James Mulvaney's Death Certificate, 24 December 1972

Having covered many of the milestones of James Mulvaney's life in the past few weeks, from his birth to his marriage, to his military service to his heroics as a fireman, I'm now sharing his death certificate, also sent by his granddaughter Maureen.

James Mulvaney Death Certificate 1972; Queens, NY

James Mulvaney (aka James Joseph Mulvaney), died on Christmas Eve of 1972. His age is given as 78, and he was less than a month shy of 79. His wife Florence Goggin had predeceased him. His birthday is accurately given as 15 January 1894, which matches the date given on his baptismal certificate. His parents are Patrick Mulvaney and Julia Toner Mulvaney. James was Deputy Chief for the NYFD. The informant was his daughter Joan, with whom he shared an address: 66-11 Booth St., Rego Park, NY.

Marriage of James Mulvaney and Florence Goggin, 3 September 1922

Another of the documents Maureen sent me was this marriage certificate of her grandparents, James J. Mulvaney and Florence M. Goggin. They were married at St. Stephen's Church on 3 September 1922. The officiant was Fr. William A. Fogarty, and their witnesses were Thomas P. Mulvaney, James's brother, and Helen M. Goggin, likely a relative of Florence's. This certificate was dated 28 January 1927.

Update: I heard from Maureen today. She confirms that Helen was in fact her grandmother Florence's sister. Florence and Helen also had sisters named Edna and Violet. What beautiful names for sisters!