Dennis Regan

Brief Life History of Dennis

When Dennis Regan was born in 1871, in Ontario, Canada, his father, Cornelius Regan, was 42 and his mother, Hanora Hanna Nora Murphy Regan, was 36. He died on 18 December 1904, in McGillivray Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 33, and was buried in Mount Carmel, Huron, Canada West, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Cornelius Regan
1829–1878
Hanora Hanna Nora Murphy Regan
1835–1920
Mary Catherine Regan
1858–1920
Johanna Regan
Julia Regan
1860–1898
Matthew Regan
1862–1937
Patrick Regan
1864–1920
Margaret Regan
1866–
Mary Bridget Regan
1868–
Dennis Regan
1871–1904
Hannah Mary Regan
1872–
Joan Regan
1874–
Cornelius Joseph Regan
1876–1948
Margaret Regan
1876–1921

Sources (1)

  • Dennis Regan in household of Hanna Regan, "Canada Census, 1881"

World Events (3)

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Eamon, Seamus, Bridie, Caitlin, Donovan, Dympna, Fintan, James Patrick, Kieran, Malachy, Michael Patrick.

Irish: shortened form of O'Regan , an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ríagáin ‘descendant of Riagán’, a personal name which is perhaps akin to ríodhach ‘impulsive, furious’. It can also be from Mag Riagáin ‘son of Riagán’. Compare Ryan .

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

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