Mr Ryan

Maleabout 1725–

Brief Life History of Mr Ryan

Mr Ryan was born about 1725, in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States. He married Elizabeth McGown in 1746, in Essex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

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Mr Ryan
1725–
Elizabeth McGown
1730–
Marriage: 1746
James Ryan
1747–

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  • Marriage
    1746Essex, New Jersey, United States

    • Children (1)

    World Events (6)

    1775

    Age 50

    "During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."

    1776

    Age 51

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1786 · Shays' Rebellion

    Age 61

    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

    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 rí ‘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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