Patrick Joseph CROUGHWELL

(b. 27 January 1857 , Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 August 1908 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Patrick Joseph CROUGHWELL was born 27 January 1857 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

Patrick Joseph CROUGHWELL was the child of George CROUGHAL (CROCKWELL) (CROUGHWELL) and Ann DEVLIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas CROUGHAL and Eliza SMYTH

Patrick Joseph CROUGHWELL died 26 August 1908 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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1857 Birth
27 January 1857
Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

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

1860 - Lanesboro, Massachusetts
Name: Patrick Croughill
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 3
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Mass
Page: 25
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Croughill Male 28 Ireland
Ann Croughill Female 23 Ireland
Mary E Croughill Female 5 Mass
Patrick Croughill Male 3 Mass
Sarah J Croughill Female 2 Mass
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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)

1880 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Patrick Crockwell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Paper Maker
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Sheet Letter: D
Sheet Number: 393
Person Number: 2
Volume: 1
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Anna Crockwell Self Female 43 Ireland
Eliza Crockwell Daughter Female 25 Massachusetts, United States
Patrick Crockwell Son Male 23 Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Crockwell Daughter Female 21 Massachusetts, United States
John Crockwell Son Male 15 Massachusetts, United States
Lucy Crockwell Daughter Female 17 Massachusetts, United States
George Crockwell Son Male 13 Massachusetts, United States
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 marriage
Name: Patrick J Cronghwell
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Jul 1881
Event Place: Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Father's Name: George Cronghwell
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Mother's Name: Ann Devlin
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Spouse's Name: Mary Lyman
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Spouse's Age: 21
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Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
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Spouse's Father's Name: Michael Lyman
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Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary
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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.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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

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)

Death
Name: Patrick Croughuell
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Aug 1908
Event Place: Pittsfield,,Massachusetts
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Birthplace: Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: George Croughuell
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Mother's Name: Ann Devlin
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Reference ID: 440
GS Film number: 2257410
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Digital Folder Number: 4282951
Image Number: 01464

'Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:NWBD-QQV : 11 March 2018), George Croughuell in entry for Patrick Croughuell, 26 Aug 1908; citing Pittsfield,,Massachusetts, 440, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,257,410.
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