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May 20, 2019 · In 1801 (note: some sources say anywhere from 1801–03), Arundel Elias Disney (great-grandfather of Walt Disney) was born to parents Kepple Disney and Frances Best.In an essay written by Walt's father Elias in 1939, Arundel Elias “received a fine education, and had plenty of money to go and come on, servants to care for his wants and all that goes with an abundance of the things of this ...
Biography Early life. Disney was born in the rural village of Bluevale, in what is now Ontario, Canada, to Irish Protestant immigrants Kepple Elias Disney (1832–1891) and Mary Disney (née Richardson) (1838–1909).
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Kepple Elias Disney (1832–1891) was born in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. He was the eldest son of Arundel Elias Disney (1801-1880) and Maria Swan. Kepple married Mary Richardson (1838–1909) with whom he had a son named Elias (1859-1941). This Elias (born in the Village of Bluevale, Ontario) would later become the father of the famous Walt Disney. It certainly wasn’t easy to get ahead in the ...
When Kepple Elias Disney was born on 2 November 1832, in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, his father, Arundel Elias Disney, was 31 and his mother, Maria Swan, was 19. He married Mary Jane Richardson on 18 March 1858, in Huron, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters.
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Jan 2, 2024 · The title of Walt Disney's definitive biography describes him as An American Original but how much do you know about his Irish roots? The Disney name was quite common on the island of Ireland in ...
Aug 16, 2017 · 1772. Biography of Walt Disney, animation pioneer, iconic entertainment empresario, theme park builder, movie producer and chief Imagineer® of the future. The Mouse is Irish! — Disney’s Genealogy. Arundel Disney was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland in 1804. He later married a fetching (and fecund) Irish lass named Maria Swan, who would ...
Apr 27, 2020 · Ellis, Kansas is where Elias met neighbour Flora Call and on January 1, 1888 they were married. Kepple Disney’s family moved to Florida in 1884 and Elias, Flora and son later moved to Chicago. On December 5, 1901, Walter Elias (Walt) Disney was born, the 4 th child of 5 for Elias and Flora Disney. After living in Chicago for 17 years, when ...
