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Mehegan is a surname. People with the surname * John Mehegan (1916–1984), American jazz pianist, lecturer and critic * Mary Xavier Mehegan (1825–1915), Irish-American nun * Peter Mehegan, American politician See also * Mehigan * Mehregan * Mohegan The Mohegan are an Indigenous people originally based in what is now southeastern Connecticut in the United States. They are part of the Eastern Algonquian linguistic and cultural family and historically shared close ties with the neighboring ... {{Surname Surnames Surnames of Irish origin ...
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Mary Xavier Mehegan
Mary Xavier Mehegan, S.C. was a Roman Catholic sister who founded the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and opened New Jersey's first four-year college for women. Early life She was born Catharine Mehegan in Ireland in 1825, one of the ten children of Patrick Mehegan and Joanna Miles. Along with a sister, Margaret, she emigrated to the United States in 1842, settling in New York City. In 1846 she joined the Sisters of Charity there, who had been founded by Mother (now Saint) Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton in Maryland. A native of New York, in 1817 Seton sent sisters from the motherhouse in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to her native city. Taking the name by which she is now known, Catharine Mehegan joined the Sisters of Charity of New York and took her annual religious vows for the first time on 25 March 1847. In 1853 James Roosevelt Bayley became the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Newark, with the Pro-Cathedral of St. Patrick serving as its seat. The step-nephew of Mother Seton, he so ...
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John Mehegan
John Francis Mehegan (June 6, 1916 – April 3, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, lecturer and critic. Early life Mehegan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 6, 1916, although he sometimes gave the year as 1920. He began playing the violin in 1926 and played for seven years without enjoying it. He initially taught himself to play the piano by matching his fingers to the notes played on a player piano. He went on to study at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford. He had gigs in the Massachusetts area, and then moved to New York in 1941. Later life and career In New York, Mehegan played in clubs. He recorded four quartet tracks as a leader for Savoy Records in 1945. In the same year, he became teaching assistant to pianist Teddy Wilson in the jazz department at the American Institute of Applied Music, Metropolitan Music School, and became the head of its jazz department in 1946; a position he held for around a decade. In the early 1950s, his ''From Barrelhouse to Bop'' alb ...
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Peter Mehegan
Peter L. Mehegan is an American politician. He is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral State legislature (United States), legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members com .... References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Merrimack County, New Hampshire 21st-century New Hampshire politicians Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives {{New Hampshire politician stub ...
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Mehigan
Mehigan is an Irish surname. It comes from the Irish Gaelic name ''Ó Miadhacháin'' which derives from "Miadhach", which means "honourable". There are over a dozen variations on the surname, including Meighan, Meaghan, Mehegan, Megan, Meegan and Meehan. Mehigan *Denis Mehigan (1890–1959), Irish Gaelic footballer *Gary Mehigan (1967), English-Australian chef and restaurateur *Irving P. Mehigan (1898–1980), American state senator for Wisconsin *Joshua Mehigan (1969), American poet. *Mick Mehigan (1887–1955), Irish Gaelic footballer *P.D. Mehigan (1884–1965), Irish sportsperson and journalist Meighan *Clement Woodward Meighan (1925–1997), archaeologist *Hunter Meighan (1914–2008), New York politician *John Meighan (1891–1978), Irish politician *Patrick Meighan (born 1949), American saxophonist *Ron Meighan (1963), Canadian ice hockey defenceman *Thomas Meighan (1879–1936), American actor in silent films and early talkies *Tom Meighan (1981), English musician, the ...
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Mehregan
Mehregan () or Jashn-e Mehr ( ''Mithra Festival'') is a Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrian and Iranian peoples, Iranian festival celebrated to honor the yazata Mithra (), which is responsible for friendship, affection and love. Name "Mehregan" is derived from the Middle Persian name ''Mihrakān/Mihragān'', itself derived from Old Persian ''Mithrakāna''. Introduction Mehregan is an Iranian festival honoring the Zoroastrian yazata Mithra. Under the Achaemenid Empire (330–550 BC), the Armenians, Armenian subjects of the Persian king gave him 20,000 horses every year during the celebration of Mehregan. Under the Sasanian Empire (224–651), Mehregan was the second most important festival, falling behind Nowruz. Due to these two festivals being heavily connected with the role of Iranian kingship, the Sasanian rulers were usually crowned on either Mehregan or Nowruz. In al-Biruni's eleventh-century ''Book of Instructions in the Elements of the Art of Astrology'' (233), the astronome ...
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Mohegan
The Mohegan are an Indigenous people originally based in what is now southeastern Connecticut in the United States. They are part of the Eastern Algonquian linguistic and cultural family and historically shared close ties with the neighboring Pequot, from whom they separated in the early 17th century. The Mohegan refer to themselves as the "Wolf People," and their cultural identity is deeply rooted in kinship, spirituality, and a reverent relationship with the natural world. Over the centuries, Mohegan people have maintained their cultural continuity through oral tradition, community life, spiritual practice, and language preservation efforts. While many Mohegan descendants today are affiliated with federally or state-recognized tribal organizations, this article focuses on the Mohegan people as an ethnic and cultural group, distinct from any singular political or legal entity. The Mohegan language, traditional lifeways, and ceremonies continue to be honored and practiced by c ...
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