Thanks to Brigid who is developing this chart
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John Moonan Fitzgerald
Mary Alice Mach
Maureen
Erin Terese
Brigid Mary
Sheila Kathleen
Megan Eileen
John Moonan
Rosemary Kathleen Moonan
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This graphic gets the spelling wrong. Per all other sources family name is McAneny.... and capital A within RoseAnn.
Grandmother RoseAnn died at age 61, in 1891.
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RoseAnn McAneny Breen
Nicholas Breen
Calvary Cemetery, Waseca, MN.
This post focuses on the parents of RoseAnn McAneny Breen - Thomas and Mary McAneny. The McAneny family owned property across the street from Nicholas Breen's blacksmith business in Franklin, WI
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RoseAnn McAneny Breen
Thomas McAneny
Mary McAneny
Franklin
Wisconsin
blacksmith
Nicholas Breen
Kathleens...mother Kathleen Moonan Fitzgerald - with daughter Kathleen Maura Fitzgerald - Kate. About 1925.
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This photo below appears to be at G. Schwartz and Company builders in Rochester. Billy Fitzgerald is in back on the right. The company was founded in 1909. Billy joined the Schwartz brothers on June 1, 1909.
This is just the beginning. We are planning a special section dedicated to the buildings of Heffron and Fitzgerald.
The following is from Aunt Sheila Mary's timeline for her father William Billy Fitzgerald. This section is labeled 'Learning the construction business'. Paragraph breaks added.
It appears that in 1909 Billy Fitzgerald was the first person brought in to launch the Schwartz brothers new construction company, after his initial work with Martin Heffron Construction.
By 1912 Billy was the Superintendent of Construction and Secretary of G. Schwartz Construction Corporation.
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1908(5/1) - 1909 (6/1) Billy is bookkeeper and timekeeper for Martin Heffron Construction Co. in Rochester at $25 per week (After WWI, at age 32, he goes into partnership with Heffron forming the Heffron and Fitzgerald Construction Company).
1909 (6/1) to 1919 (9/1), Billy at age 21 is employed by Gar Schwartz and Co. (construction) of Rochester, first as bookkeeper, then stenographer, time keeper, and materials clerk (see Schwartz Company bill for B.W. Eaton signed by Dad 5/16/1912), Superintendent of Construction, Secretary of the Corporation ($45.00 per week)
"After about two years I started to supervise small jobs such as houses, stores, etc. in connection with office work.
In October 1912 I went into the new (first) Mayo Clinic Building, Rochester, as superintendent of construction and completed the job in about 20 months. (This job cost about $1,500,000).
The next large job was the Colonial Hospital in Rochester, which I superintended. This job cost about $400,000. It lasted about a year. I was in charge of construction of many homesMartin and Norton Hotels, Case Garage, Universalist Church, Congregational Church, and many other buildings until called away to war.
The average number of men employed on my jobs varied from 50 to 300. I had complete charge of organization of jobs and handling of men." (Dad's Supplement 3 to the 1935 Regan letter)
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Aunt Sheila Mary timeline for her father Billy William Fitzgerald - LINK HERE
Translating $1,500,000 original Mayo Clinic:
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of goods and services in the United States has increased by 2,287.62% since 1912. This means that $1,500,000 in 1912 would be worth about $35,814,285.71 today.
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William Billy Fitzgerald
Martin Heffron Construction Company
Garfield Schwartz, G. Schwartz and Company - builders
Mayo Clinic
Colonial Hospital
Rochester
Heffron and Fitzgerald Construction Company.
Old College Street. The Historic Heart of Rochester Minnesota. Ken Allsen (p. 85-86)
William - Billy - Fitzgerald with his mother Mary Ann McCloskey Fitzgerald
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(Edit: Sheila identifies the brother as Jack). The bottom photo shows Billy's sister Molly on the right, and older brother Jack on the left.
Compare to this family photograph of William's siblings and parents: LINK
RoseAnn McAneny. Noted as being born in New York City. The McAneny family lived across the road from Nicholas Breen's Blacksmith business in Franklin WI. RoseAnn McAneny and Nicholas Breen were married in 1857. In 1866 Nicholas sold the Blacksmith business, and he and RoseAnn moved to Iosco Township, Waseca County, MN. In 1871 RoseAnn and Nicholas moved to the City of Waseca where Nicholas opened a blacksmith business at First and Elm.
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Original is the last photo. Others are cropped, sharpened, and brightened.
This photo of RoseAnn McAneny was contributed by cousin Pat Castor. Thank you cousin Pat!
Search 'McAneny' to learn more.
Many of us share Grandma Kathleen Moonan Fitzgerald as our Grandmother. RoseAnn McAneny was our Grandma's Grandmother - and Nicholas Breen was her Grandfather.
