Glende History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Glende family

Early History of the Glende family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glende research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1014 and 1172 are included under the topic Early Glende History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Glende Spelling Variations

One must realize that attempting to record a Gaelic name in English was a daunting task. Even today the translation is a difficult one. Names, therefore, often had many spelling variations. The variations of the name Glende include: MacGlynn, MacGlinn, McGlynn, McGlinn and others.

Early Notables of the Glende family

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Migration of the Glende family

Suffering from poverty and racial discrimination, thousands of Irish families left the island in the 19th century for North America aboard cramped passenger ships. The early migrants became settlers of small tracts of land, and those that came later were often employed in the new cities or transitional work camps. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Although the immigrants from this period were often maligned when they arrived in the United States, they provided the cheap labor that was necessary for the development of that country as an industrial power. Early immigration and passenger lists have revealed many immigrants bearing the name Glende: Patrick MacGlyn settled in Philadelphia in 1851; Thomas MacGlynn settled in Philadelphia in 1871; the McGlinns landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1830 and 1871.