Bridget Kieley

Brief Life History of Bridget

When Bridget Kieley was born on 11 February 1881, in Admaston Township, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, her father, Michael Francis Kiely, was 32 and her mother, Ann Moriarty, was 30. She married Charles Francis Burke on 1 November 1909, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

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Family Time Line

Charles Francis Burke
1880–1922
Bridget Kieley
1881–
Marriage: 1 November 1909
Burke
1911–1911

Sources (7)

  • Bridget Kielly in household of Micheal Kielly, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Bridget Kieley, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Bridget Kiely in entry for Joseph Burke, "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912"

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World Events (7)

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.

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

Name Meaning

Manx: Anglicized form of Mac-Cinfaolaidh ‘son of Cinfaoladh’, a personal name meaning ‘wolf-head’.

English: variant of Kenley .

Scottish: variant of McKinley .

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

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