Grace was born the 9th of Sept 1896 and was the youngest child of James and Nellie (Dagan) Hoyting. Unfortunately she never knew her father who died when she was about a year and a half old. She and her sister Lillian and brother Edward were raised by their mother Nellie until she remarried in 1910 to Dwight Woodruff of Plymouth Ct. She attended schools in both Thomaston and Plymouth Ct. She idolized her older sister Lillian , was the maid of honor at her wedding and was devastated by her death at age 25 in 1914. Grace was a very social , outgoing person and always was surrounded by a large group of friends. She and her friends would rent beach cottages in Milford Ct during the summers. When she completed school, Grace went to work for Sessions Foundry in Bristol Ct. She met Gordon V. Kilduff from Bristol and on Feb 16th 1920 they were married at St Thomas Church in Thomaston Ct. Grace moved to Bristol after the wedding. She became pregnant with the couples first child in 1921. It was a very difficult pregnancy which had required her to be hospitalized for many months. Unfortunately, the little girl died only hours after her birth. It was thought she might not be able to have more children but on Oct 30 , 1927 Gordon and Grace welcomed a son Gordon James Kilduff (Jim) into the world. Grace was never afraid to speak her mind. When a neighbor informed Grace that she should not allow her son Jim to play in their yard with a child who was of African American decent Grace informed her the "her son would play with whom ever he chooses." During the early 1930's Grace was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Doctors concluded that her case was too advanced for successful treatment. She would shuffle her feet for the rest of her life and eventually would become unable to climb stairs. She remained positive and would tackle as many household chores as she could manage. As the disease progressed Grace's friends would come to visit at her King street home. The home became a center of activity with many memorable card and cribbage games. In the 1930's her mother Nellie came to live with Gordon and Grace. Nellie passed in 1943 and Grace was heartbroken. She was able to attend the wedding of her son Jim to Genevieve Thomas in July of 1952 at St Joseph. Unfortunately she was hospitalized and died in May of 1953. At her wake, Father Sheridan delivered a message to her husband Gordon: She asked the priest to tell him "Thanks for everything." She was buried at St Joseph Cemetery Bristol Ct.