Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Horan was born on 16 September 1856, in Sydenham, Grey, Ontario, Canada, her father, John Horan, was 43 and her mother, Mary Conners, was 26. She had at least 6 sons and 8 daughters with John Robert Wittel Robbins. She lived in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1901. She died on 30 April 1939, in British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 82.
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Sources (14)
- Mary Ann Robbins, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Annie Horne in entry for Frank Matlaw and Annie Louise Robbins, "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938"
- Mary Ann Horan in entry for Alfred Field and Alice Jane Robins, "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938"
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World Events (6)
1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1883 · Mining Boom
In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Dermot, Brennan, Brigid, Dymphna, Kieran.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hOdhráin ‘descendant of Ódhrán’, a personal name based on odhar ‘dun-colored’, and, according to legend, borne by Saint Patrick's charioteer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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