Happy Mother's Day
Feliz Día de las Madres
Bonne Fête des Mères
Buona Festa della Mamma
Hyvää äitienpäivää
Lá na Máthar Shona ar
No matter what your language, "Mother" is the sweetest word of all.
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Margaret McCoy Born Ireland (abt. 1823 - abt. 1857) |
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Catherine O'Grady Born Waterford, Ireland (abt. 1835 - 1901) |
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Adela Baron Born San Francisco, California (1862 - 1917) |
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Concepción Celaya Born Sonora, Mexico (1830 - after 1910) |
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Alice Gaffney McGinnis Born Conneaut, Ohio (1895 - 1963) |
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María Angela Catalina Perrotin Born Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico (1893 - 1998) |
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Emanuela Sannella Born Accadia, Puglia, Italy (1867 - 1966) |
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Mary Jane Gaffney Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1858 - 1940) |
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María Amaro Born Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico (1872 - 1970) |
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Selma Justina Kangas Born Vasa, Finland (1894 - 1949) |
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Patricia Ann Fay Born Stuart, Iowa (1925 - 1997) |
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Sara Ellen Riney Born Rineyville, Kentucky (1884 - 1938) |
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Joan Joyce Schiavon Born Chicago, Illinois (1928 - 1987) |
Linda Huesca Born Chicago, Illinois (19-- ) |
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers in our lives!
Above, "Happy Mother's Day" in the languages of our ancestors, in order of appearance: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Finnish, and Irish.
Copyright © 2013 Linda Huesca Tully
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