Bridget DONNELLY

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abt. 1834 , County Roscommon, Ireland

Died

16 May 1904 , Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

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Patrick DONNELLY Mary MORAN

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Born: abt. 1834 in County Roscommon, Ireland

Father: Patrick DONNELLY

Mother: Mary MORAN

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

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Bridget married James WALSH . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
James WALSH was born abt. 1830 in County Cork, Ireland. James died 13 October 1885 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA. James was the child of Patrick WALSH and Julia HALEY (HEALY).

Bridget DONNELLY died 16 May 1904 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA.

daughter of Patrick Donnelly and Mary Moran

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Bridget DONNELLY married

James WALSH
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James WALSH was the child of Patrick WALSH and Julia HALEY (HEALY)

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)

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: Bridget Walsh
Age (Expanded): 28 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1837
Gender: Female
Race:
Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Family Number: 478
Line Number: 26
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: Bridgett Walsh
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833-1834
Birthplace: Ireland
Page Number: 34
Household ID: 312
Line Number: 37
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
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1885 Death of Spouse/Partner
James WALSH died 13 October 1885, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

1887 Marriage of Child
James Henry WALSH married 6 January 1887, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA to Lillie E QUINN

1887 Death of Child
John W WALSH died 12 August 1887, Princeton, Massachusetts, USA

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Marriage of Child
William J WALSH married 14 January 1897, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Alice T CARNES

1900 - Clinton, Massachusetts
Name: Bridget Walsh
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Clinton town (northeast part), Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: 1595
Gender: Female
Age: 65
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children: 9
Years Married:
Birth Date: Jun 1835
Birthplace: Ireland
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Immigration Year: 1849
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother of how many children: 10
Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Household ID: 209
Line Number: 27
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240690
Digital Folder Number: 004114464
Image Number: 00952

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Bridget Walsh Head F 65 Ireland
Mary C Walsh Daughter F 41 New York
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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Marriage of Child
Ellen E (Nellie) WALSH married 24 October 1900, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA to John Joseph DOOLEY

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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)

Death
Name: Bridget Donnelly Walsh
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 16 May 1904
Event Place: Clinton, Massachusetts
Residence Place:
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Gender: Female
Age: 69
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Ireland
Birth Year (Estimated): 1835
Burial Date: 18 May 1904
Burial Place: Lancaster
Cemetery: St. John's
Father's Name: Patrick Donnelly
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Mary Moran
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Additional Relatives:
Spouse's Name: James Walsh
Reference ID: v 34 cn 88
GS Film number: 2069446
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4292327
Image Number: 442

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