Mary Katherine Diffley

Female2 December 1865–22 January 1948

Brief Life History of Mary Katherine

Mary Katherine Diffley was born on 2 December 1865, in County Longford, Ireland. She married William Jr. Williams on 3 June 1886, in St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Richmond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States for about 30 years. She died on 22 January 1948, in New Richmond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in New Richmond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Jr. Williams
1855–1941
Mary Katherine Diffley
1865–1948
Marriage: 3 June 1886
Nora Elizabeth Williams
1887–1927
Mary Mabel Williams
1888–1967
Agnes Margaret Williams
1889–1972
Anna Loretta Williams
1891–1974
Lily Ellen Williams
1893–1979
Joseph Henry Williams
1895–1962
Francis Beatrice Williams
1896–1959
Teresa Ursula Williams
1899–1984
William M Williams
1900–1987
Leo Lloyd Williams
1902–1985
James Aloysius Williams
1904–1992
Jeremiah William Williams
1910–1989

Sources (27)

  • Mary C Williams in household of Wm Williams, "Wisconsin, State Census, 1905"
  • Mary Difley, "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881"
  • Mary Catharine Diffley, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 June 1886St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States

    • Children (12)

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    World Events (8)

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 1

    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented

    Age 2

    A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 25

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan.

    Irish (Leitrim): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhghiolla ‘descendant of the black lad’.

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

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