Brief Life History of Bridget
Bridget Monahan was born on 17 November 1865, in Clogher, County Mayo, Ireland as the daughter of Patrick Monahan and Margret "Peggy" McCoy. She married Martin J. Padden on 17 July 1890, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Esplen, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 14 May 1937, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Nunnery Hill Cemetery (Defunct), Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Bridget Padden, "United States Census, 1910"
- Bridget Monahan, "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881"
- Bridget Monohan, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Fergus, Murphy, John Patrick, Kevin Patrick, Paddy.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Manacháin ‘descendant of Manachán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. See also Monk . The Gaelic name is sometimes interpreted as if it were Ó Muineacháin ‘descendant of the little shrubbery’, and is sometimes translated into English as Thornton . The name is also found in Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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