Mary Katherine Bermingham

4 November 1851–
Dublin, Ireland

The Life Summary of Mary Katherine

When Mary Katherine Bermingham was born on 4 November 1851, in Dublin, Ireland, her father, Patrick Twiss Bermingham, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Catherine Rutledge, was 19. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1880. She died in New York City, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Patrick Twiss Bermingham
1829–1899
Elizabeth Catherine Rutledge
1832–1906
Mary Katherine Bermingham
1851–
Edward John Bermingham
1853–1922
Jane Elizabeth Bermingham
1859–1937
Florence Bermingham
1861–1936
Charles Lloyd Bermingham
1862–1909
Twiss Albert Bermingham
1868–1936
Edith Frances Bermingham
1869–1943
Ne Bermingham
1872–
Evelyn Bermingham
1875–1942

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World Events (8)

1863
Age 12
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 12
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 31
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Liam, Sinead.Irish (of English origin): variant of Birmingham . This form of the surname is found mainly in Ireland.History: The Bermingham family take their surname from lands held at what is now a great city in the West Midlands of England, but it was brought to Ireland as early as the 12th century. The Norman baron Robert de Bermyngeham was a follower of Strongbow (see Clare ); his name is found on a number of Irish charters between 1175 and 1179. The family was also known as Mac Fheorais (see Corish ) in Ireland, named for Piers (Gaelic Feoras) de Bermyngeham, the father of Robert.

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

Possible Related Names

Birmingham
Corish

Sources (3)

  • Kate Bermingham nella famiglia per T Bermingham, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Civil birth record, Ireland 1864-1958
  • Mary Katherine Bermingham, “Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868”

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