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Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 30, 1959
Ethnicity: *50% Irish *25% German *25% English
Mary Gay Scanlon is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, since November 13, 2018.
She is the daughter of Carol, an English professor, and Daniel J. Scanlon, an attorney and US Magistrate. She was raised in Watertown, New York. Mary is married to Mark Stewart, with whom she has three children. Mary is Catholic.
Mary’s paternal grandfather was Daniel Joseph Scanlon (the son of John Daniel Scanlon and Grace Cecelia Horan). Mary’s grandfather Daniel was born in Syracua, New York. John was prominent in Democratic Party politics. He was born in New York, the son of Irish parents, Daniel Scanlon and Mary Gallivan. Grace was born in New York, also to Irish parents, Daniel Horan and Johanna Gooley.
Mary’s paternal grandmother was Mary Rose Gaynor/Gagnon (the daughter of Edward F. Gaynor and Margaret Virginia McDonald). Edward was the son of Irish parents, Patrick Gaynor and Honora Dooly. Margaret was also the daughter of Irish parents, James McDonnell and Johanna Doyle.
Mary’s maternal grandfather was Leo J. Yehle (Leonard John Yehle, the son of John Baptiste Yehle and Clara Schlachter). Leo was born in Syracuse, New York, an was a family-court judge, who helped write the first juvenile justice code in New York. His parents were German.
Mary’s maternal grandmother was Dorothea Markham Smith (the daughter of Arthur Tappan/Tappen Smith and Florence Nightingale Markham). Dorothea was born in Herkimer, New York, and had deep roots in the state. Arthur was born in Norway, Herkimer County, and was editor and publisher of the Herkimer Citizen, in NY. He was the son of Frederick Smith and Maria E. Service. Florence was born in Oswego, New York, the daughter of The Rev. Wilbur Francis Markham and M. Anna Phillips.
Source: Genealogies of Mary’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com