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Matthew W FAHEY was born
January 1853
in Lewiston, Maine, USA.
Matthew W FAHEY
was the child of
He married Ella J KEANE 14 Nov. 1874 . The couple had (at least) 4 children. They divorced. Ella J KEANE was born 18 February 1858 in Hallowell, Maine, USA. She died 9 July 1929 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.
He married (2) Addie M MUTTY KARNES 6 January 1903 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . Addie M MUTTY KARNES was born abt. 1854 in Brewer, Maine, USA. She died 29 March 1914 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.
Matthew W FAHEY died 30 July 1925 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.
Son of Michael and Bridget ?
NOTE: saw Jessie Cobb in Lewistion, accompanied by James J. McKenna, the Saturday evening before she disappeared
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Matthew W FAHEY married
Ella J KEANE-- Date: 14 Nov. 1874 Place: Libelant: Ellie J. Fahey
Libelee: Matthew W. Fahey
Former Name of Female: Ella J. Kean
Date of Marriage: 14 Nov. 1874
Date of Divorce: 29 Apr. 1902
County Where Divorced: Androscoggin
Source: Maine Divorce Index, 6/ 2
Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net/ individual_divorce_record.asp?id=7128 : accessed 3 June 2012), entry for Ellie J. Fahey & Matthew W. Fahey, 29 Apr. 1902, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.
Children:
Edward F FAHEY (b.22 November 1875, Augusta, Maine, USA d. 26 November 1943, Auburn, Maine, USA)m. Jessie Evelyn HEAD 19 April 1904
m. Blanche PATTEE bef. 1918
John H FAHEY (b.abt. 1880, Lewiston, Maine, USA d. 8 March 1917, Lewiston, Maine, USA) Ella May FAHEY (b.25 February 1886, Lewiston, Maine, USA d. 12 December 1938, Farmingdale, Maine, USA)m. John E CONNORS 19 May 1907
Mary E FAHEY (b.2 July 1896, Lewiston, Maine, USA d. 23 February 1987, Lewiston, Maine, USA)m. Ralph Herbert DRAPER 17 April 1915
Matthew W FAHEY married
Addie M MUTTY KARNES-- Date: 6 January 1903 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USAName of Groom: Mathew W. FAHEY
Groom's Place of Residence: Lewiston, Me.
Name of Bride: Addie M. KARNES
Bride's Place of Residence: Lewiston, Me.
Marriage Date: Tuesday, 6 Jan. 1903
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available
Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net/ individual_marriage_record.asp?id=5839 : accessed 3 Jun 2012), entry for Mathew W. FAHEY and Addie M. KARNES, Tuesday, 6 Jan. 1903, citing Maine Vital Records.
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Matthew W FAHEY
Obituary The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, Sunday, July 31, 1925
Birth January 1853
Lewiston, Maine, USA
1854 - July - Republican Party formed for abolition of slavery. 1859 - October 16 – John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion. 1860 - Civil War - On December 20, 1860, a little over a month after Abraham Lincoln had been elected President, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861. 1861 - January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. 1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away States 1861 - Start of U.S. Civil War - April 12, 1861 - Confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter. 1861 - April 20 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia. 1861 - October 26 – The Pony Express announces its closure. 1861 - November 6 - Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America 1863 - January 1 - Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves 1863 - July 1–3 – American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg – Union forces under George G. Meade turn back a Confederate invasion by Robert E. Lee in the largest battle of the war (28,000 Confederate casualties, 23,000 Union). 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. 1865 - April 9 - Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysees S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. 1865 - April 14 - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: 1867 - March 30 – Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this "Seward's Folly" 1869 - May 10 - The Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation. (Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah)
1870 - France declares war on Prussia and Emperor Napoleon III is overthrown1870 - Lewiston, Maine
name: Mathew Fahieestimated birth year: 1853
gender: Male
age in 1870: 17y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
Michael Fahes M 57y
Bridget Fahes F 49y
Michael Fahie M 21y
Mathew Fahie M 17y
Sarah Fahie F 15y
Edmund Fahie M 13y
Addia Fahie F 10y
1870 U.S. Census
1870 - A cable dispatch on the 28th says the Pope has issued a special elimination against the Fenians, both in America and Ireland. 1870 to 1871 - Franco-Prussian War, ending in French defeat, loss of Alsace-Lorraine and end of the Second Empire 1872 - 'Yellowstone Wonderland' is established as first national park. 1875 - Civil Rights Act of 1875 1876 - May 10 - Centennial Exhibitiion 1876 - June 25 – American Indian Wars – Battle of the Little Bighorn: 1879 - Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879 when Charles Brush successfully demonstrated arc lights on the streets.
