Mary Murphy

1867 - 1933  (66 years)

• Name	Mary Murphy
  Born	24 Jul 1867	Carrickaldreen, Forkill, Co. Armagh   [1]
  Christened	25 Jul 1867	Forkill, Co. Armagh   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Sister Mary Gabriel Murphy, Mother Mary Gabriel Murphy
  Godparents	Thos. McParland and Ellen Morgan
  Occupation	1891	Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario   [3]
  	Dressmaker
  Occupation	1900	Rock Island, Illinois   [4]
  	Dressmaker
  Occupation	1902	Rock Island, Illinois
  	Entered the order of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in March 1902, and subsequently became a registered nurse.
  Newspaper	11 Feb 1928	Newry, Down, Northern Ireland   [5]
  	"Franciscan Nun's Silver Jubilee" Account of the Silver Jubilee celebration (in Rock Island, Illinois, 21 December 1927) for the Rev. Mother Mary Gabriel, a "native of Mullabawn," and the daughter of "the late Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy, Carrickaldreen, Mullabawn, Co. Armagh."
  Occupation	1930	Rock Island, Illinois
  	Registered nurse; Mother General of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, St. Anthony's Hospital
  Died	29 Aug 1933	Rock Island, Illinois
  Buried	Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois
  Person ID	I211	Moran
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	James Murphy,   b. About 1824, Forkill, Co. Armagh, Ireland ,   d. 5 Apr 1911, Carrickaldreen, Forkill, Co. Armagh  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Murphy,   b. About 1834, Co. Armagh, Ireland ,   d. 30 Aug 1910, Carrickaldreen, Forkill, Co. Armagh  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	About 1857	Forkill, Co. Armagh
  Family ID	F1586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Mother Mary Gabriel (Murphy) Celebrated The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa), 21 December 1927

  
  

  Obituary		Obituary for Mary Murphy, aka Mother Mary Gabriel Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 29 August 1933
  		Obit for Mary Murphy, aka Mother Mary Gabriel The Rock Island Argus, 29 August 1933

  
  

• Sources

  [S375] Ireland Civil Records. Civil birth Forkhill, Newry [S374] Register of Forkhill (Mullaghbawn), Co. Armagh. [S158] 1891 Census of Canada. Perth, Lanark South, Ontario, Canada, p. 29 Found in the household of Thomas McCann and Anne Murphy (first cousin of Arthur Joseph McGlade), with sister Catherine Murphy (married William Joseph Madden in 1897) also found in this household, also a dressmaker [S118] 1900 United States Federal Census. Rock Island Ward 3, Rock Island, Illinois Found in household of William Madden and wife Kate (her sister Catherine Murphy) [S459] Frontier Sentinel (Newry, Down, Northern Ireland), p. 5, 11 Feb 1928.