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John Francis Mcsweeney 1884 - 1918

John Francis Mcsweeney of Yan Yean, City of Whittlesea County, VIC Australia was born on July 13, 1884 in Yan Yean to Jane Reardon Mcsweeney and Bryan Mcsweeney. John Mcsweeney had siblings Bryan Mcsweeney, Catherine Teresa McSweeney, Johannah Clara Mcsweeney, Margaret Ellen Mcsweeney, Michael Patrick Mcsweeney, and Edmond Mcsweeney. He married Adelaide Marion McInnes Mcsweeney in 1910. They had a child Lachlan John Mcsweeney. He married Amy Forbes in 1915. John Mcsweeney died at age 33 years old on July 4, 1918 in France, and was buried at Longueau British Cemetery in st Bn..
John Francis Mcsweeney
Yan Yean, City of Whittlesea County, VIC 3755, Australia
July 13, 1884
Yan Yean, City of Whittlesea County, VIC, 3755, Australia
July 4, 1918
France
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  • 07/13
    1884

    Birthday

    July 13, 1884
    Birthdate
    Yan Yean, City of Whittlesea County, VIC 3755, Australia
    Birthplace
  • Nationality & Locations

    Collingwood, Australia Ballarat, Australia
  • Military Service

    Service number: France Rank: Private Regiment: australian Infantry Unit/ship/squadron: A.i.f.
  • 07/4
    1918

    Death

    July 4, 1918
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    France
    Death location
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    Longueau British Cemetery in st Bn.
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In 1884, in the year that John Francis Mcsweeney was born, on August 5th, the cornerstone for the base of the Statue of Liberty - a gift from the people of France - was laid. 120,000 people - most donations were $1 - donated to the completion of the base. An 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus was also written to raise funds. That poem was included in the base of the statue and is well known today. The most famous phrase: "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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In 1895, John was just 11 years old when on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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