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• Immigratn: 1817, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, IRELAND
• Obituary: 6 Oct 1866, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

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Obituary:
Death of Mr. Foley - Mr. Matthew Foley, 80 years of age, who was so seriously injured on Wednesday last, by having his left hand crushed by being run over by a car on Pratt street, after suffering great agony, died yesterday, about 1 o'clock P.M.

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Matthew married Elizabeth MURPHY. Elizabeth was born on 12 Aug 1792 in IRELAND; died on 22 May 1882; was buried in New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Obituary: 23 May 1882

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Obituary:
Death of a Venerable Lady
Mrs. Elizabeth Foley, mother of the late Bishop Foley, of Chicago, and Rev. John Foley, pastor of St. Martin's Catholic Church, Fayette and Fulton streets, died last night at her residence, No. 43 Mulberry street, aged 90 years. She was born in Ireland, and came to this city in 1820 with her husband, the late Matthew Foley. She leaves three sons and one daughter. The sons are Rev. John Foley, D. J. Foley and Matthew J. Foley,of the firm of D. J. Foley, Bro. & Co. wholesale grocers and commission merchants, No. 50 South street. Mrs. Foley was of quiet and retiring disposition and was noted for her many acts of charity.

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Jacob married Margaret DILLON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary Ellen only daughter in a family of six children. Two brothers were named Bartholomew and Matthew; names of other three brothers unknown. Two brothers each had two sons who were ordained priests; two of these four priests were consecrated bishops, one at Detroit, Michigan and one at Baltimore Maryland. One brother had two daughters who came to America, Sister Vincent Foley who died at Syracuse, NY and her sister, Ann, who attended her funeral, at that time she was living in New Jersey.