Person:Mary Barron (36)

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Mary (Barron) Costello taught elocution, piano, and dance. She was very well-known and respected in the community. The following article appeared in the Nashua Telegraph written by one of her former students: At one time the advent of the winter dancing season at High school used to send any number of boys dashing to Mrs. Costello for dancing lessons. The young man to keep up with things had to invite someone to his Junior and Senior prom and the young lady naturally expected to dance a little. Mrs. Costello used to be able to teach, the young fellows enough to keep from stepping on their partner's toes with a couple of lessons. That's about all they took. From then on they were on their own and some of them developed into pretty good dancers.

The following are some quotes from various family members.

Mary was engaged to a doctor before she married Joe. She met Joe and broke the engagement to the doctor off, but she didn't want to give the ring back. In order to convince her to give the ring back, her mother promised to buy her another one. ....«i»Kathleen (Costello) Wheeler«/i»

After Mary gave birth to her first son, her mother sent her to live with her Uncle Andrew in Vermont for a few weeks to recuperate. In those days, it was thought that the baby depleted all of your strength, and the cure for that was lots of rest and red meat. ....«i»Kathleen (Costello) Wheeler

«/i»A woman named Ruth Mask rented a room from Mary beginning in 1925 and became a lifelong companion. Ruth worked as a stenographer and later a bookkeeper at Demaris Convalescent Home. She brought home a regular paycheck every week, so she sustained the family in times of need. Ruth was born 5 August 1896 in Richmond, Virginia. She died on 6 August 1955 and is buried in Hudson in the Costello family lot. ....«i»Marjorie (Johnson) Champagne

«/i»Anyone, anytime, was welcome at Mary's house. It didn't matter how tight the budget was, she would invite you to stay for the next meal, and just water down the soup to make it stretch. ....«i»Marjorie (Johnson) Champagne

«/i»The last thing I remember about my great-grandmother is her giving my brother and me each a poem to memorize and recite. Both poems by Robert Lewis Stevenson, mine was «i»The Swing«/i» and my brother's poem was «i»My Shadow«/i». ...«i»Brenda Costello«i»

«i»The Swing «/i» How do you like to go up in a swing? Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!

Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside--

Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown - Up in the air, I go flying again, Up in the air and down!

«i» My Shadow«/i» I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And I see him jump before me when I jump into my bed.

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow-- Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow; For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball, And he sometimes goes so little that there's none of him at all.

He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play, And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way. He stays so close behind me, he's a coward you can see; I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!

One morning, very early, before the Sun was up, I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup; But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head, Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 New Hampshire, United States. New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900. (New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration)
   birth record Nashua (1908), William Barron Costello, 26 Jun 2009.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Information Provided by Marjorie (Johnson) Champagne
   per her Date Book.

   Verified: YES

3. ↑ State of Vermont. Vital records from 1870 to 1908. (Original cards submitted by the towns to the state.)
   Birth record of Mary Agnes Barron.

   Verified: YES

4. ↑ State of New Hampshire. Death record of Mary B. Costello. (Nashua, New Hampshire. 1959.).

   Verified: YES

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} New Hampshire. Nashua.  \i The Nashua Telegraph\i0
   "Mrs. Mary B. Costello," 3/14/1959.

   Mrs. Mary B. Costello
   Mrs. Mary B. Costello, 71, of 33 Lynn St., former elocution and music teacher, died this morning at a local hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Winooski, Vt., April 19, 1887, daughter of the late William Barron and Helen (O'Brien) Barron.
   Mrs. costello had lived in Nashua for the past 60 years. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Costello.
   Survivors include two sons, William B. Costello of Boston, Mass. and Andrew B. Costello of Nashua; three grandchildren, garry M. and Kathleen J. Costello of Nashua and William B. Costello Jr. of Hudson.
   she was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church.
   Friends may call at the Sullivan Brothers Funeral home at 30 Spring St., Saturday evening from 7 to 10 o'clock and Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm.
   
   COSTELLO - Died this city, March 14, 1959, Mrs. Mary B. Costello. Funeral will take place from the Sullivan Brothers Funeral Home, Monday at 8 o'clock followed by a Solumn High Mass at St. Patrick's Church at 9 o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours Saturday 7 to 10; sunday 10 to 10.

6. ↑ State of New Hampshire. Death record of Mary B. Costello. (Nashua, New Hampshire. 1959.).

   Quality: 4 Verified: YES

7. ↑ New Hampshire. Nashua.  \i The Nashua Telegraph\i0
   "Mrs. Mary B. Costello," 3/14/1959., 29 Mar 1985.

