Amos Judson DAVENPORT

Born

20 October 1892 , Middlefield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

6 December 1958 , Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 64
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

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Allan J DAVENPORT Nellie M RICKER

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Born: 20 October 1892 in Middlefield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Allan J DAVENPORT

Mother: Nellie M RICKER

Paternal grandparents: Edward Richmond DAVENPORT , Lorania "Lorane" NOBLE

Maternal grandparents: Samuel RICKER , Dorcas T LEACH

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Amos Judson married Ruth Edith WHITCHER 2 June 1913 in Huntington, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Ruth Edith WHITCHER was born 10 September 1893 in Florida, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth Edith died 30 January 1980 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (Wyben). Ruth Edith was the child of Frank WHITCHER and Celeste (Celestia) BRUNELL.

Amos Judson DAVENPORT died 6 December 1958 in Chester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Ruth Edith WHITCHER
Marriage date: 2 June 1913
Marriage place: Huntington, Massachusetts, USA

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Ruth Edith WHITCHER was the child of Frank WHITCHER and Celeste (Celestia) BRUNELL

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Name: Amos Davenport

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 2 Jun 1913

Event Place: Huntington, Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Birth Date: 1892

Birth Year (Estimated): 1892

Birthplace: Middlefield, , Massachusetts

Father's Name: Allon Davenport

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Mother's Name: Nellie Ricker

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Spouse's Name: Ruth R Whitacker

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Spouse's Age: 19

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Spouse's Birth Date: 1894

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894

Spouse's Birthplace: North Adams, ,

Spouse's Father's Name: Frank Whitacker

Spouse's Mother's Name: Celeste Brunell

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Page: 299

Line Number: 9

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Reference ID: p 299 no 9

GS Film Number: 002409945

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Digital Folder Number: 004329370

Image Number: 00731

Number of Images: 1

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 25 May 2018), Amos Davenport and Ruth R Whitacker, 2 Jun 1913; citing Huntington, Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,945.

Children of Amos Judson DAVENPORT and Ruth Edith WHITCHER

Frank Amos DAVENPORT

Born: 7 December 1913, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 November 1989, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Nancy Louise DAVENPORT

Born: 31 January 1915, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 July 1983, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Harry Allen DAVENPORT

Born: 10 May 1916, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 August 2000, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Helen Ruth DAVENPORT

Born: 5 July 1917, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 December 1992, Nassau, New York, USA

Married: Marshall Clark QUINION 15 October 1949 Place: Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Gilbert Marcel DAVENPORT

Born: May 24, 1919, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: June 25, 1997, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Margaret Louise BENEDETTI 05/08/1945 Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Robert Leroy DAVENPORT

Born: 30 January 1921, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 March 1993, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

John Lawrence DAVENPORT

Born: 13 May 1923, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 April 1988, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Avis Celeste DAVENPORT

Born: 24 July 1924, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 November 2007, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Jean DAVENPORT

Born: 27 July 1926, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 March 2003, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Peter James DAVENPORT

Born: 18 January 1937, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 2018, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Name: Amos Judson Davenport
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Event Date: 20 Oct 1892
Event Place: Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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Reference ID: 29
GS Film Number: 1651219
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Digital Folder Number: 004023721
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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.

1900 - Chester, Massachusetts
Name: Amos Davenport
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Chester Town, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
District: 505
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
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Birth Date: Oct 1892
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Sheet Number and Letter: 9B
Household ID: 219
Line Number: 81
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240649
Digital Folder Number: 004113834
Image Number: 00567

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Allen Davenport Head M 55 Massachusetts
Amos Davenport Son M 8 Massachusetts
Amos Feeley Boarder M France

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1910 - Chester, Massachusetts
Name: Amos Davenport
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 528
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 15
Sheet Number and Letter: 15A
Household ID: 95
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 589
GS Film Number: 1374602
Digital Folder Number: 004971702
Image Number: 00663

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Amos Feeley Boarder M 43 France
John Treat Boarder M 21 New Hampshire
Amos Davenport Boarder M 17 Massachusetts
Fred Hilbert Boarder M 38 Massachusetts
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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Amos Judson DAVENPORT and Ruth Edith WHITCHER 2 June 1913, Huntington, Massachusetts, USA

He was 20 years old.

