- Date Of Birth: March 11, 1921
- Date Of Death: March 15, 2012
- State: Connecticut
Jean (Bailey) Martin, of Forestville, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2012.
She was born in New Britain on March 11, 1921, to the late Daniel and Sarah (McGrath) Bailey. The oldest of seven children, she helped raise her brothers and sisters, and remained close to them throughout their lives. A 1939 graduate of New Britain High School, she spent her younger days going to dances, sewing her own gowns and going to see the Big Bands at Lake Compounce. She married Edward H. Martin in 1942, and eventually settled in Forestville. Jean was devoted to her family, always putting the needs of others before her own.
She is survived by her daughter, Kerry Martin, her brother, Daniel Bailey and his wife, Carmella, her sisters, Patricia Shine and her husband, Matthew and Sally Trace and her husband, Thomas and her brother-in-law, Gene Martin. She was predeceased by her brothers, Edward Bailey and Robert Bailey and her sister, Maureen Lang.
