Ann Eliza Birney

Brief Life History of Ann Eliza

When Ann Eliza Birney was born in 1825, in Ireland, her father, Thomas Birney, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Mccartney, was 36. She had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Joseph Lytle Russell. She lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States in 1880. She died on 25 January 1861, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 36.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Lytle Russell
1813–1897
Ann Eliza Birney
1825–1861
Jane Russell
1845–
Frank Russell
1850–
Thomas B. Russell
1850–1855
Charles Taze Russell
1852–1916
Margaret M. Russell
1854–1934
Lucinda Rusell
1857–1858
Joseph Lytle Russell
1859–1860

Sources (3)

  • Ann Russell in household of Joseph L Russell, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Annie Birney, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
  • Ann E Russell in household of Joseph L Russell, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (6)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered

The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from a place in Morayshire, recorded in the 13th century as Brennach, probably from Gaelic braonach ‘damp place’. See also Birnie .

Irish and Scottish: from Mac Biorna, see Burney .

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

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