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Birth:          13 Jul 1835 Newark, N.J.
Christening:    19 Jul 1835 St. John's RC Church, Newark, N.J.
Death:          10 Feb 1901 Philadelphia, PA
Cause of Death: tuberculosis
Burial:         14 Feb 1901 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.

Notes
In the 1880 Penna census there is a Martin Hickey, b Pa parents b Ireland, a 
blacksmith, married to a Sarah b Ireland parents b Ireland. He is age 43 (b 1836/37). 
She is age 40 (b 1839/40). Children Mary age 15 (b 1864/65), Thomas age 12 (b 
1867/68), Sarah age 10 (b 1869/70), and John age 6 months (b Nov 1879). Mary and 
John born in Penna, Thomas and Sarah b in Kentucky!! This HAS to be him!!!! There 
are three boarders: Mary Weldon, KathQuinn, Joseph Quinn. At 2047 Summer Street. 
The name Martin could also be Marlin (see census where there is a Milton that could 
be a Miltone or something else)

Phila Death record: John Thomas Hickey, d 24 Mar 1904, age 24 yrs 3m 25 days 
(makes birthdate 30 Nov 1879, so it's him), single, cause phthisis pulminalis 
(consumption), bookkeeper, parents each b Phila, addr 2416 Bolton St., ward 29, bur 
28 Mar 1904, Holy Cross, undertaker John J O'Rourke

And per the 1900 census Maurice is a carriage blacksmith b May 1835, md 42 years b 
NJ!! In that census he is living next door to Randolph and Mary Maule. No children 
listed with them. Age 64 and 61, md 42 years. Gives his birthdate as July 1835, in N.J. 
Says Sarah Dowling came to the U.S. in 1850. Says she is b May 1849 (1839?) but 
shows age as 61. Why 3 year age difference if birth years are 4 years apart??? If born 
in 1849 she is 15 when Mary is born. A Sarah Dowling age 8 mos arrived on 2 Sep 
1850 from Liverpool, native country Ireland but she would be born in Feb 1850. 
Census has no entries for number of children and number of children living.

In 1870 census for Kentucky, there is a Maurice Hickey age 33 (b 1836/7), says born 
in Kentucky, a blacksmith, md to a Sarah age 30 (b 1839/40) b Ireland. Census taken 
in June so go with later year for her (he is b Aug? May?)? Children Mamie age 6 (b 
1864), Thomas age 2 (b 1867/8), Sarah age 2 mos (b April 1870).  They had a 
servant. Shows him b Ky, wife b Ireland, all 3 children b Ky!!! Living in Louisville, KY 
Ward 8 Jefferson Co. It also shows that Maurice's parents NOT of foreign origin 
(hmmm) but Sarah's are. Shows the two oldest children as having a father of foreign 
origin (huh?) and all three children as having a mother of foreign origin (which makes 
sense).

There is a Thomas Hickey, b 1867 Ky, living in Toledo OH in 1920. But show wife 
Sarah's parents and his parents b Ky. NOT HIM

1900 census Ward 28, Thomas Hickey b Apr 1870 Ky md 9 yrs, parents b Ky!, occ 
bodyman, wifeMamie b Mar 1873 NY, f b England m b Ireland, 6 ch, 4 alive, chi 
Raymond Aug 1892 Pa, Agnes Oct 1894 Pa Marea July 1896 Pa, Joseph Aug 1899 9m 
Pa. motherinlaw Eliza Jones b June 1840, Ireland, parents b Ireland, widow, 3 ch, 2 
alive, arrived in US 1860

Phila Death records: Thomas Hickey, d 27 Sep 1898, age 9 m, pneumonia, b Phila, 
father Thomas J Hickey, m Mary E., 2324 Garrett St, bur 29 Sep 1898 Holy Cross 
Cemetery, undertaker J J McCullough
also Joseph M Hickey 15m, d 21 Oct 1902, membranous croup, b Phila, reside 28th 
ward, father Thomas J Hickey, m Mary Hickey, 2336 West Oakdale St, bur 21 Oct 
1902 Holy Cross Cemetery. underaker James J Ryan
and: James Hickey stillborn 31 Aug 1892 (so was a twin of Raymond), b Phila, f 
Thomas J Hickey, m Mary E Hickey, 1748 Seybolt St ward 29, bur 2 Sep 1892 New 
Cathedral Cemetery undertaker John A Hookey

