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Katherine Quinn Beggs

Katherine Quinn Beggs[1, 2]

Female 1865 - 1958  (92 years)

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  • Name Katherine Quinn Beggs 
    Nickname Kate 
    Born 8 Nov 1865  Clonavaddy, Co. Tyrone, NI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Lower Merion Township, Bryn Mawr, PA, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  321 Hampden Avenue, Narberth, PA, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  2211 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 9 Apr 1940  163 Peck Lane, Cheshire, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 16 Feb 1942  27 Homer Street, Waterville, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 30 Mar 1950  27 Homer Street, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died 2 Jan 1958  27 Homer Street, Waterville, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 4 Jan 1958  New St. Joseph Cemetery, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2576  Smithwick Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2024 

    Family John Patrick Galvin,   c. 30 May 1863, Ballinahown Parish, Co. Westmeath and Offaly, IE Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1945, 27 Homer Street, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)  [5
    Married 1890  St. James Church, Philadelphia, PA, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Margaret Mary Galvin,   b. 1 Sep 1891, Ardmore, PA, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1943, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    +2. Catherine Galvin,   b. 12 Apr 1894, PA, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1980, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +3. Lucy Laurentia Galvin,   b. 5 Apr 1896, Bryn Mawr, PA, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1982, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +4. John Patrick Galvin,   b. 18 Sep 1898, Bryn Mawr, PA, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     5. James Thomas Galvin,   b. 2 Jun 1901, Bryn Mawr, PA, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1975, Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +6. Christine M. Galvin,   b. 25 Dec 1905, PA, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1995, Wolcott, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Galvins and Sizers
    Galvins and Sizers
    (first row - l-r) Jim Cavanaugh, Bob Johnson, Joe Rozint, Ellen Johnson, Lonnie Cavanaugh, Arlene Sinkevich, ?
    (second row) Chris and Kate Dadario, Dottie Sinkevich, Lucy Cavanagh, Charlie Hosier on lap of Kate "Mom" Galvin, Lucy Mae Cavanaugh, Chris Rozint and Pepper
    (third row) Joan Sizer, Jim Galvin, Harry Sizer, Bill Cavanaugh, Louis and Katie Dadario, Marilyn Cavanaugh, Charlie Hoiser

    See the back side of the photo here: https://www.smithwickfamily.org/showmedia.php?mediaID=1261
    John Patrick and Katie (Beggs) Galvin
    John Patrick and Katie (Beggs) Galvin
    John Patrick and Katie (Beggs) Galvin
    John Patrick and Katie (Beggs) Galvin

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881, FHL microfilm 101,205., https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F55H-FZK.

    2. [S263] Obituary - Catherine Beggs Galvin, (Naugatuck Daily News).
      3 Jan 1958 - Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine (Beggs) Galvin, widow of John P. Galvin, 27 Homer Street, Waterbury, will be held tomorrow at 9:15 a.m., from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main Street, Waterbury, to St. Michael's Church, for a solemn high mass. Mrs. Galvin died yesterday morning at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the mother of John P. Galvin, who was killed in World War I, and who was known as "The Songbird of-the Yankee Division." She also was the mother of James T. Galvin, assistant city editor of the Waterbury American. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today.

    3. [S34] United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (National Archives and Records Administration), https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/records/11917011.

    4. [S705] United States Census, 1950, (Ancestry), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHJ-5QHW-J98G-D.

    5. [S245] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951, (FamilySearch.org), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2536&h=1136333&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=sad3015&_phstart=successSource.