John WALSH

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abt. 1820 , Ireland

Died

28 September 1902 , Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

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Patrick WALSH Julia HALEY (HEALY)

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Born: abt. 1820 in Ireland

Father: Patrick WALSH

Mother: Julia HALEY (HEALY)

Paternal grandparents: William WALSH , Elizabeth PERRY?

Maternal grandparents: James HALEY , Mary UNKNOWN

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John married Hannah DONNELLY 28 November 1863 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Hannah DONNELLY was born abt. 1836 in Brideswell, Roscommon, Ireland. Hannah died 30 May 1899 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah was the child of Patrick DONNELLY and Mary MORAN.

John WALSH died 28 September 1902 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA.
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John WALSH married

Hannah DONNELLY
Marriage date: 28 November 1863
Marriage place: Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

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Hannah DONNELLY was the child of Patrick DONNELLY and Mary MORAN

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Name: John Walsh

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 28 Nov 1863

Event Place: Leominster, Massachusetts

Gender: Male

Age: 45

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Birth Year (Estimated): 1818

Father's Name: Patrick

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Mother's Name: Julia

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Spouse's Name: Hannah Donnelly

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Spouse's Father's Name: Patrick

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Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary

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Certificate Number: 76

GS Film number: 1433021

Digital Folder Number: 4332357

Image Number: 00346

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"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 28 January 2016), John Walsh and Hannah Donnelly, 28 Nov 1863; citing 185, Leominster, Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,021.

Children of John WALSH and Hannah DONNELLY

Mary Ann WALSH

Born: 8 September 1864, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Married: Joseph CASEY 8 September 1885 Place: Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Ellen A (Nellie) WALSH

Born: 5 March 1866, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah (Annie) WALSH

Born: 9 June 1869, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
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John E WALSH

Born: May 1873, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Married: Annie A DERVIN 12 November 1901 Place: Clinton, 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 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: John Welch
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: White
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1820
Birthplace: Ireland
Household ID: 396
House Number: 362
Line Number: 33
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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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

1863 Marriage / Partner
John WALSH and Hannah DONNELLY 28 November 1863, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Mary Ann WALSH was born 8 September 1864, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1865 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: John Walsh
Age (Expanded): 47 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
Gender: Male
Race:
Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Family Number: 479
Line Number: 35
GS Film number: 0954381
Digital Folder Number: 4286761
Image Number: 00415

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Walsh M 47y Ireland
Hannah Walsh F 26y Ireland
Mary Ann Walsh F 11y Massachusetts
Julia Walsh F 70y Ireland
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1866 Birth of Child
Ellen A (Nellie) WALSH was born 5 March 1866, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

1869 Birth of Child
Hannah (Annie) WALSH was born 9 June 1869, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1870 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: John Walsh
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1818-1819
Birthplace: Ireland
Page Number: 35
Household ID: 313
Line Number: 6
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
John Walsh M 51 Ireland
Hannah Walsh F 35 Ireland
Mary A Walsh F 6 Massachusetts
Nellie Walsh F 4 Massachusetts
Hannah Walsh F 1 Massachusetts
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1873 Birth of Child
John E WALSH was born May 1873, 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)

1880 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: John Walsh
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 850
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Laborer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: Ireland
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Note:
Sheet Letter: C
Sheet Number: 525
Sheet Number and Letter: 525C
Household ID: 4869575
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: 00388

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Walsh Self M 61 Ireland
Hannah Walsh Wife F 41 Ireland
Mary Etta Walsh Daughter F 15 Massachusetts, United States
Nellie A...Read full story

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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

1885 Marriage of Child
Mary Ann WALSH married 8 September 1885, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA to Joseph CASEY

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)

1899 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hannah DONNELLY died 30 May 1899, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

1900 - Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: John Walsh
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Leominster town (southeast quarter), Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: 1645
Gender: Male
Age: 82
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Father-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Father-In-Law
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Birth Date: Aug 1818
Birthplace: Ireland
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Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
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Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Household ID: 211
Line Number: 15
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240692
Digital Folder Number: 004114466
Image Number: 00891

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph J Casey Head M 41 Massachusetts
Mary Casey Wife F 36 Massachusetts
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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Marriage of Child
John E WALSH married 12 November 1901, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA to Annie A DERVIN

Death
Name: John Walsh
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 Sep 1902
Event Place: Leominster, Massachusetts
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Gender: Male
Age: 84
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
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Father's Name: Patrick Walsh
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Mother's Name: Julia Haley
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Reference ID: 367
GS Film number: 2057762
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Digital Folder Number: 4289822
Image Number: 908

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