Gertrude Cora O'Donnoghue

Brief Life History of Gertrude Cora

When Gertrude Cora O'Donnoghue was born on 26 April 1883, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, her father, John C O'Donnoghue, was 37 and her mother, Jane McCann, was 34. She had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Joseph P Whelan. She died on 30 December 1967, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph P Whelan
1865–1926
Gertrude Cora O'Donnoghue
1883–1967
Joseph Whelan
1905–
Gertrude Whelan
1907–
Catherine A Whelan
1919–1921
Francis Joseph Whelan
1921–1922
John William Whelan
1924–1924
Wallace Francis Whelan
1926–2002

Sources (7)

  • Gertrude Whelan in household of Joseph Whelan, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Gertrude Cora O'Donnoghue Whelan, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Gertrude O'Donnoghea in entry for Catherine A Whelan, "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1887 · Monotype Type-Casting Machine

June 7, 1887, Tolbert Lanston patented his Monotype machine. It typed individual characters instead of lines like the Linotype machine.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Conor, Brigid, Eoin, Finbarr, Kieran, Mavourneen, Ronan, Siobhan, William Sean.

Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnchadha ‘descendant of Donnchadh’ (see Donahue ).

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

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