME
• Obituary: 3 Jun 2005, Bangor, Penobscot Co., ME; Bangor Daily News

Notes:

He was a US Army (Ranger) Veteran, a retired US Customs Inspector.

Obituary:
CALAIS and FORT FAIRFIELD - John Joseph Stedman, passed away Monday, May 23, 2005, at the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital in Inverness, Nova Scotia. Born Feb. 7, 1929, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the only son of the late John J. and Mary (O'Grady) Stedman. Mr. Stedman was a generous, community minded volunteer having served for many years with the Fort Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, the VFW Paul-Lockhart Post No. 6187, the Fort Fairfield Rifle and Pistol Club and numerous other organizations. He was a past Grand Knight and a Fourth Degree Member of the Fort Fairfield Knights of Columbus. Mr. Stedman proudly served with the U.S. Army and was a retired U.S. Customs Inspector. He was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Parish, Calais.

He is survived by his loving wife Catherine (MacDonald) Stedman of Calais; their son, John K. M. Stedman, of Charlotte, N.C.; and their daughter, and son-in-law, Mary and Alex MacNeil, of S.W. Margaree, N.S. He will lovingly be remembered by his most precious grandchildren, Catherine, Christine, John Daniel, Kelsey and Allison MacNeil, all of S.W. Margaree, N.S.

Mr. Stedman was laid to rest at the Calais Cemetery.

John married Catherine Ann MacDonald [Group Sheet]