CRONIN, Richard

1872 - 1932  (60 years)

• Name	CRONIN, Richard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	30 Jan 1872	Meenskehy, Cullen, County Cork, Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Christened	30 Jan 1872	Roman Catholic Chuch, Dromtarriffe, County Cork, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jan 1932	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York
  Buried	Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna, Erie Co., New York   [9]
  Person ID	I608	Reich
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	CRONIN, Jeremiah Daniel,   b. 1842, Meenskeha East, Cullen, County Cork, Ireland ,   d. 1911, Roman Catholic Chuch, Dromtarriffe, County Cork, Ireland  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	COSGRAVE, Mary,   b. 1838, Barnacurra, Clonfert parish, County Cork, Ireland ,   d. 1924, Roman Catholic Chuch, Dromtarriffe, County Cork, Ireland  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LOUGHLIN, Julia Loretta,   b. 24 Jun 1871, Knockduff, Cullen, County Cork, Ireland ,   d. 24 Jun 1946, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 75 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1894	Saint Brigid's Church, New York   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	The 1900 census shows this family rented a house at 640 North Division, in Buffalo. By 1920, they owned, free, their house at 94 Good Avenue. The house they lived in at the time of Richard's death in 1932, was moved to 71 South Spaulding. Eventually, Richard's daughters, Mary (Mamie) and Johanna (Joan), raised their families from the two-family house at 71 South Spaulding.
  Children	1. CRONIN, Jeremiah Richard,   b. 2 Mar 1896, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 11 Dec 1970, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 74 years)   2. CRONIN, Mary Loretta (Mamie),   b. 27 Nov 1897, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 8 Jul 1967, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 69 years)   3. CRONIN, Lawrence Anthony Sr.,   b. 11 Dec 1900, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 27 May 1985, New York  (Age 84 years)   4. CRONIN, William Dennis,   b. 10 Jul 1905, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 26 Oct 1980, New York  (Age 75 years)   5. CRONIN, Johanna Cecilia (Joan or Tucky),   b. 18 Mar 1907, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 15 Oct 1974, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 67 years)   6. CRONIN, Richard Victor,   b. 21 Dec 1910, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York ,   d. 11 Dec 1976  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Richard was baptized on 30 January, 1872, at Meenskehy in Dromtarriff parish. Witnesses to the baptism were Pat Reidy and Ellen Cosgrave. Richard Cronin came to the U.S. in 1892 (along with his brother, Patrick, and sisters, Anne and Mary) and was naturalized in 1897. Four other Cronin siblings remained in Ireland. In the 1900 census, Richard is listed as a day laborer, and renting a house at 640 North Division. By 1920, he was a lieutenant in the Buffalo police department, and later was made captain. His wife, Julia, was a dressmaker. Richard and his family lived at 94 Good Avenue. (In the early 1950's, the house at Good Avenue was moved down the block to 71 South Spaulding. Two other houses were also moved to make room for a Chevrolet dealer to expand.) When Richard died of cancer in 1932, he was waked in his house. They had a difficult time getting the casket down from the second floor and through the hallway! Due to his association with the police, there were 125 cars in his funeral procession to St. Agatha's Church on Germania Street, and then on to Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna. He died on the day he celebrated his birthday (which doesn't seem to exactly coincide with christening records). Oddly, his wife Julia also died on her birthday. Julia was born 24 June, 1871, in Knockduff in Cullen Parish, County Cork, Ireland. She died on 24 June, 1946, of breast cancer that had spread. As is Richard, Julia is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna.

  
  

• Sources

  [S325] Census US 1900, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, roll 1025, Buffalo Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 31, sheet 5B, p. 5311, dwelling 640 N. Division Street, a rented house (Reliability: 3). [S326] Census US 1910, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, roll 940, Buffalo Ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 4, p. 3150, dwelling 276 South Street (Reliability: 3). [S327] Census NY 1915, (Digital images. n.d.), Buffalo Ward 01, Assembly District 04, Election District 04, p. 31, dwelling 803; (Reliability: 3). [S329] Census US 1920, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, roll 1100, Buffalo Ward 4, Erie, New York, enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 4A, p. 4751, dwelling 75 (Reliability: 3). [S332] Census NY 1925, (Digital images. n.d.), Election District 04, Assembly District 04, Buffalo Ward 04, Erie, p. 547; (Reliability: 3). [S330] Census US 1930, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T626, roll 1422, Buffalo, Erie, New York, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 5A, p. 456 (Reliability: 3). [S316] Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881. [S488] Irish Genealogy for Cork, Kerry, Dublin, Book2, Page2, Entry 175, Record_Identifier KY-RC-BA-215798 (Reliability: 3). [S376] Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com).