   Verified: YES

8. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   T623, roll 948, Nashua, enumeration district (ED) 125, sheet 10A, p. 61, dwelling 199, family 232, Edward O'Brien, accessed 23 Feb 2009, 23 Feb 2009.
9. ↑ New Hampshire, Hillsborough. 1910 U.S. census, \i 1910 United States Federal Census\i0, Digital images. (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004)
   T624, roll 863, Nashua, enumeration district (ED) 165, sheet 2B, p. 159, dwelling 33, family 34, Bridget O'Brien, accessed 22 Feb 2009, 22 Feb 2009.
10. ↑ New Hampshire, Hillsborough. 1920 U.S. census, \i 1920 United States Federal Census\i0, Digital images. (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
    T625, roll 1011, Nashua, enumeration district (ED) 147, sheet 17A, p. 192, dwelling 281, family 281, Robert Costello.
11. ↑ New Hampshire, Hillsborough. 1930 U.S. census, \i 1930 United States Federal Census\i0, Digital images. (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005)
    T626, roll 1438, Nashua, enumeration district (ED) 83, sheet 16A, p. 142 (stamped), dwelling 331, family 423, Everett Johnson.
12. ↑ ^12.0 12.1 Nashua City Directory 1940. (Boston, Massachusetts. H.A. Manning, 1940.)
    p.98.
13. ↑ Obituary, in New Hampshire. Nashua.  \i The Nashua Telegraph\i0
    "Mrs. Mary B. Costello," 3/14/1959, p. 2, col. 3.

    Mrs. Mary B. Costello
    Mrs. Mary B. Costello, 71, of 33 Lynn St., former elocution and music teacher, died this morning at a local hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Winooski, Vt., April 19, 1887, daughter of the late William Barron and Helen (O'Brien) Barron.
    Mrs. costello had lived in Nashua for the past 60 years. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Costello.
    Survivors include two sons, William B. Costello of Boston, Mass. and Andrew B. Costello of Nashua; three grandchildren, garry M. and Kathleen J. Costello of Nashua and William B. Costello Jr. of Hudson.
    she was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church.
    Friends may call at the Sullivan Brothers Funeral home at 30 Spring St., Saturday evening from 7 to 10 o'clock and Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm.
    
    COSTELLO - Died this city, March 14, 1959, Mrs. Mary B. Costello. Funeral will take place from the Sullivan Brothers Funeral Home, Monday at 8 o'clock followed by a Solumn High Mass at St. Patrick's Church at 9 o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours Saturday 7 to 10; sunday 10 to 10.

14. ↑ Name: Mary B Costello
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1959
    Event Place: Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
    Gender: Female
    Age: 71
    Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
    Father's Name: William Barron
    Father's Titles and Terms:
    Mother's Name: Helen O'Brien
    Mother's Titles and Terms:
    Spouse's Name: Robert J Costello
    Spouse's Titles and Terms:
    Spouse's Gender:
    Certificate Number: 591834
    Page Number: No 1546-2062
    Digital Folder Number: 005576199
    Image Number: 00291
    
    
    
    Citing this Record:
    "New Hampshire, Death Certificates, 1938-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV37-MDL4 : accessed 24 April 2015), Mary B Costello, 14 Mar 1959; citing Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, p. No 1546-2062, New Hampshire Division of Vital Records, Concord.
15. ↑ Mrs. Mary B. Costello
    Mrs. Mary B. Costello, 71, of 33 Lynn St., former elocution and music teacher, died this morning at a local hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Winooski, Vt., April 19, 1887, daughter of the late William Barron and Helen (O'Brien) Barron.
    Mrs. costello had lived in Nashua for the past 60 years. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Costello.
    Survivors include two sons, William B. Costello of Boston, Mass. and Andrew B. Costello of Nashua; three grandchildren, garry M. and Kathleen J. Costello of Nashua and William B. Costello Jr. of Hudson.
    she was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church.
    Friends may call at the Sullivan Brothers Funeral home at 30 Spring St., Saturday evening from 7 to 10 o'clock and Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm.
    
    COSTELLO - Died this city, March 14, 1959, Mrs. Mary B. Costello. Funeral will take place from the Sullivan Brothers Funeral Home, Monday at 8 o'clock followed by a Solumn High Mass at St. Patrick's Church at 9 o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours Saturday 7 to 10; sunday 10 to 10.
16. ↑ Mrs. Mary B. Costello
    Funeral service for mrs mary B. Costello of 33 Lynnn st was held this morning from the Sullivan Brothers funeral home, 30 Spring st, followed by a solemn funeral mass in St Patrick's church at 9 o'clock.
    Rev nicholas Rodgers was the celebrant, assisted by Rev Joseph o'Connor as deacon and Rev Charles Crosby as sub deacon. The Gregorian mass for the dead was sung by Mrs Ludger Gulgnard under the direction of Mrs Harold Spellman, organist. There was a large attendance in the church, many coming from out of the city.
    Bearers were Robert Gray, Emile Bozak, Dennis Sweeney, Burton Urquhart, Robert Hargreaves and Roger Charlton.
    Burial was in the family lot in St Patrick's cemetery. Hudson, where Rev Fr O'Connor offered the committal prayers.
    Richard J. Sullivan was the funeral director.