Brief Life History of Zita
When Zita O'Rourke was born on 22 March 1894, in Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, her father, Michael Russell O'Rourke, was 37 and her mother, Margaret McMillan, was 29. She married Herman Edward Gillis on 27 May 1924, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1920. She died on 14 April 1976, in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 82.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Zita O'Rourke in household of Michael O'Rourke, "United States Census, 1920"
- Zita O'Rourke, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Zita Gillis in household of Herman Gillis, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1898–1972 Male
1894–1976 Female
Children (1)
1927–1991 Male
Parents and Siblings
1856–1940 Male
1864–1915 Female
Siblings (10)
1886–1972 Female
1889– Female
1891–1914 Female
1893–1988 Female
1894–1976 Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 4
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 22
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Dermot, Roisin, Siobhan, Aileen, Briana, Bridie, Brigid, Cait, Conal, Conan.
Irish (Leitrim): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruairc ‘descendant of Ruarc’. The personal name may contain the early Gaelic word arg ‘warrior’. Ó Ruairc is the name of a chieftain family of Breifne, in counties Leitrim and Cavan.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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