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immigrant flag male ancestor  James  FEARON (FORAN)

Born
abt. 1800 ,  Waterford, Ireland
Died
abt. 1883 ,  Minooka, Grundy, Illinois, USA
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Born: abt. 1800 in Waterford, Ireland

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James  married  Catherine FLYNN 3 March 1835 in New Castle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FLYNN  was born abt. 1812 in Sligo, Ireland.  Catherine died abt. 1861

James FEARON (FORAN) died abt. 1883 in Minooka, Grundy, Illinois, USA.
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Spouse & Children of James FEARON (FORAN)

James FEARON (FORAN) married flag female ancestor Catherine FLYNN
Marriage date: 3 March 1835
Marriage place: New Castle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Children of James FEARON (FORAN) and Catherine FLYNN

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James FORAN
Born: February 1843, Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 30 September 1915, Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Catherine DENIS 24 October 1871


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Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
marriage1835 Marriage / Partner
James FEARON (FORAN) and Catherine FLYNN 3 March 1835, New Castle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
James FORAN was born February 1843, Halcomb, Southesk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
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