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[sent December 16]
Today is December 16. On this day in 1944, 2nd Lieutenant John J. Ahern,
Jr., ordered his crew to bale out and stayed at the controls of his fully-
laden bomber to avoid crashing into the village of Bozeat, England. See
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/ltjahern.htm for his memorial page.
The Ahern obituaries page has passed the 3,150 mark. The earliest new
obituary is for Edward Ahearn of Kendallville, Indiana, 11 March 1913.
The most recent is for Joan M. (Christiansen) Ahearn of Methuen, Mass.,
9 December 2006.
I've added a new page of Aherns in the files of the U. S. Patent Office.
One of the most prolific inventors seems to be one George O'Hearn of
Gardner, Massachusetts with ten patents for furniture, baby carriages and
go-carts. Women are represented, sometimes as witnesses on applications,
but also as inventors of compartmental cookware and a bicycling skirt for
ladies. It's not just U.S. inventors. There are patents from Canada and
England, Australia and New Zealand. You can click on the links to view the
applications and drawings. Some of them are fascinating. An advertising
automaton? See http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/ahinvent.htm
If you saw the movie "Flags of Our Fathers" you might be interested in an
article about Lt. James J. Ahern's experiences on Iwo Jima. See
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/ahnws205.htm#20/02/2005
Those of you who enjoyed my story about the fateful cup of coffee, might
also enjoy reading of how I uncovered the connection to long lost cousins
in Australia and elsewhere. See http://world.std.com/~ahern/goback.htm for
that story.
The Aherns in the news pages have been updated with the following stories:
- U. S. Navy water tender, William O'Hearn of Brooklyn, previously awarded
the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of several men in a boiler room
accident on board the Puritan, tells of being on the torpedo boat
Winslow while under fire from a Spanish battery in the Bay of Cardenas,
20 May 1898
- Will J. O'Hearn and company perform "A Romance of Killarney" at the Bell
Theater in Oakland, California, 24 June 1910
- pedestrian killed by auto driven by Rowena O'Hern of San Leandro,
California, 3 January 1959
- discharged from the navy due to a nervous disorder, 23-year-old Michael
O'Hearn goes back to his old high school in Carlsbad, New Mexico with
two rifles and barricades himself in a tower, where he begins shooting
at people, wounding one police officer before turning the gun on himself
and committing suicide, 4 November 1971
- Linda Gayle O'Hearn of Columbus, Georgia, married Capt. Philip E.
Steward at Ft. Benning, 4 June 1970
- Ruth O'Hearn of the May Day People's Alliance praises Mao Tse-tung at
ceremony in Sacramento, California, 20 September 1976
- runaway Jerry Ahern is captured in Oakland, California and returned to
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of San Francisco, 28 August 1890
- Margaret Ahern married Calvin T. Hill in Oakland, California, 28
December 1896
- a daughter born to D. J. Ahern in Oakland, California, 15 July 1889
- gift of land from D. J. Ahern to Annie Ahern in Oakland, California,
28 December 1899
- a Mrs. Ahern of Oakland, in a state of inebriation, falls from 2nd floor
window, 10 October 1890
- Richard Ahern of Oakland, CA denies charges by wife, Catherine, in
divorce suit, 10 October 1894
- an indigent H. O. Ahern was transported at county expense from Fresno to
San Francisco, 10 April 1896
- three-time Olympic competitor Dan Ahearn reinstated at Antwerp games
after apologizing for staying out late, 14 August 1920
- caretaker for residence of Col. Edward P. O'Hern, commandant of the
Arsenal at Benicia, California, becomes demented, 17 July 1921; Colonel
E. P. O'Hern, as president of the United Chambers of Commerce of the
Sacramento Valley, chairs meeting at Tahoe Tavern, California, 14 August
1921; Col. O'Hern's brother, Rev. John Francis O'Hern, Bishop of
Rochester dies, 23 May 1933; Col. O'Hern's cousin, Dr. Charles O'Hern,
visits from Tulsa, Oklahoma, 4 September 1921
- Ransom O'Hern, eldest daughter of Col. E. P. O'Hern is hostess at the
historic old barracks at Benicia, California, 15 October 1922; hostess
for birthday party at home, 24 December 1922; on tour of Southern
California with friends from Vallejo, 22 March 1923
- 77-year-old Harry Ahern of Belchertown, Massachusetts recalls early days
of Springfield Photographic Society, 29 November 2006
- Maysville, Kentucky police officer Lisa O'Hearn has six Christmas trees,
29 November 2006
- Steve O'Hearn exhibits "tiny show" at Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 23 November 2006, brings his touring Squonk Opera to
College Park, Maryland, 9 November 2006
- Alaska native Denis O'Hearn to speak at the Mayo County Library in
Castlebar on his biography of hunger-striker Bobby Sands, 17 Nov. 2006
- Officer Michael O'Hearn of the Ocean County, New Jersey Sheriff's dept.
makes and arrest on failure to pay child support, 6 December 2006
- Alexis O'Hearn, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tells a New York fund-
raising dinner of the birth of her son, Max Olive, on March 24 with
stage four brain cancer, and of his road to recovery, 17 November 2006
- Bertie Ahern, the Taoiseach, met Bertie Ahern, the daughter of Mayor Tim
Ahern of the London borough of Kensington & Chelsea, 5 December 2006
- assistant prosecutor M. W. O'Hern seeks death penalty in Kansas City
kidnapping, 31 October 1933
- Miss Katherine O'Hern attends bridge tea in Vallejo, California,
6 September 1925; attends luncheon in Fresno, California, 4 November 1928
- skipper James O'Hearn sails "Thera" to 3rd class win in San Diego to
Acapulco race, 14 February, 1970
- dollar bill stolen from Thomas O'Hearn of Sparta, Wisconsin after seven
years in plain sight, 8 October 1961
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'Hern of San Mateo, California welcome Mrs. O'Hern's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Allen as new neighbors, 6 December 1962;
Robert O'Hern and daughter, Debbie, attend luncheon in San Mateo,
California, 9 April 1960
- marriage license issued in Oakland, California for Terance O'Hern and
Emma Myers, 20 August 1946
The Ahern Family Genealogy Website
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/
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