James J MCKENNA

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November 1875 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

Died

4 May 1912 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

Age: 34
Cause of Death: pulmonary TB

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James J MCKENNA Annie SKERRY

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Born: November 1875 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

Father: James J MCKENNA

Mother: Annie SKERRY

James J MCKENNA died 4 May 1912 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Never married

last residence 387 Main St., Lewiston - living with his parents
Section Bext, Lot not listed (possibly lot 13?)

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Birth — 1875
November 1875
Lewiston, Maine, 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)

1880 - Lewiston, Maine
name: James J. Mckenna Jr
residence: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1876
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: James J. Mckenna
father's birthplace: Ireland
mother's name: Anna Mckenna
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 4 years
occupation: At School
nara film number: T9-0475
page: 183
page character: D
entry number: 2585
film number: 1254475
Household Gender Age
parent James J. Mckenna M 38
parent Anna Mckenna F 30
Lizzie J. Mckenna F 11
George D. Mckenna M 8
James J. Mckenna Jr M 4
Gertrude A. Mckenna F 2
Cornelius A. Mccarty M 23
Hugh J. Leslie M 26

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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 - Lewiston, Maine
name: James J Mckenna
titles & terms: Jr
residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Nov 1875
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father: James J Mckenna
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother: Annie Mckenna
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: James J Mckenna
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0014
page: 10
sheet letter: A
family number: 243
reference number: 47
film number: 1240587
image number: 00511
Household Gender Age
parent James J Mckenna M
parent Annie Mckenna F
Elizabeth A Mckenna F
George D Mckenna M
James J Mckenna M
Gertrude A Mckenna F

James is a 24 year-old granite cutter, living with his...Read full story

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
James McKenna, Jr., was bound over to the Supreme Court under $200 for larceny of goods amounting to $55 from his brother. The articles have been recovered from a pawn shop.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, July 28, 1904

James McKenna, Jr., indicted for larceny.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, September 26, 1904

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 Intoxication Arrests
James J. McKenna, Jr. was sentenced to 60 days in jail for second offence while Jerimiah Collins, Edgar Phinney and Louis Roy were given the usual fine of $5 and costs for intoxication. James McLellan and Sumner Erskine were fined $5 and costs for the larceny of a roll of copper wire.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Monday Morning, February 15, 1909

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 - Prisoner Escaped.
During the breakfast hour at the Lewiston police station, Monday, J. J. McKenney, jr., told Officer Tuttle that he wanted to telephone friends to get him out. Mr. Tuttle, who is always obliging, took McKenna into the machine room.

But McKenna didn't stop to telephone. He made a dash thru the Park street door and was soon out of sight. Officer Tuttle started in pursuit. Deputy Marshal Pettengill came out of his office and sent two officers up Lisbon street to head McKenna off.

It seems that the prisoner ran thru the alleys and entered Shailler's restaurant on Lisbon street, near Ash, by the back door. Just as he started out again, Officer Vaughn grabbed him.

In court McKenna, with fire in his eyes, pleaded not guilty to intoxication. He said he was feeling bad last week and Sunday afternoon applied for admission to St. Mary's hospital. He hadn't been in the office but a few minutes when the police entered and took him.

City Marshal Callier testified that he had a...Read full story

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Lewiston Evening Journal
Lewiston, Maine
June 4, 1909

1910
Indicted for larceny.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, January 21, 1910

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The Lewiston Daily Sun, January 29, 1910, Page 12

Sentenced to one year in jail.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, February 2, 1910

1912 Death
Name: James J McKenna
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1878
Death Date: 4 May 1912
Death Place: Lewiston
Registration Place: Lewiston, Androscoggin
Father: James J
Mother: Anna

Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.