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Maher Family History
Maher Genealogy & Family TreeMaher is an Irish name from County Tipperary, Ireland, where the family owned lands. It comes from the Gaelic michair which means "hospitable." In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. The earliest known ancestor--Edmund Meagher--was recorded in 1656. The family motto is In periculis audax which means "Bold in danger."
Other spellings of the name include "O'Maher," "Mahir," "Meagher," and "O'Meagher." Notable people with the surname include American news editor Bill Maher (Real Time with Bill Maher, Religulous, Politically Incorrect), American actor Sean Maher (Firefly, Serenity, Much Ado About Nothing), and Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmad Mahir Pasha. The first Maher to come to America was Richard Maher in Maryland in 1678.
Maher Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas J Maher -- --, 1875 December 0, 1968 Iowa
- Lawrence Maher -- --, 1873 March 10, 1962 Iowa
- Loretta M Maher -- --, 1899 August 25, 1991 Ohio
- Joseph Maher -- --, 1857 November 19, 1912
- Anthony Declan Maher -- --, 1910 September 25, 1984
Maher Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Gertrude M Maher -- --, 1908 July 9, 1993 Massachusetts
- Richard John Maher -- --, 1906 December 0, 1960
- Charlotte E Maher -- --, 1877 December 0, 1878 New South Wales
- Thomas Appledore Maher -- --, 1841 August 31, 1893 New South Wales
- Francis Ronald Maher -- --, 1910 September 7, 1976 New South Wales
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