Colgan Family tree » William John Colgan (1853-1900)

Personal data William John Colgan 

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Household of William John Colgan

He is married to Letitia "Nettie" Elliott.

They got married in the year 1873 at Philadelphia, PA, he was 20 years old.Source 7


Child(ren):

  1. William Colgan  1874-1957 
  5. Deborah Colgan  1881-1960 
  6. Deborah Colgan  1881-1983
  9. Charles Andrew Colgan  1885-< 1940
  10. George Henry Colgan  1887-1966 
  11. John Colgan  1890-1961
  12. John Colgan  1890-????
  13. John Colgan  1890-1961 
  14. Edward Colgan  1892-1968 
  15. Letitia Colgan  1894-1896
  16. Mabel Colgan  1897-1959
  17. Mabel Colgan  1897-1959
  18. Mabel Martha Colgan  1897-1959 

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=46911417&pid=2420
    / Ancestry.com
  2. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 059661-062990 / Ancestry.com
  3. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 10 District 30, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1395; Page: 414B; Family History Library Film: 552894 / Ancestry.com
  4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Ancestry.com, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 230 / Ancestry.com
  6. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1172; Page: 396D; Enumeration District: 186 / Ancestry.com
  7. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0294 / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Day of death February 8, 1900

  • The temperature on February 8, 1900 was about -4.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 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)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 14 » British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
    • March 16 » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete.
    • April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
    • May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
    • October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
    • December 14 » Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.

Day of burial February 11, 1900

  • The temperature on February 11, 1900 was about -2.8 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
    • May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
    • May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
    • June 14 » Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
    • June 21 » Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
    • July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.


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Source: Wikipedia


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