Margaret O'Malia1863

Margaret O'Malia 1863

Mullingar (Westmeath)
Back to List
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA
Additional Information
Date of Birth 1st Jan 1863
Date of Death 1st Jan 1933
Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) James M Falvey
Number of Siblings 10
Number of Children 4: Jeremiah (Jay), WWI medic, Mary Catherine, my gran, married a pharmacist, Tom, named after Maggie's father Thomas, and James P, ' Jim' sadly was born after his father's death. He opened a chain of Falvey's Menswear stores, and visited Ireland,
Father (First Name/s and Surname) Thomas Melia, born 1827 Ireland
Townland born Mullingar. I have a picture of the brick house she lived in before emigrating to U.S.. with my dad's 1st cousin Tom Falvey and his wife Fran standing in front of it. Tom and Fran were from IN on trip to Ireland, They shared genealogy info w/me.
Place & Date of Marriage Chicago, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Roosevelt Rd. I have copy of certificate. Church restored and new organ installed 2010. Built 1857. Date; Nov 22, 1887 Source: Archdiocese of Chicago
Place of Death Gary, Lake County, Indiana. Maggie lived with daughter Mary and her husband George Francis Adams, who owned a drugstore at 5th and Buchanan in her final years. George was a German-American Catholic from Sellersberg, IN. Mary and George met at college
New Type In 1914. Maggie's children Tom and Mary paid for a trip for her to visit relatives in Ireland. She sailed back on last ship to leave Liverpool before WW I began and the seas were too dangerous (Source: Interview w/ Mary Adams by Jessie Adams,1974)
Names of Siblings Patrick 1865 Michael 1873 James 1868 Owen 1875 John 1868 Bridget 1879 Ellen 1870 Jane 1879 E liz 1872 Rich 1881
View less entries
Login

Some communities associated with this ancestor

Some ancestors associated with these communities

Some buildings associated with these communities