Dennis McNamara^[1]

1887 - 1974  (86 years)

• Name	Dennis McNamara
  	Parents: Michael and Ellen Anne (Vaughan) McNamara of Killaspuglonane, Co. Clare
  Nickname	Dinney
  Born	4 May 1887	Killaspuglonane, Killaspuglonane Parish, Co. Clare, IE   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Jan 1920	35 Eustis Steet, Cambridge, MA, US   [3]
  Census	16 Apr 1930	26 Alpine Street, Cambridge, MA, US   [4]
  Census	23 Apr 1940	323 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, MA, US   [5]
  Census	4 Apr 1950	323 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, MA, US   [6]
  Died	18 Apr 1974	Cambridge, MA, US   [7, 8]
  Buried	22 Apr 1974	North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery, 244 Rindge Ave, Cambridge, MA, US   [9]
  Person ID	I11718	Smithwick Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Julia A. Sullivan,   b. 5 Sep 1889, Scart, Kilcrohane Parish, Co. Kerry, IE ,   d. 3 Nov 1958, Cambridge, MA, US  (Age 69 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1919	Cambridge, MA, US   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Helen Florence McNamara,   b. 15 May 1920, Cambridge, MA, US ,   d. 18 Jul 1963, Cambridge, MA, US  (Age 43 years) + 2. Mary J. McNamara,   b. 27 Dec 1921, Cambridge, MA, US ,   d. 17 Jul 1972, Cambridge, MA, US  (Age 50 years) + 3. Margaret Theresa McNamara,   b. 13 Oct 1925, Cambridge, MA, US ,   d. Abt 1985  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F3756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S962] Obituary - Dennis McNamara, (Boston Globe), April 21, 1974 p. 68 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/436003700/. McNAMARA Suddenly, in Cambridge, April 18, Dennis. beloved husband of the late Julia (Sullivan) McNamara of 323 Huron father of Mrs. Margaret Regal and the late Helen F. Conroy and Mary J. Shine. Also survived by 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral from the F. J. Mahoney Sons Funeral Home. 333 Huron Monday. April 22 at 8 a.m. Mass at St. Peters Church, Concord ave. at 9 a.m. Visiting hours Saturday, 7-9 p.m.. Sunday. 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Late member Carmens Union Local 589. Holy Name Society and Russell Hoyt Post VFW. [S148] IrishGenealogy.ie, https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1887/02556/1945582.pdf. [S17] United States Census, 1920, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4301105_00436. [S4] United States Census, 1930, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4607014_00434. [S28] United States Census, 1940, (National Archives and Records Administration), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-01686-00178. [S705] United States Census, 1950, (Ancestry), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62308/images/43290879-Massachusetts-121359-0007. [S348] Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003, (ancestry.com), https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7457/records/252357?tid=&pid=&queryId=3f89d249-f628-4a74-96be-ae60212db329&_phsrc=BRY34738&_phstart=successSource. [S10] Social Security Death Index, (FamilySearch.org), https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/records/41288539?tid=&pid=&queryId=3f89d249-f628-4a74-96be-ae60212db329&_phsrc=BRY34738&_phstart=successSource. [S79] FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201402360/dennis-mcnamara. [S903] Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1920, (Ancestry), https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61585/records/3168649.