Annie Doherty

Sewing Machinist

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When Anne Doherty was born on 4 December 1887, in Glebe, Desertegny, County Donegal, Ireland, her father, James Doherty, was 36 and her mother, Mary Glacken, was 22. She married Thomas J Duggan on 16 April 1922, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She immigrated to New York, United States in 1912. She died from 1928 to 1929, in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, and was buried in West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Born, Dec 4, 1887

Immigrated, 1905

Annie Doherty immigrated from Donegal, settling in Irish Hell’s Kitchen. She was a sewing machinist, paid per piece, earning about $6 a week at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.

Married, Apr 16, 1922

Died, ca 1928

Factoids

Annie Doherty's co-worker Celia Walker was also a young Irish immigrant garment worker who survived the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. In the aftermath, Walker, then 20 years old, testified about facing locked doors and obstructed exits at the trial of the factory owners, Max Blank and Isaac Harris, who were ultimately acquitted.

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