Brief Life History of John
When John Caveny was born on 8 August 1849, in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Michael Sean Caveny, was 36 and his mother, Ann Coen, was 29. He married Margaret A Carmody on 10 August 1875, in Macoupin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in South Otter Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1928, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Carlin Precinct, Calhoun, Illinois, United States.
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- John Caveny, "United States Census, 1900"
- John Caveny, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- John Caveny, "Find A Grave Index"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
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Irish: variant of Keaveney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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