Lucy M BROUGH

(b. 13 April 1888 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 November 1969 , Abington, Massachusetts, USA )

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Lucy M BROUGH was born 13 April 1888 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Lucy M BROUGH was the child of George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) (BROUGH) and Mary Etta HARRINGTON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent (Loren) Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) (BRAULT) and Margaret (Marguerite) LANOUE (LANOUX)

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Lucy M married Charles Matthew HANRAHAN 31 August 1910 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . Charles Matthew HANRAHAN was born 2 January 1887 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Charles Matthew died 3 April 1945 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*. Charles Matthew was the child of Jeremiah HANRAHAN and Jane MCCLUSKEY.

Lucy M BROUGH died 28 November 1969 in Abington, Massachusetts, USA.
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Charles Matthew HANRAHAN-- Date: 31 August 1910 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
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Charles Matthew HANRAHAN was the child of Jeremiah HANRAHAN and Jane MCCLUSKEY

Lucy M. Brough married Charles M. Hanrahan, August 31, 1910, in Fall River, Massachusetts. Both are 23 years old. He is a blacksmith and she is a telephone operator. His parents are Jermiah and Jane McClusky. Her parents are George W. and Mary Harrington. Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 594 ; Page: 239. She died in 1969. Buried in Saint Patricks Cemetery in Fall River, Massachusetts.

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1888 Birth
13 April 1888
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1900 - Fall River, Massachusetts
Name: Lucy Brough
Age: 14
Birth Date: Apr 1886
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts
Ward of City: 1 (Part of)
Street: Lee Street
House Number: 37
Sheet Number: 4
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 36
Family Number: 71
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: George Brough
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's name: Mary Brough
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 9
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
George Brough 44
Mary Brough 45
George Brough 21
Henry Brough 19
Hattie Brough 17
Lucy Brough 14
Frank Brough 12

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1910 Marriage / Partner
Lucy M BROUGH and Charles Matthew HANRAHAN 31 August 1910, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

She was 22 years old.

1910 - Fall River, Massachusetts
Name: Lucy M Brough
Age in 1910: 23
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts
Street: Lee Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: George W Brough
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's name: Mary E Brough
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Telegraph Operator
Industry: Telephone Central
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
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Household Members:
Name Age
George W Brough 54
Mary E Brough 54
Harriet G Brough 27
Lucy M Brough 23
Frank J Brough 21
Ida Brough 9

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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 - 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)

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 - 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Matthew HANRAHAN died 3 April 1945, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)