Gertrude Pauline HEGERICH

1891 - 1975  (84 years)

• Name	Gertrude Pauline HEGERICH
  Birth	26 Jan 1891	Boston, Suffolk, MA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Dec 1975	Randolph, Norfolk, MA   [2]
  Person ID	I8	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	Charles HEGERICH,   b. 9 Jan 1868, Boston, Suffolk, MA d. 31 Jan 1950, Boston, Suffolk, MA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Sarah Frances HORTON,   b. 11 Oct 1870, Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH d. 25 Oct 1923, Boston, Suffolk, MA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1890	Boston, Suffolk, MA   [3]
  Notes	Philip Hegerich and Gertrude Hegerich Riley both stated, in independent letters, that their mother had 11 children. But the 1900 US Federal Population Census shows that Sarah Hegerich has had 5 children, all of whom were living, and the 1910 Census states that she has had 10 children, eight of whom are living. Further, the two children who died bteween 1900 - 1910 are known, and there is no known MA birth record for a child born after 1910. The most likely explanation is that there was a still-born child who never appeared in the census count or the MA Birth Register. Philip Hegerich and Gertrude Hegerich Riley both stated, in independent letters, that their mother had 11 children. But the 1900 US Federal Population Census shows that Sarah Hegerich has had 5 children, all of whom were living, and the 1910 Census states that she has had 10 children, eight of whom are living. Further, the two children who died bteween 1900 - 1910 are known, and there is no known MA birth record for a child born after 1910. The most likely explanation is that there was a still-born child who never appeared in the census count or the MA Birth Register.
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Joseph RILEY,   b. 3 Nov 1890, Boston, Suffolk, MA d. 17 Jul 1973, Randolph, Norfolk, MA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	17 Apr 1917	Boston, Suffolk, MA   [4]
  Children	1. Joseph William RILEY,   b. 1917, Boston, Suffolk, MA d. 1918, Boston, Suffolk, MA (Age 1 year)   2. Dorothy Gertrude RILEY,   b. 31 Mar 1919, Boston, Suffolk, MA d. 8 Jan 2007, Dedham, Norfolk, MA (Age 87 years)   3. Louise RILEY,   b. 15 Feb 1923, Boston, Suffolk, MA d. 1 Mar 2008, Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk, MA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1856] MA Vital Records, 1841–, 1891, Vol 414, page 179. [S12273] MA Death Index 1970 - 2003. [S1856] MA Vital Records, 1841–, 1890, Vol 8, page 642. [S12274] MA Vital Records 1915 -, 1917, Vol 2, page 17.