John F Shea

This is the first generation that we know personally - this is Tim Shea's grandfather.

Born: 3.6.1908, N. Attleboro, MA
Note: N. Attleboro has 'record' of birth certificate, but the actual certificate is missing.
1908 paper lost in fire


Married: (from Maine vital records)
Bride Name: PESCE GENEVIEVE
Bride Town/State: PORTLAND, ME
Groom Name: SHEA JOHN F
Groom Town/State: NO ATTLEBORO, MA
Date of Marriage: Tuesday November 12, 1929
Genevieve Pesce - Genevieve was born in Maine.

1940 census - North Attleboro with Laurence M aged 10 and Kathleen age 7.
... in 1940 he worked as a laborer in drainage, and she worked as a press hand in a box shop.
1942 N. Attleboro directory: John F and Genevieve, as 'lab'(ourer) at 542 Mt Hope.

Died: 10.27.82, N. Attleboro, MA
Buried: St. Mary's, N. Attleboro, MA (with sister, bro-in-law, and son)





CHILDREN
Lawrence Shea - born 1930 in Maine - now in Georgia
Kathleen - born 1933 in Massachusetts - still in N. Attleboro
Jonathan D. Shea May 9, 1942 - married Nancy Evans


From Rick, son of Alice M. Shea b1909 -
Tthe pictures of grave stone in No.attleboro (?) are great it looks from background that it was taken in NO. Attleboro, I will find it, I often wondered why that cemetary was chosen instead of the new St. Marys, I was told that Matt. owned that plot and there is someone else buried there, it was a 3 grave site and that is how my mom ended up there also. There is only Matthew Shea and on the stone and my mothers on a smaller stone in front of this stone, it is just a name marker Alice M Shea, I never did really know who the other person was, once I remember some one saying it was a younger brother. At the time I was to young to be interested.

Here are the 1940 census images for John F. Shea. Click on each one for a larger version.





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Matthew L Shea - father
Catherine Riordan - mother



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