Archives of Maryland
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Francis D. Gildea (1816-1881)
MSA SC 3520-14588

Sources:


Church records -

Marriage record of Felix Gildea and Mary Summers, 31 July 1810, Register for 1783-1861 p. 282 [MSA SC 2707, M 1517] Note: The couple obtained a marriage license in the Baltimore County Court on July 30th. The court record notes that they were married by Archbishop Carroll. (Source: MSA Index 8)

Baptismal record of Francis Denis Gildea, 22 September 1816, son of Felix and Mary Gildea, Register D (1812-1827) p. 299 [MSA SC 2707, M 1511]

Baptismal record of Michael David Guildea [sic], 3 December 1843, son of Francis and Susan Guildea [sic], Register G p. 167 [MSA SC 2707, M 1512] Note: Also listed in the 1843-49 Baptisms, Marriage, and Burial register for the Cathedral. This may be the original and the portion in Regstier G is a transcript.

Baptismal record of Mary Ellen Gildea, 3 January 1847, daughter of Francis and Susan Gildea, Register G p. 255 [MSA SC 2707, M 1512] Note: Also listed in the 1843-49 Baptisms, Marriage, and Burial register for the Cathedral. This may be the original and the portion in Regstier G is a transcript.

Baptismal record of John Felix Gildea, 7 April 1850, son of Francis and Susan Gildea, Register G p. 343 [MSA SC 2707, M 1512]

Baptismal record of George Alfonsus Gildea, 9 August 1859, son of Francis Gildea and Susan Gable, Register I p. 197 [MSA SC 2707, M 1513]

Baptismal record of Susanna Gildea (born Gable) aged about 34 years old, 28 October 1859, Register I p. 202 [MSA SC 2707, M 1513]

Baptisaml record of Mary Ann Eliza Gildea, 17 December 1861, daughter of Francis Gildea and Susan Gable, Register I p. 270 [MSA SC 2707, M 1513]

Baptismal record of Laura Pualine Gildea, 25 May 1865, daughter of Francis Gildea and Susan Gable, Register I p. 357 [MSA SC 2707, M 1513]

Baptismal record of Gabriel Perkins Carroll Gildea, 22 November 1875, son of David Gildea and Margaret Meeks, Register J p. 164 [MSA SC 2707, M 1514]

Death register entry for David Gildea from St. Mark's Catholic Church, Catonsville, MD., Volume 1888-1967 Page 52, 22 January 1911 [MSA SC 2539, M 1649]


Census records -

Unable to locate Gildea, Gilday, or Gilder family in the 1850 census.

1860 census entry for Francis Gildey, Baltimore City 12th Ward. He is a 41yr old bricklayer. His household includes his wife, Susan and their children: David (a 16yr old apprentice bricklayer), John F., Mary F., and George A. Margaretta Gildey is also in the household, but her relationship is unclear.

1870 census entry for Frank Gildea, Baltimore City 11th Ward. He is a 52yr old brick mason. His household includes his wife, Susan, and their children: Daivd, John, Mary, George, and Annie. David and John are both listed as brick masons while the other children attend school.

1880 census entry for Francis Gildea, Baltimore City 13th Ward. He is a 66yr old brick layer. His household includes his wife, Susan, and their sons John and George, daughter Annie, and daughter Mary F. Watkins and her family. John Gildea is a 30yr old brick layer. Francis dies the following year.

1880 census entry for Michael Gildea, Baltimore City 16th Ward. He is a 36yr old brick mason. His household includes his wife, Margaret E., and their children: Francis D., William, and Charlotte. Although the first name is Michael, this entry is presumably for David M. Gildea, as the age, spouse, and daughter's name are the same.

Unable to locate David Gildea in 1900 census. Also, he does not appear in the 1890 veteran census or any sources about Civil War soldiers. Note: There is a Michael Gildea who served in the 11th Regiment of the Maryland Infantry.

1910 census entry for David Gildea. He is living in Baltimore City in a household with his daughter and son-in-law. He dies at their home in Catonsville the following year.


City Directories -

1827 Baltimore City Directory (AOMOL vol. 491 p. 105) Felix Gilday, bricklayer, Paca St. west side south of New St.

1829 Baltimore City Directory (AOMOL vol. 524 p. 122) Felix Gildea, bricklayer, Paca St. south of New St.

1835 Baltimore City Directory (AOMOL vol. 493 p. 118) Felix Gildea, bricklayer, Paca st s of New

1837 Baltimore City Directory (AOMOL vol. 489 p. 141) Francis Gildea, bricklayer, living on Paca St. north of Franklin.

1845 Baltimore City Directory p. 48 (AOMOL vol. 528 p. 60) Francis Gildae, bricklayer, 20 New St.

1847-48 Baltimore City Directory p. 128 (AOMOL vol. 525 p. 128) Francis Gilday, bricklayer, 127 n Paca st

1853-54  Baltimore City Directory p. 117 (AOMOL vol. 564 p. 117) Francis Gilder, bricklayer, 101 St. Mary

1855-56 Baltimore City Directory p. 126 (AOMOL vol. 565 p. 126) Francis Gilder, bricklayer, 31 St. Mary

1856-57 Baltimore City Directory p. 97 (AOMOL Vol. 544 p. 127) Francis Gildea, bricklayer, 31 St. Mary

1863-64 Baltimore City Directory- Francis Gildea, bricklayer, 29 St. Mary St.

1865-66 Baltimore City Directory - Francis Gildea, bricklayer, 31 St. Mary St. Note: John H. Gildea is listed at 29 St. Mary St.

1890 Baltimore City Directory lists David M. Gildea, bricklayer, at 805 Woodward.


Other archival sources -

BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS (Death Record) Francis D. Gildea, 21 August 1881, Certificate No. 50604 [MSA CM 1132-16, CR 48,060]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS (Death Record, Counties) David M. Gildea, 22 January 1911, Baltimore County [MSA SM 30-7, SR 3019]

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Administration Docket) Felix Gildea, 1836, Volume 10 pp. 99-100 [MSA CM 130-10, CR 10,675-4]

BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Wills) Felix Gildea, 1836, Volume 16 pp. 115-16 [MSA CM 188-16, CR 72,247-2]

Francis Gildea not found in the BALTIMORE CITY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Docket) for August 1881 - May 1882.

David Gildea not found in the BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Administration Docket) for February 1911 - 1912.


Newspaper articles -

Death notice. The Sun, 22 August 1881.

The Sun, 22 August 1881.

Death notice. The Sun, 23 August 1881.

The Sun, 23 August 1881.

Obituary for David M. Gildea, The Argus (Catonsville, MD), 28 January 1911.

Secondary sources -

Walter E. Arps, Jr., Departed This Life: Death Notices from The (Baltimore) Sun, 1859-1860 Volume 4 (Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Publications, 1986), 51.

Walter E. Arps, Jr., Maryland Mortalities, 1876-1915, from The Baltimore Sun Almanac (Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Publications, 1983), 90.

Hans Grogaard and Mary Warfield, Burials in Pro-Cathedral and Cathedral Cemeteries (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2004) 136. Note: This volume only lists people who were interred at the Cathedral Cemetery on Fremont Avenue. The Archdiocese acquired Bonnie Brae estate on Old Frederick Road in 1869 to establish what is now New Cathedral Cemetery. Burials were moved from the Fremont Avenue grounds to New Cathedral, although there are no records of the transfers. The Fremont Ave. cemetery was empty by 1887, and the land sold to developers.

Thomas L. Hollowak, Index to Marriages and Deaths in The (Baltimore) Sun, 1837-1850 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, Co., Inc., 1978), 220.


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