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Brennan Family History
Brennan Genealogy & Family TreeBrennan is an Irish name from County Kilkenny, Ireland. It comes from the Gaelic word braon which means "sorrow." The earliest known ancestor--Mac Branain--was recorded in 1159.
Other spellings include "McBrennan," "Brannon," "Brannan," "Brannen," "Brannin," "Brennyn," "Brannyn," "Brenan," "Branon," "Branan," and "Branen." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers), American baseball player William Brennan (Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), and American actor Walter Brennan (The Real McCoys, Rio Bravo, To Have and Have Not). The first Brennan to come to America was James Brennan in Maryland in 1731.
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Brennan Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jeremiah (Darby) Brennan -- --, 1829 December 0, 1905
- Mary Brennan -- --, 1798 December 11, 1878
- Anne Brennan -- --, 1852 December 0, 1898
- Lorraine Foley Brennan -- --, 1927 July 23, 2006 New York
- Florence Rose Brennan -- --, 1916 January 10, 1989 New South Wales
Brennan Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William James Brennan -- --, 1872 December 0, 1876
- Joseph Brennan -- --, 1925 March 28, 1987
- Joseph Brennan -- --, 1877 May 27, 1965 Michigan
- Jesse Ketchum Brennan -- --, 1932 May 27, 2011 Pennsylvania
- Mary Brennan -- --, 1800 December 0, 1846
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