Margaret (Rafferty) McMahon (1865 - 1937)

Born 6 Jan 1865 in County Cork, Ireland

Wife of Thomas Andrew McMahon — married 24 Oct 1893 in St. Joseph's Church, Macton, Ontario

Descendants

Died 14 Oct 1937 at age 72 in Wellesley, Ontario

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Margaret (Rafferty) McMahon was born in Ireland.

Biography

Margaret was the daughter of John and Ann White Rafferty. She immigrated to Ontario from Ireland in 1879, when she would have been about 14.^[1]

She married Thomas McMahon when she was about 28 years old.^[2]

In 1911, Margaret and Thomas were living on their farm in Wellesley Township, Lot 9, Concession 11, with their six children.^[3] (This later census lists Margaret immigration date as 1888.) Five of the children were still on the farm in 1921.^[4]

Margaret died at age 72 and is buried with her husband in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Macton, Ontario.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1901 Canada Census
2. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FMK9-CDS : accessed 18 January 2015), Thomas Mcmahon and Margret Raffarty, 24 Oct 1893; citing registration 012864, Mactin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,703.
3. ↑ 1911 Canada Census
4. ↑ 1921 Canada Census
5. ↑ Records of St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Macton, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, published by Waterloo Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, no. B1-26.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #198157407 Margaret Rafferty McMahon.

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