Brief Life History of Mary Anne
When Mary Anne Fahey was born in August 1838, in Bay de Verde, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, her father, John Fahey, was 38 and her mother, Ellen Fogarty, was 29. She married John O'Connell on 31 May 1857, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 14 January 1905, in Montreal, Montreal Urban Community, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 66, and was buried in Montreal, Montreal Urban Community, Quebec, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Mary Fahey O'Connell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Fahey in entry for John Connell, "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893"
- Mary Fahey, "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893"
Spouse and Children
1826–1900 Male
1838–1905 Female
Children (12)
1859–1926 Female
1861– Male
1862– Female
1865–1910 Male
1867–1942 Male
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1800– Male
1809– Female
Siblings (9)
1831– Male
1834– Male
1835– Female
1836– Male
1838–1905 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (2)
1869
Age 31
1871
Age 33
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Eamon, Conor, Kieran, Liam, Padraic, Siobhan.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fathaidh or Ó Fathaigh ‘descendant of Fathadh’, a personal name derived from fothadh ‘base, foundation’. This name is sometimes Anglicized as Green(e) as a result of erroneous association with faithche ‘lawn’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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