Allan J DAVENPORT

Born

January 1841 , Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

Died

23 April 1908 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 68
Cause of Death: Cystitis

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Edward Richmond DAVENPORT Lorania "Lorane" NOBLE

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Born: January 1841 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edward Richmond DAVENPORT

Mother: Lorania "Lorane" NOBLE

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Allan J married Nellie M RICKER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nellie M RICKER was born 6 January 1864 in Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale). Nellie M died 24 January 1895 in Chester, Massachusetts, USA. Nellie M was the child of Samuel RICKER and Dorcas T LEACH.

Allan J DAVENPORT died 23 April 1908 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Nellie M RICKER
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Nellie M RICKER was the child of Samuel RICKER and Dorcas T LEACH

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Amos Judson DAVENPORT

Born: 20 October 1892, Middlefield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 December 1958, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Ruth Edith WHITCHER 2 June 1913 Place: Huntington, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1841
January 1841
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - Springfield, Massachusetts
Name: Allen J Davenport
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Race: White
Race: [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Page: 440
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Edward R Davenport Male 46 Massachusetts
Lorana Davenport Female 38 New York
Allen J Davenport Male 19 Massachusetts
Eugene F Davenport Male 8 Massachusetts
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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

1892 Birth of Child
Amos Judson DAVENPORT was born 20 October 1892, Middlefield, Massachusetts, USA

Allan J was 51 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nellie M RICKER died 24 January 1895, Chester, Massachusetts, 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.

1900 - Chester, Massachusetts
Name: Allen Davenport
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Chester Town, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Date: Jan 1845
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Allen Davenport Head Male 55 Massachusetts
Amos Davenport Son Male 8 Massachusetts
Amos Feeley Boarder Male France
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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)

Death — 1908
23 April 1908
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 67.