John McNamara
1840–
Ireland
The Life of John
When John McNamara was born in 1840, in Ireland, his father, Michael McNamara, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Riley, was 29. He married Mary Ann Murphy on 7 August 1866, in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
John McNamara
1840–
Mary Ann Murphy
1841–1868
Marriage: 7 August 1866
William Alfred McNamara
1863–1881
Jane Mcnamara
1874–1939
Spouse and Children
1840–Male
1841–1868Female
MARRIAGE
7 August 1866
Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
7 August 1866
Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
children
(2)
1863–1881Male
Jane Mcnamara
1874–1939Female
Parents and Siblings
1807–1917Male
1811–1921Female
siblings
(2)
1835–1912Female
1840–Male
World Events (5)
1845
Age 5
The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.
1919
Age 79
Irish War of Independence against Britain ending in the Anglo Irish Treaty.
1920
Age 80
In the Government of Ireland Act 1920, Ireland was partitioned, with the unionist-dominated north east becoming Northern Ireland.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conmara, a patronymic from Cú Mhara, a personal name composed of the elements cú ‘hound’ + muir ‘sea’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- John Mcnamara in entry for Jane Mcnamara, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- John in entry for William Alfred McNamara, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- John Mcnamara in entry for William Alfred Mcnamara, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
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