Christopher Michael Clougherty

1877–1951 (Age 74)
Attyguddane, County Galway, IRELAND

The Life of Christopher Michael

When Christopher Michael Clougherty was born on 3 January 1877, his father, Patrick M Clougherty, was 24 and his mother, Mary Agnes Conway, was 19. He married Margaret Teresa O'Rourke on 21 June 1905, in Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 7 January 1951, in Swissvale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Michael Clougherty
1877–1951
Margaret Teresa O'Rourke
1881–1953
Marriage: 21 June 1905
Paul C Clougherty
1907–
John T O'Rourke Clougherty
1912–1990
Rose M Clougherty
1915–
Agnes Clougherty
1917–
Regis Joseph Clougherty
1919–1995
Mark Ambrose Clougherty
1920–2010
Leo Bernard Clougherty
1922–1999
Grace Clougherty
1924–
Mary Jane Clougherty
1926–2015

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
21 June 1905
Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
children

(9)

  • Paul C Clougherty

    Male1907–Male

  • John T O'Rourke Clougherty

    Male1912–1990Male

  • Rose M Clougherty

    Female1915–Female

  • Agnes Clougherty

    Female1917–Female

  • Regis Joseph Clougherty

    Male1919–1995Male

+4 More Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Patrick M Clougherty

    Male1852–1913Male

  • Mary Agnes Conway

    Female1857–1944Female

siblings

(6)

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 4

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

Age 5

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.
1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 21

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant spelling of Cloherty .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Chris M Clougherty, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Christopher M Clougherty, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Christopher M Clougherty in entry for Regis J Clougherty and Mary O Wright, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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