Grace Mary (George) Corrigan (1924 - 2018)

Born 4 Mar 1924 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Christopher Corrigan — married 26 Jul 1947 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Died 8 Nov 2018 at age 94 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Grace was born in 1924 to Stephen George and Mary Harder. Married to Edward Christopher Corrigan. She was the mother of Sharon Christa McAuliffe who died in the Challenger Space Shuttle accident in 1986. Grace's father was born in Syria and her mother was born in New York. ^[1]. Grace passed away in 2018.

Grace Mary George ^[2]

Grace M George ^[1]

Grace George Corrigan ^[3]

Grace M Harder ^[4]
Living with grandmother Mary Harder and name was used for Grace's last name. Enumeration error.

Birth
4 Mar 1924 • Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA ^[2]

Death
8 Nov 2018 • Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA ^[2]

Burial
Edgell Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum - Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA ^[2]

Residence

1930 Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Granddaughter ^[1]

1935 Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut ^[4]

1940 Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Granddaughter ^[4]

Sources

• Obituary published in Boston Globe 9 Nov 2018

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM52-93F : accessed 17 January 2019), Grace M George in household of Charles F Harder, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 240, sheet 14B, line 61, family 355, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 280; FHL microfilm 2,340,015.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Find A Grave: Memorial #194693868 Grace Mary Corrigan
3. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV54-4X1G : accessed 17 January 2019), Grace George Corrigan in entry for Mr Edward G Corrigan, Massachusetts, United States, 28 Jan 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text. Images Available
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWMM-1R9 : 16 March 2018), Grace M Harder in household of Mary J Harder, Ward 3, Waterbury, Waterbury Town, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-214, sheet 5A, line 38, family 100, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 520.