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Maggie McFly

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Maggie McFly was the wife of Seamus McFly. She was Irish by birth and together with Seamus's brother Martin moved to the United States from Ireland in the 1880s. She was Catholic. Maggie appeared to be in her mid-twenties to early-thirties, placing her birthyear in the late 1850s/early 1860s.

Maggie was a no-nonsense woman, not prepared to take any mess from anyone, and was also a very practical woman. Despite this, she loved her husband and their son William dearly and was a caring woman, ready to help those in need.

Maggie, despite looking like Lorraine Baines McFly, was not directly related to Lorraine but merely looks a bit like her.[1] It has been suggested that the McFly men were always attracted to women who looked like Maggie.

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Seamus, Maggie and Seamus' brother Martin left Ballybowhill, Ireland in the early 1880s with hopes of a better life. They gradually headed west, eventually ending up in Hill Valley, California, although it is unknown exactly when they arrived there.

They either lived in, or passed through, Virginia City, Nevada before arriving in Hill Valley. It was there that Martin McFly lost his life - whilst trying to prove that he wasn't a chicken, he was stabbed in a saloon with a bowie knife. This had an effect on Seamus as well, who remembers his brother and tries not to make the same mistake. Seamus encourages others to learn from Martin's mistake and not let what other people think of them take over their lives.

After settling into Hill Valley, they lived and worked in a farmhouse 14 miles outside of town, together with their son William who was born in April 1885, "the first McFly to be born in America". Since William was a few months old by September 1885, and the townspeople knew the McFlys quite well, they may have been living in Hill Valley for a couple of years by 1885. The couple worked hard on their farm, often going into town - where local outlaw Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen aside, they were liked by all the townspeople.

Seamus and Maggie first met Marty McFly on September 2, 1885, who had time traveled back from 1955 (and originally from 1985) when he crashed into their fence whilst running from a bear. Seamus found Marty unconscious and he and Maggie took him in, putting him in their bedroom while he recovered.

After Marty woke up, he discovered who his great-great grandparents were. As he couldn't tell them his real name, he called himself "Clint Eastwood". Seamus in particular had a feeling about Marty, that they should look after him - especially after seeing Marty hold William, who normally hated strangers. Seamus and Maggie let "Clint" stay in their barn overnight, after telling him about his friend Doc Brown being the local blacksmith in town. The next morning, Seamus gave "Clint" a lift to the railroad tracks into Hill Valley.

Maggie and Seamus went into town themselves two days later for the Hill Valley Festival, which was celebrating the arrival of the new courthouse clock. There, they met "Clint" again (who had found Doc by this stage). Buford Tannen showed up and after trying to shoot Doc, challenged Marty to a duel by calling him chicken. Seamus and Maggie overheard this and afterwards told Marty the story of his namesake Martin in Virginia City, suggesting to Marty that he start thinking about his future.

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  1. ↑ Due to actress Lea Thompson playing both roles

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Individuals
The McFly Family
Marty McFly | George McFly | Lorraine Baines McFly | Jennifer Parker | Seamus McFly | Maggie McFly | Dave McFly | Linda McFly | Martin McFly Jr. | Marlene McFly
The Brown Family
Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown | Clara Clayton Brown | Jules Brown | Verne Brown | Einstein
The Tannen Family
Biff Tannen | Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen | Griff Tannen
Other Individuals
Mr. Strickland | Marshall James Strickland | Match, Skinhead & 3-D | Goldie Wilson | Douglas J. Needles
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