Mary Jane (Dunlop) O'Neil (1842)

Born 1842 in Glengarry, Upper Canada

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Biography

Mary Jane Dunlop was born about 1842 in Glengarry, Upper Canada.^[1] In 1861, she was living with her parents in Shefford township, Canada East. ^[2]

Mary Jane emigrated to the U.S. in 1865 and was naturalized in 1871. ^[3]

She was married to Jeremiah O'Neil and in 1880 had an adopted daughter age 1 and two boarders. They lived in Valley Falls, New York. ^[4] They moved to Chicago and lived at 2242 Pauline Street on 8 Jun 1900. ^[5]

Jeremiah died in Aug 1906. Mary received an Army Widows Pension beginning on Sept 17, 1906. ^[6]

In 1910 and 1920, Mary Jane lived with her married daughter at 2934 Loomis Street, Chicago. She died there on 9 Mar 1923 and was buried 12 Mar in Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Chicago. ^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 census of Upper Canada, schedule A personal, Township of Lancaster, p. 131, lines 13-22; Library and Archives Canada RG31, microfilm C-11722.
2. ↑ 1861 census of Canada East, Canada East, Shefford, district 50, sub-district 6, Shefford Township, p. 279, James Dunlop, Jr.; RG 31; digital images, Library and Archives Canada(accessed 28 Feb 2023); image 4108827_00246.
3. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, enumeration district (ED) 233, p. 2A, dwelling 18, family 19, Mary Jane O'Neil; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 19 Mar 2023); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 314.
4. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, New York, population schedule, Valley Falls, Renssellaer, enumeration district (ED) 153, p. 28, dwelling 148, family 244, Mary ONeil; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 19 Mar 2023); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 921.
5. ↑ 1900 U.S. census, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Cook, enumeration district (ED) 0164, sheet 12B, dwelling 153, family 216, Mary ONeil; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 19 Mar 2023); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 250.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177808723/jeremiah-o'neil: accessed 20 March 2023), memorial page for Jeremiah “Jere” O'Neil (1839–26 Aug 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 177808723, citing Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by M. H. Barksdale (contributor 48207056).
7. ↑ Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index (Ancestry). Rec. Date: 2011, Mary Jane O'Neil (1923), citing FHL microfilm 1877166.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234727582/mary-jane-o'neil: accessed 20 March 2023), memorial page for Mary Jane Dunlop O'Neil (28 Dec 1843–9 Mar 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 234727582, citing Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by KatAlg (contributor 48775182).