Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary McCarthy was born about 1804, in Brigown, County Cork, Ireland, her father, Denis McCarthy, was 30 and her mother, Johanna Dillon, was 23. She had at least 2 sons and 5 daughters with Michael Torpey. She immigrated to Quebec, Canada in 1825. She died in 1843, in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 40.
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Sources (6)
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary McCarthy - Published information: birth-name: Mary McCarthy
- Mary McCarty in entry for William Torpey, "Canada, Ontario Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923"
- Bridget Mccarthy in entry for Ellen W. Whibbs, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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1839
The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Liam, Cormac, Niall, Aileen, Brigid, Conor, Declan, Dermod, Dermot, Finbar.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cárthaigh ‘son of Cárthach’, a personal name meaning ‘loving’. This was the name of a ruling family in Munster. In Ireland major branches were distinguished by the following epithets: mór ‘great’ in Kerry, riabhach ‘brindled’ in Carbery, west Cork.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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