Mary Theresa Kelly

Female19 August 1919–25 May 2012

Brief Life History of Mary Theresa

When Mary Theresa Kelly was born on 19 August 1919, in Illinois, United States, her father, Bernard Kelly, was 37 and her mother, Mary Lynskey, was 27. She married Norman Clair Brunelle on 24 June 1951, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States. She lived in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States in 1935 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 25 May 2012, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 92.

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Family Time Line

Norman Clair Brunelle
1920–2013
Mary Theresa Kelly
1919–2012
Marriage: 24 June 1951

Sources (5)

  • Mary Kelly in household of Bernard Kelly, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Mary Kelly, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940"
  • Mary Therese Kelly, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 June 1951San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1920

    Age 1

    The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

    1920 · The First Fannie May

    Age 1

    The first Fannie May shop was opened by H. Teller Archibald. It became so popular that after fifteen years Fannie May had opened 48 stores in the Midwest. During World War II, the ingredients for all of Fannie May's recipes were hard to come by. However, they chose to not change their recipes, while other competitors did. Fannie May's vision was to create handmade, delectable chocolates, without ever compromising the taste of the candy.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 25

    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Aileen, John Patrick, Siobhan, Liam, Brigid, Donovan, Eamon, Parnell, Aidan, Clancy.

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh, or, in some areas, Mac Ceallaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Ceallach’, an ancient Irish personal name, originally a byname meaning ‘bright-headed’, later understood as ‘frequenting churches’ (Irish ceall). There are several early Irish saints who bore this name. Kelly is now the most common of all surnames in Ireland.

    Scottish: habitational name from either the lands of Kelly, near Arbroath (Angus), Kellie in Carnbee (Fife), or Kelly in Methlick (Aberdeenshire). Each of these placenames is from Pictish celli or Gaelic coille ‘wood’ + the placename forming suffix -in. Alternatively, from the lands of Kelloe in the barony of Hume (Berwickshire), whose name is of uncertain origin.

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

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