Patrick WALSH

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abt. 1821 , Ireland

Died

30 December 1893 , Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

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Patrick WALSH Julia HALEY (HEALY)

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Born: abt. 1821 in Ireland

Father: Patrick WALSH

Mother: Julia HALEY (HEALY)

Paternal grandparents: William WALSH , Elizabeth PERRY?

Maternal grandparents: James HALEY , Mary UNKNOWN

Patrick was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Patrick married Mary Ann CROSSEN (CROSSIN) 23 May 1850 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Mary Ann CROSSEN (CROSSIN) was born abt. 1821 in Ireland. Mary Ann died 29 February 1873 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA.

Patrick married (2) Maria SHANLEY 22 August 1874 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Maria SHANLEY was born abt. 1840 in Ireland. Maria died abt. 1918

Patrick WALSH died 30 December 1893 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Patrick WALSH married

Mary Ann CROSSEN (CROSSIN)
Marriage date: 23 May 1850
Marriage place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Patrick WALSH and Mary Ann CROSSEN (CROSSIN)

James WALSH

Born: 23 February 1851, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 July 1870, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

John Edward WALSH

Born: 27 October 1852, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 August 1909, Hudson, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Anne E THORNTON 28 January 1877 Place: Hudson, Massachusetts, USA (Feltonville)

Agnes WALSH

Born: 26 December 1854, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

William Walter WALSH

Born: 27 March 1857, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Mary Ann WALSH

Born: 15 May 1859, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 December 1920, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Augustus Anthony AUBERTIN 5 April 1883 Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Edward WALSH

Born: 5 July 1861, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 December 1884, Princeton, Massachusetts, USA

David WALSH

Born: 14 August 1864, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: , Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Patrick WALSH married

Maria SHANLEY
Marriage date: 22 August 1874
Marriage place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Patrick WALSH and Maria SHANLEY

Frederick Edward WALSH

Born: 2 July 1876, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 March 1959, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alice E MALLEY 29 January 1907 Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

David B WALSH

Born: 20 August 1880, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 December 1908, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Stella GORMAN 7 November 1904 Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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 Marriage / Partner
Patrick WALSH and Mary Ann CROSSEN (CROSSIN) 23 May 1850, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

1850 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: Patrick Welch
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: Ireland
Household ID: 396
House Number: 362
Line Number: 34
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
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1851 Birth of Child
James WALSH was born 23 February 1851, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1852 Birth of Child
John Edward WALSH was born 27 October 1852, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1854 Birth of Child
Agnes WALSH was born 26 December 1854, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1855 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: Patrick Walsh
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 33
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Gender: Male
Race:
Birthplace: Ireland
Family Number: 304
Line Number:
GS Film number: 000953963
Digital Folder Number: 004279377
Image Number: 00347

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Patrick Walsh M 33 Ireland
Mary A Walsh F 33 Ireland
James J Walsh M 5 Ireland
John E Walsh M 3 Massachusetts, United States
Agnes N Walsh F 0 Massachusetts, United States
1855 Massachusetts Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
William Walter WALSH was born 27 March 1857, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

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

1859 Birth of Child
Mary Ann WALSH was born 15 May 1859, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1861 Birth of Child
Edward WALSH was born 5 July 1861, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
David WALSH was born 14 August 1864, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1865 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: Patrick Welch
Age (Expanded): 47 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Family Number: 11
Line Number: 39
GS Film number: 0954381
Digital Folder Number: 4286761
Image Number: 00373

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Patrick Welch M 47y Ireland
Mary A Welch F 45y Ireland
James Welch M 14y Massachusetts
John Welch M 12y Massachusetts
Agnes Welch F 10y Massachusetts
William Welch M 8y Massachusetts
Mary Welch F 6y Massachusetts
Edward Welch M 3y Massachusetts
1865 Massachusetts Census
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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.

1870 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: Patrick Walsh
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819-1820
Birthplace: Ireland
Page Number: 88
Household ID: 735
Line Number: 5
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: 00093

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Patrick Walsh M 50 Ireland
Mary A Walsh F 48 Ireland
James Walsh M 19 Massachusetts
John Walsh M 17 Massachusetts
Agnes Walsh F 14 Massachusetts
William Walsh M 13 Massachusetts
Mary Walsh F 11 Massachusetts
Edward Walsh M 9 Massachusetts
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Death of Child
James WALSH died 10 July 1870, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1874 Marriage / Partner
Patrick WALSH and Maria SHANLEY 22 August 1874, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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

1876 Birth of Child
Frederick Edward WALSH was born 2 July 1876, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1877 Marriage of Child
John Edward WALSH married 28 January 1877, Hudson, Massachusetts, USA (Feltonville) to Anne E THORNTON

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)

1880 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: Patrick Walsh
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 849
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
Birthplace: Ireland
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Note:
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 487
Sheet Number and Letter: 487A
Household ID: 4868701
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0565
GS Film Number: 1254565
Digital Folder Number: 005160996
Image Number: 00312

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Patrick Walsh Self M 55 Ireland
Maria Walsh Wife F 40 Ireland
Fredie Walsh Son M 3 Massachusetts, United States
Julia Walsh Mother F 85 Ireland
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
David B WALSH was born 20 August 1880, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1883 Marriage of Child
Mary Ann WALSH married 5 April 1883, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA to Augustus Anthony AUBERTIN

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

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

1884 Death of Child
Edward WALSH died 18 December 1884, 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

Death
Name: Patrick Walsh
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Dec 1893
Event Place: Leominster, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Leominster, MA
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 74
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Ireland
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Fitchburg
Cemetery:
Father's Name: Patrick Walsh
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Julia Healy
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Additional Relatives:
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Reference ID: v 438 p 656
GS Film number: 961511
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4225006
Image Number: 693

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