Ann Garrity (also spelled Geraghty) was born about 1846 in the Parish of Shrule, County Longford, Ireland. She was the daughter of Patrick Garrity and Catherine Glinnan who came to the United States about 1847  where they joined other Irish Catholic families at Victory, Saratoga County, New York. Patrick soon established a grist mill at the base of the dam on the Fish River which flows between Schuylerville and Victory Mills. He operated the mill for many years. Ann Garrity did not marry.