Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Mahoney was born on 18 December 1843, in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States, her father, Willliam Reed Mahoney, was 27 and her mother, Harriett Mahoney, was 22. She married Daniel Webster Lilley in 1866. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Maryland, United States in 1870 and Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 February 1922, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Martha Mahoney in household of Mathew M Naudain, "United States Census, 1860"
- Death of daughter Laura Mairs, "Delaware Death Records, 1855-1961"
- Martha Lilley in household of Linwood Lilley, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1849– Male
1843–1922 Female
Children (5)
1870–1914 Male
1873– Male
1874–1952 Female
1879–1890 Male
1881–1947 Male
Parents and Siblings
1816–1898 Male
1821–1880 Female
Siblings (13)
1838–1920 Male
1839–1930 Female
1840–1906 Male
1843–1925 Female
1843–1916 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 3
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 20
1865
Age 22
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Kieran, Michael Patrick, Aileen, Clancy, Eamon, Mahon, Malachy, Murph, Parnell, Sean Patrick.
Irish (Munster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mathghamhna ‘descendant of Mathghamhain’, a byname meaning ‘good calf’, a kenning for ‘bear’. There were two families in Ireland called O'Mahony , in Cork and north-east Ulster. In Ulster, Ó Mathghamhna has often been Anglicized as McMahon , apparently by analogy with the later Mac Mathghamhna chieftain family in Monaghan.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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