Brief Life History of Martin
When Martin Quinn was born in October 1857, in Iowa, United States, his father, John Quinn, was 29 and his mother, Margaret, was 31. He married Catherine Ann McArdle on 17 December 1883, in Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Chicago Election Precinct, Douglas, Nebraska, United States for about 40 years. He died on 16 July 1931, in Elkhorn, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Elkhorn, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Martin Quinn in household of John Quinn, "United States Census, 1880"
- Martin Quinn, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Martin Quinn, "BillionGraves Index"
Spouse and Children
1857–1931 Male
1862–1908 Female
Children (7)
1886–1958 Male
1887–1979 Female
1891–1976 Male
1894–1918 Male
1895–1987 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1828–1894 Male
1826–1908 Female
Siblings (7)
1857–1931 Male
1863–1933 Male
1865–1906 Female
1867–1922 Male
1870–1886 Male
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World Events (8)
1861
Age 4
1863
Age 6
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 24
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Conor, Declan, Dermot, Fionnuala, Aidan, Aileen, Brigid, Donovan, Eamon, Jarlath.
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinn, earlier spelled Ó Cuinn, ‘descendant of Conn’, a personal name meaning ‘wisdom’ or ‘chief’ (see O'Quinn ). This is the name of several families in Ulster and counties Clare, Longford, and Mayo.
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinne ‘descendant of Coinne’, a personal name which may be a variant of Coinneach (see also McKenzie ). This is an Ulster surname, a sept deriving from Eoghan, son of Niall Naoighiallach, from whom Tyrone is named. In most cases the Anglicized forms cannot be distinguished from sense 1 above, although final -e may have been intended as syllabic.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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