Ann McGauley1

F, #3053, b. before March 1799, d. 3 June 1852
Last Edited: 22 Dec 2013

Parents:

Father: Peter McGauley1 b. c 1774, d. 19 Mar 1817
Mother: Mary Roe1 b. c 1777, d. 19 May 1829

Family 1:

(?) Keough

Children:

Nicholas W. Keough6 b. c 1826, d. 20 Mar 1844
Ellen C. Keough7 b. c 1828, d. 2 Apr 1854

Family 2:

Thomas Lancaster b. 1772, d. 12 Sep 1858
  • Marriage*: between 17 April 1847 and 26 January 1850; Married sometime between date of Thomas' 1847 will, which does not name Ann, and the 1850 codicil which names his wife Ann Lancaster.; Spouse:Thomas Lancaster2,3,4

Notes

  • Note*: The administration of Peter McGauley contains a standard bond by his widow Mary dated 21 March 1817. One of the listed co-promisors is "Mary Ann McGauley, spinster", whose signature appears to read "Mann Gaulerey".5
  • Note: The 1829 administration of Mary McGauley, widow of Peter, contains a document signed by "...we the Adult Heirs of Mrs Mary McGauley...Ann Keaugh, Ellen M'Calla, Belinda Lancaster".1
  • Note: 1830 US Census, East Southwark, Philadelphia:
    Ann Keough
    1 male under 5
    2 female under 5
    2 males 15-19
    1 female 20-29
    [indexed on Ancestry as Ann Krough]2
  • Note: 1850 US Census Philadelphia, New Market Ward:
    Thomas Lancaster, 80, b. Penna.
    Ann Lancaster, 51, b. Ireland
    Ellen Kough, 24, b. Penna.2
  • Note: Tombstone inscription, St. Mary's Burial Ground, 4th St., Philadelphia:
    Two items down from Peter, Mary & Michael McCauley.
    Section J, Vault No. 19:
    "19 - Ellen G. Keough, died April 2, 1854; age, 30 years; also, her mother,
    Ann Lancaster, died June 3, 1852; age 59 years."3
  • Note: Conclusions:
    1) Parentage: Ann is a daughter of Mary McGauley, as shown first by the "We the adult heirs" document. It is shown second by Nicholas Keough's death notice which names his uncle Jacob B. Lancaster, who we know to be the husband of Ann McGauley's sister Belinda.
    2) Birth: Ann must have been eighteen to be a bondswoman in her father's 21 March 1817 administration, making her born before March 1799. This is supported by the 1850 census age of 51. That census gives her place of birth as Ireland which is consistent with the little we know from Peter's naturalization. The age given on the tombstone transcription has her born 1793.
    3) First husband with surname Keough has not been identified. He died before the 1830 Census. Candidates include Michael Keoughs, d. 31 Aug 1828, age 30, so b. about 1798, buried St. Joseph's.
    4) Second husband was Thomas Lancaster, 30 years her senior, father of her brother-in-law Jacob Lancaster. Thomas was widowed in 1845.

Citations

  1. [S365] Philadelphia County, Administration of Mary McGauley, Year 1829, File 112. Photocopy obtained from City of Phila. Register of Wills.
  2. [S514] US Census, viewed on Ancestry.com.
  3. [S485] "St. Mary’s Graveyard, Fourth and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia. Records and Extracts from Inscriptions on Tombstones", by John J. Maitland, Records of the American Catholic Historical Society, Vol. III (1891), p. 253-294 [viewed on Google Books]. Also see the sketch the burial ground, ca. 1891, same article before page 253, at http://www.pahrc.net/index.php/tag/old-st-marys-cemetery/ [incomplete on Google Books] p.271.
  4. [S363] Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. Register of Wills. filmed at City Hall, Phila. FHL microfilm series titled 'Wills, 1682-1916; indexes to wills, 1682-1924'. Book 40, p. 373; 1858, No. 333 - Will of Thomas Lancaster.
  5. [S361] Philadelphia Co. Administration of Peter McGauley, Year 1817, File 75. Photocopy obtained from City of Phila. Register of Wills.
  6. [S329] North American, Philadelphia. 22 March 1844. Death notice Nicholas W. Keough. Viewed on GenealogyBank.com.
  7. [S116] Death notice. North American, Philadelphia, 5 April 1854: "On Sunday evening, 2d inst., after a severe illness, Miss Ellen C. Keough. Her friends are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, from her late residence, No. 114 Lombard street, on Wednesday afternoon, 3 o'clock, without further notice."
    North American, Philadelphia, 5 April 1854. Death notice Ellen C. Keough.