Henry Gough Shaughnessey

Male28 February 1905–1 October 1954

Brief Life History of Henry Gough

When Henry Gough Shaughnessey was born on 28 February 1905, in Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Edward Stevens Shaughnessey, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Gough, was 26. He married Margaret Catherine Dutton on 23 August 1923, in Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. He died on 1 October 1954, in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

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Henry Gough Shaughnessey
1905–1954
Margaret Catherine Dutton
1904–
Marriage: 23 August 1923

Sources (6)

  • Henry G Shaughnessy in household of Edward S Shaughnessy, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Henry Gough Shaughnessey, "New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915"
  • Henry Gough Shannessy, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 August 1923Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 1

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    1916 · New Hampshire Holds First Primary

    Age 11

    In 1916, New Hampshire held the first presidential primary election even though it would not become important until 1952.

    1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

    Age 14

    The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brid, Egan, Paddy.

    Irish: shortened form of O'Shaughnessy .

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

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