Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Kavanaugh was born on 24 April 1838, in Ireland, her father, James Kavanaugh, was 26 and her mother, Mary Cullen, was 29. She married John Thomas Smyth about 1862, in Dover, Morris, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Terrace, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1880 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 January 1920, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Mary Smyth in household of Charles O Bauer, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary Kavanaugh in entry for Thomas Patrick Smyth, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Mary Smith in household of J T Smith, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
Children (9)
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World Events (8)
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Oonagh.
Irish: variant of Kavanagh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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