James Henry WALSH

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24 February 1889 , Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Died

abt. 1961 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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James Henry WALSH Lillie E QUINN

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Born: 24 February 1889 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Henry WALSH

Mother: Lillie E QUINN

Paternal grandparents: James WALSH , Bridget DONNELLY

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James Henry married Marguerite Alice SHEEHAN 16 July 1917 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA . Marguerite Alice SHEEHAN was born 13 May 1889 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. Marguerite Alice died abt. 1960 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. Marguerite Alice was the child of Timothy Bernard SHEEHAN and Mary Ellen KENNEDY.

James Henry WALSH died abt. 1961 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.
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Marguerite Alice SHEEHAN
Marriage date: 16 July 1917
Marriage place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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Marguerite Alice SHEEHAN was the child of Timothy Bernard SHEEHAN and Mary Ellen KENNEDY

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Name: James Henry Walsh

Titles and Terms: Jr

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 16 Jul 1917

Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Male

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Father's Name: James H

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Mother's Name: Lillian Quinn

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Spouse's Name: Marguerite Alice Sheehan

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Spouse's Father's Name: Timothy

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Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Kennedy

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Certificate Number: 264

Page: 438

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Digital Folder Number: 005360057

Image Number: 00441

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"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 29 January 2016), James Henry Walsh and Marguerite Alice Sheehan, 16 Jul 1917; citing Marriage, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 264, page 438, State Archives, Boston.

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Name: James Henry Walsh
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 24 Feb 1889
Event Place: Leominster, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: James H Walsh
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Mother's Name: Lillie L
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Reference ID: item 2 p 379
GS Film number: 1428243
Digital Folder Number: 4077253
Image Number: 554

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'Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FXWX-2F3 : accessed 29 January 2016), James H Walsh in entry for James Henry Walsh, 24 Feb 1889; citing Leominster, Massachusetts, reference...Read full story

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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

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 Marriage / Partner
James Henry WALSH and Marguerite Alice SHEEHAN 16 July 1917, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

He was 28 years old.

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Name: James H Walsh
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 160
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 15
Sheet Number and Letter: 15B
Household ID: 297
Line Number: 51
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 962
GS Film Number: 2340697
Digital Folder Number: 004950040
Image Number: 00675

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James H Walsh Head M 41 Massachusetts
Margaurite A Walsh Wife F 40 Massachusetts
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: James Walsh
Titles and Terms: Jr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 5, Leominster, Leominster City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 14-181
Family Number: 25
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 2
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1651
Digital Folder Number: 005460923
Image Number: 00798

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James Walsh Head M 51 Massachusetts
Margaurite Walsh Wife F 50 Massachusetts
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.