Brief Life History of Maggie
When Maggie Obrien was born in 1845, in Canada, her father, Simon O'BRIEN, was 34 and her mother, Mary BLAKE, was 33. She married Michael Hogan on 23 February 1870, in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in A Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Lincoln Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States in 1910.
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Sources (13)
- Margaret Hogan in household of Michael Hogan, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Margaret O Brien, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Margaret O'Brien in entry for William Cahalan and Minnie Hogan, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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Children (6)
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Dermot, Liam, Brigid, Declan, Donovan, John Patrick, Kieran, Colm, Donal, Brennan, Caitlin.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briain ‘descendant of Brian’, a personal name probably based on the element bre- ‘hill’, with the transferred sense ‘eminence’, i.e. ‘exalted one’. See also Bryan . In Ireland there has also been some confusion with O'Byrne (see Byrne ).
History: This name is borne in particular by one of the greatest of Irish septs, descendants of Brian Boru, who rose to the high kingship of Ireland in 1002.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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