Mary Jane, daughter of John and Elizabeth Lewis.
Mary Jane married in 1837 to Francis Grooby and had 10 known children.
She arrived in New Zealand in 1842 on the ship Sir Charles Forbes.
Mary died in 21 July 1896, at Pangatotara, Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand - asthma related. Burial place unknown, perhaps in a Churchyard.
NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME XXX, ISSUE 185, 7 AUGUST 1896, PAGE 2
Grooby,— At her residence, Pangatotara, Motueka, Mary, the beloved wife of Francis Grooby, (senior), after a long and painful illness, aged 76 years. Her end was peace.[1]
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