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[NI001] [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with F, Date of Import: Aug 8, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.111.3.68317.92]

Individual: Finan, James
Birth date: Nov 27, 1903
Death date: May 1982
Social Security #: 024-20-4159
Last residence: FL 33703
State of issue: MA

Obituary, May 30, 1982 - Concord Journal

James E. Finan Jr.

A funeral mass will be celebrated today at 9 a.m. in St. Bernard's Church for
James E. "Ned" Finan Jr. 78, former Town of Concord Police Chief. He died
Sunday, May 30 in St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla. Chief Finan has been a resident of St. Petersburg for the past 13 years. He was the husband of the late Julia (Mansfield) Fianan who died in 1965.

Born in Concord on November 27, 1903, he was the son of James E. and Ellen
T. (Toomey) Finan. After attending Conconrd publick schools and Concord High
School, Class of 1921, he joined the Concord Police Department in in 1931. He
was appointed Chief of Police in 1961 and retired from the police department
in 1966.

Chief Finan was a member and past Grand Knight of the Concord Council Knights
of Columbus #287. He was also a member of the Massachusetts, New England,
and international Police Chiefs Association, the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, and a former member of the Massachusetts National Guard. He was
made a Captain of the Mt. Vernon Guard of Alexandria, Va. in 1965 and was also
made an honorary Kentucky Colonel. In St. Petersburg, he was a member of St. Raphael's Church.

Chief Finan is survived by three sons; James E. Finan III of Concord, Lt. Col. Richard M. Finan, Ret. of St. Petersburg, Fla., John D. FInan of Raymond, N.H.,
a daughter, Constance M. Pumphret of Concord; a brother, Phillip Finan of Maynard; four sisters Margaret Whiting of Concord, Sister Jacquenetta at
Bethany in Framingham, Florence Casey of New York and Catherine Flagg of
Somerville. He also leaves 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Internment will be in the family burial plot in St. Bernard's Cemetary. Members
of the Concord Police Department will serve as honor guards.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Heard Fund, 112 Cypress St.
Brookline, 02146. Arrangements are being completed by the Joseph Dee & Son
Funeral Home.

[NI003] [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with F, Date of Import: Sep 2, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.111.3.68317.77]

Individual: Finan, James
Birth date: May 22, 1874
Death date: Jan 1968
Social Security #: 032-05-4342
Last residence: MA 01742
State of issue: MA

[NI005] [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with F, Date of Import: Sep 2, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.111.3.68317.33]

Individual: Finan, Gerald
Birth date: Aug 9, 1898
Death date: Apr 1973
Social Security #: 034-12-4146
Last residence: MA 01460
State of issue: MA

[NI006] Obituary - Concord Journal 1981

Thomas Vincent Finan of Willow Street, Concord, died Sunday at Emerson
Hospital. He was the husband of Maude E. (Cameron) Finan.

Born in Concord on August 10, 1900, he was the son of James E. Finan and
Ellen Theresa (Toomey) Finan. He attended Concord Schools and was a member
of the Concord High School class of 1918.
Mr. Finan was employed by the Town of Concord as a police officer for 31 years,
retiring as a Sergeant in 1956. He had previously been employed as a guard
at the Old Charlestown Prison in Charlestown. and at the Concord Reformatory.

During World War II, he served with the U.S. Coast Guard in the Boston area,
and with the U.S. Navy.

He was a member of the Massachusetts Police Association; Knights of Columbus, Concord Council #287 and the James J. Mansfield American Legion
Post of Concord.

In addition to his wife, he leaves two daughters. Theresa Banfield of Hudson and
Dorothy Sheridan of Marshfield; two brothers, James E. Finan Jr. of St. Petersburg Fla. and Philip H. Finan, Sr. of Atlantic Beach Fla., four sisters,
Katherine M. Flagg of Medford and Florence V. Casey, both of Long Island N.Y.,
Margaret E. Whiting of Concord, and sister Mary Jacquenetta C.S.J., Fontbonne
Halle, Framingham; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was also
the brother of the late Gerald H. Finan.

The funeral was yesterday from Joseph Dee & Son Funeral Home followed by
a funeral mass in St. Bernard's church with the Rev. John J. Cannon as celebrant. Internment followed in the family burial plot in St. Bernard's Cemetary
where Fr. Cannon read the commital prayers.

The town flag was flown at half staff yesterday in honor of Mr. Finan's service to the country during World War II.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Heart Fund, 112 Cypress St.
Brookline Mass. 02146

[NI007] Concord Ma. records list birthday as august 13, 1902
Keene, N.H. records list birthday as august 14, 1902

[NI009] Know as "fud" (rhymes with "stood")

[NI011] Sister Mary Jacquenetta C.C.J.

[NI012] Came to Keene (from Ireland) prior to 1869 and lived at 30 Marlboro St
(Current site of Keene Post Office)...remained until 1874. Ellen's brother
Timothy lived with them.

