Edward, son of Bernard Lynch and Ellen Brady was born in Longford, Ireland about 1821 and emmigrated to America with his family aboard the ship Tarolinta which departed Liverpool, England and arrived in New York City on June 12, 1841.
The ship's passenger list shows Edwards age as 20.
Edward married Mary Brady, in Boston, on July 18, 1852 and the 1860 U. S. Census shows Edward and Mary living in East Boston with their four children - Edward 7, Abby M. 6, Bernard 4 and Ellen 1.
The Massachusetts State Cenesus of 1865 Shows Edward and Mary still in Boston with four children, Edward 12, Abby 10, Bernard 8 and William 4. Daughter Ellen, one year old in the 1860 census, died somewhere around her first birthday.
The 1870 U. S. Census shows Edward and Mary in Boston with their four children - Edward 17, Abby M. 16, Bernard 13 and William 10.