Charlotte Erena O'Brien

Brief Life History of Charlotte Erena

Charlotte Erena O'Brien was born on 24 July 1860, in Fairfield, Utah, Utah, United States. She married Francis Greenwell on 30 August 1883, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 10 October 1919, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Greenwell
1859–1939
Charlotte Erena O'Brien
1860–1919
Marriage: 30 August 1883
Charles Marius Maurer
1878–1971
Josephine Greenwell
1886–1966
Thomas Ray Greenwell
1889–1957
Louis Burke Greenwell
1891–1967

Sources (36)

  • Charlotte Rudd in household of Lorenzo Rudd, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lottie Greenwell, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Lottie Greenwell, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Dermot, Liam, Brigid, Declan, Donovan, John Patrick, Kieran, Colm, Donal, Brennan, Caitlin.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briain ‘descendant of Brian’, a personal name probably based on the element bre- ‘hill’, with the transferred sense ‘eminence’, i.e. ‘exalted one’. See also Bryan . In Ireland there has also been some confusion with O'Byrne (see Byrne ).

History: This name is borne in particular by one of the greatest of Irish septs, descendants of Brian Boru, who rose to the high kingship of Ireland in 1002.

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

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