Mary J. McNamara^[1]

1921 - 1972  (50 years)

• Name	Mary J. McNamara
  Born	27 Dec 1921	Cambridge, MA, US   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	16 Apr 1930	26 Alpine Street, Cambridge, MA, US   [3]
  Census	23 Apr 1940	323 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, MA, US   [4]
  Census	4 Apr 1950	323 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, MA, US   [5]
  Died	17 Jul 1972	Cambridge, MA, US   [6]
  Buried	North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery, 244 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, MA, US
  Person ID	I11720	Smithwick Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Dennis McNamara,   b. 4 May 1887, Killaspuglonane, Killaspuglonane Parish, Co. Clare, IE ,   d. 18 Apr 1974, Cambridge, MA, US  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Julia A. Sullivan,   b. 5 Sep 1889, Scart, Kilcrohane Parish, Co. Kerry, IE ,   d. 3 Nov 1958, Cambridge, MA, US  (Age 69 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1919	Cambridge, MA, US   [7]
  Family ID	F3756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Dennis Shine,   b. 20 Jul 1922, Somerville, MA, US ,   d. 20 Oct 1996, Cambridge, MA, US  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1951	Cambridge, MA, US   [8]
  Children	1. Living   2. Michael J. Shine,   b. 16 Feb 1955, Cambridge, MA, US ,   d. 13 Feb 2019, Arlington, MA, US  (Age 63 years)   3. Living
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F3758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S961] Obituary - Mary (McNamara) Shine, (Boston Globe), July 19, 1972 p. 36 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/435484404/. SHINE In North Cambridge, July 17, 1972, residence 27 Clifton Mary J. (McNamara) Shine; beloved wife of John D. Shine and mother of Dennis, Michael and John Shine; daughter of Dennis and the late Julia (Sullivan) McNamara and sister of Margaret Regal. Funeral from the Keefe Funeral Home, 2175 Mass. on Thursday morning at 8, followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John's Church at 9. Relatives and friends are invited. Visting hours Tuesday 7-9 and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9. [S905] Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927, (Family Search), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBQ-YYRT?lang=en. [S4] United States Census, 1930, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4607014_00434. [S28] United States Census, 1940, (National Archives and Records Administration), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-01686-00178. [S705] United States Census, 1950, (Ancestry), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62308/images/43290879-Massachusetts-121359-0007. [S348] Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003, (ancestry.com), https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7457/records/129335. [S903] Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1920, (Ancestry), https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61585/records/3168649. [S914] Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, (Ancestry), https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2966/41263_2421406273_0248-00077/5106283.