My Great Grandmother.
Adopted Mother of my Maternal Grandmother.
Daughter of Paul J & Catherine (Bailey) Burns.
Sister of Michael F, Edward J, Helen E, Margaret A, Mabel E & Gertrude M & an unnamed baby who died in infancy.
First married to Francis E "Frank" Hughes on December 25, 1914 in Brockton, MA.
Together they adopted my Grandmother, Geraldine in 1919.
Mary's 2nd husband was Walter H Barrows, whom she married on July 19, 1945 in Claremont, NH. Walter had a son from a previous marriage.
Mary lived in Norton, MA for many years until her passing in 1973.
**Special thanx to Monika for sponsoring my Great Grandmother's memorial!**
Adopted Mother of my Maternal Grandmother.
Daughter of Paul J & Catherine (Bailey) Burns.
Sister of Michael F, Edward J, Helen E, Margaret A, Mabel E & Gertrude M & an unnamed baby who died in infancy.
First married to Francis E "Frank" Hughes on December 25, 1914 in Brockton, MA.
Together they adopted my Grandmother, Geraldine in 1919.
Mary's 2nd husband was Walter H Barrows, whom she married on July 19, 1945 in Claremont, NH. Walter had a son from a previous marriage.
Mary lived in Norton, MA for many years until her passing in 1973.
**Special thanx to Monika for sponsoring my Great Grandmother's memorial!**
My Great Grandmother.
Adopted Mother of my Maternal Grandmother.
Daughter of Paul J & Catherine (Bailey) Burns.
Sister of Michael F, Edward J, Helen E, Margaret A, Mabel E & Gertrude M & an unnamed baby who died in infancy.
First married to Francis E "Frank" Hughes on December 25, 1914 in Brockton, MA.
Together they adopted my Grandmother, Geraldine in 1919.
Mary's 2nd husband was Walter H Barrows, whom she married on July 19, 1945 in Claremont, NH. Walter had a son from a previous marriage.
Mary lived in Norton, MA for many years until her passing in 1973.
**Special thanx to Monika for sponsoring my Great Grandmother's memorial!**
Adopted Mother of my Maternal Grandmother.
Daughter of Paul J & Catherine (Bailey) Burns.
Sister of Michael F, Edward J, Helen E, Margaret A, Mabel E & Gertrude M & an unnamed baby who died in infancy.
First married to Francis E "Frank" Hughes on December 25, 1914 in Brockton, MA.
Together they adopted my Grandmother, Geraldine in 1919.
Mary's 2nd husband was Walter H Barrows, whom she married on July 19, 1945 in Claremont, NH. Walter had a son from a previous marriage.
Mary lived in Norton, MA for many years until her passing in 1973.
**Special thanx to Monika for sponsoring my Great Grandmother's memorial!**
Gravesite Details
A fire destroyed old burial records for St. Patrick's & Calvary Cemeteries. Sadly, any records before the year 1930 are now forever lost.
