Brief Life History of Mary Beatrice
When Mary Beatrice McGrath was born in January 1865, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, her father, Dennis T McGrath, was 39 and her mother, Mary M Lillis, was 34. She married James John O'Donnell on 24 September 1889, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Davenport Township, Scott, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Davenport City Township, Scott, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died in 1960, at the age of 95, and was buried in Holy Family Cemetery, Davenport Township, Scott, Iowa, United States.
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- Mary B O'Donnell, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Beatrice McGrath - Government record: birth-name: Mary Beatrice McGrath
- <Unknown>, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Briana, Finbarr, Kieran, Malachy, Aileen, Brennan, Ciaran, Connor, Conor, Declan, Dermot.
Irish: Anglicized form of a patronymic from the Gaelic personal name Mac Raith ‘son of grace or good fortune’, from rath ‘grace, prosperity’. The final fricative th is no longer pronounced in the language of origin. See also McRae , the usual Scottish form of the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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