Mary Bridget Murray was the mother of Frank L. Fay of Greenville, PA. Her first marriage was to Patrick Cavanaugh and her second was to Patrick Fay in about 1878. Her parents were Hugh Murray and Mary Costilla. I don’t have any info on them.

Birth

Per her death certificate, Mary was born in Ireland in February 1850. I do not have her birth certificate.

Name

Mary seems to have gone by Bridget earlier in her life and Mary by the time of her second marriage. Bidelia/Bedelia is a form of the very common name Bridget and is often the reason for girls named Bridget being known as Delia.

Immigration

She came to the U.S. in 1860 at the age of ten. I have found a few Marys in this year but I can’t match her up to any of them for sure.

Marriage

Mary was married twice, first to Patrick Cavanagh and second to Patrick Fay.

First Marriage, to Patrick Cavanagh

Mary married Patrick on August 4, 1868, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Second Marriage, to Patrick Fay

Sometime around 1878, according to the 1910 census, Mary was remarried, this time to Patrick Fay. They remained married until Patrick’s death until 1912.

Children

Mary had two sets of children, three with her first husband and two with her second.

Children with Patrick Cavanaugh

I don’t know if they were later adopted by their stepfather or if they just changed their names.

1. Frank L. Fay (né Cavanagh). Born 18 Jul 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio.
2. Nellie Fay. Born in June 1871 in Cleveland, Ohio. Died in 1931.
3. Agnes Jane Fay (née Cavanagh). Born March 1873 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Children with Patrick Fay

Mary had two children with her second husband Patrick Fay.

1. Nina Gertrude Fay. Born 10 Jun 1880 in Cleveland, Ohio. Died October 7, 1955.
2. Loretta M. Fay. Born in May 1885, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Death

Mary died on January 20, 1914, of bronchial pneumonia and suffered from myocarditis. She was 64 years old. Her death certificate is below.

Burial

She is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. See her memorial page at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=82174003.

Here is a photograph of her tombstone:

Thank you very much to the kind volunteer at findagrave.com who snapped this shot for me.