Harry Sumner McCready

Male19 April 1876–

Brief Life History of Harry Sumner

When Harry Sumner McCready was born on 19 April 1876, in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, John McCready, was 32 and his mother, Emma A., was 24. He lived in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1880.

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John McCready
1844–
Emma A.
1852–
Harry Sumner McCready
1876–

Sources (3)

  • Harry S Mccready, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Henry S. McCready in household of John McCready, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Harry McCready in household of John McCready, "United States Census, 1900"

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World Events (3)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 5

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

Age 6

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.

1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire

Age 19

On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riada ‘son of Riada’, an old personal name meaning ‘traveler, rider’. The surname was found in Galloway, Scotland, in 1684, but it seems likely (with the variant McGready) to have originated in Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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