Mary SULLIVAN

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December 1857 , Ireland

Died

5 January 1930 , Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: December 1857 in Ireland

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Mary married John KERENS 19 August 1880 in Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
John KERENS was born 21 October 1856 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). John died 12 April 1934 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA.

Mary SULLIVAN died 5 January 1930 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA.
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John KERENS
Marriage date: 19 August 1880
Marriage place: Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA

Children of John KERENS and Mary SULLIVAN

James Alexander KERENS

Born: 31 May 1881, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 May 1938, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Minnie Alice RHEEL 21 January 1903 Place: Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Gussie MALLY 1919

John Thomas KERENS

Born: 22 April 1883, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 December 1958, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Gertrude KERENS

Born: August 1886, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Angie V (Angela) KERENS

Born: September 1890, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Mary Etta KERENS

Born: 10 October 1891, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Agnes Elena KERENS

Born: 1 April 1894, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

William Edward KERENS

Born: 16 September 1896, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Grace C KERENS

Born: abt. 1902, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1857
December 1857
Ireland

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary SULLIVAN and John KERENS 19 August 1880, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA (Gilbertville)

She was 22 years old.

1881 Birth of Child
James Alexander KERENS was born 31 May 1881, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA (Gilbertville)

Mary was 23 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
John Thomas KERENS was born 22 April 1883, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 25 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1886 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Gertrude KERENS was born August 1886, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 28 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Angie V (Angela) KERENS was born September 1890, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA (Gilbertville)

Mary was 32 years old.

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

1891 Birth of Child
Mary Etta KERENS was born 10 October 1891, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA (Gilbertville)

Mary was 33 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Agnes Elena KERENS was born 1 April 1894, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA (Gilbertville)

Mary was 36 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
William Edward KERENS was born 16 September 1896, Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA (Gilbertville)

Mary was 38 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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 of Child
James Alexander KERENS married 21 January 1903, Newton, Massachusetts, USA to Minnie Alice RHEEL

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)

1910 - Newton, Massachusetts
Name: John Kerens
Birthplace: Canada
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Newton Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1870
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Family Number: 255
Page Number: 16
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF John Kerens M 52y Canada
WIFE Mary Kerens F 50y Ireland
DAU Angelus Kerens F 20y Massachusetts
DAU Mary L Kerens F 18y Massachusetts
DAU Agnes Kerens F 16y Massachusetts
SON William E Kerens M 13y Massachusetts
DAU Grace C Kerens F 8y Massachusetts
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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)

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))

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

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

Death — 1930
5 January 1930
Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 72.

Obituary
Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts
January 9, 1930

Mrs. Mary Kerens
Watertown, Jan. 8 - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Kerens, who died Sunday at her home, 42 Cuba st, were held today in St Patrick's Church. Rev J. W. Broderick, a nephew of Mrs. Kerens, celebrated a solemn high mass of requiem assisted by Rev Francis A. O'Connor, a grandnephew, and Rev William J Gorman.

Members of the America Legion Auxiliary, of which Mrs Kerens was a member, were in attendance. She also was a member of the Massachusetts Catholic Women's Guild. She is survived by five daughters, Sister M. Joan, O. P., of Chicago, Grace Kerens, Mrs. W. D. Theall of Allston, Mrs. L DePass of this town and Mrs L. E. Sullivan of Maynard. She also is survived by her husband and two sons, J. T. Kerens of Philadelphia and James Kerens of Brighton.

The pallbearers were John Broderick, Thomas Broderick, John Sullivan, Francis Morrell, Edward O'Brien and Thomas Burke. Burial was in St. Patrick's Cemetery.

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