Waking the Tree

2 ITEMS IN THIS ARCHIVE

69 Vincent St.

Margaret Teresa Costello

1872-1939. Honora Brown & Eleanor Costello of Newark

My great-grandmother, Honora Brown, was baptized ‘Honora’ in Newark, NJ in 1872. She was called ‘Lenora’, then ‘Eleanora’, and finally ‘Eleanor’. Her granddaughter and 2nd great-granddaughter are both named Eleanor.
Margaret Teresa Costello

1841-1919. The Costellos of Newark

My great-grandfather, John J. Costello, was a blacksmith born in Connecticut probably in June of 1871. He moved to Newark, NJ sometime in early childhood and lived there until he died at the age of 35 from kidney failure.