Family History Timeline

  • Sep 7, 1088

    OConnor Family Crest

    OConnor Family Crest
    First found in Connatht the OConnors descended from the kings of Connatht. Manly Conchobhar, the king of Connatht who died in 971 A.D. In the 19th century there was a great wave of Irish imigrant who left Ireland to come to the shores of North America and Astralia do to the policies of England. Source: houseofnames.com
  • Sep 7, 1172

    Callahan Family Crest

    Callahan Family Crest
    First found in Munster, the erliest mention of the name Callahan was in the country of Cork around 1172. Suffering from poverty and racial discrimination, most Irish familys imigrated to North America on cramped passenger ships. The largest flood of Irish settelers was in the patato famine during the late 1840's. Source: houseofnames.com
  • Caesar Rodney

    Caesar Rodney
    Caesar Rodney was the Presedent of Deleware and a signer of the Decleration. He was born October 7, 1728 and died June 29, 1784. He grew up in Dover, Deleware and at first was a lawyer until he was pulled into goverment. Source: Grandpa
  • Jhon OConnors Imigration

    Jhon OConnors Imigration
    My Great Grandpa imigrated into the United States in 1909. He was from Bantry, Ireland. The port he departed from was Queenstown and he sailed on the ship Majestic built in 1890. Source: ellis Island records
  • Leonardo Rizzi's Imigrration into the United States

    Leonardo Rizzi's Imigrration into the United States
    Leonardo Rizzi was my still living Great Grandmothers father. My Great Grandma was born here in the United States but her two older siblings were born in Italy. Leonardo and the rest of his family came over to Ellis Island from Casamansina, Italy, on the ship Ancona. Source: Ellis Island Records