Brief Life History of Marjorie Ruth
When Marjorie Ruth O'Brien was born on 16 November 1904, in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, United States, her father, John Gilson O'Brien, was 32 and her mother, Amy Josephine Wilbur, was 24. She married James Reginald Heffernan on 13 August 1930, in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Maywood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States in 1935 and Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States in 1940. She died on 24 July 1988, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States, at the age of 83.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Marjorie R O'Brien in household of John Brown, "United States Census, 1910"
- Marjorie O Heffernan, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Marjorie Ruth O'Brien, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
Spouse and Children
1906–1993 Male
1904–1988 Female
Children (1)
1931–1985 Male
Parents and Siblings
1871–1933 Male
1880–1976 Female
Siblings (5)
1898–1974 Male
1899–1985 Male
1903–1990 Female
1904–1988 Female
1918–2013 Male
World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 2
1911
Age 7
1927
Age 23
Name Meaning
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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