Memories / Family Anniversaries


Honouring the memory of my family ancestors and other relatives takes on greater meaning as you reach your twilight years, and I've felt the need to start a new series of posts.

The intention of this series of posts is to highlight the lives of all those ancestors and relatives who came before me on the anniversary of their birthday, wedding day, and the day of their passing.  

January 10th     

- the anniversary of the passing of my maternal grandfather, James O'Donnell, and great-grandfather, Edmond O'Donnell

- the passing of my paternal granduncle, John Edgar Connors


January 13th       

- the birth date of my maternal grand uncle, Thomas Owen McCane

- the birth date of my paternal granduncle's wife, Vera Agnes Connors nee Coleman


January 14th       

- the anniversary of the passing of my maternal 2x great grandmother, Susan Muldowney / Downey or Downie


January 19th

- the anniversary of the birth date of my maternal grand uncle, James Patrick (Jim) McCane.


January 26th

- the anniversary of the birth date of my paternal great grand uncle Adolphus Crittenden Hukins.


February 4th

- the anniversary of the birth date of both my paternal grandmother  Grace Olive Connors nee Brown and my paternal aunt Betty Patricia Hodgins nee Connors


February 6th

- the anniversary of the birth date of my paternal Great Great Grandfather, Henry Johnson Brown


February 7th

- the anniversary of the birth date of my grandaunt Lillian Ruth Brown and the passing of my great grand uncle Thomas Farrell


February 14th

- the anniversary of the birth date of my 2x great grand uncle Joseph Edward Browning


March 8th

- the anniversary of the passing of my paternal 1st cousin 3x removed John (Jack) Browning


March 15th

- the anniversary of the passing of my maternal great grandfather, Owen McCane (Muckian).


March 23rd

- the anniversary of the passing of my paternal uncle, George Thomas Connors Jnr.


April 2nd

- the anniversary of the birth dates of my twin maternal 1st cousins 2x removed, Laurine Florence and Myreen Catherine Farrell


April 9th

- the anniversary of the birth date of my maternal uncle Maurice Owen O'Donnell, known to the family as Morrie.


April 19th

- the anniversary of the birth date of my paternal uncle Thomas Richard Connors, known to the family as Tommy.


May 22nd

- the anniversary of the passing of my paternal Great Grand Aunt Elizabeth Ann Connor


June 16th

- the anniversary of the wedding of my maternal grandparents James O'Donnell and Sarah Mary Josephine McCane.


June 18th

- the anniversary of the passing of my paternal Great Uncle, Cyril Ernest Connors.


July 2nd

- the anniversary of the birth date of my paternal Great Grand Aunt, Eliza Duncan Brown.


September 6th

- the anniversary of the birth date of my maternal Grandmother, Sarah Mary Josephine McCane.


September 10th

 - the anniversary of the birth date of my maternal Grand Uncle, Maurice Patrick O'Donnell.


September 20th

- the anniversary of the passing of my maternal Great Grand Uncle, Patrick Joseph O'Donnell.


September 30th

- the anniversary of the passing of my paternal Grandmother, Grace Olive Brown.


October 6th

- the anniversary of the passing of my maternal Great Grand Aunt, Elizabeth Farrell.


October 18th


- the anniversary of the birth date of both my paternal Uncle and Aunt, Colin Vincent Connors & Christina Grace Connors


November 24th

- the anniversary of the birth date of my maternal Great Grand Uncle Edward Muckian.



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