In 1910 Penna census, Thomas J Hickey (b 1868 Ky)  living in 28th Ward of Phila. 
When I go to original image I don't find him. It's the bad link I emailed ancestry.com 
about (also doesn't work if go through neighbors listing feature). Sent another email to 
ancestry.com on 29 Aug 2005. In the 1910 Miracode index it shows him as age 42 (b 
1867), b Ky, wife Mary, 38, b NY, son Raymond J, 17, b Pa, dtr Agnes T, 16 b Pa, dtr 
Marie 13, b Pa., mother in law Eliza Jones age 70 b Ireland.
Found it through a bad index of Shicksey. He is born in Ky, says father b NJ mother b 
"Ire English" wife b NY f b England, m b Ire-English, 6 chi, 3 alive, Thomas is 
woodworker at wagon shop, wife is marker at laundry, son Raymond J is leather cutter 
in hat factory, dtr Agnes F is finisher in watch factory, dtr Marie had no occ, mother in 
law is ironer in laundry (she and her parents b "Ire English). Where is HIS mother? 
Now shows up -- link fixed. Mary has 6 ch, 3 alive (so the John Norman Hickey b 
1903, d 1904 in Phila Death Idx is NOT their son). Md 19 yrs (1891), at 2336 Oakdale 
St.

1920 Pa census:  In Phila 28th Ward 2306 West Cumberland Street, Thomas J. 
Hickey,  owns home, mortgaged, age 50, wife Mary E. age 48, son Raymond age 28, 
dtr Agnes J (or T), age 25, dtr Marie C (unsure of initial) age 23. He is b Kentucky, 
father born "N states" or "U States", mother b Ireland. Wife b New York, her father 
born in England, her mother born in Ireland. Children born in Penna. Thomas is a 
woodworker, his son is an electric welder in auto mfg, older dtr a dept store saleslady, 
youngest dtr a telephone operator.

ww1 draft reg, Raymond J. Hickey, 2336 W Oakdale St, Phila b 31 Aug 1892 in Phila, 
electric welder for E. G. Budd Co 25th and Hunting Park, single, med ht, med weight, 
brown eyes, dk brown hair

ww2 draft reg, Raymond J Hickey 2306 W Cumberland St, Phila, b 31 Aug 1892, 
employed by Dept Public Works, Bureau of Water, 29th and Cambria, Phila. Person 
who will always know his address: Mrs. Agnes Laurentis, 364 E. Meeham Ave, Phila 
Pa. [only possible Laurentis in Phila in 1930 is William Laurentis, b 1894, parents b 
Italy, unm, salesman for tailoring co] He d Mar 1980 ssn 163 07 8396, b 23 Apr 1894, 
last resid Pinellas Fla; Fla death index shows as William D Laurentis, Fla marr index 
shows marr 16 Jun 1990 for William Donald Laurentis Jr in Clay Co. His ww2 draft card 
shows b 23 Apr 1894, living 364 E Meehan St, Phila, wife Agnes, BINGO!, he is empl 
by Jacob Reeds Sons 1424 Chestnut. William D Laurentis Jr b 1933, lives in Dunedin 
or Orange Park, Fla. Per Fla death idx, Agnes T Laurentis d 8 Jan 1983 Pinellas Co 
Fla, b 24 Oct 1894. Per SSN 262 80 0925 last reside Dunedin, Pinellas Co, b same 
b/d info
per Phila Marr Records on familysearchlabs.org, she married Wm Laurentis in 1931.

Per owt William Laurentis b 25 Jan 1933 Jacksonville, Fl, d 23 Jun 2001 Dallas Tex, 
md to (living) Higgs. But 2 of 3 trees show he was b in Phila. ssn 174 26 2605 last 
resid Frisco, Collin Co, Tex ssn issued in Pa Higgs marriage was 2d for her (dtr of 
Ralph Lionel Higgs and Janice Isabel Hicks)

From google books, The Tailhook Association, William D Laurentis, Captain, USN 
(Ret) b Jan 25 1933 Phila, grad Temple U in May 1953, entered USN as aviation 
cadet, designated naval aviator in Oct 1954. lists qualifications, was CO of RVAH-12 
in 1970 on CVA-66, staff duty with Sixth Fleet, ret. 1976, flew 289 combat/combat 
support missions, awarded Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, 15 Air Medals, Navy 
Commendation. Is married to Patricia Newbrand. Has small pictures. 

In 1930 Penna census, Thomas and Mary at same address, three children still there. 
Was 24 when married, she was 19 (shows his age as 63). Shows his father as born in 
New Jersey. occupations same except dtr is buyer not saleslady and other dtr is an 
instructor for phone co. 

Irish naming conventions from www.billcarney.com/brickmasons/genmisc/naming.htm 
says that 1st son named after father's father, 2d son after mother's father, third after 
father, fourth after father's eldest brother, 5th after mother's eldest brother; 1st dtr 
named after mother's mother, 2d after father's mother, 3d after mother, 4th after 
mother's eldest sister, 5th after father's eldest sister.

