Adam Patrick MONAHAN

(b. abt. 1828 , Kilkenny, Ireland d. 15 January 1885 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA )

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Adam Patrick MONAHAN was born abt. 1828 in Kilkenny, Ireland

Adam Patrick MONAHAN was the child of ? and ?

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Adam Patrick married Mary CONWAY abt. 1858 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary CONWAY was born abt. 1838 in Ireland. Mary died 24 March 1902 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.

Adam Patrick MONAHAN died 15 January 1885 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.
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Adam Patrick MONAHAN married

Mary CONWAY-- Date: abt. 1858 Place:

Children of Adam Patrick MONAHAN and Mary CONWAY:

James Adam MONAHAN (b.March 1861, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. abt. 1945, )
m. Henrietta Friederika BLESSING 1885

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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 - New Haven, Connecticut
Name: Adam Monahan
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1850: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1994
Household Members:
Name Age
Patrick Greene 40
Harriet Greene 35
John Greene 17
Bartholomew Greene 13
John Rene 35
Morris Shields 17
Christopher Reed 30
Adam Monahan 23
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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

1861 Birth of Child
James Adam MONAHAN was born March 1861, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1870 - New Haven, Connecticut
Name: Adam Monahan
Age in 1870: 42
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: Ireland
Dwelling Number: 283
Home in 1870: New Haven Ward 5, New Haven, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Iron Moulder
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Disability Condition: Y
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Inferred Spouse: Mary Monahan
Inferred Children: Henry Monahan
Adam Monahan
James Monahan
Julia Monahan
John Monahan
William Monahan
Mary E Monahan
Household Members:
Name Age
Adam Monahan 42
Mary Monahan 32
Henry Monahan 12
Adam Monahan 10
James Monahan 8
Julia Monahan 7
John Monahan 5
William Monahan 3
Mary E Monahan 1
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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 - Meriden, Connecticut
Name: Adam Monahan
Age: 51
Birth Date: Abt 1829
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1880: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Street: Town of Meriden (Not In City Limits)
Dwelling Number: 35
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Mary Monahan
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: Iron Moulder
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Household Members:
Name Age
Adam Monahan 51
Mary Monahan 52
Henry Monahan 22
Adam Monahan 20
James Monahan 19
Julia Monahan 17
John Monahan 15
William Monahan 12
Mary Monahan 11
Sarah Monahan 9
Annie Monahan 7
Lizzie Monahan 5
Joseph Monahan 2
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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)