Marguerite Alice SHEEHAN

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13 May 1889 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Died

abt. 1960 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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Timothy Bernard SHEEHAN Mary Ellen KENNEDY

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Born: 13 May 1889 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Timothy Bernard SHEEHAN

Mother: Mary Ellen KENNEDY

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Marguerite Alice married James Henry WALSH 16 July 1917 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA . James Henry WALSH was born 24 February 1889 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. James Henry died abt. 1961 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. James Henry was the child of James Henry WALSH and Lillie E QUINN.

Marguerite Alice SHEEHAN died abt. 1960 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.
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Marguerite Alice SHEEHAN married

James Henry WALSH
Marriage date: 16 July 1917
Marriage place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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James Henry WALSH was the child of James Henry WALSH and Lillie E QUINN

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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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Birth — 1889
13 May 1889
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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

She 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: Margaurite A Walsh
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 160
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 15
Sheet Number and Letter: 15B
Household ID: 297
Line Number: 52
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: Margaurite Walsh
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 5, Leominster, Leominster City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 14-181
Family Number: 25
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 3
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.