John Patrick Galvin

1863 - 1945  (~ 81 years)

• Name	John Patrick Galvin
  Christened	30 May 1863	Ballinahown Parish, Co. Westmeath and Offaly, IE   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1887
  Census	1900	Lower Merion Township, Bryn Mawr, PA, US   [2]
  Census	1910	321 Hampden Avenue, Narberth, PA, US   [3]
  Census	1930	2211 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT, US   [4]
  Census	9 Apr 1940	163 Peck Lane, Cheshire, CT, US
  Died	23 Apr 1945	27 Homer Street, Waterbury, CT, US   [5]
  	Some notes while locating the precise date of John's death: * 9 Apr 1940: John was listed in the census on Peck Lane in Cheshire. * 14 May 1940: John and Katie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at Hitchcock Lake. * 5 Nov 1940: there was a birthday celebration for Katie. * 27 Nov 1940: celebration for the Sizers' 25th wedding anniversary, attended by John and Katie. * In 1942, Katie was living with daughter Christine at 27 Homer Street in Waterbury. * 11 Aug 1943: John was mentioned in the obituary of daughter Margaret Sizer. * 23 Apr 1945: John's passing * 1945: Waterbury city directory, Katie is listed as a widow.
  Buried	25 Apr 1945	New St. Joseph Cemetery, Waterbury, CT, US
  Person ID	I2559	Smithwick Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Patrick Galvin,   b. Mar 1844, IE ,   d. Possibly 20 May 1922, Waterbury, CT, US  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Margaret Devine,   b. 25 Feb 1848, IE ,   d. 21 May 1913, Waterbury, CT, US  (Age 65 years)
  Married	21 Jul 1862	Ballinahown Parish, Co. Westmeath and Offaly, IE   [6]
  Family ID	F889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Quinn Beggs,   b. 8 Nov 1865, Clonavaddy, Co. Tyrone, NI ,   d. 2 Jan 1958, 27 Homer Street, Waterville, CT, US  (Age 92 years)  [7]
  Married	1890	St. James Church, Philadelphia, PA, US
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Mary Galvin,   b. 1 Sep 1891, Ardmore, PA, US ,   d. 11 Aug 1943, Waterbury, CT, US  (Age 51 years) + 2. Catherine Galvin,   b. 12 Apr 1894, PA, US ,   d. 30 Nov 1980, Waterbury, CT, US  (Age 86 years) + 3. Lucy Laurentia Galvin,   b. 5 Apr 1896, Bryn Mawr, PA, US ,   d. 4 Nov 1982, Waterbury, CT, US  (Age 86 years) + 4. John Patrick Galvin,   b. 18 Sep 1898, Bryn Mawr, PA, US ,   d. 1925, Waterbury, CT, US  (Age 26 years)   5. James Thomas Galvin,   b. 2 Jun 1901, Bryn Mawr, PA, US ,   d. 7 Feb 1975, Waterbury, CT, US  (Age 73 years) + 6. Christine M. Galvin,   b. 25 Dec 1905, PA, US ,   d. 18 May 1995, Wolcott, CT, US  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John Patrick Galvin - obituary from the Waterbury Democrat
  		John Patrick and Katie (Beggs) Galvin
  		John Patrick and Katie (Beggs) Galvin

  
  

• Sources

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