Some time after moving to Boston, George Homer Flaherty changed his name to George Gerard Flaherty.
Living at 849 E 1st St in South Boston with his adopted parents, Martin and Sarah Flaherty, he eventually met Loretta Ann Cowhig, who lived around the corner at 8 O St.
We aren’t sure when they met but they got married on September 25, 1933, at St. Brigid’s church, 845 East Broadway, South Boston, MA.
Loretta Ann Cowhig about 17 years old, May 30, 1930.
Eight ‘O’ Street, South Boston, MA
St. Brigid’s Church, 845 East Broadway, South Boston, MA.
Loretta’s parents, Edward Joseph and Mary Ann (Dolan) Cowhig (and daughter Rita), bef. 1932.
Loretta’s mother, Mary Ann “Ma” Cowhig (Dolan), bef. 1932.
George and Loretta, 1963:
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