Mary Elizabeth SULLIVAN

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November 1868 , Rhode Island, USA

Died

24 December 1917 , East Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: November 1868 in Rhode Island, USA

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Mary Elizabeth married Patrick Thomas HARRIGAN 1 October 1889 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Patrick Thomas HARRIGAN was born 25 March 1865 in County Cork, Ireland. Patrick Thomas died 22 January 1910 in East Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Watchemoket) (Rumford).

Mary Elizabeth SULLIVAN died 24 December 1917 in East Providence, Rhode Island, USA .
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Mary Elizabeth SULLIVAN married

Patrick Thomas HARRIGAN
Marriage date: 1 October 1889
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Patrick Thomas HARRIGAN and Mary Elizabeth SULLIVAN

Katherine HARRIGAN

Born: 21 February 1890, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 14 October 1976, Randolph, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph Edward BAGGS 2 October 1916 Place: , Rhode Island, USA

Helen HARRIGAN

Born: abt. 1896, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: , East Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1868
November 1868
Rhode Island, USA

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Elizabeth SULLIVAN and Patrick Thomas HARRIGAN 1 October 1889, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

She was 20 years old.

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Katherine HARRIGAN was born 21 February 1890, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Watchemoket) (Rumford)

Mary Elizabeth was 21 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

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

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

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