Descendants of Patrick Dargan/Dorgan and Johanna/Ann/Nancy/Anstice Flynn - Person Sheet
Descendants of Patrick Dargan/Dorgan and Johanna/Ann/Nancy/Anstice Flynn - Person Sheet
NameHelen Louise DORGAN , Aunt, F
Birth Date19 Aug 1924
Birth PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island
Death Date26 Jul 2015 Age: 90
Death PlaceNashville, TN
MemoCremation: published in the Tennessean on 26 July 2015. Cremation and Funeral Services of Nashville, 615-885-0012.
FatherWilliam Joseph DORGAN , M (1897-1983)
MotherHelen Louise McINTOSH , F (1905-1992)
Spouses
Birth Date23 Dec 1922
Birth PlaceRumford, Rhode Island
Death Date17 Aug 1988 Age: 65
Death PlaceBrockton, Massachusetts Veterans Hospital
Burial Date22 Aug 1988
Burial PlaceFort Bliss Cemetery, El Paso, TX 79925
MemoFort Bliss National Cemetery, Fort Bliss, El Paso County, Texas
FatherJerome Edward MONAHAN , M (1893-1935)
MotherMargaret Frances McLAUGHLIN , F (1896-1959)
Family Media
ChildrenEllen Margaret , F (1946-)
 Thomas Francis , M (1948-2019)
 Lynne Ann , F (1952-2015)
 Kenneth Alan , M (1959-)
Notes for Helen Louise DORGAN
1930 U.S. Census

Name: Helen L. Dorgan

Sex: Female

Age: 5 years

Estimated Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: Rhode Island

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Granddaughter

Father's Birthplace: Ireland

Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1930

Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Event Place (Original): Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Line Number: 87

Sheet Letter: B

Sheet Number: 12

Affiliate Publication Number: T626

Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Other People on This Record:

- **Joseph B. Connell** – Male, 53 years, birthplace Rhode Island (Head of household)

- **Ellen L. Connell** – Female, 43 years, birthplace Rhode Island

- **Helen L. Dorgan** – Female, 24 years, birthplace Rhode Island

- **Charles A. McIntosh** – Male, 22 years, birthplace Rhode Island

- **Alfred F. McIntosh** – Male, 20 years, birthplace Rhode Island

- **Frances Dwyer** – Female, 41 years, birthplace Rhode Island

- **William J. Dorgan** – Male, 6 years, birthplace Rhode Island

- **Corinne H. Dorgan** – Female, 2 years, birthplace Rhode Island

Source:

“United States, Census, 1930,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM86-FJ1: Sun Mar 10 17:25:44 UTC 2024), entry for Joseph B. Connell and Ellen L. Connell, 1930.

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1940 U.S. Census

Name: Helen L. Dorgan

Age: 15

Estimated Birth Year: about 1925

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birthplace: Rhode Island

Marital Status: Single

Relationship to Head of Household: Step-granddaughter

Home in 1940: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Street: Chalkstone Avenue

House Number: 956

Inferred Residence in 1935: Providence, Rhode Island

Residence in 1935: Same house

Sheet Number: 5B

Attended School or College: Yes

Highest Grade Completed: High school, 1st year

Weeks Worked in 1939: 0

Income in 1939: 0

Income From Other Sources: No

Household Members:

- **Joseph E. Connell** – 64

- **Ellen L. Connell** – 54

- **Helen L. Dorgan** – 34

- **Frances Dwyer** – 53

- **William J. Dorgan** – 16

- **Helen L. Dorgan** – 15

- **Corinne H. Dorgan** – 12

Source:

“United States, Census, 1940,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSJV-18X: Sun Mar 10 11:22:28 UTC 2024), entry for Joseph E. Connell and Ellen L. Connell, 1940.
Notes for Thomas Francis (Spouse 1)
Veteran of World War II, recipient of five battle stars.

Landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

Participated in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium.

Served in Korea.

Served in Vietnam.

Thomas F. Monahan was a Major in the U.S. Army. He suffered a tragic fall on July 6, 1965, which necessitated the removal of the right lobe of his brain. This procedure left him without memory; the brain damage allowed him to remember only up to a certain time in his life. He died in the Veterans Hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts, after years of hospitalization. He is buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas.

Birth:

Dec. 23, 1922

Death:

Aug. 17, 1988

MAJOR, U.S. ARMY

WORLD WAR II

Source:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website

Burial:

Fort Bliss National Cemetery

El Paso

El Paso County

Texas, USA

Plot: Section G, Site 943

Created by: Our Ancestors Branches

Record added: Apr. 2, 2014

Find A Grave Memorial #127327586

Thomas appears on the 1930 U.S. Census:

Name: Thomas F. Monahan

Home in 1930: East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Age: 7

Estimated Birth Year: about 1923

Relation to Head of House: Son

Father's Name: Jerome E.

Mother's Name: Margaret F.

Household Members:

Name — Age

Jerome E. Monahan — 36

Margaret F. Monahan — 34

Dorothy F. Monahan — 9

Jerome E. Monahan — 8

Thomas F. Monahan — 7

Charles L. Monahan — 5

Robert Monahan — 1 5/12

Alice Monahan — 38

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938–1946, for Thomas F. Monahan:

Birth Year: 1922

Race: White, citizen (White)

Nativity State or Country: Rhode Island

State: Rhode Island

County or City: Providence

Enlistment Date: 30 Mar 1943

Enlistment State: Rhode Island

Enlistment City: Providence

Branch: No branch assignment

Grade: Private

Grade Code: Private

Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the war or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source: Civil Life

Education: 2 years of high school

Civil Occupation: Electric Truck Driver

Marital Status: Married

Height: 5'3" (likely, original record unclear at “23”)

Weight: 115
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