Mary Walsh1

#30104, (circa 1803 - 19 April 1884)

Family

Maurice Savage b. s 1789
Children 1.William Maurice Savage+3 (1832 - )
 2.Mary Savage9 (c 1833 - )
 3.Richard Henry Savage+10 (1835 - )
 4.Catherine Savage11 (c 1836 - )
Her married name was Savage. 
Birth*circa 1803She was born circa 1803 at Co. Waterford, IrelandG.2 
Marriage*1831She married Maurice Savage, son of William Savage and Margaret Lane, in 1831 at CanadaG.2,1 
1837She and Maurice Savage removed to Cook Co., IllinoisG, in 1837.3,4 
Baptism5 January 1837She sponsored the baptism of Mary Savage on 5 January 1837. [Mary's dau. Catherine was bapt. the same day]5 
1839She and Maurice Savage lived in 1839 at Michigan Street near Rush, Chicago, Illinois.6 
3 June 1870She appeared on the census of 3 June 1870 in the household of William Maurice Savage and Richard Henry Savage, age 67, b. Ireland.7 
Death*19 April 1884She died on 19 April 1884 at 59 Whiting Street, Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG; (poss. 18 Apr 1884, see citations.)2,8 

Citations

  1. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), img. 43/150, B-10. Baptism of Mary Savage, dau. of Maurice Savage and Mary Walsh, q.v. Online Ancestry.com.
  2. [S1498] Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, online www.chicagotribune.com.
  3. [S2538] A T Andreas, History of Chicago from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Vol. III From the Fire of 1871 to 1885 (Chicago: A T Andreas Co., 1886), p. 490.
  4. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, Westmorland County (copy from Université Saint Joseph Archives, Moncton), transcription online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbwestmo/history.htm, p. 8: "Three of [the Savage brothers], William, Maurice and James, made up their minds to abandon the forests and seek the prairie lands of the West. So at the earliest possible moment after the death of their mother, they left for Clark County, Illinois, on the prairies. The cross roads where Maurice died is now a street corner, occupied by the Moody Temple, one of the valuable sites in Chicago." Note: prob. Cook County rather than Clark.
  5. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), vol. 1, p. 137, B-22, img. 18/155. Mary Savage, dau. of James Savage and Eleanora Barry, age one year, bapt. 5 Jan 1837 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Splain and Mary Walsh.
  6. [S423] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online Ancestry.com, Furgus' Directory of the City of Chicago 1839 (Chicago: Fergus Printing Company), p. 29, img. 34/75. Maurice Savage, camal subcontractor, Michigan street near Rush.
  7. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. William (35), machinist, b. Canada, real estate value $10,000, personal estate $10,000; Richard (33), b. Canada, machinist, real estate value $5,000, personal estate $10,000.
  8. [S1279] Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1871/1878-1994/1998 index, online FamilySearch.org, Mary Savage, wid., b. Ireland, d. 271 Chicago Ave., Cook Co. IL, 18 Apr 1884, age 81; bur. Calvary; cert. no. 40676.
  9. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, img. 43/150, B-10. Mary Savage, dau. of Maurice Savage and Mary Walsh of Cap Tormentine, age two yrs. [or mos.], bapt. 18 May 1835 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors Magna [perhaps] Leger and Dorothea Blanch.
  10. [S2538] A T Andreas, History of Chicago III, p. 490. "Richard, son of Maurice and Marv Savage, was born at Ray Verde. New Brunswick, Canada, on September 27, 1835."
  11. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, vol.1, p. 137, B-21, img. 18/155. Catherine Savage, dau. of Maurice Savagae and Mary Walsh, age six months, bapt. 5 Jan 1837 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Splane and Eleanora Savage.