Mary McCann

Mary McCann
Mary McCann in 1909
Born1890
Ireland
DiedMay 1966 (aged about 76)
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationFlorence Crittenton Training School
OccupationNurse
Known forRescuing passengers aboard PS General Slocum
SpouseDavid A. M. Perlman (1916-)
Children4

Mary Ann McCann (1890 – 1966) was an Irish-born American woman who was awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal, for rescuing passengers, including up to nine children, from the 1904 PS General Slocum steamboat fire in New York City.