James WALSH

Born

abt. 1830 , County Cork, Ireland

Died

13 October 1885 , Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

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Patrick WALSH Julia HALEY (HEALY)

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Born: abt. 1830 in County Cork, Ireland

Father: Patrick WALSH

Mother: Julia HALEY (HEALY)

Paternal grandparents: William WALSH , Elizabeth PERRY?

Maternal grandparents: James HALEY , Mary UNKNOWN

James was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1850.

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James married Bridget DONNELLY . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Bridget DONNELLY was born abt. 1834 in County Roscommon, Ireland. Bridget died 16 May 1904 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA. Bridget was the child of Patrick DONNELLY and Mary MORAN.

James WALSH died 13 October 1885 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA.

born at Mallow, County Cork, Ireland

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James WALSH married

Bridget DONNELLY
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Bridget DONNELLY was the child of Patrick DONNELLY and Mary MORAN

Children of James WALSH and Bridget DONNELLY

Mary C WALSH

Born: April 1859, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1953, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

John W WALSH

Born: abt. 1860, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 August 1887, Princeton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Emma F CORBETT 26 November 1884 Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

James Henry WALSH

Born: 25 July 1862, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 June 1943, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lillie E QUINN 6 January 1887 Place: Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Bridget Loretta "Rita" DWYER 25 January 1930 Place: Milford, New Hampshire, USA

Catherine Effie WALSH

Born: 18 April 1865, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 February 1920, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah M WALSH

Born: 14 May 1866, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 September 1946, Lisbon, New Hampshire, USA

Ellen E (Nellie) WALSH

Born: 5 November 1867, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 June 1947, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: John Joseph DOOLEY 24 October 1900 Place: Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Julia M WALSH

Born: 17 June 1870, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 August 1947, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

William J WALSH

Born: 28 March 1871, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 May 1940, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alice T CARNES 14 January 1897 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

David Ignatius WALSH

Born: 11 November 1872, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 June 1947, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Leo WALSH

Born: 8 August 1874, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 September 1931, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

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1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: James Welch
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
Birthplace: Ireland
Household ID: 396
House Number: 362
Line Number: 35
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 340
GS Film Number: 443559
Digital Folder Number: 004181059
Image Number: 00431

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Patrick Welch M 70 Ireland
Julia Welch F 60 Ireland
John Welch M 30 Ireland
Patrick Welch M 28 Ireland
James Welch M 20 Ireland
Elizabeth Welch F 24 Ireland
Catharine Welch F 12 Ireland
Mary A Crassan F 19 Ireland
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1855 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: James Welsh
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Gender: Male
Race:
Birthplace: Ireland
Family Number: 624
Line Number:
GS Film number: 000953963
Digital Folder Number: 004279377
Image Number: 00364

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Patrick Welsh M 75 Ireland
Julia Welsh F 60 Ireland
Catherine Welsh F 18 Ireland
James Welsh M 22 Ireland
1855 Massachusetts Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Mary C WALSH was born April 1859, , Massachusetts, USA

1862 Birth of Child
James Henry WALSH was born 25 July 1862, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: James Walsh
Age (Expanded): 33 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832
Gender: Male
Race:
Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Family Number: 478
Line Number: 25
GS Film number: 0954381
Digital Folder Number: 4286761
Image Number: 00415

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James Walsh M 33y Ireland
Bridget Walsh F 28y Ireland
Mary Walsh F 6y Massachusetts
John Walsh M 5y Massachusetts
Jas Walsh M 3y Massachusetts
Kate Walsh F 5m Massachusetts
Michael Lynch M 22y Ireland
Pat Killelen M 22y Ireland
Hugh Killelen M 24y Ireland
M Cummiskey F 22y Ireland
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1865 Birth of Child
Catherine Effie WALSH was born 18 April 1865, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1866 Birth of Child
Hannah M WALSH was born 14 May 1866, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1867 Birth of Child
Ellen E (Nellie) WALSH was born 5 November 1867, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: James Walsh
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831-1832
Birthplace: Ireland
Page Number: 34
Household ID: 312
Line Number: 36
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552153
Digital Folder Number: 004271395
Image Number: 00039

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James Walsh M 38 Ireland
Bridgett Walsh F 36 Ireland
Mary Walsh F 11 Massachusetts
John Walsh M 10 Massachusetts
James Walsh M 8 Massachusetts
Kate Walsh F 5 Massachusetts
Hannah Walsh F 4 Massachusetts
Mary Walsh F 2 Massachusetts
Julia Walsh F 0 Massachusetts
John Chase M 65 Massachusetts
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1870 Birth of Child
Julia M WALSH was born 17 June 1870, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1871 Birth of Child
William J WALSH was born 28 March 1871, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1872 Birth of Child
David Ignatius WALSH was born 11 November 1872, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1874 Birth of Child
Thomas Leo WALSH was born 8 August 1874, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

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

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)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Marriage of Child
John W WALSH married 26 November 1884, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA to Emma F CORBETT

Death
Name: James Walsh
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Oct 1885
Event Place: Clinton, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Clinton, Mass.
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Comb Maker
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Ireland
Birth Year (Estimated): 1832
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Clinton, Mass.
Cemetery:
Father's Name: Patk.
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Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Julia
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Irelnad
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Reference ID: Vol-366 Pg-393 #-141
GS Film number: 960230
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Digital Folder Number: 4223254
Image Number: 426

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