St Augustine College, Brooklyn, New York ... Mary Mulligan 1940 onwards?

[kathy-9]

I am researching a lead from a family member in a letter. Mary Mulligan, my great aunt was supposed to either finish her education, or become a teacher here. I can’t get any inroads into this, either yearbooks or even if this school/college is in the right area of New York? Mary was born 1903 in Scotland, emigrated to the USA in 1925, married in 1933 to John Mulligan, had two children, ^(*) and ^(*), who I also cannot trace. She died 1966 in Florida.I was hoping to trace even a yearbook from this lead StAugustines College. ring a bell with anyone? Thank you, Kathy



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[heywood]

Do you have her in 1930 census?

Here she is with John and children in 1940 but you don’t give her maiden name for 1930 search. Was she a student/teacher then perhaps?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQRY-SZ1

[*Sandra*]

possible........

Obituary Mary R Mulligan.


Orlando Evening Star Orlando, Florida 19 May 1966, Thu  -  Page 12

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42019977/obituary_for_mary_r_mulligan_aged_63/

Sandra

[heywood]

That’s good Sandra - children included 

[*Sandra*]

You could trace the daughter "J" (still living)  by using https://www.whitepages.com/

Sandra

[jorose]

I can see a 1933 marriage in Kings Co NY (via https://stevemorse.org/vital/nymarriages-igg.html?index=groom ) of John Mulligan to a Mary B Ryan, the only John Mullig* to a Mary marriage that year.

Mary B Ryan came into the US in 1929, having previously been in the US 1925-1929.  Address given in the US was that of a friend, Mrs Mary Carpenter, 423, Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.  Her occupation is governess.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24FS-JPY

In 1930 a Mary Ryan b. Scotland is living with a Carpenter family, headed up by banker James Carpenter and his wife Mary - she is listed as a nurse but may mean nurse/nanny to their younger children in this context as opposed to a medical nurse.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4JH-CJ2

It would be good to know exactly what the wording in the letter says. If she came into the US as a young woman in her 20s and was working as a governess, it doesn't seem out of the question that she was a teacher before her marriage - but I can't find a St Augustine's College in the NY area.

There is a St Augustine's which is a RC church in Brooklyn: https://staugustineparkslope.org/

[*Sandra*]

Find A Grave

Mary Mulligan - 1903 - 1966

Greenwood Cemetery Eustis, Lake County, Florida.
Plot   West side

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108669759/mary-mulligan

John Mulligan - 1900 - 1983

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108669681/john-mulligan

Did John remarry ?

Frances Myrtle Colby Buchanan born    30 Oct 1901 Sanilac County, Michigan.
died 19 Oct 1996 (aged 94) Bay County, Michigan.

burial -  Greenwood Cemetery Eustis, Lake County, Florida.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70072188/frances-myrtle-buchanan

Sandra

[kathy-9]

Hi Heywood, she was Mary Bonar Ryan before her marriage. I didn’t know she had gone back to Scotland in 1929, I know her mother was ill and died in 1930 .. maybe a final visit?
New information, nurse/nanny, thx so much.

Sandra, thx for Obituary. Are these available for free online?

I can’t find St Augustine’s College either in Brooklyn.
Will post what I have.
Thx guys.

[kathy-9]

Mary was a teacher, she completed her education at St Augustines College  she taught for 30 years in Brooklyn. She married John Mulligan from Edinburgh. Molly as she was known was former vice-state Chairman of the Junior Daughters of America and was an active Girl Scout. Her sister Eleanor was with her in Florida where she died. She was survived by 2 daughters.

This is what I have.

Daughters were Joan and Betty Mulligan , kings, Brooklyn, NY from 1941 census. I have not one single lead as to how to trace them.