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Mary was born in 1814 in the townland of Woodford, County Galway, Ireland. Her father was Mortimer? FAHY, her mother Margaret REDDINGTON..
According to Carrabane RC church records Mary was wed to Patrick Smyth in Ireland and four of Mary's children were born there.
According to records the family sailed on the BARK MESSENGER and landed in New York on April 24 1849. Relatives who sailed on the ship with them were Biddy, Margaret, Nancy, and Pat Fahy. Edward and Mary Hynes, Kitty Silver. The Margaret listed may be Mary's mother, but there is a chance it could be another family member too.
A Patrick and a Biddy Fahy are listed as sponsors of the children's baptismals.
Patrick and Mary lived on Mulberry Street in Manhatten in 1850.
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