Maria L (Gibbon) Dunbar (1846 - 1892)

Born Mar 1846 in County Galway, Ireland

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1892 at about age 46 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Maria (Gibbon) Dunbar was born in Ireland.

Maria L Gibbon was born about 1850 in Ireland, and may have been the daughter of Owen Gibbon and Mary Ellen Shaugnessy. Mary Gibbons (Baptism 30 Mar 1846, Co. Galway, Ireland) ^[1][2] This would be based at this point on her association with Marlborough, Massachusetts and the Hyde family, like presumed sister Margaret Gibbon (1844-1900). (See Research Notes)

Marriage & Children

Maria and John Dunbar were married before 1880 and had these 3 sons:

• Eugene Allen Dunbar: FamilySearch Person ID GMR6-P62
• George Dunbar (1882-): FamilySearch Person ID G71T-KG6
• William Melvin Dunbar (1889-): FamilySearch Person ID K256-GCX
• Possibly Bertha Dunbar (abt.1883-)

Death & Burial

Maria died on 28 March 1892 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Maria was mentioned on a memorial in Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States with a death date of 28 March 1892.^[3]

Maria was in an obituary on 29 March 1892 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Her address was 20 Adeline street.^[4]

Image of Maria's obituary at Ancestry.com

Censuses

This may be Maria in the 1870 census, Maria (age 22) was enumerated in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Her sister Margaret came to Marlborough also and is documented there.^[5]

In the 1880 census, Maria (age 30), Keeping House, was enumerated in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. She was the wife of John Dunbar.^[6]

Research Notes

• Tried to find a marriage record and death record that would conclusively tie Maria to Owen Gibbon(s) and Ellen Shaughnessy, but had no luck at FamilySearch, Ancestry, and MyHeritage. Brady-1436 19:04, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: Church Baptism Record for: Mary Gibbons, Irish Family History Foundation , East Galway Family History Society, (accessed on 4 Feb 2024 from RootsIreland.ie) Year:1846; County:County Galway; ID:1010789; Type:bch; Centre:galwayeast; view record (subscription site) Mary Gibbons; Parents: Owen Gibbons,Ellen Shaughnessy; Place: Not Recorded, KILLIMOR, County Galway; bapt. 30 Mar 1846; Sponsors: James Gibbons, Mrs J Gibbons; view register page (free on NLI)
2. ↑ National Library of Ireland, "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", database, National Library of Ireland (http://registers.nli.ie/); County of Galway; Diocese of Diocese of Clonfert, Parish of Killimore and Turenaschra. Baptisms, 09 Oct 1831 to 29 Dec 1846, Microfilm 02433/05, Baptism of Mary Gibbons, 30 March 1846, accessed 4 February 2024.
3. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #147374118 : accessed 4 February 2024), Memorial page for Maria L Gibbon Dunbar (1850-28 Mar 1892), citing Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA (plot: Section: Cedar Avenue, Plot: 45 West, Grave: 1); Maintained by DWV (contributor 47789311).
4. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current", database, (Ancestry Record 61843 #590689258 : subscription required, accessed 4 February 2024), Name Maria L. Dunbar, Gender Female, Residence Place Consolidated road, Death Date Abt 1892, Death Place 20 Adeline street, Obituary Date 29 Mar 1892, Obituary Place New Haven, Connecticut, USA, Newspaper Title The Morning Journal-Courier, Spouse John Dunbar; citing The Morning Journal-Courier, Publication Date 29 Mar 1892, Publication Place New Haven, Connecticut, USA, URL https://www.newspapers.com/image/466139731/?article=77535779-903b-466f-842e-efcc5f30c909&focus=0.2444326,0.18146047,0.34649274,0.22173256&xid=3355.
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MD3J-QHF : accessed 4 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XTJ-9Z, Maria Gibbon (22) in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Ireland; citing Page: 125; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 5; Digital film/folder number: 004269729; FHL microfilm: 000552128; Image number: 318; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01513-0.
6. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MFCX-T4Y : accessed 4 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBS-SHWV, Maria G Dunbar (30), wife, Keeping House, in household of John Dunbar (33) in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Born in Ireland; citing Volume: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00024; Digital film/folder number: 005157296; FHL microfilm: 1254097; Image number: 448; Sheet number: 99; Sheet letter: C; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: C57540-3.