Thomas J Ahern

Male19 March 1871–31 August 1941

Brief Life History of Thomas J

When Thomas J Ahern was born on 19 March 1871, in County Cork, Ireland, his father, Timothy Ahern, was 27 and his mother, Johanna Barry, was 17. He married Ann Marie Linehan on 29 April 1900, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Boston Ward 11, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1910. He died on 31 August 1941, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Thomas J Ahern
1871–1941
Ann Marie Linehan
1876–1959
Marriage: 29 April 1900
Anna Josephine Ahern
1903–1993
Lillian Gertrude Ahern
1904–1909
Mildred Mary Ahern
1908–1993

Sources (24)

  • Thomas Ahearn, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Thomas, "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881"
  • Thomas Ahern, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 April 1900Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 1

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    1872 · The Amnesty Act

    Age 1

    A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 19

    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.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish John Patrick, Liam, Aileen, Brendan, Brigid.

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEachthighearna ‘descendant of Eachthighearna’, a personal name meaning ‘lord of horses’, from each ‘horse’ + tighearna ‘master, lord’. In Ireland, the name is most common in the southwest. Compare Hearn .

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

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