FOURTH GENERATION

4. Helene Josephine COFFIN ^(11)(2) was born on Jul 28 1891 in Haverhill, MA. She resided 14 Norfolk Street in 1900 in Haverhill, MA.⁽⁹⁾ She resided 21 Union Street in Jun 1918 in Haverhill, MA.⁽¹²⁾ She was a housewife, and receptionist at a restaurant at Hampton Beach NH in 1950.⁽¹³⁾ The restaurant at Hampton Beach had an elegant horse-drawn coach out front. She died on May 17 1972 in West Monroe, LA.⁽⁶⁾ Buried in Hasley Catholic Cemetery in West Monroe, LA She had Social Security Number 267-30-1626. She was very artistic; liked cooking, sewing, gardening.

She was married to Leo Raymond CASSILLY (son of Thomas J. CASSILLY and Elizabeth DALEY) on Jun 20 1917 in Haverhill, MA. Married in St. James church Leo Raymond CASSILLY^{(14) (2)} was born on Jul 13 1888 in Dover, NH. ⁽¹⁵⁾ Leo was Elizabeth Cassilly's third child, according to Leo's birth certificate. He resided 21 Union Street in Jun 1918 in Haverhill, MA.⁽¹²⁾ He resided 12 Union Street in 1920 in Haverhill, MA.⁽¹⁶⁾ The 1900 census described Leo R. Cassilyy as being age 31 and born in New Hampshire. Living with George were:
Cassilly, Helene, wife, age 28, born in Massachusetts.
Cassilly, Mary C., daughter, age 1-1/2, born in Massachusetts.
Runey, Ollie, R [renter?], age 22, born in Arkansas. He died on Jun 20 1943 in Haverhill, MA. Cause of death was myocarditis hypertension with coronoray sclerosis. Died suddenly at home. Attending physician was Leroy T. Stokes. Place of Burial is St. James Cemetery on Primrose Steet in Haverhill, MA. Undertaker was N. Power O'Conner. He resided 27 1/2 Eleventh Ave 1943 at time of death in Haverhill, MA.⁽¹⁴⁾ He served in the military World War I in Europe. Leo fought at Belleau Wood, among other places, which is where the Germans gave those incredibly tough U.S. Marines a nickname that still exists today: The Devil Dogs. Leo was one of the warriors the Germans were referring to when they cursed the Devil Dogs. He was buried in St. James Cemetery on Primrose Street in Haverhill, MA.⁽⁵⁾ He was a District Manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.. He was Saturday night poker player. Helene Josephine COFFIN and Leo Raymond CASSILLY had the following children:

+10 i. Eileen Evangeline CASSILLY.
+11 ii. Mary Constance CASSILLY.

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