The Margaret Canty Family

There is no family picture of Margaret Canty at this time

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Their Journey To America

        Margaret Canty was born in London, England on June 21, 1857 to parents Jeremiah Canty and Hannah Stanton. Jeremiah originally immigrated to England from Ireland where he met and married Hannah. Sometime during 1856 Jeremiah and Hannah took their children, including Margaret and moved to America where they settled in Detroit, Michigan. In 1860 Margaret moved to Lodi, Wisconsin with her family and then settled in Lawler, Iowa where she met and married a man named Michael Griffin. Together, Margaret and Michael had eight children, two boys named Eugene and Frank and six girls named Nellie, Kate, Mabel, Stella, Regina, and Rosette.

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Family Dates To Remember

        The table below contains as much birth, marriage, and decease information as we could find for the immediate family of Margaret Canty.

Husband and Wife
Name Birthdate/Place Marriage Date/Information Decease Date/Place
Margaret Canty On June 21, 1857 in London, England Michael Griffin in Lawler, Iowa in 1876 Dubuque, Iowa on Oct 4, 1934
Michael Griffin Unknown He was buried at Mt. Carmel cemetery in Lawler, Iowa - date unknown
Children of Margaret Canty and Michael Griffin
Name Birthdate/Place Marriage Date/Information Decease Date/Place
Eugene Griffin Unknown Minnise Prochaskat Lawler, Iowa - date unknown
Frank Griffin Unknown Mae Mitchell Lawler, Iowa - date unknown
Nellie Griffin Unknown Will Whalen Lawler, Iowa - date unknown
Kate Griffin Unknown Frank Mullen Lawler, Iowa - date unknown
Mabel Griffin Unknown John Fogarty Lawler, Iowa - date unknown
Stella Griffin Unknown James Walsh Lawler, Iowa - date unknown
Regina Griffin Unknown Jack Steinbeck Lawler, Iowa - date unknown
Rosette Griffin Unknown Unknown Lawler, Iowa - date unknown

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Family Members To Visit

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Parents of Margaret Canty
Jeremiah Canty Hannah Stanton
Parents of Michael Griffin
Unknown Unknown
Children of Margaret Canty and Michael Griffin
Eugene Griffin Frank Griffin Nellie Griffin Kate Griffin
Mabel Griffin Stella Griffin Regina Griffin Rosette Griffin

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