When Thomas Benedict Mclaughlin was born on 31 October 1884, in Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Jeremiah McLaughlin, was 30 and his mother, Marguerite Thibodeau, was 32. He lived in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1901. He died on 14 February 1960, at the age of 75, and was buried in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Siobhan, Aileen, Caitlin, Keane, Liam, Padric, Aine, Ciaran, Conan, Conley.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lochlainn ‘son of the Norseman’, from the personal name Lochlann ‘stranger, Norseman’, from a term denoting Scandinavia (possibly ‘land of lakes/fjords’). This was a ruling family in Ulster. See also Laughlin and compare the Scottish form McLachlan .
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.