In 1862 he built the famous ironclad warship known as the Monitor. He is also credited with developing the first destroyer in 1881.From the mid-1800’s onwards Scandinavians began emigrating to the Midwest, particularly to Minnesota.Minnesota. Scandia was the home of the first Swedish settlers ...
and Reuben Knickerbocker, whose family was originally from Dutchess county, left for Louisiana in the 1860’s and later settled in the area of Dallas, Texas. Reuben’s grandson Hubert, born there, was known as “Red” because of the color of his hair. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journa...
one from each parent. The middle name (first surname) traditionally comes from the father's name (apellido paterno), while the last name (second surname) is the mother's maiden name (apellido materno). Sometimes, these two surnames may be found separated byy(meaning "...
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Cornwall’s top 100 surnames – the final 20 Below you can find a list of the surnames ranked from 81st to 100 in terms of numbers of households in Cornwall in 1861. While most of those in the list still have their origin in first names (patronyms), a number of names from places (...
most noticeably in the Maritime Provinces. John Ryan, a Loyalist from New England, started the first newspaper in New Brunswick in 1784. There were Ryans from Ireland in Pouch Cove and Calvert, Newfoundland by 1800; and Ryans from Ireland in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by the 1830’s. ...
Favero = Favreau Cole = Charbonneau The term "Acadians" refers to immigrants from France in the early 1600s who settled in the colony of Acadia, in what are now the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Terrien = Therrien [ NOTE: The above is a PARTIAL LIST...
.A Fletcher family has been prominent in Cheshire since the 16th century and probably from an earlier date. John Fletcher purchased theChester Chroniclein 1783 and it stayed with his family until the 1960’s. Another John Fletcher was chief engineer for the Chester canal in the early 1800’s...
As you can see from the legend, this map shows the number of people in 1890 who had various Irish surnames. The larger the font, the more people who had that surname. The map reader can find the approximate location of the various families in Ireland back in the late 1800s. For some...
As you can see from the legend, this map shows the number of people in 1890 who had various Irish surnames. The larger the font, the more people who had that surname. The map reader can find the approximate location of the various families in Ireland back in the late 1800s. For some...