William Andrew
MARCY
(b.
3 May 1829
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
d.
25 October 1908
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
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William Andrew MARCY was born 3 May 1829 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
William Andrew MARCY was the child of Jedediah MARCY and Esther HEALY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jedediah MARCY and Ruth LEARNED (maternal) Moses HEALY and Esther HAMMONDWilliam Andrew MARCY died 25 October 1908 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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1829 Birth 3 May 1829
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, 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
Cathedral of Marble! Equal to Any in All New England. Massive and Gleams on Historic Site, Southbridge Landmark Is to Be Its Sacrifice. Two Hundred Thousand in Cash is the Cost.
Splendid Monument to Work of Mgr. G. E. Brochu.
HERE IS BORN A GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.
Lafayette Make Homestead His Inn.
SOUTHBRIDGE, Feb. 11. - On the site of the house occupied by William A. Marcy, at the brow of Main-street hill, there will some day be erected a magnificent cathedral.
The old Marcy house, which was built a half century before the revolutionary war, will be torn down when William Marcy dies, and the oldest frame house in Southbridge will be brushed away to be replaced by a costly church of marble for the Notre Dame French Catholic parish.
Four year the French residents of Southbridge have waited to erect their new house of worship, and William Marcy, hale and hearty at nearly 70 years of age, has no idea of relinquishing his hold on his native home.
Mr. Marcy hope the French parish will wait a good many years for its new church, and it pains the old gentleman to think that after his death the historic homestead will be the site of a Catholic church....Read MORE...
Sunday Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
February 12, 1899
Splendid Monument to Work of Mgr. G. E. Brochu.
HERE IS BORN A GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.
Lafayette Make Homestead His Inn.
SOUTHBRIDGE, Feb. 11. - On the site of the house occupied by William A. Marcy, at the brow of Main-street hill, there will some day be erected a magnificent cathedral.
The old Marcy house, which was built a half century before the revolutionary war, will be torn down when William Marcy dies, and the oldest frame house in Southbridge will be brushed away to be replaced by a costly church of marble for the Notre Dame French Catholic parish.
Four year the French residents of Southbridge have waited to erect their new house of worship, and William Marcy, hale and hearty at nearly 70 years of age, has no idea of relinquishing his hold on his native home.
Mr. Marcy hope the French parish will wait a good many years for its new church, and it pains the old gentleman to think that after his death the historic homestead will be the site of a Catholic church....Read MORE...
Sunday Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
February 12, 1899
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.
1908 Death 25 October 1908
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 79.
William A. Marcy, Paralyzed 78 Years, Dies and Southbridge is to Have $200,000 Church
SOUTHBRIDGE, Oct. 25 - William Andrew Marcy, on of the oldest and wealthiest residents of Southbridge and the last of a prominent family in this part of the country, died at 4 o'clock this morning at his Main street home, aged 79 years, 5 months and 22 days.
Attacked by infantile paralysis when hardly a year old, Mr. Marcy was one of the wonders of medical science, living not only to manhood, but to old age, and his death finally resulted from old age and brights disease.
Mr. Marcy was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jedediah Marcy, and a direct descendant of one of the first families to come to this part of the United States to settle.
He was born in the old house at the top of Main-street hill, opposite the Methodist church, lived there all his life, and death claimed him there this morning. He was named for his father's brother William Larned Marcy, who was later one of the prominent governors of New York. The family also produced many men during the past century who were...Read MORE...
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Worcester Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
October 26, 1908
SOUTHBRIDGE, Oct. 25 - William Andrew Marcy, on of the oldest and wealthiest residents of Southbridge and the last of a prominent family in this part of the country, died at 4 o'clock this morning at his Main street home, aged 79 years, 5 months and 22 days.
Attacked by infantile paralysis when hardly a year old, Mr. Marcy was one of the wonders of medical science, living not only to manhood, but to old age, and his death finally resulted from old age and brights disease.
Mr. Marcy was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jedediah Marcy, and a direct descendant of one of the first families to come to this part of the United States to settle.
He was born in the old house at the top of Main-street hill, opposite the Methodist church, lived there all his life, and death claimed him there this morning. He was named for his father's brother William Larned Marcy, who was later one of the prominent governors of New York. The family also produced many men during the past century who were...Read MORE...
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Worcester Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
October 26, 1908
William is buried at: Oak Ridge Cemetery
181 Main Street
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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