Mary Gough and (1) John Boyle
Mary Gough and (2) Michael Hennessy

Mary Gough married John Boyle on 25 November 1849 at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, where their children -- Ellen, Peter, and Patrick -- were baptized in 1850, 1853, and 1855.

In the 1850 census, Mary Boyle (18, born in Ireland) is listed as a boarder in the household of John McCall, although John Boyle was apparently not living there. We believe this is "our" Mary because a Hugh Boyle (23, born Ireland) and Peter Boyle (28, born Ireland) also are listed with the McCall household -- Peter was the baptismal sponsor for John and Mary's son, Patrick, and may be John's brother -- and because Mary's parents, Peter and Letitia Gough, live two doors away from the McCall home. It is possible that Mary simply returned to Hazleton to be near her mother for the birth of her first child -- Ellen was born one month after the census was taken -- and that John continued to live and work elsewhere.

After John's death in 1856 or 1857, Mary married Michael Hennessy, again at St. Gabriel's, where four of their eight children -- Mary Ann, Margaret, Alice, and Peter -- were baptized. The family is enumerated in neighboring Schuylkill County in 1860 and 1870; both Ellen and Patrick Boyle are included with the family (although their surnames are given as Hennessy). In 1880, Patrick is still living with his mother but the enumerator correctly lists him this time as Patrick Boyle. A Richard Hennessy (born 1830, Ireland) is also enumerated not far from Michael and Mary in Schuylkill County in 1860 and may be Michael's younger brother.

At least two of Mary's children (Peter Boyle and Elizabeth Hennessy) appear to have died in childhood, and she named subsequent children after them -- doing so was not uncommon in the 19th century.

We have no additional information about Mary or her family after 1880.

Mary Gough (b. 1833, Ireland - d. bet 1880/1900, probably Schuylkill, PA)
m1. 25 Nov 1849 at St. Gabriel's, Luzerne, PA
John Boyle (b. by ca 1829 - d ca 1856/57, probably Hazleton, Luzerne, PA)
Children:
 i. Ellen Boyle (b. 29 Sep 1850, probably Hazle Township, Luzerne, PA - d. after 1870)
ii. Peter Boyle (b. 23 Jul 1853, probably Hazleton, Luzerne, PA - d bet 1853/1860)
iii. Patrick Boyle (b. 17 Feb 1855, possibly Hazleton, Luzerne, PA - d aft 1880)

m2. 14 May 1857 at St. Gabriel's, Luzerne, PA
Michael Hennessy (b. 1829, Ireland - d bet 1870/1875, probably Klein Township, Schuylkill, PA)
Children:
i. Elizabeth Hennessy (b. ca Feb 1860, probably Schuylkill, PA - d. bet 1870/73)
 ii. Mary Ann Hennessy (b. 4 Feb 1862, probably Schuylkill, PA - d. aft 1880)
iii. Margaret Hennessy "Maggie" (b. 2 Jan 1864, Schuylkill, PA - d. aft 1880)
iv. Alice Hennessy (b. 9 Dec 1865, Schuylkill, PA - d. aft 1880)
v. Peter Hennessy (b. 12 Feb 1868, Schuylkill, PA - d. bet 1870/80)
vi. William Hennessy (b. 1870, Schuylkill, PA - d aft 1880)
vii. Elizabeth Hennessy (b. 1873, Schuylkill, PA - d aft 1880)
viii. Katherine Hennessy (b. 1875, Schuylkill, PA - d. aft 1880)