Mary Keady was born sometime between 1870-1873 in Ireland
according to the US censuses for 1900-1930.
Most of these records have her
birth year as 1870 so I will use that one as the default until I find something
with more direct evidence.
As for most of the immigrant ancestors I have searched for, I
have so far been unable to pin down when and where they left and when and where
they arrived.
The 1900 census states that her year of immigration was 1888
and that she had been in the country for 12 years.
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| 1900 US Census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pg. 210, Micheal Curley household. |
The 1910 census, the columns for immigration/naturalization
for her name were left blank.
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| 1910 US Census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pg. 9B, Kate Curley household, Merrimack Street. |
The 1920 census has her immigration year as 1886 and date of
naturalization as 1891.
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| 1920 US Census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania sheet 5B, Catherine Curley household, Merrimack Street. |
The 1930 census lists her immigration year as 1875 and only
states that she is naturalized.
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| 1930 US Census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania sheet 16A, Mary Keady household, Merrimack Street. |
Finally, 1905 she shows up on a passenger list sailing
aboard the S.S. Teutonic from Queenstown on 12 October 1905 and arrived at the
Port of New York on 19 October 1905. One of the columns asked if they have ever
been in the United States before and when and where. For Mary it has 18 years
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It also says that she will be joining her sister Kate Curley on Merrimack Street in Pittsburgh which matches other records for Mary Keady.
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| S.S. Teutonic date unknown |
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| Passenger List, S.S. Teutonic, from Queenstown 12 October 1905 to Port of New York 19 October 1905. |
Since most of the records indicate that she immigrated in
the late 1880s that is where I have focused my search so far. Mary Keady is a fairly common name and I have found a number of possibilities, but so far nothing to indicate one of them is the one I am looking for. Unfortunately, as
with the other immigrant ancestors I have researched, I can’t seem to
find them arriving or leaving their country of origin. They all just seem to
appear in the US as if by magic. Just another reason for me to take a road trip to Pennsylvania to search for some answers.
