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photo 17 October 2005
Section 42
by Richard Foy
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Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, New York was
opened around the time of World War I. The
Foy sisters purchased a plot when Luke Foy died in
1920, with the understanding that any of them or
any other unmarried sisters had the right to
be buried there. Buried in this plot
are:
Luke
Peter Foy
Hannah Foy Anderson
Virginia McKeon Foy
Peter Joseph Foy
Cecelia Foy
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photo
30 October 2002
Section 42
by Richard Foy
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The Mullin family purchased the plot directly behind
the Foy plot sometime before Michael Mullin died in
1925. They allowed Polly Goetz, a very close
friend to be buried there, as well as the Sinkos,
father and mother-in-law of Agnes Gillen Sinko.
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Frank O'Grady was
the eldest son of Thomas and Jane Foy O'Grady. He
purchased this plot at Gate of Heaven Cemetery,
Valhalla NY when he and his wife Peggy had a
stillborn child. ===>> |
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reserved for gravesite of
Mary Ronaghan
Calvary Cemetery
Queens, NY
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<<=== Mary McKeon
Ronaghan and her husband James P Ronaghan are among the
nine Rongahans buried in Calvary Cemetery, Section
16-28-H-16/20
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photo 17 October 2005
by Richard Foy
Plot 23-36-10
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<<=== Thomas and Jane
Foy O'Grady are buried in a separate section of
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
photo 17 October 2005
by Richard Foy ===>> |
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<<=== This tower was
designed by James Renwick, who designed Saint
Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. His rather grandiose
plan for Gate of Heaven Cemetery was never
completed, but the tower remains. Tom and Jane
O'Grady lie about four tablets down from the
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Abigail
Sherry Devany was a cousin of Virginia McKeon Foy, and
served as a bridesmaid for Virginia at her 1925
wedding. Abigail and Jim had no children.
Virginia Foy, Abigail Devany and Helen Casey were
cousins who remained close friends. ===>> |
Sect 40
Plot 181 Range BC
photo
April 2002
by Richard Foy
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Isabel Sherry
was Abigail's older sister. Her son Aloysius Witt
has kept a detailed account of the Witt family..
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Gate of
Heaven Sect 42
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April 2002
by Richard Foy |
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<<=== Peter
Sherry grew up in Long Island City and was a long time
member of the Exempt Firemen's Association
photo 8 Apr 2004
by Richard Foy |
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<<=== William
Sherry's tombstone in Gate of Heaven Cemetery,
Westchester, New York
Sect 40 Plot 344 Range BB
photo Apr 2002
by Richard Foy |
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April 2002
by Richard Foy
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April 2002
by Richard Foy |
The Sheridan family
plot at St. Francis Cemetery in Mount Kisco, New
York. Maria Grady Sheridan was the mother of
Thomas and Mary Frances O'Grady. Maria came
from the Mayo / Roscommon border. She remarried after
the death of her first husband in Ireland. The
name "Grady" was changed to
"O'Grady" by immigration officials in New
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1 November 2002
St Joseph's Cemetery
Yonkers, New York
by Richard Foy
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Jack Morley remained single, but provided that his
nephews and niece, the Concannons, take over his
grocery market on Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers NY .
Michael Morley remained single, and encouraged his
nephew, Michael Morley, to take over his grocery store
on Lake Avenue in Yonkers. Young Michael has
added a restaurant and catering business. Jack
and Mike are buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Yonkers
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photo 30
October 2002
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Valhalla, New York
by Richard Foy
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<<=== As
we drive from the Foy/Mullin sites up the cemetery
hill, we pass by Babe Ruth's monument.
Other famous persons buried in
Gate of Heaven are Jimmy Cagney and Anna Held (Flo
Ziegfield's wife).
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Patrick's Cemetery in Vine Creek, Kansas contains
graves of Berrys, Currys and Foys.
