Elizabeth Ruxton was born in Northern Ireland (county or town unknown) in 1822. This birth date is based on the 1850 US Census record. She married Patrick McGuire prior to 1843. It is unknown whether they married in Ireland, prior to emigrating to the USA, or whether they married in America. They were listed in the US Census of 1850 as living in Phialdelphia, with two daughters, Jane (born 1844) and Mary Ann (born 1845). My great grandfather, Bernard McGuire, was born in 1854 in Philadelphia. I have been unable to find Elizabeth on the 1860 US Census. According to the National Archives of Ireland, there is a record of an Elizabeth Ruxton being born in 1827 in the Dublin area. I am not sure this is the same Elizabeth Ruxton, primarily due to her birth date. It would mean she was only 17 years old when her first child was born in 1844. And she would have been 33 years younger than her husband Patrick.
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1822 | |
| Date of Death | 1st Jan 1863 | |