Ellen E (Nellie) WALSH

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5 November 1867 , Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Died

8 June 1947 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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James WALSH Bridget DONNELLY

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Born: 5 November 1867 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James WALSH

Mother: Bridget DONNELLY

Paternal grandparents: Patrick WALSH , Julia HALEY (HEALY)

Maternal grandparents: Patrick DONNELLY , Mary MORAN

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Ellen E (Nellie) married John Joseph DOOLEY 24 October 1900 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
John Joseph DOOLEY was born abt. 1865 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA.

Ellen E (Nellie) WALSH died 8 June 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Ellen E (Nellie) WALSH married

John Joseph DOOLEY
Marriage date: 24 October 1900
Marriage place: Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

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Name: John J. Dooley

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 24 Oct 1900

Event Place: Clinton, Massachusetts

Gender: Male

Age: 35

Marital Status: Unknown

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Birthplace: Clinton

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Birth Year (Estimated): 1865

Father's Name: Martin A.

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Mother's Name: Ann Mcintyre

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Spouse's Name: Ellen E. Walsh

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Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown

Spouse's Father's Name: James

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Spouse's Mother's Name: Bridget Donnelly

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Certificate Number: 400

GS Film number: 1843724

Digital Folder Number: 4332424

Image Number: 00244

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Citing this Record:

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 29 January 2016), John J. Dooley and Ellen E. Walsh, 24 Oct 1900; citing pg 239 ln 109, Clinton, Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,724.

Children of John Joseph DOOLEY and Ellen E (Nellie) WALSH

John Walsh DOOLEY

Born: 17 November 1901, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Eleanor Marie Walsh DOOLEY

Born: 18 March 1903, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Katherine E DOOLEY

Born: 25 February 1905, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 October 1987, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Anna J DOOLEY

Born: 19 August 1906, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 November 1977, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA

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Name: Nellie Walsh
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 05 Nov 1867
BirthPlace: Leominster, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: James Walch
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Mother's Name: Bridget
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01859-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film Number: 1428039
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Citing this Record:
'Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FZW7-YYQ : accessed 28 January 2016), James Walch in entry for Nellie Walsh, 05 Nov 1867; citing Leominster, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 1,428,039.

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

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

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

1870 - Leominster, Massachusetts

Name: Mary Walsh
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867-1868
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Page Number: 35
Household ID: 312
Line Number: 3
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: 00040

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 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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.

1900 - Clinton, Massachusetts

Name: Nellie E 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: 33
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
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Birth Date: Nov 1867
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland
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Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Household ID: 209
Line Number: 31
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
Katherine E

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Marriage / Partner
Ellen E (Nellie) WALSH and John Joseph DOOLEY 24 October 1900, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

She was 32 years old.

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.

1901 Birth of Child
John Walsh DOOLEY was born 17 November 1901, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Ellen E (Nellie) was 34 years old.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Eleanor Marie Walsh DOOLEY was born 18 March 1903, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Ellen E (Nellie) was 35 years old.

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

1905 Birth of Child
Katherine E DOOLEY was born 25 February 1905, , Massachusetts, USA

Ellen E (Nellie) was 37 years old.

1906 Birth of Child
Anna J DOOLEY was born 19 August 1906, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Ellen E (Nellie) was 38 years old.

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

1910 - Boston, Massachusetts

Name: Nellie E Dooley
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 1644
Gender: Female
Age: 41
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 4
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 85
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 625
GS Film Number: 1374638
Digital Folder Number: 004972456
Image Number: 00592

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John J Dooley Head M 43 Massachusetts
Nellie E Dooley Wife F 41 Massachusetts
John W Dooley Son M 8 Massachusetts
Marie E Dooley Daughter F 7 Massachusetts
Catherine

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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)

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 - 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.