Individual Details
Sister Mary Emmanuel "Bessy" Cavanagh
(1 Dec 1882 - 12 Aug 1960)
Events
| Birth | 1 Dec 1882 | Derryfeacle, Kilglass, Ballintober North, Roscommon |  | ||
| Alt name | Elizabeth "Bessy" Cavanagh | | |||
| Census | 1901 | Derryfeacle | | ||
| Census-shared | 1901 | (Mary Doherty) Derryfeacle, Roscommon | | ||
| Emigration | 16 Sep 1908 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | ||
| Occupation | From 1916 | Nun, joining the Sisters of Mercy | | ||
| Residence | 1933 | Convent of Mercy, Bayside, New York, United States | | ||
| Death | 12 Aug 1960 | St Marys Convent, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Burial | Sisters Plot, Saint Mary's Cemetery, Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Families
| Father | Michael Cavanagh (1845 - 1926) |
| Mother | Mary Doherty (1848 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Catherine T "Kate" Cavanagh (1870 - 1947) |
| Sibling | John Cavanagh (1872 - 1949) |
| Sibling | James Cavanagh (1874 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Patrick Cavanagh (1877 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Mary Cavanagh (1879 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Michael M Cavanagh (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Hugh "Hughie" Cavanagh (1889 - 1973) |
Endnotes
1. Peter Cavanagh via e-mail.
2. Census 1901. Census Database, National Archives of Ireland. Derryfeacle, Kilglass North, Roscommon.
3. Ancestry.Com Bulletin Boards. Cavanagh/Cavanaugh:Roscommon,Irl to Allegheny,PA?. Post Started by Peter Cavanagh on 16 September 2001.
4. Sister Mary Emmanuel Kavanaugh, death certificate 076444-60 (12 August 1960), Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania..
5. John Eagleton, "Elizabeth (Bessy) Cavanagh," email from (), to Edan Keenan, 18 February 2007.
6. Sister Mary Emmanuel Cavanagh, Sister Mary Emmanuel Cavanagh to 'Dear cousin' [Dannie Cavanagh], 1 January 1933,( to Dannie Cavanagh), Edan Keenan.
7. Census . Census Database, National Archives of Ireland.
8. Census 1901. Census Database, National Archives of Ireland. Derryfeacle, Kilglass North, Roscommon.
9. Peter Cavanagh via e-mail.
10. Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R), New York. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Micropublication M237. Rolls # 1-675. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
11. "Ellis Island Passenger Database," index and manifest images, The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation (SOLEIF), Ellis Island Records Search (http://www.ellisisland.org : accessed ).
12. Sister Mary Emmanuel Cavanagh, Sister Mary Emmanuel Cavanagh to 'Dear cousin' [Dannie Cavanagh], 1 January 1933,( to Dannie Cavanagh), Edan Keenan.
13. Letter from Peter Cavanagh (12743 Bonaventure Dr. S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2J 4X4) to Mae & Gerry Beirne, 14/12/2006; held by Mae & Gerry Beirne. Copy Edan Keenan.
14. John Eagleton, "Elizabeth (Bessy) Cavanagh," email from (), to Edan Keenan, 18 February 2007.
15. Sister Mary Emmanuel Cavanagh, Sister Mary Emmanuel Cavanagh to 'Dear cousin' [Dannie Cavanagh], 1 January 1933,( to Dannie Cavanagh), Edan Keenan.
16. Patrick J Cavanagh Obituary, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, USA, 20 May 1942, p15.
17. Obituary for Catherine T. Elmer (Aged 77), The Brattleboro Reformer, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, 11 April 1947, p6.
18. Obituary for Mary Emmanuel Kavanaugh, The Plain Speaker, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 13 August 1960, p18.
19. Obituary for Mary Emmanuel Kavanaugh, Standard-Sentinel, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 13 August 1960, p8.
20. Sister Mary Emmanuel Cavanagh, Sister Mary Emmanuel Cavanagh to 'Dear cousin' [Dannie Cavanagh], 1 January 1933,( to Dannie Cavanagh), Edan Keenan.
21. Sister Mary Emmanuel Kavanaugh, death certificate 076444-60 (12 August 1960), Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania..
22. Obituary for Mary Emmanuel Kavanaugh, The Plain Speaker, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 13 August 1960, p18.
23. Obituary for Mary Emmanuel Kavanaugh, Standard-Sentinel, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 13 August 1960, p8.
24. User Input Data, Find A Grave, Inc, Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 September 2019), Sr Mary Emmanuel Cavanaugh.
25. Obituary for Mary Emmanuel Kavanaugh, The Plain Speaker, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 13 August 1960, p18.
26. Obituary for Mary Emmanuel Kavanaugh, Standard-Sentinel, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 13 August 1960, p8.