Catherine Mahoney^[1]

1811 - 1857  (46 years)

• Name	Catherine Mahoney
  Born	1811	, Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Crime	1857
  	suspected poisoning
  Interesting	suspected crime addiction
  Name	Catherine Hickey
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86332
  Died	24 Sep 1857	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I86332	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	John Hickey,   d. Bef 1852
  Children	1. John Hickey,   b. 1837, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Hickey,   b. 1839, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Cornelius Hickey,   b. CALC 14 Aug 1843, Currow, County Kerry, Ireland ,   d. 23 Jul 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 42 years)   4. Jeremiah Hickey,   b. 1848, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Catherine Hickey,   b. 1849, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F18317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Supposed Poisoning Case. A woman by the name of Mrs. Catharine Hickie, died suddenly in Galt, on Thursday afternoon last. On Friday the body was taken to the Roman Catholic burying ground in Preston, and interred. Suspicions of foul play having arisen, Coroner Seagram, of Galt, determined to hold an inquest, and for that purpose summoned the following gentlemen as a jury: MR. JOHN YOUNG, Foreman. Mr. William Walker, Francis Dennis, John Casey, William Kay, Daniel Kerr, David Byrns, Mr. David Stuer, A. Anderson, A. Ramsay, James Willis, R. Charter, W. H. Benn. The body having been removed upon Friday afternoon before the Jury arrived, they adjourned until the following morning, when they proceeded to Preston, had the body disinterred. and Dr. Kostech, of Preston, held a post mortem examination. On an examination of the stomach, no evidences of poison having been administered could be found, and there were no marks of external violence. The evidence of Dr. Koetsch rather went to show that the poor woman had fallen a victim to the use of intoxicating liquors. The jury then returned to the Inkerman Inn, Galt, where a number of witnesses were examined, and the following verdict rendered through the foreman, Mr. Young, "That the deceased Catharine Hickie came to her death suddenly, from some cause or causes unknown to us. The circumstances connected with this matter were somewhat suspicious, but still there seems to have been but slight grounds for suspicion that poisoning had been resorted to. At twelve 'clock when Mrs. Hickie's son left the house, she was apparently quite well, and in company with another woman named Elizabeth Cain. At four o'clock when he returned, he found her dead, and the woman Cain gone. Suspicion at once rested upon the latter, but her statement as well as the evidence of Dr. Koetsch, would seem to indicate that the deceased being long addicted to drinking, death had come suddenly upon her. - [Galt Reformer. The Hamilton Spectator Thu, Oct 01, 1857 Page 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Vit - ON, Brant - Marriage Register 1858-1869. Name: Cornelius Hickey Sex: Male Age: 25 years (25 years) Res: Galt Birth Year (Estimated): 1842 Birthplace: Ireland Father's Name: John Hickey Mother's Name: Catharine Mahoney Spouse's Name: Anne Johnson Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 24 years (24 years) Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1843 Spouse's Birthplace: England Res: Galt Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Johnson Spouse's Mother's Name: Anne Martin Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 17 October 1867 (17 October 1867) Event Place: Brant, Ontario, Canada [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 13. Catherine HICKEY Spinster Ireland Roman Catholic 40 Mary HICKEY Ireland Roman Catholic 12 Cornelious HICKEY Ireland Roman Catholic 7 Jerimiah HICKEY Ireland Roman Catholic 3 Catherine HICKEY Ireland Roman Catholic 2 John HICKEY Ireland Roman Catholic 14 [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 13.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1811 - , Ireland Residence - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Sep 1857 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth