James McBride

Brief Life History of James

James McBride was born in 1762, in Derryaghy, County Antrim, Ireland. He married Mary Shaw on 21 November 1787, in Boardmills, County Down, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 28 July 1844, in Ireland, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

James McBride
1762–1844
Mary Shaw
1766–1809
Marriage: 21 November 1787
James McBride
1780–1835
Nancy McBride
1781–
Sally McBride
1783–
Mary McBride
1788–
Jonathan McBride
1791–1867
Mary McBride
1793–
James McBride
1797–
James McBride
1799–
Andrew Shaw McBride
1801–
Mary Ann McBride
1804–1896
Florence Rachel Mcbride
1805–1880

Sources (14)

  • 1820 United States Federal Census
  • James Mc Bride, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898"
  • James Mc Bride in entry for Andrew Shaw Mc Bride, "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881"

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World Events (3)

1798

Battle of Antrim.

1798

The Young Ireland rebellion of 1798 failed.

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.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Brighde, a shortened form of Irish Mac Giolla Bhrighde and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Brighde ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit’. Compare Kilbride and Bredin .

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

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