Loretta Mary Greenan (1885

Born : 12 Jan 1885
Fairport, MI
Died : 25 Mar 1968
Woonsocket, RI
Age:83y 2m 13d

Father :

Patrick Greenan (1844-1887)
Mother :

Margaret Byrne (1855-1932)

Ancestors of...

Siblings :

George Greenan (1883-1946)

Celia Green (1892-1918)

Irene Green (1894-1991)

Edith Green (1897-1984)

Record Owner : rudy.r
Rel. to Owner : 2nd Cousin (2x rem)
Database ID : 6656
Date Created : 28 Mar 2023
Last Updated : 03 Apr 2023

Burial/Funeral
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Date : 28 Mar 1968
Location : St. Charles Cemetery, Blackstone, MA

Miss M. Loretta Greenan

Miss M. Loretta Greenan, 83, of 56 Pelletier Ave., Woonsocket, died unexpectedly yesterday at home.

Miss Greenan was born in Fairport, Mich., Jan. 12, 1885, daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Byrnes) Greenan, and retired as a fine sewer for the Lippitt Mili 12 years ago.

She lived in Woonsocket for 55 years, and was a member of the Altar & Rosary Sodality of Sacred Heart parish and the Trinity Club.

She is survived by three sisters, Miss M. Irene Green of Woonsocket, Mrs. George A. Theriault of Brighton. Mich., and Mrs. Rosenna C. Anderson of Salt Lake City, Utah, and a nephew, John W. Swanson of Woonsocket, with whom she lived.

The funeral will be held at 8:15 a.m. Thursday from the Linton Funeral Home, 162 Second Ave., with a solemn requiem Mass at 9 in Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Blackstone.

Providence Journal - Mar 26, 1968

No headstone photos

Nelson Green - line 75

Source - Year: 1900; Census Place: Old Town, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 598; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1240598

Nelson Green - line 83

Source - Year: 1910; Census Place: Old Town Ward 4, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T624_545; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0189; FHL microfilm: 1374558

Loretta Greenan - line 19

Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Woonsocket Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1675; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 331

Loretta Greenan - line 69

Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0284; FHL microfilm: 2341915

Loretta Greenan - line 14

Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: m-t0627-03770; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 4-268

Loretta Greenan - line 7

Source - Year: 1950; Census Place: Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1379; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 4-296

Miss M. Loretta Greenan

Miss M. Loretta Greenan, 83, of 56 Pelletier Ave., Woonsocket, died unexpectedly yesterday at home.

Miss Greenan was born in Fairport, Mich., Jan. 12, 1885, daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Byrnes) Greenan, and retired as a fine sewer for the Lippitt Mili 12 years ago.

She lived in Woonsocket for 55 years, and was a member of the Altar & Rosary Sodality of Sacred Heart parish and the Trinity Club.

Research notes for Loretta

Delayed Birth Record - 1949

Name is technically Mary Loretta, but went by Loretta more often.
Also, she has two sisters named Mary Irene and Mary Edith.

John Swanson is listed in her obit as her nephew. I cannot find this to be true. However, she lived with the same couple for MANY years as a boarder. I think John is the nephew of this couple. [EDIT - Although, I cannot seems to put together HOW John is a nephew of either James OR Catherine...] In 1950 census, she is listed as head and John is a boarder. I assume she was looked at as an "aunt" but not strictly family. Loretta and John are also buried under the same headstone. I have no doubt they were close. They lived together for 30+ years.

City Directories and Census Records...
1918 Loretta 683 Third Ave
1919 Loretta 683 Third Ave
1920 Census - with James H, & Catherine McDonald and John Swanson (as nephew) Lauretta M 162 Second Ave
1920-1922 Loretta 162 Second Ave
1923-1933 M Loretta 246 Olo
1930 Census - with James H, & Catherine McDonald and John Swanson (as nephew) Mary L 246 Olo
1938 M Loretta 246 Olo - first appearance of John in City Dir. - still at 246 Olo
1940 Census - with James H McDonald (Wd) and John Swanson (nephew)
1943 M Loretta 246 Olo - with John and Irene M
1945 Loretta 86 Napoleon with Irene
1949 Loretta 56 Pelletier av with John
1950 census Loretta M - with John at 56 Pelletier av
1951 - 1959 Loretta - with John at 56 Pelletier av

But wait! There's more!

From The Bangor Daily News - 07 Jul 1938
Mrs. James McDonald, Miss Loretta Green and John Swanson of Woonsocket, R.I., who have been visiting Miss Irene Green, left Monday for their home.

Why would a landlord and her nephew visit a tenant's sister 280 miles away. There's something between these two families. I just do not know what.

Jan 12 1885 Birth		Birth of Loretta Greenan
1887 Age 1		Death of father, Patrick Greenan
Jun 1900 Age 15		Lived in Old Town, Penobscot, Maine (Census)
Apr 1910 Age 25		Lived in Old Town Ward 4, Penobscot, Maine (Census)
Jan 1920 Age 34		Lived in Woonsocket Ward 2, Providence, Rhode Island (Census)
Apr 1930 Age 45		Lived in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island (Census)
Feb 05 1932 Age 47		Death of mother, Margaret Byrne
Apr 1940 Age 55		Lived in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island (Census)
1950 Age 64		Lived in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island (Census)
Mar 25 1968 Age 83		Death of Loretta Greenan