Mary Anne Teresa Woods
- Born
- 1 Jul 1841
- Died
- 3 Jan 1906
- Gender
- Female
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in USA
Mary Ann Teresa Woods, daughter of John Woods and Alice Donough, was born in Ireland about 1841 (year based on marriage record, month based on 1900 census).
She married Thomas Flanagan, son of Patrick Flanagan and Ellen Farrell, at St. Mary's in Athlone, Ireland on 13 Aug 1865. Both fathers were "shop keepers," Thomas a "shop man," Mary Ann a "shop girl." The witnesses were J. Byrne (not sure of the initial) and Alice Logan.
They had Alicia Anne "Alice" Flanagan 23 Jul 1867. She was baptized as "Eliza Anna" at St. Mary's, Athlone, 24 Jul 1867. Thomas' occupation is Grocer, "Church" which I assume is Church Road. The sponsors were James Donohoe (who may be a relative of Mary Ann's mother) and Eliza Logan (who may be the same as the Alice Logan on the marriage record)
Thomas left Ireland about 1871 and went to New York City, New York, United States. It appears from census records that Mary Ann and baby Alice followed about a year later. I haven't found either passenger lists or naturalization documents.
Thomas and Mary Ann had five more children, all born in New York City:
- James Patrick (b.18 Feb 1874, possibly d.28 Jun 1968)
- Edward John (b.14 Nov 1876, d.abt. 20 Sep 1956)
- Mary Ann (b.2 Mar 1878, d.21 Jul 1878)
- Thomas (b.13 Jun 1879, d.27 May 1880)
- Thomas Francis (b.5 Dec 1882, d.5 Mar 1946)
Mary Ann died 3 Jan 1906 in the Bronx, New York City, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery.
DNA matches hint at, but don't prove, her father John, possibly with a later wife, having a daughter Caroline Woods in 1857. Caroline married Joseph Hepburn in New York City in 1881, and two of their sons are the ancestors of DNA matches to Thomas Flanagan and Mary Ann Woods' 2nd-great-grandson.
