Our Family Genealogy Pages

Home Page  |  What's New  |  Photos  |  Histories  |  Headstones  |  Reports  |  Surnames
Search
First Name:


Last Name:



Dr. Edward Grady Sheehan, M.D.

Male 1893 - 1957  (63 years)

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Edward Grady Sheehan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Prefix Dr. 
    Suffix M.D. 
    Birth 5 May 1893  Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Male 
    Name Edmund 
    _UID E0A62AF9B0C4D942AE6E1B455225FB0E344B 
    Death 26 Jan 1957  West New York, Hudson, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Burial 30 Jan 1957  St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Notes 
    • Medical Doctor

      Per June 5, 1917 Sel Service Registration, Medical Student Class '18, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; single; res 605 16th St. Watervliet, Tall, Medium build, Dk Blue eyes, Black hair, not bald. (1st Dist 6th Wd, Wvlt)
      Per 1920 US Census, s, res w/ parents, occ Doctor
    Person ID I1756  broderick
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Father Thomas Francis Sheehan,   b. May 1870, West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1923, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Ellen A. Grady,   b. Dec 1863, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1904, Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1893  Prob West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Van Gelder,   b. 16 Dec 1895, Edgewater, Bergen, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1991, Fort Lee, Bergen, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 30 Apr 1926  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Family ID F3828  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 May 1893 - Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Apr 1926 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Jan 1957 - West New York, Hudson, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 30 Jan 1957 - St. Patrick's Cemetery, Colonie, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Headstones
    Headstone - reverse - Sheehan family plot
    Headstone - reverse - Sheehan family plot
    Digital photograph

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, Watervliet Wd5, ED108, sht 4A, img 10, ln 19 (Reliability: 3).
      Edmund Sheehan, son, Mar 1893, age 7, single, born NY, both parents born NY, no occ.
      Resides 1556 Seventh ave.
      Dwelling 48, household 76.

    2. [S66] State of New York, New York 1905 Census, (FamilySearch.org. 1905 New York State Census, database on-line.), Albany, Watervliet Wd6, ED06, img 16, p 28, ln 20 (Reliability: 3).
      Edward Sheehan, son, age 12, born US, citizen, occ. Scholar.
      Resides 605 16th st.

    3. [S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, Watervliet, Wd6, ED155, img 14, sht 7B, ln 84 (Reliability: 3).
      Edward G.. Sheehan, son, age 16, single, born NY, both parents born NY, occ. none, attended school.
      Resides 605 Sixteenth st.
      Dwelling 101, household 160.

    4. [S308] State of New York, New York 1915 Census, Albany > Watervliet Wd 6 > AD 03 ED01 > img 9, p 17, ln 50 (Reliability: 3).
      Edward G. Sheehan, son, age 22, born US, 22 yrs in US, citizen, occ. School.
      Resides 605 16th st.

    5. [S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), New York, Albany, Watervliet Wd4, ED163, Sht 6B, Img 12, line 93 (Reliability: 3).
      Edward Sheehan, son, single, born NY, parents both born NY, occ..Doctor, own acct.
      Resides 605 Sixteenth st.
      Dwelling 208, household 176..

    6. [S141] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., WW II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007), See text (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Edward Grady Sheehan MD
      Birth Date: 5 May 1893
      Birth Place: New York
      Residence: Bergen, New Jersey
      Race: White

    7. [S64] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), See text (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Edward Grady Sheehan
      County: Albany
      State: New York
      Birthplace: New York;United States of America
      Birth Date: 5 May 1893
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      FHL Roll Number: 1711821
      DraftBoard: 2

    8. [S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, New Jersey, Hudson, North Bergen, 9-225, sht 5B, img 10, ln 55 (Reliability: 3).
      Name Edward Sheehan
      Age 42
      Estimated Birth Year abt 1898
      Gender Male
      Race White
      Birthplace New York
      Marital Status Married
      Relation to Head of House Head
      Home in 1940 North Bergen, Hudson, New Jersey
      Map of Home in 1940
      Street Paul Avenue
      House Number 1125
      Farm No
      Inferred Residence in 1935 Grantwood, Bergen, New Jersey
      Residence in 1935 Grantwood, Bergen, New Jersey
      Sheet Number 5B
      Number of Household in Order of Visitation 118
      Occupation Medical Doctor
      House Owned or Rented Owned
      Value of Home 8500
      Attended School or College No
      Highest Grade Completed College, 5th or subsequent year
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 50
      Class of Worker Working on own account
      Weeks Worked in 1939 52
      Income 0
      Income Other Sources Yes
      Neighbors
      Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
      Edward Sheehan 42 Head
      Ruth Sheehan 40 Wife

    9. [S13] The Troy Publishing Company, Troy Record (Troy, NY), 29 Jan 1957, p 11 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 128020785 (Reliability: 3).
      Dr Edward G. Sheehan

      Birth
      Mar 1893 [sic]
      Watervliet, Albany County, New York, USA
      Death
      26 Jan 1957 (aged 63)
      West Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
      Burial
      Saint Patrick's Cemetery
      Watervliet, Albany County, New York, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 42.7383, Longitude: -73.7209
      Plot
      Numbered sections along main road
      Memorial ID 128020785

      Son of the late Thomas F. and his first wife, Ellen Grady Sheehan. Dr. Sheehan was educated at La Sale Institute, Troy; Union College, Albany Medical College and Polyclinic Medical School, New York City. After internship at Flower Hospital New York City, and North Hudson Hospital, North Hudson, NJ, he established a practice in West New York 35 years ago. His only survivor is a sister, Miss Agnes M. Sheehan of Watervliet.

      note: a death notice indicates mother is Ellen Grady Sheehan â?" she is found in 1900 census but not 1905.

      [obit in The Albany Knickerbocker News, Jan. 26, 1957]
      Family Members
      Parents
      Thomas F Sheehan
      1870– 1923
      Siblings
      Agnes Margaret Sheehan
      1908– 1980

    11. [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Albany, Watervliet Wd5, ED108, sht 4A, img 10, ln 17 (Reliability: 3).
      Thos. F. Sheehan, head, May 1870, age 30, married, for 8 years,

    12. [S351] Troy Daily Times, Fr, 16 Jun 1933. p 2 (Reliability: 3).
      40th Wedding Anniversary.

    13. [S701] Ancestry.com, New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016, (Original data: Marriage Indexes. New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey.), Bride Index, 1920-1929, T - Z, img 158 (Reliability: 3).

      Name Ruth VanGelder
      Maiden Name VanGelder
      Gender Female
      Marriage Date Apr 1926
      Marriage Place New Jersey, USA
      Spouse
      E S