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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: nfmcc on Monday 10 August 15 13:44 BST (UK)
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Hello. I have traced my aunt, Ellen Brady, to a border crossing at St. Albans/Vermont in Feb. 1928. She was from Ballyconnell Ireland, born in 1907, and emigrated to Montreal Canada in May 1927. The destination, when she crossed to the US was Valhalla, New York to join a friend, Margaret Maguire. Her occupation was listed as "domestic". The crossing document appears to list a Head Tax??? series DAH 39364. Can I assume that once she was in the US she probably got a social security number? If so, how would I find that out, and would I be able to trace her tracks through that? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Hi,
Quite possibly Ellen married once in the USA, if you had an exact date of birth, that would help the search ?
Social Security History -
http://www.ssa.gov/history/ssa/CandlerFactSheet.htm
Valhalla is a hamlet and census-designated place that is located within the town of Mount Pleasant, New York, in Westchester County.
The Westchester Archives do not seem to show a marriage for Ellen Brady after 1930
http://archives.westchestergov.com/marriages-index
Sandra
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Wow, that was fast - August 10, 1907 is the date I have for her birth and her parents were John Brady and Maggie Brady (Reilly). You're right, she likely married, which makes the search much more difficult. Thanks.
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The SSDI (Social Security Death Index) isn't showing any "Ellen" under that birth date. Can see some 10 August 1907 deaths but under Helen. The social security index was up and running by about 1962.
These would need checked out - just in case the spelling of Ellen varied.
Helen Johnston - 10 Aug 1907 Mar 1976 - 13021 Auburn, Cayuga, New York.
Helen Foley - 10 Aug 1907 Mar 1986 - 13215 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York.
Helen E. Schoonraad - 10 Aug 1907 12 Mar 1989
Helen Szoka - 10 Aug 1907 Nov 1984 - 14214 Buffalo, Erie, New York.
Helen Feiner - 10 Aug 1907 Apr 1983 - 10471 Bronx, Bronx, New York.
Helen Lehmann - 10 Aug 1907 20 Jun 1998 - 34236 Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida.
Helen Kahan - 10 Aug 1907 29 Oct 1998 - 20910 Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland. Helen Gehrsitz - 10 Aug 1907 - 23 Mar 1989
Helen Hentschel - 10 Aug 1907 5 Jun 2000 - 06614 Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Helen Ivison - 10 Aug 1907 16 Feb 1998 - 48302 Bloomfield Hills, Oakland, Michigan.
Helen M. Mathis - 10 Aug 1907 2 May 1994 - 13440 Rome, Oneida, New York.
Helen B. Geimer - 10 Aug 1907 - 24 Feb 2008 - 14618 Rochester, Monroe, New York
Helen Joki - 10 Aug 1907 20 Sep 1996 - 01543 Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Helen Tracy - 10 Aug 1907 Mar 1979
Sandra
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The website doesn't seem to be working now, but you might want to check for her the Westchester Co. naturalizations - http://archives.westchestergov.com/browse-all-online-indexes-main
I would suggest looking for her in the 1930 or 1940 census. If she had any other relatives for which you could find an obituary, that might indicate where she lived or if she married.
Not everyone had a Social Security number, people who died before the early 1960's wouldn't appear on the Social Security death index, and she may not have even stayed in the US, so that line of inquiry might unfortunately be a dead end.
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Asked about parents - just saw them!!