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Michael Joseph (Carty) McCarthy (1904 - abt. 1955)

Michael Joseph McCarthy formerly Carty
Born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] in Illinois, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died about at about age 51 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USAmap
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Biography

According to an interview by his granddaughter, Melissa McCarthy, he (and his wife?) emigrated in the early 1900s from Cork County, Ireland, then settled in Chicago, Illinois and raised ten children.[1]

His son Michael McCarthy married Sarah and they had Melissa McCarthy.

His son Daniel McCarthy married Linda Loheit and had daughter Jenny McCarthy.

Name: Michael Joseph McCarthy. Given Name: Michael Joseph. Surname: McCarthy. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Marriage 2 July 1934. Cook, Illinois, United States.

  • s/o Thomas Carty & Sarah Owens
  • Grandfather of actress & comedienne Melissa McCarthy
  • Immigrated from Scotland to the USA
  • Changed his name from Carty to Carthy

Census

  • 1911 Overton: 6 in the household of Thomas & Sarah Carty

Sources

  1. Melissa McCarthy: The Scene Stealer Goes Center Stage in Irish America, June/July 2013; accessed 20 June 2014
  • Source: S528805266 North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2019 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 61702 Note: North Lanarkshire Poor Law Applications and Registers, North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre; Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland; North Lanarkshire Poor Law Applications and Registers; Reference: CO1/26/96 Ancestry Record 61702 #47677
  • "Melissa McCarthy Reacts to Family History in Finding Your Roots | Ancestry." Ancestry (channel). 7 Aug 2021. YouTube.com. Retrieved 7 Aug 2021. Note: Clip is taken from PBS show Finding Your Roots.




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Carty-416 and Carty-812 appear to represent the same person because: clear dupe
posted on Carty-812 (merged) by Abby Lowe
I received the following through private message; I have not reviewed it for accuracy:

""Finding your roots with Henry Louis Gates" which is covering Melissa McCarthy.

It says the wife of Michael Joseph carty is

Anne o'Reilly Born 5 Jun 1912 Cardin? Lanarkshire Scotland Died 16 sep 1967 Chicago cook Illinois"

posted by Jillaine Smith

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