Bridget McGuire was born in Mayo County about 1828. She married Thomas McGreal in Bekan Parish in 1848. A son was born to them in 1849. He was named Thomas Edward and baptized in Bekan Parish. Thomas, the father, died in the cholera epidemic in 1849. We know nothing more about him. Bridget married John Haddican in Bekan Parish in 1850. She and John had 2 more sons, Edmund and James. Edmund died sometime before they immigrated to America aboard the ship "Constellation" in 1855. They settled in Bristol, Lake County, Wisconsin. There were Haddicans there at that time, Patrick and Mary (Lyons) Haddican. We do not know their connection. Bridget and John had 3 more children; Patrick, Margaret and John. Thomas Edward retained the McGreal name. John Haddican died in 1884. Her son Thomas helped her with their farm. Bridget lived in Bristol, Wisconsin until her later years when she lived with her daughter, Margaret (Haddican) Brogan in nearby Antioch, Illinois. She died there in 1899.
The photo here is the only one we have of Bridget. She is standing with her son Thomas Edward McGreal, my Great Grandfather. They are standing in front of their farm home in Bristol, Wisconsin, USA.
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1828 (circa) | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 1st Jan 1899 (circa) | VIEW SOURCE |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Bridget McGuire was married to Thomas McGreal in Bekan Parish, Mayo County, on 6 March 1848. Thomas died in the cholera epidemic in 1849. She then married John Haddican in Bekan Parish 23 May 1850. They immigrated to America in 1855. | VIEW SOURCE |
| First Child | The first child of Bridget McGuire & Thomas McGreal was Thomas Edward McGreal. He was born in 1849 and baptized in Bekan Parish. His father died of cholera in 1849. He boarded a ship to America as Thomas Haddican but retained his McGreal name later. | VIEW SOURCE |
| Names of Children | Thomas Edward McGreal 1849, Edmund Haddican 1852, James Haddican 1854, Patrick Haddican 1856, Margaret Haddican 1858, John Haddican 1861 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Place of Death | Bridget died in 1899 in Antioch, Lake Co. Illinois. She was living there with her daughte, Margaret Brogan. We don't know where she is buried but assume it is in St. Scholastica Cemetery in Bristol, Wisconsin where John is buried. | VIEW SOURCE |
