Helena A. Kearney^[1]

1887 - 1952  (65 years)

• Name	Helena A. Kearney  [2, 3]
  Nickname	Lena
  Birth	1887	County, Clare, Ireland   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Helena St. John Kearney
  Death	17 Jul 1952	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6, 7]
  Burial	21 Jul 1952	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I10343	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Patrick Kearney,   b. 1841, Co Clare d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine O'Brien,   b. 1857, Co Clare d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	6 Feb 1869	, Kane, Illinois
  Family ID	F6949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Michael Joseph Gillespie,   b. 1 Feb 1872, County Donegal, Ireland d. 19 Oct 1950, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1902	Ireland   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Edward Gillespie, ^,   b. 25 Jan 1903, Ireland d. Nov 1971, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 68 years)   2. Marietta Gillespie, ^,   b. Abt 1910, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nancy Gillespie,   b. 18 Aug 1912, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States d. 19 Mar 1990, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States (Age 77 years)   4. Eileen Helen Gillespie, ^,   b. 1914, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 16 Feb 1971, East Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 57 years)   5. Frederick Joseph Gillespie, ^,   b. 10 Oct 1916, Tangier (now Shirley), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 14 Aug 2009 (Age 92 years)   6. Kathleen Ann Gillespie, ^,   b. 9 Nov 1920, NY d. 10 Oct 2002 (Age 81 years)   7. Lenora C. Gillespie, ^,   b. 1922   d. 6 Feb 1966, Brooklyn (Brooklyn Hospital), Kings, NY (Age 44 years)   8. Ina Pauline Gillespie,   b. 23 Aug 1926, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 18 Dec 1964, East Patchogue (Brookhaven Memorial Hospital), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F4682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2
  Children	1. Ina Pauline Gillespie,   b. 23 Aug 1926, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 18 Dec 1964, East Patchogue (Brookhaven Memorial Hospital), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F15360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1992] , Auer Family Tree (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Ina Gillespie. [S109] 1920 Census (Ancestry.com, and HeritageQuest.com Enumerated January 1920.), Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T625_1268; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 630. [S1272] Gillespie Family Photograph scanned and annotated. , ; digital image, Scanned and annotated by Marty van Lith, verified by Frederick Gillespie; privately held by [address for private use]. Obtained from Frederick Gillespie. [S3503] 1920 Census (Ancestry.com, and HeritageQuest.com Enumerated January 1920.), Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T625_1268; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 630. [S3504] Oaklawn Cemetery, Hamlet of Brookhaven, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY (includes gravestones and cemetery association records), Lot 024. [S10] Oaklawn Cemetery, Hamlet of Brookhaven, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY (includes gravestones and cemetery association records), Lot 024. [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 24 Jul 1952, p. 21. Mrs. Helena S. Gillespie, 65, died at her home on Montauk highway, Brookhaven, on July 17 after an extended illness. A rosary service was held Sunday at 8 p.m. at the residence. The Rev. Matthew J. Dunne was the celebrant at a solemn requiem mass at Mary Immaculate R.C. church, Bellport, at 10 a.m. on Monday. Interment followed in Brookhaven cemetery. Mrs. Gillespie is survived by two sons, Edward of Yonkers and Frederick of Brookhaven; six daughters, Mrs. Clarence White of Southampton, Mrs. Byford Lee of East Patchogue, Mrs. Arthur Caldwell and Mrs. James Fucci of Brookhaven, Mrs. Stephen Donato of Patchogue, and Mrs. George Pusins of East Patchogue; one brother, Patrick Kearney of White Plains, and one sister, Miss Ettie Kearney of Dublin, Ireland; also 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.