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October 2002
by Maggie McCue Kiekel
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The gravsite
below is that of Michael Foy and Winifred Cox, who
came to Kansas in 1885. |
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October 2002
by Maggie McCue Kiekel |
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Michael Foy was the son of William Foye and Anne
Halligan. Burial in Saint Patrick's, Vine
Creek KS. His wife, Mary Helen Rice, was
born in Ottawa, Kansas. The couple died
within two months of each other.
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October 2002
by Maggie McCue Kiekel |
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Peter Smith, husband of Fiona Concannon, died in
an accident 10 May 2003
photo 2004
by Richard Foy |
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Delia and
Tilly Foy are buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery,
Valhalla, New York ===>>
photo 3 Apr 2003
by Richard Foy |
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Mary Foy Long
was born in New York, the daughter of
Michael Foy and Mary Curran from Knockatober.
She had two children: Robert and Mary Lynn.
Her aunts, Tilly Foy and Delia Foy also came to
the US and are buried also in Gate of Heaven.
See family tree branches under
early foy for further
information ===>>
photo 30 March 2004
by Richard Foy |
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William Naish was Mollie Howitt's brother.
Mollie was Eileen Howitt Foy's mother.
photo 26 Apr 2004
received from Peter Foy |
photo received
Apr 2005
from Eileen Foy Zysk |
<<=== Patrick
and Susan Foy are buried in Saint John's Cemetery,
Queens NY, Sec 21 L 409-410.
This photo was taken before their first son,
Patrick Joseph Foy was buried there in 1999.
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Nora Barry and
Sarah O'Keefe Casey are buried in Holy Name
Cemetery, 823 West Side Avenue, Jersey City NJ Block N, Section X,
grave 65. Burials in this grave with dates of
interment : ===>>
Catherine Minck 1872-1898
interred 16 Mar 1898
Elizabeth Anthony 1841-1916
interred 19 Dec 1916
Sarah Casey 1907-1941
interred 17 Apr 1941
Nora A. Barry 1880-1952
interred 17 Jan 1952
photo 23 July 2005
by Richard Foy |
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Hugh and
Elizabeth Barry Casey are also buried in Holy Name
Cemetery. 823 West Side Avenue, Jersey City NJ, block U, Section G, Grave #59. Buried in the grave
with dates of interment are: ===>>
Patk Anthony 22 Nov 1871
Mark H Anthony
interred 19 Oct 1896
John Anthony 26 Dec 1896
Patrick Anthony 17 Sep 1907
Hugh Casey 1 May 1934
Elizabeth Barry Casey
interred16 June 1959
photo 20 Oct 2005
by Eileen Croghan O'Brien
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Helen Ellen Casey is buried in plot Circle
15 153 in Maryrest Cemetery,
a Catholic cemetery at 25 Seminary Road, Mahwah NJ
07430
photo rec'd 27 Jul
2005
Eileen Croghan O'Brien |
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Mary Barry joined the Sisters of Charity in 1905,
taking the name Sister Teresa Magdalen. She
taught in many schools in New Jersey. She is
buried in the Sister's cemetery in Convent
Station, NJ.
photo rec'd 8 Aug 2005
Eileen Croghan O'Brien |
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Thomas Morley
married three times, but his wives are buried
elsewhere: Calvary in Queens NY, St Raymond's in
Bronx NY and Gate of Heaven, in Hanover, NJ.
He was buried in a single grave in Gate of Heaven, Valhalla
NY, so
that his only daughter, Mary Foy, could visit the
grave more often. ===>>
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Gate of Heaven, Valhalla NY
Section 2 - 359 - 2
photo
30 October 2002
by Richard Foy
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John Prendergast
came from a family in lower Garryedmond. Peter
Foy and Mary Mullin insisted he attend evening college,
and he became an important auditor for McKesson Robbins
pharmaceutical company. John remained
unmarried. Josephine White handled the
funeral arrangements ===>> |
Gate of Heaven, Valhalla NY
Section 2 near
Tom and Jane O'Grady site
photo
30 October 2002
by Richard Foy
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