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Murray / Canavan

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Henry Ambrose Canavan, known as Ambrose and later as Papie to his Norwood grandchildren, was raised in Warwick, Rhode Island, by his parents Richard Sylvester Canavan and Barbara Warburton Canavan, along with his three siblings James, John, and Mary.

Theresa Agnes Murray, called Agnes and Grammy, was raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, by her parents John Murray and Mary Higgins Murray along with her siblings David, Janet, Margaret, John, and Thomas.

Agnes and Ambrose raised four children in Cranston Rhode Island- Mary, Richard, Barbara, and Regina.  Theirs was a happy marriage, and their home was filled with much love and deep faith in the Catholic Church.

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Barbara
Canavan Curran

Barbara, also known as Mom and Shanna, talks about meeting her father-in-law Bart as well as Lewis's, and the pedical flap.

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SHANNA

Shanna recalls some of her earliest memories

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How did Agnes and Ambrose meet?

DM-10063 04-30-02 Shanna- Grammey and Papie, Anna BurroughsArtist Name
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