Colgan Family tree » James J. A. Colgan (1896-1955)

Personal data James J. A. Colgan 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Household of James J. A. Colgan

He is married to Mary Margaret Gillen.

They got married in the year 1927 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 30 years old.Sources 4, 9


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Ancestors (and descendant) of James J. A. Colgan

Matthew Colgan
± 1830-1870
Margaret M. Connelly
1837-1913
Michael Murphy
1815-1891
Mary Nolan
± 1830-1899

James J. A. Colgan
1896-1955

1927

Mary Margaret Gillen
± 1902-1979

John Gerard "Jack" Colgan
1929-2017
(Not public)

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    Sources

    1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101176596 / Ancestry.com
    2. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0737 / Ancestry.com
    3. Pennsylvania, WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    5. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0296 / Ancestry.com
    6. 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03719; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 51-1020 / Ancestry.com
    7. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1391; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0224; FHL microfilm: 1375404 / Ancestry.com
    8. 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 34, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Ancestry.com
    9. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    10. U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, Ancestry.com, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 243 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday March 26, 1896

    • The temperature on March 26, 1896 was about 10.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
      • March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
      • May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
      • June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
      • August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
      • December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.

    Christening day April 12, 1896

    • The temperature on April 12, 1896 was about 9.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
      • March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
      • July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
      • August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
      • November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
      • December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.

    Day of death August 20, 1955

    • The temperature on August 20, 1955 was between 13.0 °C and 27.7 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (80%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
      • April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
      • May 2 » Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
      • June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
      • November 19 » National Review publishes its first issue.
      • November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
      • December 8 » The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
    

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