Brief Life History of Hanorah "Nora"
When Hanorah "Nora" Vaughan was born on 13 December 1898, in St. Munchin's, Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland, her father, Michael Vaughan, was 48 and her mother, Ellen McMahon, was 41. She married William Lysaght on 27 September 1924, in St. Munchin's, County Limerick, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1929 and lived in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland for about 10 years and The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 January 1991, in Massapequa, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Old St. Raymond's Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
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- Nora Lyshaght, "United States Census, 1930"
- Nora or Honoria Lysaght, "New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991"
- Hanora Lysaght in household of William Lysaght, "United States Census, 1940"
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1899
Historical Boundaries: 1899: Nassau, New York, United States
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Welsh: from fychan, a lenited form of bychan, a diminutive of bach ‘little’. This was often used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, typically the son of a father with the same name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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