Brief Life History of Ellen Mary
Ellen Mary O'Keefe was born on 30 January 1839, in Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland as the daughter of Daniel O'Keefe and Anna O'Toole. She married Henry Ebenezer Bowring on 4 February 1856, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 1 October 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Ellen M Black in household of John Black, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ellen Mary O'Keefe - Published information: Obituary: birth: 30 January 1938; Ireland
- Ellen M. O'Keefe, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Brigid, Conor, Dermot, Ethna, Fergus, James Patrick, Kieran.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caoimh ‘descendant of Caomh’, a personal name based on caomh ‘gentle’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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