Matthew W FAHEY

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January 1853 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

Died

30 July 1925 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Michael FAHEY Bridget GAHAGAN

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Born: January 1853 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

Father: Michael FAHEY

Mother: Bridget GAHAGAN

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Matthew W married Ella J KEANE 14 November 1874 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
They divorced. Ella J KEANE was born 18 February 1858 in Hallowell, Maine, USA. Ella J died 9 July 1929 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Matthew W married (2) Addie Mutty KARNES 6 January 1903 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . Addie Mutty KARNES was born abt. 1854 in Brewer, Maine, USA. Addie Mutty died 29 March 1914 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Matthew W FAHEY died 30 July 1925 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

NOTE: saw Jessie Cobb in Lewistion, accompanied by James J. McKenna, the Saturday evening before she disappeared

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Matthew W FAHEY married

Ella J KEANE
Marriage date: 14 November 1874
Marriage place: , Maine, USA

Marriage notes:

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 mainegenealogy.net

Children of Matthew W FAHEY and Ella J KEANE

Edward Francis FAHEY

Born: 22 November 1875, Augusta, Maine, USA
Died: 26 November 1943, Auburn, Maine, USA

Married: Jessie Evelyn HEAD 19 April 1904 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Blanche PATTEE 8 October 1913 Place: , Maine, USA

John H FAHEY

Born: abt. 1880, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 8 March 1917, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Ella May FAHEY

Born: 25 February 1886, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 12 December 1938, Farmingdale, Maine, USA

Married: John Ernest CONNORS 19 May 1907 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Mary Etta FAHEY

Born: 2 July 1896, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 23 February 1987, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Ralph Herbert DRAPER 17 April 1915 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Matthew W FAHEY married

Addie Mutty KARNES
Marriage date: 6 January 1903
Marriage place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Marriage notes:

Name 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 (mainegenealogy.net : 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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Birth — 1853
January 1853
Lewiston, Maine, USA

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

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

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

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

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.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Lewiston, Maine
name: Mathew Fahie
estimated 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 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1874 Marriage / Partner
Matthew W FAHEY and Ella J KEANE 14 November 1874, , Maine, USA

He was 21 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Edward Francis FAHEY was born 22 November 1875, Augusta, Maine, USA

Matthew W was 22 years old.

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 His family
name: Michael Fahey
residence: 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
nara film number: T9-0475
page: 260
page character: B
entry number: 86
film number: 1254475
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Michael Fahey M 68 Ireland
wife Bridget Fahey F 60 Ireland
son Edward Fahey M 22 New Hampshire, United States
dau Delia Fahey F 17 Maine, United States
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 Birth of Child
Ella May FAHEY was born 25 February 1886, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Matthew W was 33 years old.

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

1896 Birth of Child
Mary Etta FAHEY was born 2 July 1896, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Matthew W was 43 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 - Lewiston, Maine
name: Matthew Fahey
titles & 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 Fahey
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 27
estimated marriage year: 1873
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0015
page: 3
sheet letter: A
family number: 46
reference number: 20
film number: 1240587
image number: 00531
Household Gender Age
Matthew Fahey M
spouse Ella Fahey F
child Edward Fahey M
child Ella M Fahey F
child Mary E Fahey F

Matthew is a 47 year-old cotton mule spinner, living at 63 East Summer St.
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
Lewiston Sunday Journal, Lewiston, Maine
January 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 of his wife. A short time ago, as has been previously announced in these columns, Matthew caused the arrest and incarceration in Auburn jail of one Michael Powers for the alienation as he claimed of the affections of his wife.

Monday Fahey went up and saw the aforesaid wife and she was feeding a horse. The spectacle of the alienated seemed to be too much for Mr. Fahey if the testimony in the Lewiston municipal court is accurate and it resulted in an assault, for which Matthew was on trial Wednesday morning.

The case presented certain very ...Read full story

1902-03 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Matthew W. Fahey, driver, 90 Middle, rms 185 Main, Lewiston

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Matthew W FAHEY and Addie Mutty KARNES 6 January 1903, Lewiston, Maine, USA

He was 50 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Edward Francis FAHEY married 19 April 1904, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Jessie Evelyn HEAD

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

1906-07 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Matthew W Fahey, driver, 86 Pierce, Lewiston

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)

1907 Marriage of Child
Ella May FAHEY married 19 May 1907, Lewiston, Maine, USA to John Ernest CONNORS

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Durham, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Matthew W Fahey
birthplace: 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 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage of Child
Edward Francis FAHEY married 8 October 1913, , Maine, USA to Blanche PATTEE

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Death of Spouse/Partner
Addie Mutty KARNES died 29 March 1914, Lewiston, Maine, USA

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Marriage of Child
Mary Etta FAHEY married 17 April 1915, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Ralph Herbert DRAPER

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 Death of Child
John H FAHEY died 8 March 1917, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Matthew W was 64 years old.

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 Durham, Androscoggin, Maine
Road from South West Bend over Bowie Hill
Durham, Androscoggin, Maine

Fahey, Matthew W, head, age 66, widowed, born Maine, parents born Ireland, farmer, general farm
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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

1925 Death
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Fahey, 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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