Brief Life History of John
When John Kirby was born on 17 February 1797, in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England, his father, John Kirby, was 26 and his mother, Isabell Foster, was 22. He married Mary Fuller before 1829, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 23 January 1870, in Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- John Kirby, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Kirby in entry for Hannah S. Bailey, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
- John Kirby in entry for George C. Kirby and Mary Fryar, "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930"
Spouse and Children
1797–1870 Male
1815–1860 Female
Children (6)
1836–1854 Female
1837– Male
1838–1868 Female
1847–1923 Female
1849–1935 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1771– Male
1775– Female
Siblings (4)
1790–1868 Male
1797–1870 Male
– Male
– Male
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
1803
Age 6
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Kirby or Kirkby, from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + bȳ ‘farmstead, village’.
Irish: adopted for Ó Garmhaic ‘descendant of Cíarmhac’, a personal name meaning ‘dark son’. Compare Kerwick .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Geirble ‘son of Geirble’, a personal name of uncertain origin. The name is preserved in the townland name of Carrowkeribly in County Mayo.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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