Joseph A CUMMINGS

Born

abt. 1870 , Allenburg, New York, USA

Died

12 January 1941 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1870 in Allenburg, New York, USA

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Joseph A married Delcay (Mary Eudocie) BELAIR 22 July 1918 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Delcay (Mary Eudocie) BELAIR was born April 1881 in Malone, New York, USA. Delcay (Mary Eudocie) died 8 July 1953 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Delcay (Mary Eudocie) was the child of William Isaac BELAIR and Mary Jane DUGAS (DEGON).

Joseph A CUMMINGS died 12 January 1941 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph A CUMMINGS

Joseph A CUMMINGS married

Delcay (Mary Eudocie) BELAIR
Marriage date: 22 July 1918
Marriage place: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Delcay (Mary Eudocie) BELAIR was the child of William Isaac BELAIR and Mary Jane DUGAS (DEGON)

Marriage notes:

Name: Delcay Richford

Marriage Year: 1918

Marriage Place: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

Index Volume Number: 83

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.83

Name: Joseph Cummings

Marriage Year: 1918

Marriage Place: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

Index Volume Number: 78

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.78

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Joseph A CUMMINGS and Delcay (Mary Eudocie) BELAIR

Joseph Edward CUMMINGS

Born: 19 December 1919, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 May 1995, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Delcay F CUMMINGS

Born: abt. 1921,
Died: August 1921, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

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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

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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Name: Joseph Cummings
Age in 1910: 38
Birth Year: abt 1872
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1910: Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts
Street: Quary Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's BirthPlace: Canada France
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Cummings 38

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph A CUMMINGS and Delcay (Mary Eudocie) BELAIR 22 July 1918, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

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

1919 Birth of Child
Joseph Edward CUMMINGS was born 19 December 1919, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

1920 - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Name: Joseph Cummings
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1871
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1920: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Oak St
House Number: X
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Delcay Cummings
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Soap Maker
Industry: At Home
Employment Field: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Cummings 49
Delcay Cummings 38
Walter E Richford 15
Edna D Richford 13
Oscar W Richford 12
Serena V Richford 10
Mamie F Richford 8
Clarence J Richford 6
Ruby J Cummings 13
Joshep E Cummings 0
John Russell 33

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Name: Joseph A Cummings
Birth Year: abt 1870
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Oak Street
House Number: 366
Dwelling Number: 330
Family Number: 338
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 4000
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: Yes
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Manufacturer
Industry: Rendering
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: Sp
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph A Cummings 60
Delcay Cummings 48
Joseph E Cummings 10
Walter E Richford 25
Edna D Richford 24
Clarence J Richford 16
Joseph Button 60

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

Death — 1941
12 January 1941
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Obituary

JOSEPH A CUMMINGS

SHREWSBURY, Jan. 12. - Joseph A. Cummings of 366 Oak street, Shrewsbury, died today in Fairlawn Hospital. He was born in Allenburg, N.Y., and had lived in Shrewsbury 25 years. He leaves his wife, Delcay (Belair) Cummings, a son, Joseph E. of Shrewsbury, two daughters, Ruby, wife of August Landry of Worcester, Albertine wife of Leon Finette of Chicopee, three stepsons, Walter E. Richford of Shrewsbury, Clarence J. Richford of Shrewsbury, Oscar Richford of Oxford, three stepdaughters Edith E. Richford of Shrewsbury, Mrs. Samuel Schierone of West Boylston and Mrs. Armand LeHreaux of Worcester, a sister Rose, wife of Frank Hasselman of North Sterling.

The funeral will be held from Graham Funeral HOme, 838 Main street, Worcester, Wednesday with a high mass in St. Ann's Church, Shrewsbury, at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester.

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Worcester Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
January 13, 1941