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Her Life

The Journey of Ellen (Eileen) Callaghan Riordan

May 29, 2020
These are some of the milestones we assembled and shared during mother's 100th birthday party in August 2018 with a few additions.

  • August 3, 1918 - Born in Goutnalour, Co. Cork, Ireland to Ellen & Dennis Callaghan
  • August 27, 1948 - Arrives in USA with her fiance, Denis Riordan, aboard the RMS Mauretania II
  • February 19, 1950 - Eileen and Dennis are wed at St. Francis Church in Medford, MA
  • July 3, 1951 - "Little" Eileen is born
  • May 3, 1954 - Daniel Joseph (Dan Joe) is born
  • March 14, 1955 - Eileen and Denis become U.S. Citizens
  • December 10, 1955 - Timothy ("Tado") is born
  • April 11, 1956 - Eileen and Dennis buy their first home in Somerville
  • November 1989 - becomes a grandmother for the 1st of 6 times!
  • 1990's - survives breast cancer!
  • July 23, 2001 - Denis leaves our lives
  • June 1, 2015 - Timmy leaves our lives
  • August 3, 2018 - turns 100 years young
  • April 2020 - tests positive for COVID-19
  • May 2020 - tests negative for COVID-19
  • May 29, 2020 - leaves our lives, peacefully in her sleep