Individual Details
Mary Ida Siggins
(Abt 1879 - 13 Jun 1953)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1879 | Ireland |  | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1898 and 1953 | Catholic Nun - Queens, Queens, New York, USA |  | | |
| Occupation | 3 May 1920 | domestic worker in an orphan home - Queens, Queens, New York, USA | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1930 | St. Jospeph's Home, Kisserna Blvd. - Queens, Queens, New York, USA | | ||
| Census | 3 May 1930 | U.S. - Queens, Queens, New York, USA | | | |
| Obituary | Abt Jun 1953 | unknown newspaper | | | |
| Death | 13 Jun 1953 | St. John's Long Island City Hospital, Queens, Queens, New York, USA | | ||
| Burial | 15 Jun 1953 | Mount St. Mary's, Flushing, Queens, New York, USA | | ||
| funeral | 15 Jun 1953 | the old chapel at St. Joseph's Convent - Flushing, Queens, New York, USA | | | |
| Title (Nobility) | Sister | ||||
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Families
| Father | John C. Siggins (1858 - 1913) |
| Mother | Mary Cavanagh ( - 1882) |
| Sibling | John Siggins (1882 - 1931) |
Notes
Occupation
She spent 42 years taking care of the girls of the old St. Joseph's Home on Kissena Boulevard (in Flushing, Queens, Queens, New York). She also worked seven years at St. John's Long Island City Hospital, Queens, Queens, New York.Census
She was enumerated as Margaret Siggins, a domestic worker at St. Joseph's Orphan Home, Kisserna Blvd. She was listed as a 51 year old fingle white female. Her and her parents birth places was listed as Ireland. She listed her mother tongue as Galic. She was naturalized, but the date of her immigration was unknown.Obituary
It reads "Mass in Flushing For Sister Mary Ida. The beautiful old chapel of St. Joseph's Convent, Flushing, was the scene of a Solemn Mass of Requiem on June 15 for Sister Mary Ida Siggins, C.S.J.,´iª ´/iªwho had devoted 42 years of a long Religious life to the care of the girls of the old St. Joseph's Home on Kissena Boulevard. The cele-brant of the Mass was Rev. Thomas Casey, pastor of St. Camillus Church, Rockaway Beach, assisted by Rev. Francis J. Flynn of St. Michael's Church, Flushing, as deacon, and Rev. Edward F. Hudson, pastor of St. Michael's Church, Flushing, as sub-deacon. Also present In the Sanctuary were: Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Wynne, Rt. Rev. Msgr. William J. McKenna and Rev. Charles M. Cunningham. Burial was in Mount St. Mary's, Flushing. Msgr. Wynne and other priests intoned the Benedictus at the grave. The aura of peace which pervaded her obsequies was characteristic of Sister Mary Ida's 55 years of joyful dedication to the service of God, including a period of seven years at St. John's Long Island City Hospital. Her declining years were spent at the Motherhouse in Brentwood, until illness necessitated her return as a patient to St. John's, where she died on June 13. Sister Mary Ida is survived by five sisters: Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald, Mrs. F. Wood, Mrs. A. Bongiovi, Mrs. F. Fisher, and Mrs. L. Foote; also by a brother, Joseph Siggins."funeral
The celebrant of the Mass was Rev. Thomas Casey, pastor of St. Camillus Church, Rockaway Beach, assisted by Rev. Francis J. Flynn of St. Michael's Church, Flushing, as deacon, and Rev. Edward F. Hudson, pastor of St. Michael's Church, Flushing, as sub-deacon.Endnotes
1. 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T626, Roll 1596, Queens, Queens, New York; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 305; Image: 418.0.
2. Albert R. and Eleanor Bongiovi, Interview with Robert P. Bongiovi II and Lora Bongiovi (Name: 13 and 14 Jan 2007. Notes in possession of Robert Paul Bongiovi II.;).
3. Unknown Author, New York, Newspaper Unknown (print edition) (Name: Newspaper unknown. Original clipping in possession of Robert Bongiovi II.;), Mass in Flushing for Sister Mary Ida, Newspaper Clipping.
4. 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T626, Roll 1596, Queens, Queens, New York; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 305; Image: 418.0.
5. 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T626, Roll 1596, Queens, Queens, New York; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 305; Image: 418.0.
6. 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T626, Roll 1596, Queens, Queens, New York; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 305; Image: 418.0.
7. Unknown Author, New York, Newspaper Unknown (print edition) (Name: Newspaper unknown. Original clipping in possession of Robert Bongiovi II.;), Mass in Flushing for Sister Mary Ida, Newspaper Clipping.
8. Funeral Card for Sister Mary Ida (Name: 1953. Original in possession of Robert Bongiovi II;).
9. Unknown Author, New York, Newspaper Unknown (print edition) (Name: Newspaper unknown. Original clipping in possession of Robert Bongiovi II.;), Mass in Flushing for Sister Mary Ida, Newspaper Clipping.
10. Unknown Author, New York, Newspaper Unknown (print edition) (Name: Newspaper unknown. Original clipping in possession of Robert Bongiovi II.;), Mass in Flushing for Sister Mary Ida, Newspaper Clipping.
11. Unknown Author, New York, Newspaper Unknown (print edition) (Name: Newspaper unknown. Original clipping in possession of Robert Bongiovi II.;), Mass in Flushing for Sister Mary Ida, Newspaper Clipping.