Brief Life History of Colonel Ellsworth
When Colonel Ellsworth Hennesey was born on 4 April 1892, in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Henry B. Hennessey, was 52 and his mother, Mary E. Christian, was 42. He married Eva Ferrell Munroe on 13 July 1913, in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1930 and Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1935. He died on 22 April 1963, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Colonel E Hennessey, "United States Census, 1900"
- Ellsworth Colonel Hennessey, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Colonel E Hennessey, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire
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.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
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Irish: variant of Hennessy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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