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Ella J  Keane

  (18 Feb 1858Hallowell, Maine  - 9 July 1929Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA )   -- Age: 76



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Ella J Keane - Life Events


1861 - U.S. History - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States - 'Lincoln is considered by many to be the greatest American President. He was elected on a strongly anti-slavery platform. With his election, the Southern States seceeded from the Union. Lincoln fought the Civil War to retain the integrity of the Union.' (historycentral.com)

1863 - U.S. History - Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves

1864 - Invention - Pasteurization (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 - U.S. History - Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States - 'Johnson was the first President to be impeached, although he was not convicted. His view were considered moderate regarding the South. He vetoed laws which would have restored military rule over the south, as well as the bill that gave Negroes citizenship.' (historycentral.com)

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

1869 - U.S. History - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States - 'Grant, the great military hero of the Civil War, is considered one of the least successful American Presidents. He was incapable of controlling the financial scandals that seemed to engulf his administration.' (historycentral.com)

1876 - Invention - The wired telephone (Alexander Graham Bell, Scotland/United States)

1877 - Invention - The phonograph (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1877 - U.S. History - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States - 'Hayes ended Reconstruction in the South. He recalled the troops and allowed the South to govern itself. Hayes' major accomplishment was his reform of the civil service.' (historycentral.com)

1879 - Invention - Incandescent light bulb (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - U.S. History - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States - 'Garfield's term as President was cut short by his assassination, committed by a rebuffed job seeker. He did not die immedietly, but lingered on, wounded, for two and a half months.' (historycentral.com)
Chester A. Arthur becomes President of the United States - 'Chester Arthur, who before his elevation to the Presidency was considered the very epitome of patronage politics, had ashis major accomplishment the reform of the civil service system.' (historycentral.com)

1884 - Inventions - Photographic film (George Eastman, United States)
The roller coaster (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)


1885 - U.S. History - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States 'Cleveland is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. His first term is best known for continued reform of civil service, and the passing of the Interstate Commerce Act. He lost re-election over the tariff issue.' (historycentral.com)

1888 - Invention - The portable photographic camera (George Eastman, United States)

1889 - Invention - The automobile (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - U.S. History - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States - 'Benjamin Harrison's Administration was notable for its lack of action. Corruption ran rampant during his tenure, and the federal budget surpassed $1 billion for the first time.' (historycentral.com)

1891 - Invention - The motion picture camera (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

1893 - Inventions - The electric toaster (Crompton Co., UK)
The zipper (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)


1893 - U.S. History - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States for a second time. (historycentral.com)

1897 - Invention - Aspirin (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - U.S. History - William McKinley becomes President of the United States - 'William McKinley presided over a transitional preiod in American history. During his tenure, America became a world power for the first time. It fought and won the Spanish-American War, gaining the Philippines and Puerto Rico as territories.' (historycentral.com)


 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Click here to go to source1900 U.S. Census 
name: Ella Fahey
titles & terms:
residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Feb 1854
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Wife
spouse: Matthew Fahey
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace: Maine
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Matthew Fahey
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 27
estimated marriage year: 1873
mother how many children: 6
number living children: 4
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0015
page: 3
sheet letter: A
family number: 46
reference number: 21
film number: 1240587
image number: 00531
Household Gender Age
spouse Matthew Fahey M
Ella Fahey F
child Edward Fahey M
child Ella M Fahey F
child Mary E Fahey F


1901 - U.S. History - Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States - 'Roosevelt was 42 years old at the time of his inauguration. His major accomplishments were creating the National Parks, fighting monopolistic companies, and asserting the United States in its foreign policy.' (historycentral.com)

1903 - Invention - The first engine-powered airplane (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1907 - Invention - The electric washing machine (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1909 - U.S. History - William H. Taft becomes President of the United States - 'Taft was Roosevelt's chosen successor. He believed in a more liberal form of Presidential power than that of his predecessor. This partially explains why Taft was constantly caught in a struggle between the progressives and the conservatives.' (historycentral.com)


