Elizabeth Geary (New York)

[Bellevue]

I have a Lizzie Geary in the 1880 census. Ever since I came across this record years ago i have always wondered who she is and where she went but could not find anything about her.
I only have the details as per the census record i.e. she was born 1865 in New York, parents born Ireland and she is a cousin (1st / 2nd?) of the head of household. I do not or have not yet any  Gearys in my family tree (in Ireland or USA), so the connection has always intrigued me.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBH-H1J?i=28&wc=QZ27-BWZ%3A1589409304%2C1589410544%2C1589395887%2C1589407148%3Fcc%3D1417683&cc=1417683

[usaPetticrew]

She might be a young cousin to the wife, Mary Dunn, who was also born in Ireland, as were Lizzie's parents.  Consider researching Mary's family for a possible connection to Lizzie Geary.

[Bellevue]

I have not come across any Gearys in the mother, Mary's family. She was 'Tuite'.
1850
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBH-D9N
1860
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWY-VW5
1870
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6963-Z9M?i=92&wc=92KS-L2R%3A518819101%2C518819102%2C519866601%3Fcc%3D1438024&cc=1438024

If 'Lizzie Geary' was a niece of the mother Mary then the only possible sister is Ellen who is the eldest but she married in 1870 not to a Geary.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24MN-GNT
She only had one other sister but she's too young to have gone on and married a Geary and had 15 year old Lizzie by 1880.

So maybe Lizzie is a cousin through the mother, Mary's mother Ellen as per the 1850 census? Which would mean a sister of hers came to America also and married a Geary?
Or there is a Geary married into the Dunn side somewhere....

[Bellevue]

I have only come across two Geary families with an Elizabeth born around 1865 in New York in the 1870 census.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8FY-976
I have found this family in 1880 with Elizabeth so this is not her.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8F3-HC3
I haven't been able to locate this family in 1880

[HollieMae31]

Hello,

I am a Geary descendant and I am working off of my great grandmothers documentation. She was born Veracunda Katherine Geary born 1909-she passed in 2000. Her mother was Lewis S Geary and Alice Frances Hands. Can anyone provide any assistance from there?

[*Sandra*]

Hello,

I am a Geary descendant and I am working off of my great grandmothers documentation. She was born Veracunda Katherine Geary born 1909-she passed in 2000. Her mother was Lewis S Geary and Alice Frances Hands. Can anyone provide any assistance from there?

Have you got the surname correct - all the records seem to point to the surname as Gerry.

Birth of Katherine V. Gerry - 10 August 1909 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

1910 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2V6-838

1920 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX19-8LC

marriage - Vera Gerry to Raymond Korzeniewski - 26 January 1928

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Father 1900 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TW-F7X

marriage - Lewis Gerry - 1868 Lewiston Maine  - aged 29 years.
Marriage Date 22 Nov 1897 Lowell, Massachusetts.
Father James F Gerry - Mother Abbie Blood - Spouse Alice Hans.

Death record - 27 November 1941 Manhattan, New York City, New York.

FIND A GRAVE

Lewis S. Gerry 1869 - 1942

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184967980/lewis-s.-gerry

Alice F. Hands Gerry 1874 - 1939

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184967965/alice-f.-gerry

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

1880 census - Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine,

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF36-2BB

1870 census - Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine,

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DH-L94

marriage - J. F. Gerry to  Abbie A. Blood - 28 July 1867 - Poland, Androscoggin, Maine.

mothers death - Abbie A. Blood Gerry - 25 June 1905

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWPF-F2Q

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/MD1T-GJF/james-frank-gerry-i-1846-1910

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Lots of pedigree trees on family search which will have information for you going back generations.
Once registered on family search it is free to use. Hope this helps.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/MD1T-GJF

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/MD1T-GJF/james-frank-gerry-i-1846-1910

Sandra