Daniel Edward Ryan

Brief Life History of Daniel Edward

When Daniel Edward Ryan was born on 11 May 1828, in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland, his father, Michael Ryan, was 30 and his mother, Catharine Donovan, was 28. He married Catharine Dorothy Kenney in 1855, in Merton, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 12 sons. He lived in Merton, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years and Lincoln Township, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 19 November 1890, in Odell Township, Harper, Kansas, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Harper, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Edward Ryan
1828–1890
Catharine Dorothy Kenney
1834–1901
Marriage: 1855
James Phillip Ryan
1856–1933
Albert Ryan
1877–1877
Charlie Ryan
1877–1877
Daniel E Ryan
1857–1935
Michael Ryan
1858–1938
John Edward Ryan
1861–1920
Thomas Ryan
1864–1907
Edward Daniel Ryan
1865–1950
William Ryan
1867–
Robert Emmett Ryan
1867–1931
Son Ryan
1870–1870
Herbert Peter Ryan
1872–1938

Sources (26)

  • Daniel Ryan, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938
  • Daniel E. Ryan, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1841

Historical Boundaries: 1841: Non County Area, Missouri, United States 1841: Andrew, Missouri, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, John Patrick, Dermot, Liam, Paddy, Donovan, Eamon, Eamonn, Kieran, Parnell, Aileen, Brennan.

Irish: shortened form of O'Ryan , an Anglicized form of Ó Riaghain (modern Irish Ó Riain) ‘descendant of Riaghan’, a personal name probably based on the word ‘king’. Ryan is one of the commonest surnames in Ireland, though there has been considerable confusion with Regan .

Irish: shortened from Mulryan (Ó Maoilriaghain).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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