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

1913 Birth of Child
Frank Amos DAVENPORT was born 7 December 1913, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Amos Judson was 21 years old.

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

1915 Birth of Child
Nancy Louise DAVENPORT was born 31 January 1915, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Amos Judson was 22 years old.

1916 Birth of Child
Harry Allen DAVENPORT was born 10 May 1916, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Amos Judson was 23 years old.

World War I Draft Registration
Name: Amos Judson Davenport
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Lee City no 3, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1892
Birthplace: Middlefield, Massachusetts, United States
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
GS Film Number: 1684877
Digital Folder Number: 005216202
Image Number: 01995

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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

1917 Birth of Child
Helen Ruth DAVENPORT was born 5 July 1917, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Amos Judson was 24 years old.

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

1919 Birth of Child
Gilbert Marcel DAVENPORT was born May 24, 1919, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Amos Judson was 26 years old.

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 - Chester, Massachusetts
Name: Amos Davenport
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 10
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Amos Davenport Head Male 27 Massachusetts
Ruth Davenport Wife Female 26 Massachusetts
Frank Davenport Son Male 6 Massachusetts
Nancy Davenport Daughter Female 5 Massachusetts
Harry Davenport Son Male 3 Massachusetts
Helen Davenport Daughter Female 2 Massachusetts
Gilbert Davenport Son Male 0 Massachusetts
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 Birth of Child
Robert Leroy DAVENPORT was born 30 January 1921, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Amos Judson was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
John Lawrence DAVENPORT was born 13 May 1923, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Amos Judson was 30 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Avis Celeste DAVENPORT was born 24 July 1924, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Amos Judson was 31 years old.

1926 Birth of Child
Mary Jean DAVENPORT was born 27 July 1926, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Amos Judson was 33 years old.

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

1930 - Chester, Massachusetts
Name: Amos D Davenport
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 4
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Amos D Davenport Head Male 37 Massachusetts
Ruth E Davenport Wife Female 36 Massachusetts
Frank A Davenport Son Male 16 Massachusetts
Nancy L Davenport Daughter Female 15 Massachusetts
Harry A Davenport Son Male 13 Massachusetts
Helen R Davenport Daughter Female 12 Massachusetts
Gilbert M Davenport Son Male 11 Massachusetts
Robert R Davenport Son Male 9 Massachusetts
John Davenport Son Male 7 Massachusetts
Avis C Davenport Daughter Female 5 Massachusetts
Mary I Davenport Daughter Female 3 Massachusetts
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1937 Birth of Child
Peter James DAVENPORT was born 18 January 1937, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (Wyben)

Amos Judson was 44 years old.

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 - Chester, Massachusetts
Name: Amos J Davenport
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Chester Town, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 7-14
Family Number: 100
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Line Number: 69
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1593
Digital Folder Number: 005460865
Image Number: 00279

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Amos J Davenport Head M 47 Massachusetts
Ruth B Davenport Wife F 46 Massachusetts
Harry A Davenport Son M 23 Massachusetts
Helen Davenport Daughter F 22 Massachusetts
Robert Davenport Son M 19 Massachusetts
John Davenport Son M 16 Massachusetts
Avis Davenport Daughter F 15 Massachusetts
Mary Jean Davenport Daughter F 13 Massachusetts
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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage of Child
Gilbert Marcel DAVENPORT married 05/08/1945, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA to Margaret Louise BENEDETTI

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)

1949 Marriage of Child
Helen Ruth DAVENPORT married 15 October 1949, Chester, Massachusetts, USA to Marshall Clark QUINION

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.