Brief Life History of Helen Frances
When Helen Frances Sheedy was born on 10 October 1897, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, her father, Roger Bernard Sheedy, was 33 and her mother, Anna C. O'Brien, was 27. She married Clarence Delural Bills on 18 May 1919, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. She lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1935 and District 7, Montgomery, Maryland, United States in 1940. She died on 27 August 1982, in Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Hellen Sheedy in household of Roger Sheedy, "United States Census, 1910"
- Helen Frances Sheedy, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
- Helen J. Sheedy, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
Spouse and Children
1899–1965 Male
1897–1982 Female
Parents and Siblings
1864– Male
1869–1923 Female
Siblings (4)
1890– Male
1892–1945 Male
1897–1982 Female
1899–1900 Female
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
1913 · Women's Suffrage Demonstration
Age 16
1920
Age 23
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Declan, Brendan, Brigid.
Irish (Limerick): shortened form of O'Sheedy, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Síoda or Mac Síoda, ‘descendant (or son) of Síoda’, a byname meaning ‘silk’, used metaphorically to mean ‘soft-spoken’. Compare Silk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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