Ellen Tuohy

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen Tuohy was born in 1857, in Minnesota, United States, her father, Michael John Tuohy, was 32 and her mother, Catherine McCanna, was 27. She had at least 3 sons with Michael Towey. She lived in Freeman Township, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States in 1870 and Olmsted, Minnesota, United States in 1880. She died in 1895, in Freeborn, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Twin Lakes, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael Towey
1842–
Ellen Tuohy
1857–1895
John Adams Towey
1880–1908
Thomas Francis Towey
1883–1958
William Edward Towey
1885–1947

Sources (13)

  • Ellen Towey in household of Michael Towey, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Ellen Tuohy Towey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ellen Twohey in entry for Thomas F Towey, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"

World Events (8)

1858

Historical Boundaries: 1858: Freeborn, Minnesota, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Dermot, Niamh, Seamus.

Irish (Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuathaigh ‘descendant of Tuathach’, a byname meaning ‘chief, lord’ (i.e. ruler over a tuath ‘tribe or territory’).

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

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