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Note: About 1870, Margaret (age 40 at the 1870 census) and John McCarthy removed from Butler Co., to Pittsburgh, PA where they appear in the 1870 census. John was a tavern owner. He died in Dec She is likely the "M. McCarthy, wid, of John, saloo Margaret married a second time on 19 Jan. 1886 in Pittsburgh, to John Dunn, "saloon-keeper." The Pittsburgh Marriage Licens I checked the Pittsburgh newspaper obituary file at the Carnegie Li
Note: Margaret Burns MAY be the daughter of Bernard, but I as yet have no proof. Margaret Burns & John McCarthy were married at St. Patrick's, Sugarcreek Twp., Armstrong Co., PA 3 Jan. 1848, per St. Patrick records. She appeared with John in the 1850 census living in Clearfield Twp., Butler Co., age 20 (birth year of about 1830). At the 1860 census census her age is shown as 27 (birth year of about 1833). ., 1880 and Margaret filed Letters Testamentary in Allegheny Co. on 27 Dec. 1880 as executrix of her husband's will. She signed with her mark.n keeper, 158 Forty-eighth" listed in the 1885 Pittsburgh City Directory.e (docket # A910, Vol. 1, pg. 304) shows that widow Margaret "McCarty" was born in Butler Co., PA and that "she is now 48 years of age" (birth year of about 1837). She married 52 year old John Dunn, born in Ireland, who was a widower and saloon-keeper. Since this was the occupation of her first husband, John McCarthy, at the 1870 census, perhaps this John Dunn was a friend and/or colleague or successor. Note also that John McCarthy is buried with a Dunn family in their plot at St. Mary's Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh.brary, Pittsburgh but was unable to locate a death notice for Margaret (Burns) (McCarthy) Dunn. Nor was I able to locate John & Margaret Dunn in the 1900 PA census. However, I did locate the burials of both in St. Mary's Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, Section U.
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