John Thomas Keating1

M, (18 June 1884 - 2 July 1949)
Father-Biological*James Willia Keating2 b. 1856, d. 1918
Mother-Biological*Honora Onnie Sears2 b. 1862, d. 1935
Last Edited=24 Mar 2026
John T. Keating
     John Thomas Keating was born on 18 June 1884 at Lochaber, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.3,4,5,6 He was the son of James Willia Keating and Honora Onnie Sears.2 John Thomas Keating was christened on 27 June 1884 in the St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.7 John, age 16 years, appeared on the Canadian Census of 1901 at Antigonish, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at a Catholic boarding school.8

John Thomas Keating, age 23, married Bridget Agnes Sullivan, age 28 , daughter of John J. Sullivan Sullivan J.P., K.P.M and Annie Ellen Donaghue, on 31 December 1907 at the St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Children:
1. Mary Kathleen Keating (1909–1999)
2. Anne Elizabeth (Nancy) Keating (1910–2002)
3. Constance Mildred Keating (1912–1999)
4. Lillian Claire Keating (1913–2004)
5. Mary Winnifred Keating (1914–1981)
6. John “Maurice” Keating (1916–1995)
7. Nora K. Keating (1917–2002)
8. Rita Bernadine Keating (1919–2007.)1,2


John, age 26 years, and Bridget Keating, age 31 years appeared on the Canadian Census of 1911 at Lochaber, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.3 According to the Canadian Census in 1911, John was a salesman.3 John immigrated to the United States, arriving at Vanceboro, Washington County, Maine, on 14 May 1919. He declared his intent to become a US citizen 22 September 1919.6 According to the Federal Census in 1930, John was a superintendent in the construction industry.9 John Keating appeared as Head of Household with Bridget, his wife, on the United States Census of 1930 at 114 South Poplar Avenue, Merchantville, Camden County, New Jersey.9 John Keating appeared as Head of Household with Bridget, his wife, on the United States Census of 1940 at 918 Cooper Street, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.10 According to the Federal Census in 1940, John was a building foreman for a building contractor.10 On in 1942, John registered for the World War II draft, while living at 323 North 37th Street, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey. He gave his age as 57, and his employer as the New York Ship Building Corporation.5 He died on 2 July 1949 at Dixie Hospital, Hampton, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, at age 65 from multiple fractures of body from falling 40 feet off a building.4,11 John's obituary of 5 July 1949, reads:

JOHN T. KEATING

Requiem high Mass for John T. Keating, 65, will be celebrated tomorrow at 9 a. m. in St. Rose of Lima R. C. Church, Haddon Heights. Relatives and friends will meet at 8 a.m. in the funeral home of John A. Healey, 9 White Horse pike, Haddon Heights, where friends may call tonight. Burial will be in New St. Mary's cemetery, Bellmawr.

Mr. Keating, a former resident of Camden, died in Hampton, Saturday from injuries suffered in a 50-foot. fall on a construction job which he was supervising. He was born in Nova Scotia.

Surviving are his widow, Bridget, James A; Butler, daughters, Redland, Calif; John Bigley, Audubon; Mrs. Howard Hamell, Decatur, Ga; Mrs. Lillian Lowry, Washington, D. C; Mrs. Warren Miles, Magnolia; Mrs. Jan Beijer and Mrs. Charles Knight, both Camden; a son, Maurice, Audubon; three brothers; four sisters, and 15 grandchildren.

Published by The Evening Courier, 5 July 1949.11


John was buried on 6 July 1949 at New Saint Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr, Camden County, New Jersey.4,11

Full review completed: 24 March 2026.

Citations

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  2. Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
  3. Library and Archives Canada. 1911 Canadian Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  4. Virginia Department of Health. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  5. United States, Selective Service System. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  6. Ancestry.com Operations. West Virginia, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1814-1991. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2014.
  7. Catholic Diocese of Antigonish. Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  8. Library and Archives Canada. 1901 Canadian Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  9. Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
  10. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  11. Evening Courier, "JOHN T. KEATING" Camden, New Jersey, 5 July 1949.