Frances Mooney

Brief Life History of Frances

When Frances Mooney was born in 1798, in Ireland, her father, James Mooney, was 19 and her mother, Mary Hale, was 21. She married John Armitage from 1828 to 1862. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. She lived in Galen, Wayne, New York, United States in 1850. She died on 30 July 1856, in Seneca, New York, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Traver Cemetery, Seneca, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Armitage
1787–1862
Frances Mooney
1798–1856
Marriage: from 1828 to 1862
Joseph Armitage
1817–1887
Reverend. John B. Armitage
1820–1884
William F Armitage
1822–1870
James M Armitage
1828–1898
Benjamin W Armitage
1833–1906
Thomas Coke Armitage
1837–1878

Sources (1)

  • Fanny Armitage in household of John Armitage, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1798

Battle of Antrim.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maonaigh, ‘descendant of Maonach’, a personal name derived from maoineach ‘wealthy, precious’. Meaney is a variant development of the same name.

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

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