Catherine/Kathryn "Kate" Mulrenan

Upon arrival in the United States, settled in Stoneham with her entire family. Came to the US on April 28, 1882 to work as a domestic for a family in Stoneham. In the next five years she met Patrick Mulrenan.

Married by the Rev. D.J. O'Reardon. Lived with Patrick's brother John and his wife Mary until John and Mary moved to 12 Central Street, East Woburn.

Had ten children. Both Patrick and Kate were extremely close with their siblings, so the home at 116 Washington was the location for all family holidays and celebrations. There were two rooms in back part of the house upstairs where Patrick and Kate let many of their friends and relatives live when they came here from Ireland until they got a start and could afford their own place. When Kate's sister, Mary, who hadn't married became elderly she lived in these back rooms until her death.

Gave birth to daughter Anna Gertrude on the same day that her daughter Elizabeth passed away on September 8, 1902.

All children attended Montvale School and Woburn High School. Worshipped at St. Joseph Church, which was constructed in 1877.

(Memories of Bobby Mulrenan, Ruthie McCoy, et. al: Going there for dinner. You had to eat everything she served you when you were at Aunt Mary's and I remember this awful dessert we were ready to gag on, when Bobby said he had to go to the bathroom and the dessert was so delicious he was taking it with him. As you can guess, he came back with an empty dish and smugly watched Ruthie and I try to finish ours)