James Edmund SWEENEY

Born

11 December 1908 , Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Died

23 December 1971 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

James Edmund married Lillian Gladys KORCH abt. 1938 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Lillian Gladys KORCH was born 4 November 1909 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Lillian Gladys died 15 May 2002 in State College, Pennsylvania, USA. Lillian Gladys was the child of Andrew (András) Henry KORCH and Anna "Panna" ROZGONYI .

Parents & Family of James Edmund SWEENEY

Parents of James Edmund SWEENEY

Father

Thomas SWEENEY

Mother

Mary Elizabeth FOLEY

Grandparents of James Edmund SWEENEY

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of James Edmund SWEENEY

James Edmund SWEENEY married

Lillian Gladys KORCH
Marriage date: abt. 1938
Marriage place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Lillian Gladys KORCH was the child of Andrew (András) Henry KORCH and Anna "Panna" ROZGONYI

Marriage notes:

Marriage intentions are on file at the office of Town Clerk Pearl C. Mahon for... Janes E. Sweeney, 29 of New Boston Road, Dudley, electric service man, and Lillian G. Korch, 28, of 45 First street, a secretary.

Worcester Evening Gazette

Worcester, Massachusetts

October 5, 1938

Children of James Edmund SWEENEY and Lillian Gladys KORCH

James Ross SWEENEY

Born: 18 November 1940, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 August 2011, State College, Pennsylvania, USA

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Birth

Name: James Edward Sweeney
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1908
Birth Place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Thomas Sweeney
Mother: Mary Foley

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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

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

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Dudley, Massachusetts

Name: James Sweeney
Birth Year: abt 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 21
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Map of Home: Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street Address: New Boston Road
House Number: 2
Dwelling Number: 337
Family Number: 427
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's BirthPlace: Irish Free State
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Mechanics
Industry: Garage
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Thomas Sweeney
57 Head
Mary Sweeney
56 Wife
Thomas J Sweeney
29 Son
Clifford Sweeney
25 Son
James Sweeney 21 Son

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - Dudley, Massachusetts

Name: James E Sweeney
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Dudley Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 14-55
Family Number: 236
Sheet Number and Letter: 13B
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1646
Digital Folder Number: 005460918
Image Number: 00589

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James E Sweeney Head M 31 Massachusetts
Lillian Sweeney Wife F 30 Massachusetts

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Birth of Child
James Ross SWEENEY was born 18 November 1940, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

James Edmund was 31 years old.

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

Death

Name: James E Sweeney
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 23 Dec 1971
Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 055478
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Citing this Record:
'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:VZ58-WCY : 4 December 2014), James E Sweeney, 23 Dec 1971; from 'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, Ancestry (http:/ / www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Worcester, Massachusetts, death certificate number 055478, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.

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familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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