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George Edward MCCANN was born
18 October 1865
in New Gloucester, Maine, USA.
George Edward MCCANN
was the child of
John Fred MCCANN
and
Elizabeth BARTOLL
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Harriet Julia PEABLES 25 December 1889 in Auburn, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Harriet Julia PEABLES was born February 1867 in Auburn, Maine, USA. She died 20 August 1902 in Auburn, Maine, USA.
George Edward MCCANN died bet. 1905-1922
NOTE: county attorney at the time of the Jessie Cobb murder
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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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Marriage / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of George Edward MCCANN
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George Edward MCCANN married
Harriet Julia PEABLES-- Date: 25 December 1889 Place: Auburn, Maine, USAChildren:
Julia Peables MCCANN (b.21 November 1895, Auburn, Maine, USA d. 27 July 1975, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, USA)m. Alvin H PINKHAM 8 April 1922
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Birth
18 October 1865
New Gloucester, Maine, USA
name: George E. Mccann
gender: Male
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birth date: 18 Oct 1865
birthplace: New Gloucester, Maine
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father's name: John F. Mccann
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mother's name: Elizabeth
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indexing project (batch) number: I03041-1
system origin: Maine-EASy
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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 overthrown
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.
residence: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1866
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Son
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spouse's birthplace:
father's name: John F. Mccann
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name: Elizabeth Mccann
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
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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
1889 Marriage / Partner
George Edward MCCANN and Harriet Julia PEABLES 25 December 1889, Auburn, Maine, USA
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.
1895 Birth of Child
Julia Peables MCCANN was born 21 November 1895, Auburn, Maine, USA
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residence: Auburn city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Oct 1865
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son-in-law
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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.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, March 26, 1902
George E. McCann, esq., who has been in Salt Lake City, Utah, on business has returned to his home on Court street, Auburn.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, November 7, 1902
1902 Death of Spouse/Partner
Harriet Julia PEABLES died 20 August 1902, Auburn, Maine, USA
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.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, May 20, 1903
George E. McCann, esq., who ...Read MORE...
The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, January 19, 1904
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 Canal
Elizabeth (Bartoll), ho
*Geo. E., law,Boston,Mass
*M. Ella, tr, Hancock Ho, Everett, Mass
Clarence L., farmer
McCann, C. L., farmer, No 1
Lid a C. (Butler), ho
Verna E., pupil
Myrtle
The Gray and New Gloucester register, 1905
archive.org/ stream/ graynewglouceste00mitch / graynewglouceste00mitch_djvu.txt
* indicates non-resident
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Birth 18 October 1865
New Gloucester, Maine, USA
1865 Birth
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900name: George E. Mccann
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 18 Oct 1865
birthplace: New Gloucester, Maine
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: John F. Mccann
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Elizabeth
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I03041-1
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film ...Read MORE...
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 overthrown 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.1880 New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: George E. Mccannresidence: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1866
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: John F. Mccann
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name: Elizabeth Mccann
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
age...Read MORE...
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 ended1889 Marriage / PartnerGeorge Edward MCCANN and Harriet Julia PEABLES 25 December 1889, Auburn, Maine, USA
1891 Biography
GEORGE E. MCCANN was born in New Gloucester, October 18, 1865. He was educated at the Freeport High School and Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Readfield, graduating in the class of 1883. He read law with Frye, Cotton & White, and was admitted to the Androscoggin bar in April, 1888, and very soon after formed a copartnership with Hon. D. J. McGillicuddy, of Lewiston, which continued about two years, when that firm was dissolved and he opened an office ...Read MORE... 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.1895 Birth of ChildJulia Peables MCCANN was born 21 November 1895, Auburn, Maine, USA
1900 Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Geo E Mccanntitles & terms:
residence: Auburn city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Oct 1865
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son-in-law
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: James ?...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
It has been stated that George E. McCann, Esq. of Auburn is a candidate for nomination as one of the Republican Representatives in the State Legislature from Auburn.The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, March 26, 1902
George E. McCann, esq., who has been in Salt Lake City, Utah, on business has returned to his home on Court street, Auburn.
The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, November 7, 1902
1902-03 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Geo E McCann (McCann & Kavanagh) George E. McCann and Albert L. Kavanagh) lawyers, 68 Main, h. 288 Court, Auburn1902 Death of Spouse/PartnerHarriet Julia PEABLES died 20 August 1902, Auburn, Maine, USA
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
Ex-County Attorney George E. McCann of Auburn who has recently returned from Utah where he has been in the interest of a mining company in which Lewiston and Auburn people are stockholders, expects to return to Utah about the middle of June and remain there a number of months taking full charge of the mine which is believed to be a valuable piece of property by the investors.The Lewiston Daily Sun, May 20, 1903
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1904
George E. McCann, esq. of Auburn, has returned from a business trip to Boston.The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, January 19, 1904
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 Canal1905
McCann, J. F., farmer, NoElizabeth (Bartoll), ho
*Geo. E., law,Boston,Mass
*M. Ella, tr, Hancock Ho, Everett, Mass
Clarence L., farmer
McCann, C. L., farmer, No 1
Lid a C. (Butler), ho
Verna E., pupil
Myrtle
The Gray and New Gloucester register, 1905
archive.org/ stream/ graynewglouceste00mitch / graynewglouceste00mitch_djvu.txt
* indicates non-resident
1906-07 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
No mention of George McCann in 1906 AuburnAdded: 5/3/2012 3:10:21 PM - Updated: 2/14/2016 8:40:07 AM
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