James J CALLAHAN

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11 July 1855 , Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

Died

10 February 1918 , Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

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Maurice CALLAGHAN Catherine CURTAIN

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Born: 11 July 1855 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Maurice CALLAGHAN

Mother: Catherine CURTAIN

Paternal grandparents: James CALLAGHAN , Ellen NORRIS

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James J married Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL 20 July 1882 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL was born 31 January 1855 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire). Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" died 5 November 1937 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" was the child of George CROUGHAL (CROCKWELL) (CROUGHWELL) and Ann DEVLIN.

James J CALLAHAN died 10 February 1918 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA.

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Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL
Marriage date: 20 July 1882
Marriage place: Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

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Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL was the child of George CROUGHAL (CROCKWELL) (CROUGHWELL) and Ann DEVLIN

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Name: James Callahan

Birth Date: 1855

Birthplace: Lanesborough, Berkshire, Ma

Age: 27

Spouse's Name: Eliza Crockwell

Spouse's Birth Date: 1855

Spouse's Birthplace: Lanesborough, Berkshire, Ma

Spouse's Age: 27

Event Date: 20 Jul 1882

Event Place: Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Father's Name: Morris Callahan

Mother's Name: Kate

Spouse's Father's Name: George Crockwell

Spouse's Mother's Name: Ann

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Marital Status: Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50171-2

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

GS Film number: 250303

Reference ID: 26 14

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch.org : 9 February 2018), James Callahan and Eliza Crockwell, 20 Jul 1882; citing reference 26 14; FHL microfilm 250,303.

Children of James J CALLAHAN and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL

George Maurice CALLAHAN

Born: 21 June 1883, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 August 1952, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Katherine (Kate) CALLAHAN

Born: 4 February 1886, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: December 1975,

Thomas Henry CALLAHAN

Born: 17 October 1887, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1948,

Mary Ann CALLAHAN

Born: 9 November 1889, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 April 1971, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Clifford Horace FRALEY 22 October 1912 Place: Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

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1855 - Lanesborough, Massachusetts
Name: James Callahan
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 0
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Gender: Male
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Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Family Number: 61
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GS Film number: 000953974
Digital Folder Number: 004279388
Image Number: 00271

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Morace Callahan M 35 Ireland
Catherine Callahan F 23 Ireland
Hannah Callahan F 1 Massachusetts, United States
James Callahan M 0 Massachusetts, United States
Carns Bargan M 38 Ireland
Thomas Mcgea M 27 Ireland
John Buckley M 28 Ireland
Morace Haze M 16 Ireland
1855 Massachusetts Census
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Name: James Callahan
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Event Date: 11 Jun 1855
Event Place: Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Reference ID: 39
GS Film Number: 1428235
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Digital Folder Number: 004023162
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 - Washington, Massachusetts
Name: James Calahan
Age (Expanded): 9 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Event Place: Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Maurice Calahan Male 52y Ireland
Catharine Calahan Female 30y Ireland
Hannah Calahan Female 10y Massachusetts
James Calahan Male 9y Massachusetts
Ellen Calahan Female 7y Massachusetts
Maurice Calahan Male 5y Massachusetts
William Calahan Male 2y Massachusetts
1865 Massachusetts Census
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April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: James Callihan
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854-1855
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Page Number: 276
Household ID: 2160
Line Number: 28
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552101
Digital Folder Number: 004269697
Image Number: 00403

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Maurice Callihan M 50 Ireland
Catharine Callihan F 45 Ireland
Joanna Callihan F 16 Massachusetts
James Callihan M 15 Massachusetts
Ellen Callihan F 12 Massachusetts
Maurice Callihan M 9 Massachusetts
William Callihan M 7 Massachusetts
Margaret Callihan F 5 Massachusetts
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 Marriage / Partner
James J CALLAHAN and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL 20 July 1882, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)

He was 27 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
George Maurice CALLAHAN was born 21 June 1883, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

James J was 27 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Birth of Child
Katherine (Kate) CALLAHAN was born 4 February 1886, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

James J was 30 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Thomas Henry CALLAHAN was born 17 October 1887, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

James J was 32 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
Mary Ann CALLAHAN was born 9 November 1889, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

James J was 34 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Dalton, Massachusetts
Name: James Callahan
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Dalton town (west part), Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Years Married: 17
Birth Date: Jul 1854
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1883
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James Callahan Head Male 46 Massachusetts
Mary E Callahan Wife Female 46 Massachusetts
George M Callahan Son Male 17 Massachusetts
Catherine E Callahan Daughter Female 14 Massachusetts
Thomas H Callahan Son Male 12 Massachusetts
Mary A Callahan Daughter Female 11 Massachusetts
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Dalton, Massachusetts
Name: James J Callahan
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 7
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James J Callahan Head Male 54 Massachusetts
Eliza Callahan Wife Female 54 Massachusetts
Catharine Callahan Daughter Female 24 Massachusetts
Mayia A Callahan Daughter Female 20 Massachusetts
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Marriage of Child
Mary Ann CALLAHAN married 22 October 1912, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA to Clifford Horace FRALEY

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

Death
Name: James J Callahan
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Feb 1918
Event Place: Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Father's Name: Maurice Callahan
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Mother's Name: Catherine Curtin
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Spouse's Name: Eliza Callahan
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Certificate Number: 7
Page: 293
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Digital Folder Number: 005084437
Image Number: 00295

'Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:23TS-H46 : 13 March 2018), James J Callahan, 10 Feb 1918; citing Death, Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 7, page 293, State Archives, Boston.
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