Thomas Edward Flanagan
6 June 1899–October 1970 (Age 71)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
The Life of Thomas Edward
When Thomas Edward Flanagan was born on 6 June 1899, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Thomas P Flanagan, was 31 and his mother, Mary T Maguire, was 24. He died in October 1970, at the age of 71.
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Family Time Line
Thomas P Flanagan
1868–1936
Mary T Maguire
1874–1949
Thomas Edward Flanagan
1899–1970
Agnes G Flanagan
1900–1982
Margaret E Flanagan
1902–1973
Joseph James Flanagan
1904–1960
Mary C Flanagan
1907–1995
Elinor Flanagan
1909–2001
Parents and Siblings
Thomas P Flanagan
1868–1936Male
1874–1949Female
siblings
(6)
1899–1970Male
1900–1982Female
Margaret E Flanagan
1902–1973Female
Joseph James Flanagan
1904–1960Male
Mary C Flanagan
1907–1995Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 1
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1905 · The Movie Theater
Age 6
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
Age 19
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flannagáin ‘descendant of Flannagán ’, a personal name derived from a double diminutive of flann ‘scarlet’, ‘ruddy’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Thomas Flanagan in household of Thomas Flanagan, "United States Census, 1910"
- Thomas Flanagan in household of Thomas Flanagan, "United States Census, 1900"
- Thomas Flanagan Jr. in household of Thomas Flanagan, "United States Census, 1930"
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