Dana Lincoln MURRAY

Born

11 December 1883 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

February 1967 , Massachusetts, USA

Dana Lincoln married Rebecca GRAYDON 30 August 1912 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA .
Rebecca GRAYDON was born abt. 1890 in Ireland.

Parents & Family of Dana Lincoln MURRAY

Parents of Dana Lincoln MURRAY

Father

Adolphus N MURRAY

Mother

Lizzie M LINCOLN

Grandparents of Dana Lincoln MURRAY

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Dana Lincoln MURRAY

Dana Lincoln MURRAY married

Rebecca GRAYDON
Marriage date: 30 August 1912
Marriage place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Marriage notes:

NOTE: Either she died or they got divorced by 1917, WWI Draft Registration, shows him living in Melrose, MA. He lives with his mother, Mrs. Lizzie L. James at 14 Farwell Ave. He is an elevator operator for Boston Rubber Shoe Co. Report states his right hand is gone at the wrist.

Name: Dana Lincoln Murray

Age: 29

Birth Year: abt 1883

Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts

Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1912

Marriage Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Adolphus Murray

Mother: Lizzie Murray

Spouse: Rebecca Graydon

Volume Number: 611

New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911-1915

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Birth

Name: Dana Lincoln Murray
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1883
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Father Name: Adolphus N Murray
Mother Name: Elizabeth M

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 Malden, Massachusetts

Name: Dana L Murray
Residence Year: 1908
Street address: 123 Salem
Residence Place: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: Salesman
Publication Title: Malden, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1908

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1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Malden, Massachusetts

Name: Dana Murray
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Malden Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 900
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Lodger
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
BirthPlace: Canada English
Immigration Year: 1897
Father's BirthPlace: Canada English
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada English
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 19
Sheet Number and Letter: 19A
Household ID: 415
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 601
GS Film Number: 1374614
Digital Folder Number: 004972432
Image Number: 01033

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas H Webb Head M 42 Massachusetts
Nettie E Webb Wife F 40 Maine
Edith E Horne Daughter F 23 Maine
Charles E

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1910 Malden, Massachusetts

Name: Dana Murray
Residence Year: 1910
Street address: 158 Salem R
Residence Place: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: Rubberworker
Publication Title: Malden, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1910

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1912 Marriage / Partner
Dana Lincoln MURRAY and Rebecca GRAYDON 30 August 1912, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

He was 28 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 Melrose, Massachusetts

Name: D Lincoln Murray
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 339
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 21
Sheet Number and Letter: 21B
Household ID: 556
Line Number: 81
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 925
GS Film Number: 2340660
Digital Folder Number: 004951106
Image Number: 00671

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Elizabeth L James Head F 73 Massachusetts
D Lincoln Murray Son M 46 Massachusetts

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Malden, Massachusetts

Name: Dana Murray
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 5, Malden, Malden City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 56
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Lodger
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 9-248
Family Number: 260
Sheet Number and Letter: 10A
Line Number: 10
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1609
Digital Folder Number: 005460881
Image Number: 00237

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lillian Coutu Head F 54 Massachusetts
Cecilia Bemis Mother F 78 Canada
Dana Murray Lodger M 56 Massachusetts

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

Death

Age: 84
Given Name: Dana
Middle Name:
SurName: Murray
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1883
State: Massachusetts
Last Place of Residence: Middlesex, Massachusetts
Previous Residence Postal Code: 02148
Event Date: Feb 1967

'United States Social Security Death Index,' database, FamilySearch : 20 May 2014

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