John William CORCORAN

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14 June 1853 , Batavia, New York, USA

Died

4 August 1904 , Liberty, Sullivan, New York, USA

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James Patrick CORCORAN Catherine DONNELLY

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Born: 14 June 1853 in Batavia, New York, USA

Father: James Patrick CORCORAN

Mother: Catherine DONNELLY

Maternal grandparents: Patrick DONNELLY , Mary MORAN

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John William married Margaret Josephine MCDONALD 28 April 1881 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Margaret Josephine MCDONALD was born April 1857 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).

John William CORCORAN died 4 August 1904 in Liberty, Sullivan, New York, USA.
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Margaret Josephine MCDONALD
Marriage date: 28 April 1881
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of John William CORCORAN and Margaret Josephine MCDONALD

Mary Gertrude CORCORAN

Born: 14 May 1882, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
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Alice R CORCORAN

Born: February 1884, , Massachusetts, USA
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John William CORCORAN

Born: 21 May 1885, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 1853
14 June 1853
Batavia, New York, USA

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

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

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
John William CORCORAN and Margaret Josephine MCDONALD 28 April 1881, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 27 years old.

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.

1882 Birth of Child
Mary Gertrude CORCORAN was born 14 May 1882, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

John William was 28 years old.

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
Alice R CORCORAN was born February 1884, , Massachusetts, USA

John William was 30 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1885 Birth of Child
John William CORCORAN was born 21 May 1885, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

John William was 31 years old.

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