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Myrtle Marie O’Regan

Female 1909 - 1918  (9 years)


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  • Name Myrtle Marie O’Regan  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 14 Apr 1909  Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 6 May 1918  Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Myrtle died due to injuries sustained in a gas stove explosion, that also took the lives of her parents. The accident occurred on May 4, 1918, and she passed away on May 6, 1918.
    Burial Holy Rosary Cemetery Old Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • PLOT Section D Lot 127
    Person ID P1601  The McIver Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father Michael Edward O'Regan,   b. 5 Mar 1869, Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1918, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Zita May McIver,   b. 25 Oct 1882, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1918, Caribou, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 22 Oct 1901  Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Death Record - Myrtle Marie O'Regan
    Death Record - Myrtle Marie O'Regan
    Census - 1910 US Census - Caribou, Maine, USA
    Census - 1910 US Census - Caribou, Maine, USA
    Newspaper Article - O'Regan Fire
    Newspaper Article - O'Regan Fire
    Part 1 of article published in The Bangor Daily News on May 6, 1918, following the deadly fire that killed Zita McIver, her husband Michael O'Regan, and daughter Myrtle. Daughter Hope also suffered some burns.
    Newspaper Article - O'Regan Fire
    Newspaper Article - O'Regan Fire
    Part 2 of article published in The Bangor Daily News on May 6, 1918, following the deadly fire that killed Zita McIver, her husband Michael O'Regan, and daughter Myrtle. Daughter Hope also suffered some burns.
    Newspaper Article - Funeral information for Zita McIver and Michael O'Regan
    Newspaper Article - Funeral information for Zita McIver and Michael O'Regan
    Article published in The Bangor Daily News on May 8, 1918, providing further information on Zita and Michael's funerals. This article noted that the youngest daughter Marie (Myrtle)'s life was hanging on, however she passed away on this day.
    Birth Record - Myrtle Marie O’Regan
    Birth Record - Myrtle Marie O’Regan
    Newspaper Article - O'Regan Fire
    Newspaper Article - O'Regan Fire
    Article published in The Bangor Daily News on May 7, 1918, showing a picture of the O'Regan building, where the gas stove explosion caused the death of Zita, Michael and Marie.

  • Sources 
    1. [S238065515] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Caribou, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: T624_537; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374550.

    2. [S238053230] Ancestry.com, Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 41.

    3. [S238067996] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S238053985] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 43.