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Mary A. Pitts (b. December 1854, d. 1949)

Mary A. Pitts (daughter of Simon-Bonaventure Petitpas and Johanna Corbatt) was born December 1854 in Nova Scotia¹⁷⁶, and died 1949 in Massachusetts. She married (1) Daniel Ahearn on November 19, 1876 in Boston, MA¹⁷⁷, son of David and Ellen. She married (2) James Furlong on February 14, 1904 in Boston, Mass, son of Charles Furlong and Eliza Bennett.

Notes for Mary A. Pitts:
Mary's tombstone has birthdate as 1856.

Both of Mary's parents were born in Nova Scotia (1900 Census). She is the mother of 9, 8 still living.

Mary and her children are rumored to have lived in the Paul Revere House, when it was a tenement. (The Paul Revere House was a tenement between 1800 and 1908).

Late in life, Mary lived with her daughter Gertude in Malden, Mass.

Family Story: Mary always ate her dessert first and had all her own teeth when she died.

On Mary & Daniel's Marriage Register, her parents are listed as Simeon and Catharine (Not Johanna).

More About Mary A. Pitts:
Burial: 1949, Holy Cross Cemetary, Malden MA.
Immigration: 1871, From Nova Scotia.¹⁷⁸

More About Mary A. Pitts and Daniel Ahearn:
Marriage: November 19, 1876, Boston, MA.¹⁷⁹

Marriage Notes for Mary A. Pitts and Daniel Ahearn:
On Marriage Certificate:
Daniel's last name is "O'hern"
Mary's parents are listed as Simeon and Catherine. Could Catherine be a second wife?

More About Mary A. Pitts and James Furlong:
Marriage: February 14, 1904, Boston, Mass.

Marriage Notes for Mary A. Pitts and James Furlong:
Second marriage for both James and Mary. Mary's name "Ahern" is listed as well as maiden name of Pitts. He is 40 and she is 44. They are both living at 31 Border Street, Boston. He is a fisherman. Both born in Nova Scotia. Married by Henri de La Chapelle Pr., 25 Isabella Street Boston.

Children of Mary A. Pitts and Daniel Ahearn are:

Lora M. Ahearn, b. November 1878, Massachusetts¹⁸⁰, d. date unknown.
William J. Ahearn, b. June 1880, Massachusetts¹⁸⁰, d. date unknown.
Alfred Ahearn, b. February 1884, Massachusetts¹⁸⁰, d. date unknown.
+Theresa Ahearn, b. July 1887, Massachusetts¹⁸⁰, d. date unknown.
+Sophia Ahearn, b. March 25, 1889, Massachusetts¹⁸⁰, d. March 19, 1973, Barrington, NH.
WalterJ. Ahearn, b. January 1891, Massachusetts¹⁸⁰, d. date unknown.
+Frances Ahearn, b. May 1895, Massachusetts¹⁸⁰, d. date unknown.
Gertrude E. Ahearn, b. July 1897, Massachusetts¹⁸⁰, d. date unknown.
Frederick Ahearn, d. date unknown.