Mary (Lyons) Manning (1845 - 1910)

Born 1845 in County Galway, Ireland

Wife of Thomas (Manion) Manning — married 9 Jul 1862 in Clonfert, County Galway, Ireland

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1910 at about age 65 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Mary (Lyons) Manning was born in Ireland.

Mary Lyons, daughter of John Lyons, was born in 1845 probably in County Galway, Ireland. She married on 9 July 1862 at Leitrim, Diocese of Clonfert, County of Galway to Thomas Manion. She immigrated with her husband and young children in 1866, settling in Manchester New Hampshire. She passed away in 1910 and is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery (old) in Bedford, New Hampshire.

Ancecdotes: Mary (Manning) Baker relates: "My grandmother practically worked herself to death. They story was, that she would give birth and get up and take care of the boarders." (Indeed the city directories show that she ran a boarding house for many years on Lowell Street in Manchester NH). Mary (Manning) Webster stated similarly, that she "worked herself to death."

Children of Thomas & Mary (Lyons) Manning:

1. Michael J. Manning 1863-1910
2. Bridget Agnes Manning 1865-1927
3. Thomas F. Manning 1867-1889
4. Mary Ann "Annie" Manning 1868-1897
5. Catherine Manning 1870-1871
6. John Thomas Manning 1875-1935
7. James Joseph "Jimmie" Manning 1877-1965
8. Charles Aloysius Manning 1879-1945
9. Martin H. Manning 1882-1884
10. Rose Manning 1884-1900
11. Frank Aloysius Manning 1888-1929
12. Baby Boy Manning 1889-1889
13. Gertrude F. "Gertie" Manning 1890-1931

Sources

• *From Catholic Parish Registers-Leitrim, Diocese of Clonfert, County of Galway, 9 July 1862. http://registers.nli.ie/pages/vtls000632921_133 "For matrimonio conjugage sunt Thomas Manion & Maria [Mary] Lyons testibus [witnesses] Jacobo [James or Jacob] Murphy & Maria [Mary} Murphy
• New Hampshire Department of State. iNew Hampshire Death Records, 1650-1969/i. Concord, New Hampshire. "