James Henry LEDDY

Born

7 August 1881 , McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

26 July 1925 , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

James Henry married Sarah Jane "Jennie" PRITCHARD 29 October 1903 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Jane "Jennie" PRITCHARD was born 8 June 1884 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah Jane "Jennie" died 28 September 1963 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah Jane "Jennie" was the child of William PRITCHARD and Ellen FLETCHER .

Parents & Family of James Henry LEDDY

Parents of James Henry LEDDY

Father

Thomas F LEDDY

Mother

Sarah Elizabeth CLAVIN

Grandparents of James Henry LEDDY

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of James Henry LEDDY

James Henry LEDDY married

Sarah Jane "Jennie" PRITCHARD
Marriage date: 29 October 1903
Marriage place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Jane "Jennie" PRITCHARD was the child of William PRITCHARD and Ellen FLETCHER

Marriage notes:

Name: James A. Leddy

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 29 Oct 1903

Marriage Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Spouse: Sarah Jane Pritchard

Film Number: 000878606

Children of James Henry LEDDY and Sarah Jane "Jennie" PRITCHARD

Thomas Francis LEDDY

Born: 21 July 1905, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: September 1982, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Elizabeth Anne SCHMIDT 1925

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Birth — 1881
7 August 1881
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

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 - 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

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.

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 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 Marriage / Partner
James Henry LEDDY and Sarah Jane "Jennie" PRITCHARD 29 October 1903, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

He was 22 years old.

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

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

1905 Birth of Child
Thomas Francis LEDDY was born 21 July 1905, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

James Henry was 23 years old.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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

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

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

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 - 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

Death

Name: James Leddy
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 43
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1881
Birth Place: McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 26 Jul 1925
Death Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Thomas Leddy
Mother: Sarah E Clavier
Spouse: Jannie Leddy
Certificate Number: 68180

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