Brief Life History of Francis Joseph
When Francis Joseph Conroy was born on 1 September 1868, in Canada, New France, his father, William Conroy, was 38 and his mother, Margaret Carroll, was 36. He married Mary Matilda Wardell on 8 September 1898, in York Township, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in East Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1871. He died on 15 October 1930, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 62.
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Sources (11)
- Frances Conroy, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Francis J Conway, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- F.J Or Francis Joseph Conroy, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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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.
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Tighe, Brigid, Declan, Finbarr, Fintan, Liam, Niall, Nuala, Patrick Michael.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Conaire ‘descendant of Conaire’, or a byname meaning ‘keeper of the hound’ (a derivative of cú ‘hound’).
Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Conraoi or Mac Conraoi ‘descendant (or son) of Cú Raoi’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the plain’ (stressed on the final syllable).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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