Catherine Galvin

1873 - 1959  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Catherine Galvin
  Nickname	Kate
  Christened	17 Apr 1873	Ballinahown Parish, Co. Westmeath and Offaly, IE   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Birth Registration	23 Apr 1873	Kilnagoolny, Lemanaghan Parish, Co. Offaly, IE   [2]
  Immigration	29 Jun 1890	Philadelphia, PA, US   [3]
  	Departure Date: 19 Jun 1890 Arrival Date: 29 Jun 1890 Port of Departure: Queenstown, Ireland Destination Port: Philadelphia, USA Ship Name: Ohio Pat's occupation is Carpenter Note that family name is mis-transcribed as Galvill
  Census	1910	90 Ridge Street, Waterbury, CT, US
  Residence	1920	288 Dwight Street, Waterbury, CT, US
  	Thomas Bradshaw, age 23 is living with the family
  Residence	24 Dec 1921	288 Dwight Street, Waterbury, CT, US   [4]
  	Robert, Katie, and son John returned from Ireland after helping/participating in the war for independence. Ship: America Departure from: Queenstown
  Census	1930	706 Waterville Street, Waterbury, CT, US
  Census	1940	170 Peck Lane, Cheshire, CT, US
  	Brother Thomas Galvin is living with the family
  Died	18 Jan 1959	Cheshire, CT, US
  Buried	New St. Bridget's Cemetery, Cheshire, CT, US
  Person ID	I31	Smithwick Family Tree | Smithwicks in Ireland
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2024

  
  

  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   [5]
  Family ID	F889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert C. Smithwick,   b. 31 Jul 1875, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 10 Apr 1950, Peck Lane, Cheshire, CT, US  (Age 74 years)
  Married	24 Jul 1901	St. Joseph's Church, Bristol, CT, US   [6]
  	Married at 9am by Rev. T. J. Keena, pastor. Reception at the Michael and Katie's sister Mary Ellen (Galvin) Grennan's home on Ingraham Place. Robert was employed by E. Ingraham Company and living at 5 Valley Street in Bristol.
  Children	+ 1. John Patrick Smithwick,   b. 21 Jul 1906, Waterville, CT, US ,   d. 26 Jul 1988, Ocala, FL, US  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Katie (Galvin) Smithwick
  		Robert and Katie Smithwick house on Peck Lane in Cheshire, CT Photo taken roughly 2005. This is currently 434 Peck Lane.

  
  

  Headstones

  Smithwick - headstone - New St. Bridget's, Cheshire, CT, US Robert C. Smithwick 1876 - 1950 His Wife Catherine Galvin 1879 - 1959 John P. Smithwick 1906 - 1988 His Wife Anne Elizabeth Fenn 1906 - 1985

  
  

• Sources

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