If followed here, Maurice was son of Thomas and Mary Hickey and Sarah was dtr of 
John and Sarah Dowling. If this supposition is correct [it's not], 

PROBLEM: Their first child, per Phila Archdiocese Archives, is Michael Francis 
Hickey. Sponsor is Michael Stephen Dowling and Margaret Frances Hickey. (or is it 
Francis, a family surname?)

Phila Archdiocese Archives email 2 June 2009 (incl death cert on 
familysearchlabs.org)
they (Maurice and Sarah) had a child Joseph, died April 1, 1874 age 15 mos, 
congestion of the brain buried Cathedral Cemetery, April 3, 1874 funeral resid Hart 
Lane  ab(ove) Kensington Ave
another record shows his birthplace as Philadelphia.
Has a death date of 1901, 2235 W Huntingdon, Ward 28, age 53 (b 1847? ... should it 
be 63?) I got to the record on familysearchlabs: says age 53, married,d of phthisis 
pulmonalis 28th Ward
Phila Archdiocese Archives email 2 June 2009 (death cert from familysearchlabs.org)
Phila Archdiocese Archives email 2 June 2009 (classified ad from genealogybank.com) 
3 Dec 1895: "First class carriagesmith wants situation. Willing to work hard. Maurice 
Hickey. 1836 Croskey St."

[In 1894 obit for Agnes Maule (dtr of Mary Hickey and Randolph Maule), they are 
listed as living at 1836 Croskey St.]

Phila Archdiocese Archives email 2 June 2009 (death cert from genealogybank)
Son Thomas J and wife Mary had son Joseph M., d 21 Oct 1902, of croup, age 15 
mos, 2336 W Oakdale, bur 21 Oct 1902 Holy Cross Cem.
also a Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary E., d 27 Sep 1895 pneumonia, 36th Ward, 
2324 Garrett St, bur 29 Sep 1898 (1895?) Holy Sepulchre
 
See notes under Sarah from Phila Archdiocese Archives email 2 July 2009
Joseph M. Hickey, age 15 m, d 21 Oct 1902 of croup, parents Thomas J. and Mary 
2336 W. Oakdale, Phila, buried Holy Cross
Thomas Hickey, d 27 Sep 1895, pneumonia, parents Thomas and Mary, 2324 Garrett 
St., Ward 36, Phila Pa., bur Holy Sepulchre
from Phila Archdiocese Archives email 2 July 2009 search of Phila city directories
1863 Max Hickey, coachman, 303 Dean
1864 Morris Hickey, coachman, 303 Dean
1865 Morris Hickey, coachman, 303 Dean
PAHRC says303 Dean is now Day St., in St Malachy's parish. No record of Mary 
Hickey's baptism in St Malachy, or St Michael, St. Anne, Cathedral or Assumption. No 
bap for Joseph (b 1873) in Immaculate Conception, Visitation, St. Anne, St. Malachy, 
St. Michael or Cathedral. Summer St is in Cathedral parish.

My 12 Aug 2009 email to Nancy and mom, removing background
1860 Phila census
What do I find? The indexer translated sloppy writing as Kickey! AAAGGHHH.

Phila Ward 20
Michael Hickey, age 55, blacksmith, b. Ireland (so b c 1804) [note: Maurice was a 
blacksmith]
Mary (or perhaps Marg for Margaret] age 40, b Ireland (so b c 1819)
Margaret age 23 b New Jersey, tailoress (so b c 1836)
Morris age 21 b New Jersey, blacksmith (so b c 1838) [but we know from more 
accurate records he was born in 1835]
Mary age 19 b New Jersey, tailoress (so b c 1840)
Thomas age 17 b Penn, apprentice coach maker (so b c 1842) [Maurice also shows 
up as a coach maker in several census records and in the city directory and in a want 
ad]
Peter age 14 b Penn, (so b c 1845)
Catherine age 17 b Penn (so b c 1842)
Ellen age 10 b Penn (so b c 1849)
Sarah age 23 b Ireland (so b c 1836) [this is Sarah Dowling, now wife of Maurice]
Michael age 1 mo. b Penn, so this is Michael Francis Hickey, baptized at St. Malachy.

