John SWEENEY

Born

Died

14 February 1940 , Colchester, Vermont, USA

John married Harriet "Hattie" ROWE 18 October 1897 in Milton, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Harriet "Hattie" ROWE was born 15 August 1875 in Milton, Vermont, USA. Harriet "Hattie" was the child of Peter TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) and Rosa (Rosella) Stern WELLS .

Parents & Family of John SWEENEY

Parents of John SWEENEY

Father

Julius SWEENEY CHOINIERE

Mother

Adeline CATARETT (CADORET)

Grandparents of John SWEENEY

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of John SWEENEY

John SWEENEY married

Harriet "Hattie" ROWE
Marriage date: 18 October 1897
Marriage place: Milton, Vermont, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Harriet "Hattie" ROWE was the child of Peter TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) and Rosa (Rosella) Stern WELLS

Marriage notes:

Name: John Sweeney

Gender: Male

Birth Date: abt 1872

Birth Place:

Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1897

Marriage Place: Milton, Vermont, USA

Marriage Age: 25

Card Type: Groom

Father Name: Julius

Mother Name: Adaline Cadarette

Spouse Name: Hattie Rowe

Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Original data: State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of John SWEENEY and Harriet "Hattie" ROWE

Lafayette SWEENEY

Born: 6 March 1900, , Vermont, USA
Died: 28 January 1904, , Vermont, USA

Raymond Delbert SWEENEY

Born: 15 May 1905, Milton, Vermont, USA
Died: 5 June 1947, Colchester, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1872
27 May 1872
Milton, Vermont, USA

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.

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 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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 Marriage / Partner
John SWEENEY and Harriet "Hattie" ROWE 18 October 1897, Milton, Vermont, USA

He was 25 years old.

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 Milton, Chittenden, Vermont

Name: John Sweeney
titles:
Residence: Milton town, Chittenden, Vermont
Birth Date: May 1872
birthPlace: Vermont
relationship to head-of-household: Son-in-law
spouse Name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place:
father Name:
father titles:
father birthPlace: Canada Fr
mother Name:
mother titles:
mother birthPlace: Canada Fr
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Peter Rowe
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 3
estimated marriage year: 1897
mother how many children:
number living children:
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0081
Sheet Number and Letter: 10B
Household ID: 222
reference number: 75
gsu Film Number: 1241691
Image Number: 00166
Household Gender Age
Peter Rowe M
Rosie Rowe F
Hattie Rowe F
Abraham Rowe M
Libbie Rowe F
John Sweeney M
Loffayette Sweeney M

Source / record details
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1900 Birth of Child
Lafayette SWEENEY was born 6 March 1900, , Vermont, USA

John was 27 years old.

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 Death of Child
Lafayette SWEENEY died 28 January 1904, , Vermont, USA

John was 31 years old.

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

1905 Birth of Child
Raymond Delbert SWEENEY was born 15 May 1905, Milton, Vermont, USA

John was 32 years old.

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 Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont

Name: John Sweeney
Age in 1910: 36
Birth Year: abt 1874
BirthPlace: Vermont
Home in 1910: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Harriet Sweeney
Father's BirthPlace: Vermont
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
[Canada French]

Household Members:
Name Age
John Sweeney 36
Harriet Sweeney 35

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Chittenden County, Vermont

Name: John Sweeney
Residence: , Chittenden, Vermont
estimated Birth Year: 1873
Age: 47
birthPlace: Vermont
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1821872
Digital Folder Number: 4392017
Image Number: 00283
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
John Sweeney M 47y
spouse Hattie R Sweeney F 41y
child Raymond D Sweeney M 14y
Peter Rowe M 75y

Source / record details
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Milton, Chittenden, Vermont

Name: John Sweeney
event: CENSUS
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Milton, Chittenden, Vermont
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Vermont
estimated Birth Year: 1873
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's birthPlace: Canada
enumeration district number: 35
family number: 74
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Line Number: 56
nara publication: T626, roll 2428
Film Number: 2342162
Digital Folder Number: 4547826
Image Number: 00210
Household Gender Age
child Raymond D Sweeney M 24
John Sweeney M 57
parent Hattie Sweeney F 52

Source / record details
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.

Death

Name: Mr John Sweeney
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1875
Birth Location: Milton, Vermont
Death Date: 14 Feb 1940
Death Location: Colchester, Chittenden
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Residence: Milton, Vermont
Mother's Maiden Name: Cadarest
Mother's Name: Adeline
Father's Name: Julius Sweeney
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Death

Ancestry.com. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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