Charles Joseph Creran

Brief Life History of Charles Joseph

When Charles Joseph Creran was born on 5 September 1874, in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John M Crerar, was 22 and his mother, Mary Campbell, was 19. He married Mary Elizabeth Mooney on 24 June 1903, in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. He died in 1938, at the age of 64, and was buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Joseph Creran
1874–1938
Mary Elizabeth Mooney
1884–1943
Marriage: 24 June 1903
Charles Joseph Creran Jr
1904–1975
Mary Elizabeth Creran
1908–1911
James Henry Creran
1913–1971
Catherine Veronica Creran
1916–2006
Gertrude Anna Creran
1919–1998

Sources (19)

  • Charles Creran, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Charles Joseph Creran, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Charles Joseph Creran, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam.

Irish (Limerick): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riagáin ‘son of Riagán’ (see Regan ).

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

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