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Catherine McGinty, born to shoemaker John McGinty of Donegal Town, emigrated to New York in about 1891.
Family lore says she went there with her father and sister as a result of letters from a relative who had already moved there and thought life was better there than in Ireland.
Catherine and her sister decided to stay, but their father returned to Ireland as he felt his business on Main Street would provide a better future.
Catherine married Patrick Devers in 1910 and they had four children together: Mary, Patrick, Raymond and Margaret.
Catherine died November 30, 1944, at their home in Brooklyn and she is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
| Additional Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1st Jun 1874 | |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | John McGinty born about 1840. Shoe and bootmaker with a shop on Main Street in Donegal Town. Spent the later years of his life living on the family farm in Ardnagassan with siblings James, Fanny and Edward, all unmarried, until his death in 1923. | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Catherine Quigley (married John McGinty in June of 1869). Gave birth to Fanny, Catherine and Bridget. No information on where she was born or when she died. | |
| Townland born | Donegal Town | |
| Place & Date of Baptism | June 14, 1874 Tawnawilly | |
| Number of Siblings | 3 sisters | |
| Names of Siblings | Mary Ann, born in 1867 to John McGinty's first wife, Mary Cassidy of Drumbar Fanny, died at the age of 4 in 1876 Bridget, born in 1876, no further information | |
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