The Peter O'Byrne Family
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| Back Row (Standing) From Left To Right:
Steven O'Byrne; Michael O'Byrne; Mary O'Byrne Galligan; Peter O'Byrne; & Hugh Edward O'Byrne Front Row (Sitting) From Left To Right: Rose Ann O'Byrne; Peter O'Byrne; Zeta O'Byrne Haan; Mary Mullen O'Byrne; & Bridget O'Byrne Bollinger |
Their Journey To America
Peter O'Byrne was born in Dublin, Ireland on June 29th, 1823. It is believed Peter came to America between 1840 & 1850 but it is not known whether he came with his family or by himself. The only other known relatives of Peter were a brother named Steven and a sister named Mary whose whereabouts and family history are unknown. He came to New York where he met a woman named Mary Mullen (daugher of Hugh Mullen) and married her on February 25th, 1853. They eventually went west and settled in Lawler Iowa where he became a County Justice. They had a total of eight children: four boys named Peter, Hugh, Michael, and Steven; and four girls named Mary, Rose Ann, Bridget, and Zeta. Rose Ann O'Byrne married Eugene Canty, the youngest male child of Jerimiah Canty and Hanna Stanton on October 15th, 1890 and together had eight children.
Family Dates To Remember
The table below contains as much birth, marriage, and decease information as we could find for the family of Peter O'Byrne.
| Husband and Wife | |||
| Name | Birthdate/Place | Marriage Date/Information | Decease Date/Place |
| Peter O'Byrne | Dublin, Ireland on June 29, 1822 | Peter O'Byrne and Mary Mullen were married in New York, New York on Feb 25, 1853 | Lawler, Iowa on Oct 25, 1916 |
| Mary Mullen | Ireland on March 14 1827 | Lawler, Iowa on Feb 12, 1901 | |
| Children of Peter O'Byrne and Mary Mullen | |||
| Name | Birthdate/Place | Marriage Date/Information | Decease Date/Place |
| Peter E. O'Byrne Jr. | Oct 7, 1855 | Rosie Smith | May 17, 1930 |
| Mary Elizabeth O'Byrne | Racine, Wisconsin on Dec 5, 1858 | Phillip Galligan on May 20, 1885 | 1937. Buried at Mt. Carmel cemetery in Lawler, Iowa |
| Hugh Edward O'Byrne | Oct 16, 1862 | Catherine Josephine Ward on May 14, 1896 | Jan 31, 1927 |
| Steven A. O'Byrne | Lawler, Iowa on April 18, 1864 | Never Married | Feb 19, 1895 |
| Rose Ann O'Byrne | Lawler, Iowa on Jan 25, 1866 | Eugene Francis Canty at Lawler, Iowa on Oct 15, 1890 | Lawler, Iowa on Aug 16, 1944. She was buried at Mt. Carmel cemetery |
| Michael J. O'Byrne | Lawler, Iowa on Sept 6, 1868 | Teresa Rooney | Unknown |
| Bridget E. O'Byrne | Lawler, Iowa on Feb 26, 1872 | Will Bollinger | 1950 |
| Zeta O'Byrne | New York, New York on April 2, 1886 | John Hann | Nov 5, 1974 |
Family Members To Visit
To visit some of the other members of the Peter O'Byrne and Mary Mullen family simply click on their name.
| Parents of Peter O'Byrne | |||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Parents of Mary Mullen | |||
| Hugh Mullen | Mary Donahue | ||
| Children of Peter O'Byrne and Mary Mullen | |||
| Peter O'Byrne Jr. | Mary O'Byrne | Hugh Edward O'Byrne | Steven.O'Byrne |
| Rose Ann O'Byrne | Michael J. O'Byrne | Bridget E.O'Byrne | Zeta.O'Byrne |
