James H. Keenan

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Brief Life History of James H.

James H. Keenan was born in Scotland, United Kingdom. He had at least 2 sons with Mary E. Armstrong. He lived in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1900.

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James H. Keenan
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Mary E. Armstrong
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James Henry Keenan
1884–1885
James H Keenan Jr
1886–

Sources (11)

  • James Keenan in entry for James H. Keenan, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • James Keenan in entry for James Henry Keenan, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • James Keenan in entry for James Henry Keenan, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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Children (2)

World Events (8)

1843 · The Disruption in the Church of Scotland

The Disruption of 1843 was a division within the Church of Scotland, which 474 evangelical ministers of the Church broke away from the Church to form the Free Church of Scotland. They didn’t reject the principles of the Church of Scotland but were trying to establish a purer version of the Church without the King or Parliament being its head. It had huge effects not only within the Church of Scotland, but also with Scottish civic life.

1846

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

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Colm, Aileen, Declan, Fergal, Mairead, Paddy, Roisin, Siobhan.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cianáin ‘son of Cianán’, a personal name from a diminutive of cian ‘distant, long’, or possibly of Mac Fhinghin ‘fair offspring’.

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

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