When Thomas Francis O'Brien was born on 14 November 1851, in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, his father, Michael O'Brien, was 31 and his mother, Mary, was 27. He married Catherine Elizabeth Ryan on 27 November 1882, in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in French Creek Township, Allamakee, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 April 1944, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Osseo, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1852: Dakota, Minnesota Territory, United States 1852: Hennepin, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Hennepin, Minnesota , United States
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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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