Mary CONWAY

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abt. 1838 , Ireland

Died

24 March 1902 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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Born: abt. 1838 in Ireland

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Mary married Adam Patrick MONAHAN abt. 1858 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adam Patrick MONAHAN was born abt. 1828 in Kilkenny, Ireland. Adam Patrick died 15 January 1885 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.

Mary CONWAY died 24 March 1902 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.

It is also possible that she was born in New Haven, Connecticut

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Mary CONWAY married

Adam Patrick MONAHAN
Marriage date: abt. 1858
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James Adam MONAHAN

Born: March 1861, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: abt. 1945,

Married: Henrietta Friederika BLESSING 1885

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1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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

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

1861 Birth of Child
James Adam MONAHAN was born March 1861, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

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.

1870 - New Haven, Connecticut
Name: Mary Monahan
Age in 1870: 32
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Ireland
Dwelling Number: 283
Home in 1870: New Haven Ward 5, New Haven, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: Keeping House
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Inferred Spouse: Adam Monahan
Inferred Children: Henry Monahan
Adam Monahan
James Monahan
Julia Monahan
John Monahan
William Monahan
Mary E Monahan
Household Members:
Name Age
Adam Monahan 42
Mary Monahan 32
Henry Monahan 12
Adam Monahan 10
James Monahan 8
Julia Monahan 7
John Monahan 5
William Monahan 3
Mary E Monahan 1
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Meriden, Connecticut
Name: Mary Monahan
Age: 52
Birth Date: Abt 1828
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1880: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Street: North Broad
Dwelling Number: 35
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Adam Monahan
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: Keeping House
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Household Members:
Name Age
Adam Monahan 51
Mary Monahan 52
Henry Monahan 22
Adam Monahan 20
James Monahan 19
Julia Monahan 17
John Monahan 15
William Monahan 12
Mary Monahan 11
Sarah Monahan 9
Annie Monahan 7
Lizzie Monahan 5
Joseph Monahan 2
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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