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Hillery Family of Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Thomas Burnside Thompson, Catherine Winifred Hillery, Thomas Austin Hillery, Mary O;Donnell Hillery in center, probably Mary Augusta Hillery clinging to her and Margaret Hillery standing in background.
Thomas Burnside Thompson, Catherine Winifred Hillery, Thomas Austin Hillery, Mary O;Donnell Hillery in center, probably Mary Augusta Hillery clinging to her and Margaret Hillery standing in background.

Thomas Hillery, 1813-1874
Of Sparks Street, Cambridge

From Co Clare, Ireland Parish Killilagh (now Doolin) townland Ballyvara

House Value 30 Shillings, Average House 10 Shillings

Entered America, Port of New York,
April 1st, 1863, on the Ship City of Washington.

Became a Naturalized American Citizen in Boston, Massachusetts,
October 15, 1872

Mary O’Donnell Hillery

Mary O’Donnell Hillery, 1833-1911

Born in County Galway, married Thomas Hillery circa 1856

Encouraged Her Sons, Michael and Thomas Austin, to Seek Jobs at Harvard University

Photograph of Michael Francis Hillery, children Joseph on left standing, Thomas Austin down in front, Paul Frerick Hillery standing hands on hips to the right, Jack and Edwin twins in Mary Gertrude Canty Hillerys lap, baby Mary J (Marie Julie) held by Michael Francis Hillery, photograph circa 1898.
Photograph of Michael Francis Hillery, children Joseph on left standing, Thomas Austin down in front, Paul Frerick Hillery standing hands on hips to the right, Jack and Edwin twins in Mary Gertrude Canty Hillerys lap, baby Mary J (Marie Julie) held by Michael Francis Hillery, photograph circa 1898.

Michael Francis Hillery, 1860-1939
Of Huron Avenue, Cambridge

From Co Clare, Ireland
Entered America about May 1st, 1864
Became naturalized American citizen at Boston, September 10, 1873

Clerk

Worked at Jefferson Surgical Laboratory Harvard University

Cambridge Council # 74 Knights of Columbus

Ancient Order of Hibernians

Michael Francis Hillery and Mary Gertrude Canty

Mary Gertrude Canty Hillery, 1859-1922

Wife to Michael Francis Hillery, Daughter to Massachusetts Civil War Veteran Michael Canty Company C Volunteer 26th Regimen

05 Paul FredericHillery and Margaret Francis Hungiville Hillery circa 1955

Paul Frederick Hillery, 1894-1969
Of Grove Street, Cambridge

President, M H Hillery Trucking Company

President and Treasurer, Rindge Technical School Alumni Association

Inspiration for the Hillery Award, Presented to the Best Scholar-Athlete in School

Chairman Committee for Plan E for Cambridge City Charter Revision

Cambridge City Counselor, 1932-1933

Chairman Trustees, Cambridge City Hospital, 1938-1939

Paul Frederick Hillery and Margaret Francis Hungiville Hillery

Margaret Francis Hungiville Hillery, 1898- 1956

M H Hillery Trucking Company Administrator

President, Catholic Daughters of America, Cambridge branch

President, Friends of the Cambridge City Hospital

American Legion Auxiliary Cambridge Post # 27

Daughter to Thomas Francis Hungiville 1863-1940 McKean County Snethport, Pennsylvania

Thomas Hillery, Mary Jane Larato Hillery, Thomas Hillery Jr, 1963
Thomas Hillery, Mary Jane Larato Hillery, Thomas Hillery Jr, 1963

Thomas Hungiville Hillery, 1928-1991
Of Grove Street, Cambridge

Browne and Nichols, Class of 1946

Corporal US Army of Occupation Japan

Suffolk University Juris Doctor 1968

Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

House Counsel, M H Hillery Trucking Company

Thomas Hungiville Hillery and Mary Jane Larato Hillery

Mary Jane Larato Hillery, Born 1931

One of the First Five Female Warrant Officers at the United States Military Academy at West Point

First Female Military-Aide-De-Camp to Governor of Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Editor of Sudbury Citizen, Sudbury, Massachusetts

Medals: Defense Superior Service, Meritorious Service, Joint Service Achievement Medal, and Others

Command and General Staff College

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division University Extension, BA Political Science

Daughter to Donato Larato owner/manager D Larato Trucking

Thomas Hillery, Chairman Board of Assessors, Sudbury Massachusetts, Longfellow’s Wayside Inn Trustees Rich Davison (Innkeeper Frank Koppeis,) Thomas Boylston Adams, Daniel Coolidge, Fred Ballou.
Thomas Hillery, Chairman Board of Assessors, Sudbury Massachusetts, Longfellow’s Wayside Inn Trustees Rich Davison (Innkeeper Frank Koppeis,) Thomas Boylston Adams, Daniel Coolidge, Fred Ballou.

Thomas H. Hillery, Born 1963-
Of Willow Road Sudbury

Harvard Faculty Club

Board of Assessors, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1986-1995

Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020-2021

Coat of Arms, College of Arms, London England Surrey 30 354-356

Sergeant, Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts

Executive Producer of Several Films With Academy Award ® Nominees and Golden Globe ® Winner

Inventor of 4 United States patents and 4 pending.

Thomas Hillery, 1963, with Longfellow’s Wayside Inn Board of Trustees