Mary Rita Cullen

1925 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Mary Rita Cullen
  Born	08 Sep 1925	Ottawa, Ontario
  Gender	Female
  Died	09 Oct 2011	Ottawa, Ontario
  Notes	Rita was born to a single mom; her mom was a Ryan, a friend of Mae McClements. Barney and Lucy Cullen, accompanied by son Lawrence, then aged about 8 or 9 years, went to pick up Rita. Lawrence was told to wait in the car. Out came his parents with Rita, then about 4 or 5 years old. Rita was then adopted. After high school and during the war, Rita worked at Navy headquarters of National Defence.
  Person ID	I890	Cullen family tree
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Bernard John Cullen,   b. 07 Oct 1881, Templeton Township, Quebec ,   d. 14 Sep 1956, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Lucy Agnes McClements,   b. 04 Apr 1883, Buckingham Township, Quebec ,   d. 14 Feb 1968, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 84 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1908	St. Joseph's Parish, Ottawa, Ontario   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F2066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorne Francis Cox,   b. 05 Oct 1922,   d. 08 Dec 1974, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age 52 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1950	St. Joseph's Parish, Ottawa, Ontario   [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F1668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Rita Cullen & Mae McClements c1930
  		Lucy & Rita Cullen and Mary McClements c1929
  		Cullen, Rita c1950
  		Rita and Lorne Cox 29 April 1950
  		Rita Cullen 1943
  		Rita Cullen, Queen Mary Rd c1945
  		Rita Queen Mary Rd c1950
  		Lorne and Rita Cox c1947
  		Rita Cox prayer card

  
  

  Documents		Rita Cullen Cox obituary
  		Cox-Cullen wedding 1950

  
  

  Histories

  Cullen, Bernard John (Barney) (1881-1956) and Lucy McClements (1883-1968) Biography of Barney and Lucy Cullen and his siblings Excerpt from The Cullens of Templeton A Two Hundred Year Journey, Mark Cullen, 2010, Chapter 4, pp 85-115

  
  

  Albums		Cullen, Bernard J. (Barney) & Lucy McClements Family (34) Barney Cullen & Lucy McClements Family photo album
  		Cullen, Rita (15) Rita Cullen and Lorne Cox family photos

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] St. Joseph's Ottawa Mariages 1856-1984 centre de genealogie 1985, 55. [S111] Ancestry.ca; Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Carleton, 1908, page 184. [S83] St. Joseph's Ottawa Mariages 1856-1984 centre de genealogie 1985, 54.