1874 Marriage / PartnerMatthew W FAHEY and Ella J KEANE 14 Nov. 1874,
1875 Birth of ChildEdward F FAHEY was born 22 November 1875, Augusta, Maine, USA
1880 His family
name: Michael Faheyresidence: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1812
birthplace: Ireland
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Bridget Fahey
spouse's birthplace: Ireland
father's name:
father's birthplace: Ireland
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Ireland
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 68 years
occupation: Laborer
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. 1883 - November 18 – U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. 1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country. 1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date. 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. 1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885). 1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. 1890 - December 29 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurred - 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children; Sitting Bull killed at Little Eagle; Indian wars ended 1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island. 1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian Exposition 1894 - Pullman strike 1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike 1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America. 1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war. 1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20). 1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.1886 Birth of ChildElla May FAHEY was born 25 February 1886, Lewiston, Maine, USA
1896 Birth of ChildMary E FAHEY was born 2 July 1896, Lewiston, Maine, USA
1900 - Lewiston, Maine
name: Matthew Faheytitles & terms:
residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Jan 1853
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
spouse: Ella Fahey
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace: Maine
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Ireland
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Ireland
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Matthew...Read MORE...
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. 1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons. 1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.1902
Lewiston Sunday Journal, Lewiston, MaineJanuary 29, 1902
Mr. Fahey's Memory
It Plays Him a Peculiarly Scruvy Trick at the Police Court.
He Could Not Remember Seeing Mrs. Fahey at Time of Assault.
It was Matthew Fahey's unlucky morning Wednesday – Matthew of the “blarsted affections,” Matthew of the meretricious memory.
Matthew was arraigned before Judge Cornish in the Lewiston municipal court on Wednesday, charged with assault...Read MORE...
1902-03 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Matthew W. Fahey, driver, 90 Middle, rms 185 Main, Lewiston 1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communication 1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, Michigan 1903 - October - First World Series 1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight.1903 Marriage / PartnerMatthew W FAHEY and Addie M MUTTY KARNES 6 January 1903, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Bankruptcy
January 16, 1903, Matthew filed for bankruptcy (Microfilm of original records in the Androscoggin County Building, Auburn, Maine, Court records v. 1-9(p.1-22) 1898-1920, Family History Library US/ CAN Film 1753454).1904-05 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Matthew Fahey, 86 Pierce, Lewiston 1904 - April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1). 1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal1906-07 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Matthew W Fahey, driver, 86 Pierce, Lewiston 1906 - April 7 – Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.1910 Durham, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Matthew W Faheybirthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Durham, Androscoggin, Maine
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Ireland
mother's birthplace: Ireland
family number: 152
page number: 7
Household Gender Age
Matthew W Fahey M 57y
spouse Addie Fahey F 56y
1910 U.S. Census
1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic 1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated. 1913 - December 23 – The Federal Reserve System is created as the central banking system of the United States by Woodrow Wilson's signature of the Federal Reserve Act. 1914 - Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation. 1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades Belgium 1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call, 1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool. 1916 - On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14. 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. 1917 - June 5 – WWI: Conscription begins in the United States. 1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31). 1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire. 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. 1919 - June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of Nations 1919 - October 28 – Prohibition in the United States is authorized:
1914 Death of Spouse/PartnerAddie M MUTTY KARNES died 29 March 1914, Lewiston, Maine, USA
1917 Death of ChildJohn H FAHEY died 8 March 1917, Lewiston, Maine, USA
1920 Durham, Androscoggin, Maine
Road from South West Bend over Bowie HillDurham, Androscoggin, Maine
Fahey, Matthew W, head, age 66, widowed, born Maine, parents born Ireland, farmer, general farm
1920 U.S. Census
1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1924 - June 2 - Congress Granted Citizenship to All Native Americans Born in the U.S. 1925 Death
Mt. Hope CemeteryFahey, Matthew d. 30 July 1925
buried 1 Aug 1925
age 73
location St Mary's Hospital, Lstn.
section E, lot 81
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Matthew is buried at: Mount Hope Cemetery
Lewiston, Maine, USA
Section E Lot 81
NO STONE
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