Joseph McCarthy (1873 - 1880)

Born 29 Jul 1873 in Belvedere, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 30 Dec 1880 at age 7 in Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1873^[1]

According to his mother's Find A Grave: Memorial #201394338, Joseph, his mother and five of his siblings were burned to death by a bush fire at Franklin Harbour on the 30th day of Dec., 1880. Burial was in the St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Kapunda, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia.^[2] The children who died are mentioned on the monument erected by their father, Martin McCarthy. It is assumed they are all buried together:

• Mary 50
• Mary 19
• Honora 11
• Catherine 9
• Jos Francis 7
• Brid Anast 4
• Ellen Agnes 2

Sources

1. ↑ South Australia Birth Registration 129/655/1873
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 September 2020), memorial page for Mary McCarthy (unknown–30 Dec 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #201394338, citing St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Kapunda, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by J (contributor 50048377) .

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