Born about in County Kerry, Ireland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Garrett Galvin
— married
about 1804 in County Kerry, Ireland
Descendants 
Mother of
Patrick Galvin, John Galvin, Michael Galvin, Catherine Galvin, Garrett Galvin, Ellen (Galvin) Sullivan and Maurice Galvin
Died after
after about age 62
in Ennismore, Peterborough, Canada West
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Biography
Born ca 1789 County Kerry, Ireland [1]
Died after 1851 Ennismore Twp., Peterborough Co. Ontario[2]
Marriage ca 1804 County Kerry, Ireland [3]
Notes: Mary Elizabeth Galvin arrived as Peter Robinson settler aboard the "Elizabeth" in 1825 with her husband and family of 7 children; Age 36 according to ship list; The Galvins came from a hamlet called Rathea (Raw-hee) about 5 miles from Listowel, co. Kerry; Mary (recorded as Elizabeth) was age 66 and living with son Patrick and family in 1851 census on the original homestead; It is possible that Elizabeth could have been Patrick's mother-in-law rather than his mother; Mary was not found in 1861 census;
Sources
- ↑ "Peter Robinson's Settlers 1823-1825" by Carol Bennett
- ↑ 1851 Ontario Peterborough Co. census
- ↑ Based on birth of oldest known child
See also:
- Challenges for the emigrants once they arrived in Canada and the growth of Townships - 1822-1858: http://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_00072_1/5?r=0&s=3
- Selecting Peter Robinson's Irish Emigrants; Wendy Cameron, Oxford, 1972. https://hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hssh/article/view/40853/37037
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