Cambridge High and Latin School

Mary Agnes Canty “Mac Mae”

Mary Agnes Canty (“Mac Mae”) was one of 416 graduates in the class of 1928 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: came from Sacred Heart School; headed for Salem Normal; lived at 19 Seventh Street. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 41.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 9 more named Canty

Full name: Mary Agnes Canty
Known as: Mac Mae
Lived at: 19 Seventh Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Sacred Heart School
Headed for: Salem Normal

Also searched as: Polly Canty; Mary Canty; Mary A. Canty; Molly Canty.

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Household 1
Neighbours 7
Same surname 7
Classmates 415
Same schools 50

In context

Of the 416 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 read for this site, Mary's is 57th alphabetically. On the scan, the entry sits on page 41, in the first third of the stretch from page 27 to page 134 where this site found the book's portraits. 21 members of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 are named Mary, making it the most common first name there. Counting Mary, 7 people in the class are listed as coming from Sacred Heart School. Names on this site: 416 for the class of 1928, compared with 459 for 1927 and 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Helen Theresa Canney, John William Canney, Linda Cannon
Same earlier school	Sacred Heart School: 6 other classmates
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 24 of 343 classmates with a plan (7%)
Same first name	Mary: 20 other people in the class

At home, 19 Seventh Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Josephine Teresa CantyCambridge 1926

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Canty at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Timothy Canty (wife Johanna), driver householderpage
Johanna Canty lived herepage

The Canty household is listed here in 1925, 1927 and 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

Many a rose is born to blush unseen.

Also grew up on Seventh Street

The class of 1928

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Others named Canty

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Sacred Heart School

Also headed for Salem Normal

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 41. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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