In 1874/5 Thomas and Ellen move to 130 Island St. (still standing). Ellen's
brother Timothy moves with them, and brothers Daniel and William move
in with them as well (did they just come over from Ireland ?...they were not
listed in the 1874 town directory.

[NI014] sometime between 1897 and 1902, Andrew and Carrie move back to
Keene and Andrew opens a Harness Maker Shop at 31 Roxbury st.

1904 or 1905 Andrew and Carrie move from Keene....where ????

[NI018] [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with F, Date of Import: Sep 2, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.111.3.68318.38]

Individual: Finan, Maude
Birth date: Jan 2, 1899
Death date: Mar 7, 1992
Social Security #: 020-20-5900
Last residence: 01460
State of issue: MA

[NI028] shows up in Keene, N.H. 1901-1902 town directory as living with Tomas
and Ellen....cannot (yet) find birth records. Was *not* in 1880 census

[NI036] Baptism Sponsors: Mary Kennedy

Date of Baptism is 4 years before date of birth ! Baptism is verified, so
date of birth (from gravestone) is probably wrong.

[NI044] Baptism Sponsors: Thomas Finan, Eleanor Donlon

[NI045] Baptism Sponsors: Thomas and Margaret Finan

[NI046] Baptism Sponsors: Dominic Finan and Brigid Conolly

[NI047] Baptism Sponsors: Edward and Marcella Kiggins

Parish records list parents last name as Kiggins ??? (typo ?)

[NI048] baptismal sponsors: Ann Grogan

[NI056] Never married
became policeman in Northern Ireland

[NI057] Went to the USA

Died in her 20s

[NI060] Died at age 7 or 8

[NI061] As of May 2000, Pat Ryan is still living in London.

[NI064]
Did not find any records on Helen at the Concord Library

[NI101] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

This John Finan presumably died during childhood.

[NI111] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Thomas Finan remained in Ireland and kept the
family Farm (Hugh's farm)

[NI112] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Comes from Cloonchambers

[NI118] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Hubert inherited the family farm from father Thomas. This
is the home that Hubert lived in.

[NI120] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Never Married

[NI121] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Never Married

[NI140] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Comes from Cloonchambers

[NI145] [Hugh Finan.FTW]


This Patrick Finan is from a different Finan family. Whether or not they are
related is unknown (Pat Byrne believes that they are). This family came
initially from Brenamore, then went to Carromore, before moving on to
Cloonfower. Patrick Finan's house is on the road leading out of Castlerea
into Cloonfower, on the left about 4 houses before the crossroads.

[NI149] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Lived in "The Wood"

[NI150] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Recently died in Dublin....memorial is in Catholic
cemetary in Castlerea

Lived in "The Wood" in the same house as Patrick
and Michael

[NI151] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Lived in "The Wood" in the same house as
Peter and Michael

[NI152] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Still living. In a Mental hospital somewhere in
Ireland.

He still ownes the house in "The Wood" where he lived
along with brothers Pat and Peter.

[NI153] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Evlyn is a Nun living in England (as of May 2000)

[NF03] Married by WIlliam Herbert, Catholic Pastor

[NF09] Married in Merrimack, N.H. by Justice of the Peace Walter E. Kitridge

[NF20]
I am still not 100% certain that this marriage is indeed to the James Finan
that I have specified in this record. The marriage is definitely to one James
Finan, but it remains possible that this is not the correct one.

This is one are of investigation that I am continuing...

[NF28] [Hugh Finan.FTW]


They had other children who went to the USA and were
never heard from again.

[NF29] [Hugh Finan.FTW]

Bridget Finan and Pat Crowley had 6 children, 3 went to
America and 3 stayed in Ireland (including son Pat)

[NS15911] Mazie Lavin (wife of Pat Lavin) lives in Cloonfower today. I interviewed her
in May 2000 during my trip there.

[NS16171] Phillip III is Philip Hyde Finan's grandson.

[NS15691] This is a general catch all source for any "official" Irish records that are
stored in the General Registry Office in Dublin. These records might also
be kept in local heritage houses (Strokestown, Roscommon), or in the
local parishes.

[NS15981] Tom is related to the Finan family in Ballintober, Co. Roscommon, and has
done extensive research into the Finan Family history.

[NS15982] excellant

[NS15521] "The Don National School 1875-1996"

[NS15571] Debbie Bross is a relation to the Cloonfower Finans. I received a lot
of information from her via email.

[NS15572] very good

[NS15821] Interview with John Ryan III in Cloonfower, Co. Roscommon in
May 2000

[NS16071] Pat Byrne is a lifelong resident of Cloonfower, Co. Roscommon and has a great
deal of knowledge of the Finan family history. I interviewed Pat during my
trip to Cloonfower in May 2000

[NS16072] Excellant