Elizabeth Agnes McMahon (abt. 1855 - 1934)

Born about Jun 1855 in Ireland

Ancestors

Daughter of Thomas McMahon and Margaret (Blake) McMahon

Wife of Martin F McMahon — married 1 Jun 1884 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1934 at about age 78 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

aka Lizzie, Bessie

Elizabeth was born in Ireland about 1855.^[1]

She was the daughter of Thomas McMahon and Margaret Blake.^[1]

Elizabeth McMahon migrated from Ireland to United States.

She emigrated to the United States about 1874.^[2] and became a citizen in 1875^[3]

She married Martin F McMahon in 1884.^[1]

She passed away in Boston in 1934.^[4]

Family Lore

Bessie was said to be a successful landlord, owning several "Triple Decker" apartment buildings in the Boston, Massachussetts area.

It is said that much of her fortune was lost in the original Ponzi scheme.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XMMW-H8?cc=1469062&wc=3PM9-MNL%3A1063291001 : 24 May 2018), 004279775 > image 283 of 1137; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 17; FHL microfilm: 1240685; Record number: 28716;
   FamilySearch Record: M9Y2-CYP (accessed 26 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTD3-FFR Image number 00584
   Elizabeth A Mc Mahon (45), wife, in household of Martin Mc Mahon (46) at 63 Harbor View St, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Ireland.
3. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 737; Line: 77; FHL microfilm: 1820737; Record number: 19654;
   FamilySearch Record: MFMB-RNH (accessed 26 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRX5-6ZD Image number 00421
   Elizabeth A McMahon (60), widowed head of household 38 Auckland St, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Ireland.
4. ↑ Obituary: Obituary of Elizabeth A. (McMahon) McMahon; The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) · Mon, Apr 30, 1934 · Page 19 ([https://www.newspapers.com/image/431730399/?article=4c6446d2-35bc-4468-b1c6-349eb87e09af at Newspapers.com

• 1880 Census: (UNCORROBORATED, but matches name, age, location, family birthplaces) "United States Census, 1880"
  citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: MHXH-6D9 (accessed 27 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBX-9W4Z Image number 00693
  Lizzie McMahan (26), single other, Servant, in household of Washington I. Taylor (40) in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Ireland.
• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1561, sheet 17B, family 369, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 622; FHL microfilm 1,374,635.
  FamilySearch Record: M22S-1H4 (accessed 26 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVH-9HD1 Image number 00412
  Elizabeth A Mcmahon (55), widowed head of household 32 Harbor View St, Dorchester, in Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Ireland.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 668, sheet 30B, line 72, family 526, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 954; FHL microfilm 2,340,689.
  FamilySearch Record: XQRX-MMG (accessed 26 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4H-HH8 Image number 00221
  Elizabeth Mcmahon (77), widowed mother-in-law, in household of Martin P Davis (39) in Boston (Districts 580-690), Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Ireland.
• Burial: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 February 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth Agnes McMahon McMahon (Jun 1855–Apr 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #195447085, citing Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by joseph murray (contributor 49489047)

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Joseph Murray and EBR, third cousins. Their most-recent common ancestors are, Thomas McMahon and Margaret Blake. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th–6th Cousins based on sharing 68 cM across 4 segments.