Maurice CALLAGHAN

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abt. 1820 , Kilworth, County Cork, Ireland

Died

25 January 1902 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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James CALLAGHAN Ellen NORRIS

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Born: abt. 1820 in Kilworth, County Cork, Ireland

Father: James CALLAGHAN

Mother: Ellen NORRIS

Maurice was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1842.

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Maurice married Catherine CURTAIN 11 August 1853 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CURTAIN was born abt. 1833 in Rathcormack, County Cork, Ireland. Catherine died 4 November 1870 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Maurice CALLAGHAN died 25 January 1902 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Maurice CALLAGHAN married

Catherine CURTAIN
Marriage date: 11 August 1853
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Name: Maurice Callahan

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Spouse's Name: Catharine Curtin

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Event Date: 11 Aug 1853

Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Father's Name: James Callahan

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01079-7

System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM

GS Film number: 1902438

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"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch.org : 9 February 2018), Maurice Callahan and Catharine Curtin, 11 Aug 1853; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,902,438.

Children of Maurice CALLAGHAN and Catherine CURTAIN

James J CALLAHAN

Born: 11 July 1855, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 February 1918, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL 20 July 1882 Place: Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1853 Marriage / Partner
Maurice CALLAGHAN and Catherine CURTAIN 11 August 1853, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1855 - Lanesborough, Massachusetts
Name: Morace Callahan
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 35
Birth Year (Estimated): 1820
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Ireland
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Morace Callahan Male 35 Ireland
Catherine Callahan Female 23 Ireland
Hannah Callahan Female 1 Massachusetts, United States
James Callahan Male 0 Massachusetts, United States
Carns Bargan Male 38 Ireland
Thomas Mcgea Male 27 Ireland
John Buckley Male 28 Ireland
Morace Haze Male 16 Ireland
1855 Massachusetts Census
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1855 Birth of Child
James J CALLAHAN was born 11 July 1855, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 - Washington, Massachusetts
Name: Maurice Calahan
Age (Expanded): 52 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1813
Gender: Male
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Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Family Number: 26
Line Number: 34
GS Film number: 0953967
Digital Folder Number: 4286754
Image Number: 00763

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Maurice Calahan M 52y Ireland
Catharine Calahan F 30y Ireland
Hannah Calahan F 10y Massachusetts
James Calahan M 9y Massachusetts
Ellen Calahan F 7y Massachusetts
Maurice Calahan M 5y Massachusetts
William Calahan M 2y Massachusetts
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

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

1870 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Maurice Callihan
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819-1820
Birthplace: Ireland
Page Number: 276
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Maurice Callihan Male 50 Ireland
Catharine Callihan Female 45 Ireland
Joanna Callihan Female 16 Massachusetts
James Callihan Male 15 Massachusetts
Ellen Callihan Female 12 Massachusetts
Maurice Callihan Male 9 Massachusetts
William Callihan Male 7 Massachusetts
Margaret Callihan Female 5 Massachusetts
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1870 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine CURTAIN died 4 November 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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

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)

1882 Marriage of Child
James J CALLAHAN married 20 July 1882, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire) to Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL

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

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

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

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

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

1900 - Dalton, Massachusetts
Name: Morris Callahan
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Dalton town (west part), Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Date: 1822
Birthplace: Ireland
Immigration Year: 1842
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Morris Callahan Head Male 78 Ireland
Hannah Callahan Daughter Female 45 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)

Death
Name: Maurice Callahan
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Jan 1902
Event Place: Dalton, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Dalton, Massachusetts
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Gender: Male
Age: 82
Marital Status: Widowed
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Birthplace: Ireland
Birth Year (Estimated): 1820
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Burial Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: John Callahan
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Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Ellen Morris
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Reference ID: v 528 p 51
GS Film number: 2057736
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Digital Folder Number: 4289821
Image Number: 64

'Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:NW66-VVT : 11 March 2018), Maurice Callahan, 25 Jan 1902; citing Dalton, Massachusetts, v 528 p 51, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,736.
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