Mary Ann Horan

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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Family Time Line

John Robert Wittel Robbins
1852–1932
Mary Ann Horan
1856–1939
Frances Mary Robbins
1879–
Annie Louise Robbins
1883–
John Robert Robbins
Margaret Jane Robbins
1881–
Mary Robbins
1881–
Alice Jane Robbins
1884–1967
Catherine Cecilia Robbins
1888–1964
John Robert ROBBINS
1891–
Gertrude Maude ROBBINS
1892–1963
William George Robbins
1893–1964
George W ROBBINS
1894–
Helen ROBBINS
1895–
Thomas ROBBINS
1896–
Augustus ROBBINS
1899–

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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