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Death Record for Ellen Gately (1903)
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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- 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
- Marital Status
- Widowed
- Spouse Name As Recorded
- Lawrence Gately
Family and burial
- Father Name As Recorded
- Lawrence [surname unclear]
- Father Birthplace
- Ireland
- Mother Name As Recorded
- Bridget Cahill
- Mother Birthplace
- Ireland
- Place Of Interment
- Calvary
Other details
- Maiden Name
- Ellen Tenney
- Sex
- Female
- Cause Duration
- 3 weeks
- Contributing Cause Duration
- 3 months
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- The decedent name, maiden name, date, residence, and cause-of-death section are legible with moderate confidence in the supplied image.
- The father's surname is difficult to read and has been left unresolved in the normalized facts.
- The undertaker and physician address lines are only partly legible and were not normalized as discrete fields.
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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 Notes: - Manual transcription created from the cleaned repository PDF after citation-page stripping. - 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
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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
- original download file
- 05_raw/pdfs/death-record-for-ellen-gately-1903-original-with-citation.pdf
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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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