Melvin SAWYER

(b. 21 June 1895 , Key West, Florida, USA d. 1 September 1920 , Key West, Florida, USA )

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Melvin SAWYER was born 21 June 1895 in Key West, Florida, USA

Melvin SAWYER was the child of George Lockwood SAWYER and Sarah Avice ALBURY

Melvin SAWYER died 1 September 1920 in Key West, Florida, USA.
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Melvin SAWYER was a Police Officer.

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1895 Birth
21 June 1895
Key West, Florida, USA

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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

Death
Name: Melvin Sawyer
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Key West, Fla
Death Date: 01 Sep 1920
Death Place: Key West, Monroe, Florida
Age:
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1895
Birth Place: Key West, Fla
Occupation: Police Officer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Lockwood Sawyer
Father's Birthplace: Bahamas
Mother's Name: Avice Albury
Mother's Birthplace: Bahamas
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:
System Origin:
GS Film number: 2116176
Reference ID: rn 10016

'Florida Deaths, 1877-1939'
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Melvin is buried at: Key West Cemetery Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA

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