Brief Life History of Matilda
When Matilda Carr was born on 2 January 1881, in Russell, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Philetus Gideon Carr, was 38 and her mother, Marion A. Clark, was 35. She died on 5 April 1881, in her hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Russell, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- The Carr Book: Sketches of the Lives of Many of the Descendants of Robert and C
Parents and Siblings
1842–1918 Male
1845–1928 Female
Siblings (2)
1875–1941 Male
1881–1881 Female
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Carra ‘descendant of Carra’, a personal name from the adjective corr ‘pointed’, explained as meaning ‘spear’. As an Ulster surname, Carr was often confused with Scottish Kerr .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chathair, a Donegal name meaning ‘son of Giolla Cathair’ or ‘the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Cathar’. Cathar was a priest and bishop, otherwise unknown.
Irish: in Galway, a shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chéire, see Keary .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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