In the same house, counted as a separate household:
Jno. Gwens 50 wheelwright b Ireland
Mary Gwens 70 b Ireland
are these people relatives? Mother and brother of Mary (mother of Maurice)? SEE 
MICHAEL HICKEY ENTRY: they are Givens or Gibbons

1850 census, in North Mulberry Ward, as Rickey. Imagine that.
Michael age 40 bc 1809 blacksmith
Mary Ann age 38 bc 1811
children:
Margaret 17 b c 1832
Morris 15 b c 1834
Mary 12 b c 1837
Catherine 10 b c 1839
Thomas 8 b c 1841
Peter 6 b c 1843
David 4 b c 1845
Ellen 1 b c 1849

Records of St John RC Church, Newark, N.J., on Mormon Library microfilm

From 29 Sep 1898 Phila Inquirer: On Sept 27, 1898 Thomas, son of Thomas J and 
Mary E Hickey, age 9 mos. funeral on Thursday from parents residence 2324 Gerrett 
St, below Reed St. Burial Holy Cross Cemetery

per Phila Marr Records on familysearchlabs.org, Thomas J Hickey married a Jones in 
1892 in Phila

Phila marriage records on familysearchlabs.org has a Sarah Mary Hickey marrying a 
Charles B Maguire in 1896. Bingo. 1910 census, North Versailles, Allegheny Co., Pa: 
Charles B Maguire, 42, md 13 yrs, b Pa, f b Mass, m b Pa, pattern maker for a 
company whose name I cannot read, wife Sarah M, 36 (1873 hmmm), b Ky, parents b 
Pa., md 13 years, children Francis C, 12, Sarah, , Mary 4, Florence, 1 all b Pa. In 
1920, still there, now says Sarah b Ky, father b Pa, m b Ireland, he is pattern maker 
for Westinghouse, Francis is a railroad clerk, Sara is stenographer for Westinghouse, 
says Mary b Delaware, others b Pa.
1930 they are in North Versailles, Allegheny Co., Pa., he is a pattern maker for 
airbrake co., she is b Ky, f b NJ, m b Irish Free State, md 1896, dtr Florence 21 clerk 
in insurance office. dtr Sara Dougherty, 28, md 1925, no occ, Leo Paul Dougherty, 
grandson, age 3y 4m (b 1926) Pa. (is he the Leo P Dougherty, 339241785 Brookpark, 
Ohio, b 8 Nov 1926, d 18 Mar 2005 issued in Wisc before 1951? if so bur Ohio 
Western Reserve Cem, Medina Co, Ohio)
ww1 draft reg Francis Charles Maguire, 4612 Baltimore Ave, Phila, b Oct 1, 1897, 
unm, draftsman for Chester Shipbuilding Co., Crozer Bldg, Chester, Pa., father Charles 
B. Maguire, East McKeesport, Pa., med ht, med build, brown eyes, brown hair 


per Phila Marr Records on familysearchlabs.org a Raymond J Hickey married 
Marguerite M. Geddes in 1930

per Phila Marr Records on familysearchlabs.org a Marie hickey married Lawson in 
1927 but per 1930 census she was still unmarried.

Found Thomas and Mary and their children on farina tree on public trees in 
ancestry.com and sent message to owner, tiffarina. Per this tree William D. Laurentis 
was originally Cosmo De Laurentiis, son of Nicola and Teresina (Talone) deLaurentiis, 
and changed his name in 1918. He died 24 Mar 1980 in Bay Pines, Florida. Married 
Agnes Hickey. Tiffany Farina is married to Nick Farina, Jr., son of Nicholas Farina 
(1917-1998), son of Rosa Maria De Laurentiis, sister of Cosmo (Bill), making Nicholas 
Farina Sr a 1st cousin to Cosmo (Bill) and Nick Jr a second cousin to William D. 
Laurentis (1933 - 2001).

On findagrave is Mary E Hickey, dtr of Michael and Mary Hickey (so she is a sister of 
Maurice). "HICKEY Suddenly, on Nov 24, 1918, Mary E., beloved daughter of Michael 
and Mary Hickey. Relatives and friends of family invited to funeral, on Wed. morning, 
at 8:30, from her late residence, 3650 N. 11th St. Solemn requiem mass, at St. 
Stephen's Church, 10 a.m., Int. Holy Sepulchre Cem.

Parents
HICKEY Michael (1801 - 15 Jun 1874)
GIBBONS Mary Ann (1811 - 20 Oct 1875)

Siblings
HICKEY Maurice Henry (13 Jul 1835 - 10 Feb 1901)

Marriage To DOWLING Sarah Ann (29 May 1838 - 25 Nov 1918)
    m. 7 Jul 1859 St. Malachy Church, Philadelphia, Pa.

Notes

Parents
DOWLING William (EST 1810 - EST 1851)
CORCORAN Bridget (Mary?) (1814 - Apr 1871)

Children by DOWLING Sarah Ann 29 May 1838 - 25 Nov 1918
HICKEY Mary J. (Mar 1864 - 15 Oct 1905)

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