 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Click here to go to source1910 U.S. Census 
name: Ella Fahey
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Lewiston Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 1
page number: 1
Household Gender Age
Ella Fahey F 56y
child Mary E Fahey F 13y



1913 - Inventions - The assembly line (Henry Ford, United States)
The bra (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)


1913 - U.S. History - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States - 'Wilson was an extremely activist President, introducing significant domestic reform legislation. Wilson guided the US into World War I, on the side of Great Britain and France. He transformed the war aims of the Allies into a Fight for Democracy.' (historycentral.com)

1914 - World History - August 3, 1914 - World War I begins: Germany invades Belgium

1918 - World History - End of World War I - 'On October 28th, the German fleet mutinied in Kiel. Eventually, the mutiny spread throughout the German Armed Forces. Kaiser Wilhelm was told by General Hindenberg that the loyalty of the army could no longer be guaranteed. Wilhelm abdicated and fled to Holland. Phillip Scheidemann, the Socialist leader, declared Germany a Republic. The Allies then imposed a harsh armistice on the vanquished Germans.' (historycentral.com)

1920 - U.S. History - 18th Amendment prohibits alcohol
19th Amendment gives women right to vote


 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Click here to go to source1920 U.S. Census 
name: Ella Fahey
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
estimated birth year: 1854
age: 66
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Mother-in-law
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Widowed
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820637
digital folder number: 4300992
image number: 00616
sheet number: 6
Household Gender Age
Ralph E Draper M 26y
child Mary E Draper F 23y
Ralph E Draper M 3y8m
John W Draper M 7m
Ella Fahey F 66y




Ella J Keane - Marriage(s) and Child(ren)


marriage Ella J Keane married Matthew W Fahey -- Date: 14 Nov. 1874 Place: 
Libelant: Ellie J. Fahey
Libelee: Matthew W. Fahey
Former Name of Female: Ella J. Kean
Date of Marriage: 14 Nov. 1874
Date of Divorce: 29 Apr. 1902
County Where Divorced: Androscoggin
Source: Maine Divorce Index, 6/2

Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy (http:/www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_divorce_record.asp?id=7128 : accessed 3 June 2012), entry for Ellie J. Fahey & Matthew W. Fahey, 29 Apr. 1902, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.
Ancestry  Family Group Record for Ella J Keane and Matthew W Fahey

Children:

son Edward F Fahey (22 Nov 1875, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA - 26 Nov 1943, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, USA)

son John H Fahey (1880,  - 8 Mar 1917, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA)

daughter Ella M Fahey (25 Feb 1886, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA - 12 Dec 1938, Farmingdale, Kennebec, Maine, USA)

daughter Mary E Fahey (2 July 1896, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA - 23 Feb 1987, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA)




Ella J Keane - Death-related Information



Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine
Sunday, July 10, 1929

Mrs. Ella I. Fahey, widow of Matthew W. Fahey, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph II, Draper, 50 Lafayette street, Tuesday afternoon.

She was born in Hallowell, Maine, Feb. 18, 1858. Her father was John Keane and her mother was Lovinia Towle Keane. She has lived in Lewiston for over 50 years.

She leaves a son, Edward F. Fahey of Lewiston, two daughters Mrs. John Connors of Gardiner and Mrs. Ralph Draper of Lewiston, five grandchildren, Mrs. Irene E. Evans of Lewiston, Mrs. Lillian Connors of Gardiner, Ralph Jr., John and Earl Draper of Lewiston and one grandchild, Edward Evans of Lewsison.


Buried at:

Riverside Cemetery


Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

http://lplonline.org/wp-content/uploads/Riverside-Cemetery.pdf


Ella J Keen, died 10 July 1929 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine, Lot 1107

Also buried there are: Blanche M. (Pattee) 1877-8/21/1952 - W. of Edward F. Fahey
Edward F. Fahey (11/22/1875 - 11/26/1943 - H. of Blanche M. Pattee/S. of Matthew & Ella J. (Keen) Fahey
John H. Fahey (1880-3/8/1917), S. of Matthew Fahey and Ella J. Keen Fahey


Added: 2/14/2012 1:10:12 PM - 1

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