Agnes Regina Conway

FemaleOctober 1889–September 1979

Brief Life History of Agnes Regina

When Agnes Regina Conway was born in October 1889, in Illinois, United States, her father, Nicholas Conway, was 29 and her mother, Ella Virginia Reilly, was 30. She lived in La Salle, LaSalle, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died in September 1979, in Peru, LaSalle, Illinois, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in La Salle, LaSalle, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nicholas Conway
1860–1933
Ella Virginia Reilly
1859–1895
Stella Conway
1889–1964
Agnes Regina Conway
1889–1979
Grace Conway
1893–1969
Philip A Conway
1895–1984

Sources (3)

  • Agnes Conway in household of Nicholas Conway, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Agnes Regina Conway, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Agness Conway in household of Nicholas Conway, "United States Census, 1900"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 1

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Chicago Canal

Age 3

The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

Age 24

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Padraig, Aileen, Donal, James Patrick, Kieran, Brigid, Cliona, Colm, Conley, Declan, Delma.

Irish: Anglicized form adopted for several different Irish names pronounced similarly, such as Mac Conmidhe (see McNamee ), Ó Conbhuide ‘descendant of the Yellow Hound’ (see Conboy ), and Ó Connmhaigh or Mac Connmhaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Connmhach’, a personal name meaning ‘head smasher’ (see Convey ).

Welsh: habitational name from Conwy formerly Conway, a fortified town on the coast of north Wales, itself named for the river on which it stands. Some Welsh families of this name claim alliance with Conyers .

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

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