Ellen O'Leary

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen O'Leary was born on 11 June 1871, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jeremiah O'Leary, was 32 and her mother, Margaret Harrington, was 29. She died on 13 February 1885, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 13.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah O'Leary
1840–1915
Margaret Harrington
1841–1940
Ellen Leary
1856–1929
Mary Eliza O'Leary
1864–1917
Michael Joseph O'Leary
1867–1947
Sarah Sadie Ellen O'Leary
1870–
Ellen O'Leary
1871–1885
Agnes Margaret Adalaide O'Leary
1872–1925
John O'Leary
1875–1879
Charles O'Leary
1878–1928
Alice Anne O'Leary
1879–1938
Joseph Jeremiah O'Leary
1879–1925
Annie A Leary
1881–
Mary Cecelia O'Leary
1883–
Veronica O'Leary
1886–1982

Sources (9)

  • Ellen O'Leary in household of Jeremiah O'Leary, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Ellen O'Leary, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Ellen O'Leary, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"

World Events (6)

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1872 · The Amnesty Act

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

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, Donal, Liam, Aileen, James Patrick, Siobhan, Conor, Kieran, Bridie, Brigid, Dermot, Eoin.

Irish (Cork): from Ó Laoghaire ‘descendant of Laoghaire’, a byname originally meaning ‘keeper of the calves’, from laogh ‘calf’. This was the name of a 5th-century king of Ireland.

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

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