Mary was the eldest child of Michael and Bridget (Hickey) Galliher and the only one of their children born in Ireland. She emmigrated from County Waterford with them and arrived in NYC April 14 1866. Mary helped her mother with the resulting large number of siblings, especially after, as a teenager, she couldn't work in the woolen mill after suffering from asthma.
Her father was dead set against her getting married, wanting her to remain to help her mother. Mary's youngest brother was just one year old, but on Oct. 30, 1889 Mary married Patrick Joseph McGill.
They had nine children - eight living to adulthood.
Her eldest C. Arthur was very close to his mother. When all the younger children had been put to bed she would talk about all her troubles with him while he brushed her long hair which hung below her waist. Mary fretted when the family moved to Pittsfield since she owed the Hinsdale store $41. But that grocer moved as well and to his surprise Mary was able to pay off her debt.
Their children:
1. Charles Arthur, known by Arthur
2. Michael John, known by John, served in WW1
3. Frances C.
4. Mary C.
5. Margaret I.
6. James E.
7. Catherine, stillborn 1901 in Hinsdale.
8. Grace A., born 1902 in Pittsfield
9. Helen M., known as Heena, born 1909 in Pittsfield
Her father was dead set against her getting married, wanting her to remain to help her mother. Mary's youngest brother was just one year old, but on Oct. 30, 1889 Mary married Patrick Joseph McGill.
They had nine children - eight living to adulthood.
Her eldest C. Arthur was very close to his mother. When all the younger children had been put to bed she would talk about all her troubles with him while he brushed her long hair which hung below her waist. Mary fretted when the family moved to Pittsfield since she owed the Hinsdale store $41. But that grocer moved as well and to his surprise Mary was able to pay off her debt.
Their children:
1. Charles Arthur, known by Arthur
2. Michael John, known by John, served in WW1
3. Frances C.
4. Mary C.
5. Margaret I.
6. James E.
7. Catherine, stillborn 1901 in Hinsdale.
8. Grace A., born 1902 in Pittsfield
9. Helen M., known as Heena, born 1909 in Pittsfield
Mary was the eldest child of Michael and Bridget (Hickey) Galliher and the only one of their children born in Ireland. She emmigrated from County Waterford with them and arrived in NYC April 14 1866. Mary helped her mother with the resulting large number of siblings, especially after, as a teenager, she couldn't work in the woolen mill after suffering from asthma.
Her father was dead set against her getting married, wanting her to remain to help her mother. Mary's youngest brother was just one year old, but on Oct. 30, 1889 Mary married Patrick Joseph McGill.
They had nine children - eight living to adulthood.
Her eldest C. Arthur was very close to his mother. When all the younger children had been put to bed she would talk about all her troubles with him while he brushed her long hair which hung below her waist. Mary fretted when the family moved to Pittsfield since she owed the Hinsdale store $41. But that grocer moved as well and to his surprise Mary was able to pay off her debt.
Their children:
1. Charles Arthur, known by Arthur
2. Michael John, known by John, served in WW1
3. Frances C.
4. Mary C.
5. Margaret I.
6. James E.
7. Catherine, stillborn 1901 in Hinsdale.
8. Grace A., born 1902 in Pittsfield
9. Helen M., known as Heena, born 1909 in Pittsfield
Her father was dead set against her getting married, wanting her to remain to help her mother. Mary's youngest brother was just one year old, but on Oct. 30, 1889 Mary married Patrick Joseph McGill.
They had nine children - eight living to adulthood.
Her eldest C. Arthur was very close to his mother. When all the younger children had been put to bed she would talk about all her troubles with him while he brushed her long hair which hung below her waist. Mary fretted when the family moved to Pittsfield since she owed the Hinsdale store $41. But that grocer moved as well and to his surprise Mary was able to pay off her debt.
Their children:
1. Charles Arthur, known by Arthur
2. Michael John, known by John, served in WW1
3. Frances C.
4. Mary C.
5. Margaret I.
6. James E.
7. Catherine, stillborn 1901 in Hinsdale.
8. Grace A., born 1902 in Pittsfield
9. Helen M., known as Heena, born 1909 in Pittsfield
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