Edward A McCarthy

MaleApril 1861–20 April 1944

Brief Life History of Edward A

Edward A McCarthy was born in April 1861, in New York, United States. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Ellen Agnes Collins. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1910. He died on 20 April 1944, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 83.

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Edward A McCarthy
1861–1944
Ellen Agnes Collins
1866–
Joseph E McCarthy
1890–
Florence E McCarthy
1891–
Irene Mary McCarthy
1892–1957
Frederick Louis Mccarthy
1895–1965
William Harold McCarthy
1897–1953

Sources (15)

  • Edward A Mccarthy, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Edward A Mccarty, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Edward A Mccarthy, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

Spouse and Children

Children (5)

World Events (8)

1863

Age 2

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

1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

Age 8

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.

1886

Age 25

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Liam, Cormac, Niall, Aileen, Brigid, Conor, Declan, Dermod, Dermot, Finbar.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cárthaigh ‘son of Cárthach’, a personal name meaning ‘loving’. This was the name of a ruling family in Munster. In Ireland major branches were distinguished by the following epithets: mór ‘great’ in Kerry, riabhach ‘brindled’ in Carbery, west Cork.

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

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