Brief Life History of Mary "Molly"
When Mary "Molly" Colleran was born on 19 November 1888, in Stayner, Clearview Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, her father, James Colleran, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Jane Murray, was 22. She lived in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She died on 3 October 1969, in Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Mary Collinan, "Canada Census, 1931"
- Mary Colleran, "Find A Grave Index"
- Canada, Ontario Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYWX-6BW?cc=1927566&wc=M6VY-MZQ%3A220998901%2C221149101%2C220997303%2C220997904
Parents and Siblings
World Events (5)
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.
Name Meaning
Irish (Connacht): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Callaráin ‘descendant of Callarán’, which is probably a diminutive of the byname Callaire ‘cryer’, although it has been suggested that it may be from the Connacht name Mac Allmhuráin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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