Brief Life History of John
John Lenegan was born in 1882, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Joseph and Alice Whittle. He married Mary Alice Donnelly on 16 July 1907, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 13 September 1953, in Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Alsip, Worth Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- John Lenegan, "United States Census, 1920"
- John Lenegan, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- John Lenegan, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998"
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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Lenahan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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