Boston death return recording the death of Ellen Gately, maiden name Ellen Tenney, age 56, widowed, born in Ireland, who died at 75 Maywood St in Boston on 25 February 1903. The form names Lawrence as her late husband, gives her mother as Bridget Cahill, and records chronic bronchitis with an accidental fall from a car as a contributing cause.
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Boston death return recording the death of Ellen Gately, maiden name Ellen Tenney, age 56, widowed, born in Ireland, who died at 75 Maywood St in Boston on 25 February 1903. The form names Lawrence as her late husband, gives her mother as Bridget Cahill, and records chronic bronchitis with an accidental fall from a car as a contributing cause.
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Death Record
Date
25 February 1903
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decedent name
Ellen Gately
maiden name
Ellen Tenney
death date
25 February 1903
birth year as recorded
1847
age at death
56
residence
75 Maywood St, Ward 21, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
sex
Female
marital status
Widowed
spouse name as recorded
Lawrence Gately
death place
75 Maywood St, Ward 21, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
birthplace
Ireland
father name as recorded
Lawrence [surname unclear]
mother name as recorded
Bridget Cahill
father birthplace
Ireland
mother birthplace
Ireland
place of interment
Calvary
cause of death
Chronic bronchitis
contributing cause
Fall from car (accidental)
cause duration
3 weeks
contributing cause duration
3 months
Death
Decedent
Ellen Gately
Death date
25 February 1903
Death place
75 Maywood St, Ward 21, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Age At Death
56
Cause Of Death
Chronic bronchitis
Contributing Cause
Fall from car (accidental)
Life
Birth Year As Recorded
1847
Birthplace
Ireland
Residence
75 Maywood St, Ward 21, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Board of Health, Boston
Return of Death
Manual transcription from the death return form:
Decedent:
- Name in full: Ellen Gately
- Maiden name: Ellen Tenney
- Date of death: 25 February 1903
- Birth year as recorded: 1847
- Age: 56 years
- Residence: 75 Maywood St, Ward 21, Boston
- Sex: Female
- Conjugal condition: Widowed
- Widow of: Lawrence Gately
- Place of death: 75 Maywood St, Ward 21
- Place of birth: Ireland
- Name of father: Lawrence [surname unclear]
- Maiden name of mother: Bridget Cahill
- Birthplace of father: Ireland
- Birthplace of mother: Ireland
- Place of interment: Calvary
Physician's certificate:
- Date certified: 26 February 1903
- Name and age of deceased: Ellen Gately, age 56 years
- Date and place of death: 75 Maywood St, 25 February 1903
- Chief cause: Ch. Bronchitis
- Contributing cause: Fall from car (accidental)
- Duration of chief cause: 3 weeks
- Duration of contributing cause: 3 months
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- The father's surname is not fully legible in the supplied image.
- The undertaker and physician address lines are only partly legible and were not normalized into the source record.
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Details
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form title
Return of Death
filing office
Board of Health, Boston
permit number
2410
pages
1
image group number
007009424
familysearch image number
933 of 1083
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FamilySearch citation page identifies this as image 933 of 1083 in image group 007009424 for Boston city registrar records.
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Death Record for Ellen Gately (1903); FamilySearch; Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States records; image group 007009424; image 933 of 1083; Boston (Massachusetts). City Registrar.; accessed 10 April 2026.
