Erastus Ryan

Brief Life History of Erastus

When Erastus Ryan was born about 1867, in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States, his father, William Thomas Ryan, was 53 and his mother, Janet Cochran, was 35. He died on 22 March 1868, at the age of 2.

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Family Time Line

William Thomas Ryan
1815–1894
Janet Cochran
1833–1912
Joseph S Ryan
1859–1861
Hampton Ryan
1864–
Ephraim Ryan
1867–1867
Erastus Ryan
1867–1868
Elizabeth Ryan
1869–
Kittie Bell Ryan
1861–1863
Alice Ryan
1863–1935
Franklin Charles Ryan
1865–1910
Jennie Florence Ryan
1868–1920
Mahala Ryan
1870–1947
Heber Ryan
1870–
George Ryan
1872–1899
Elizabeth Ryan
1874–1879
Annie Ryan
1876–1966
Orson Ryan
1877–1956
William Ryan
1878–

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World Events (3)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, John Patrick, Dermot, Liam, Paddy, Donovan, Eamon, Eamonn, Kieran, Parnell, Aileen, Brennan.

Irish: shortened form of O'Ryan , an Anglicized form of Ó Riaghain (modern Irish Ó Riain) ‘descendant of Riaghan’, a personal name probably based on the word ‘king’. Ryan is one of the commonest surnames in Ireland, though there has been considerable confusion with Regan .

Irish: shortened from Mulryan (Ó Maoilriaghain).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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