Rebecca Maria (Widow) MuldoonAge: 74 years1787–1861
- Name
- Rebecca Maria (Widow) Muldoon
- Given names
- Rebecca Maria (Widow)
- Surname
- Muldoon
- Married name
- Rebecca Maria (Widow) McCABE
- Married name
- Rebecca Maria (Widow) Muldoon
 Birth | about 1787 Note: Probably Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland
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 Birth of a son#1 | William MULDOON 1818 (Age 31 years) Note: The children of William Muldoon, in their census responses, maintained William was born in Northern Ireland; e.g. Ulster. William's naturalization record in 1848, sworn in Rochester NY, stated he was from Fermanagh Ireland. His brother Arthur's obit stated he was from EnnisKillen, Fermanagh, Ireland.
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| Birth of a daughter #2 | Jane MULDOON about 1821 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Arthur MULDOON July 15, 1828 (Age 41 years) Note: Arthur's obituary gives his birth place. His birthdate is unknown because he gave dates varying from 1810 to 1828 but his application for citizenship give July 15, 1828.
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| Marriage of a child | William MULDOON — Ann KENT — View this family Type: Religious marriage April 18, 1839 (Age 52 years)Note: Record found in Anglican Archives in Toronto, May 2011.
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| Death of a husband | <unknown> MULDOON before 1841 (Age 54 years) |
 Religious marriage | Francis McCABE — View this family November 16, 1841 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Michael McCABE — Jane MULDOON — View this family November 16, 1842 (Age 55 years) |
 Confirmation | January 18, 1850 (Age 63 years) Source: Lindsay Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Baptisms, Book Marriages 1850-1865 |
 Census | Francis McCABE — View this family 1861 (Age 74 years) |
 Fact | Proof of First Name Note: Francis' marriage in Ops identified his wife as Widow Muldoon, with no hint of her first name. In 1854 Francis sold some land and Widow Muldoon was identified as Rebecca Mccabe. Also, the 1861 census for Francis verified that widow Muldoon was named Rebecca.
Deed Record #7770 in Victora Co Verified Name Rebecca Note: Film 0202264 in FHL
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 Event | Conjecture |
 Death | after 1861 (Age 74 years) |
| Family with <unknown> MULDOON |
| husband |
<unknown> MULDOON Death: before 1841 |
| herself |
Rebecca Maria (Widow) Muldoon Birth: about 1787 — Fermanagh Co, Ireland Death: after 1861 — OPS Victoria Co Ontario |
| son |
William MULDOON Birth: 1818 31 — Fermanagh Co, Ireland Death: June 9, 1891 — Monroe Co NY |
| daughter | |
| daughter |
Birth: about 1821 34 — Fermanagh Co, Ireland Death: October 13, 1875 — Lindsay, Ops Twp, Ontario, Canada |
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8 years son |
Arthur MULDOON Birth: July 15, 1828 41 — Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland Death: May 22, 1901 — Cook Co., IL, USA |
| Family with Francis McCABE |
| husband |
Birth: September 20, 1782 — Magheracloone, Co Monaghan Ireland Death: August 9, 1862 — Ops, Victoria Co Ontario, |
| herself |
Rebecca Maria (Widow) Muldoon Birth: about 1787 — Fermanagh Co, Ireland Death: after 1861 — OPS Victoria Co Ontario |
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Marriage: November 16, 1841 — St Mary's Catholic Church in Lindsay |
| Francis McCABE + Sarah RICHARDS |
| husband |
Birth: September 20, 1782 — Magheracloone, Co Monaghan Ireland Death: August 9, 1862 — Ops, Victoria Co Ontario, |
| husband’s wife |
Sarah RICHARDS Death: before 1840 |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-son |
Birth: about 1805 22 — Probably Monaghan Ireland Death: December 27, 1892 — North Dakota |
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16 years step-daughter |
Anne McCABE Birth: about 1820 37 — Magheracloone, Monaghan, Ireland |
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9 years step-daughter |
Elizabeth McCABE Birth: about 1828 45 — Probably Monaghan Ireland Death: May 8, 1904 — Rochester NY |
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-10 months step-son |
Simon McCABE Birth: March 1, 1827 44 — Monaghan Ireland Death: September 24, 1870 — Eaton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin |
| Confirmation | Lindsay Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Baptisms, Book Marriages 1850-1865 |
| Birth | Probably Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Fact | Francis' marriage in Ops identified his wife as Widow Muldoon, with no hint of her first name. In 1854 Francis sold some land and Widow Muldoon was identified as Rebecca Mccabe. Also, the 1861 census for Francis verified that widow Muldoon was named Rebecca. |
| Event | The first husband and pedigree of Rebecca (Widow) Muldoon McCabe are not known but the following is our best conjecture of her family. The Widow Muldoon's name first appeared on Ops in the record of her marriage to old Francis McCabe in Lindsay in Nov 1841. However the Muldoon family had appeared in various Census of Population of Ops by 1839. 1839 Census -- Arthur Muldoon, 2 males > 16, no females, living close to Michael McCabe, approximately Conc 7. This is likely Arthur and William Muldoon arriving in Ops. 1840 Census - William Muldoon, his new wife Ann Kent, and baby living on East side of Ops in approximately Conc 11. Arthur Muldoon is living close by with 2 females over age 16 - probably his mother Widow Muldoon and his sister Jane Muldoon who have arrived in Ops. 1841 - Actually Jan 1842 - William Muldoon continues to live on East side of Ops with wife and child. However, Arthur Muldoon is listed with 1 young male, 1 old male (himself) , 1 young female and 2 older females. By Jan 1842 the Widow was already married to Francis McCabe and his household shows 1 young male, 2 older males, and 2 older females; thus Rebecca must be the mother of Arthur, not his wife. Jane Muldoon is one of the older females but we can't tell which family unit she is listed in. Summarizing, the most likely scenario is that the Widow Rebecca Muldoon is the mother of all three known Muldoons in OPS, William, Arthur, and Jane. |
| Note | Rebecca Maria Muldoon was born in Ireland and immigrated to Canada before 1839. Her maiden name is unknown. Her husband or son was probably Arthur Muldoon who settled on Concession 7 in Ops, although that is not proved. In any case she was a widow by 1841 when she married "Old" Francis (Frank) McCabe of Ops. Rebecca was confirmed as a Catholic in the church at Downeyville in 1850 and her name appears in land transactions in the early 1850s when Francis sold his original homestead. There is no doubt that the Widow Muldoon who married Frank McCabe(as listed in the marriage records of St Marys) is the same as Rebecca Maria Muldoon. Rebecca is living with Francis in the 1861 census of Ops. In the same household is Francis' newly arrived grandson, Michael McCabe, who had come to Ops in 1859 from Monaghan. It is not known when Rebecca died. She was not mentioned in Frank's will of Aug 1862. |
| Note | I have placed Ann Muldoon in this family due to the fact that this Muldoon family lived close to Ann's husband George Downey of Ops and, also, that William Muldoon wrote a letter of support for George Downey in 1861. In addition several descendants of George Downey and Ann Muldoon are DNA matches with descendants of Jane Muldoon in the ancestry.com database.. |
| Confirmation | Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 3,584 × 2,892 pixels File size: 1,752 KB Type: Document Highlighted image: no |
| Census | Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 3,997 × 3,659 pixels File size: 905 KB Type: Document |
| Fact | Format: image/png Image dimensions: 668 × 943 pixels File size: 702 KB Type: Document Note: Film 0202264 in FHL
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