Thoma Flynn

Male14 September 1879–16 January 1933

Brief Life History of Thoma

When Thoma Flynn was christened on 14 September 1879, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Jacob Flynn, was 133 and his mother, Margaret Clark, was 131. He was buried in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Flynn
1746–
Margaret Clark
1748–
Jacobus Flynn
1876–
May Flynn
Thoma Flynn
1879–1933
Eduardum Patrick Flynn
1887–1892

Sources (2)

  • Thoma Flynn, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
  • Thomas Flynn, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"

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Siblings (4)

World Events (3)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Connor, Declan, Kieran, Aidan, Brigid, Cathal, Dermot, Donal, Eamon, John Patrick, Kiernan.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Floinn ‘descendant of Flann’, a byname meaning ‘red(dish), ruddy’. There were families of this name in various parts of Ireland. This name has also been Anglicized as Lindsay .

English: from Middle English Flin, representing the Old Norse male personal name Fleinn.

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

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