When Francis Xavier Loughery was born in February 1844, in County Donegal, Ireland, his father, John Joseph Loughery, was 52 and his mother, Margaret Kelly, was 48. He married Lydia Holmes Kimball on 12 June 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Santa Rosa Judicial Township, Sonoma, California, United States in 1900 and Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States in 1910. He died on 21 July 1912, in Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historic Notes: 1847: Name changed from Yerba Buena to San Francisco. 1856: San Francisco an Independent City.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Irish: variant of Loughrey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesWhen Francis came to US, he was hired by the Mormons to tach them the textile business. He came west to Utah, settling in Provo. He became head of the Provo Woolen Mills.
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