John Lewis MCSWEENEY
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Born: 15 March 1818 in Boherbue, County Cork, Ireland
John Lewis was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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John Lewis married Elizabeth "Eliza" STAFFORD 10 November 1851 in Carter, Kentucky, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth "Eliza" STAFFORD was born abt. 1834 in Virginia, USA.
John Lewis MCSWEENEY died 11 May 1890 in Newfoundland, Elliott, Kentucky, USA.
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Spouse & Children of John Lewis MCSWEENEY
Marriage date: 10 November 1851
Marriage place: Carter, Kentucky, USA
Children of John Lewis MCSWEENEY and Elizabeth "Eliza" STAFFORD
James Monroe MCSWEENEYDied: 13 October 1941, Washington Township, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
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15 March 1818
Boherbue, County Cork, Ireland
Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
John Lewis MCSWEENEY and Elizabeth "Eliza" STAFFORD 10 November 1851, Carter, Kentucky, USA
He was 33 years old.
1859 Birth of ChildJames Monroe MCSWEENEY was born 18 March 1859, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
John Lewis was 41 years old.
Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
11 May 1890
Newfoundland, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
He died at the age of 72.
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Last updated: 3/16/2021 7:09:40 AM
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