Mary Jane MILLER

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May 1859 , Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

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21 July 1938 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Calvin Grand MILLER Samantha Aurelia LEONARD

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Born: May 1859 in Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Calvin Grand MILLER

Mother: Samantha Aurelia LEONARD

Paternal grandparents: Bernard MILLER , Ursala CARTER

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Mary Jane married Henry KAISER 20 June 1878 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Henry KAISER was born 16 August 1857 in Florida, Massachusetts, USA. Henry died 13 February 1943 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Henry was the child of Henry KAISER and Rosa SCHMIDT (SMITH).

Mary Jane MILLER died 21 July 1938 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
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Henry KAISER
Marriage date: 20 June 1878
Marriage place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Henry KAISER was the child of Henry KAISER and Rosa SCHMIDT (SMITH)

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Henry Keyser, Jr., living in Adams, age 20, Mill Operative, b. Florida, Mass, son of Henry and Rosa

Mary Jane Miler, living in Savoy, age 19, b. Savoy, daughter of Calvin G. and Semantha

First marriage for both

Married by L. V. Price, Pastor Cong. Church

Children of Henry KAISER and Mary Jane MILLER

Robert Calvin KAISER

Born: 29 November 1882, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 May 1954, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Married: Edith MILLSON 17 September 1913 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Married: Alice Elizabeth HALLADAY 14 February 1921 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Sadie Miller KAISER

Born: 16 June 1885, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: March 1956, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Walter Thomas HORN 7 September 1902 Place: Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

Howard Clinton KAISER

Born: 16 July 1888, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 June 1952, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Leona Mae HILTON 1918 Place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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1880 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Keyser
Residence: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birthdate: 1859
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Relationship to Head: Wife
Spouse's Name: Henry Keyser
Spouse's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Female
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 21 years
Occupation: Keeping House
NARA Film Number: T9-0521
Page: 113
Page Character: D
Entry Number: 4452
Film number: 1254521
Collection: United States Census, 1880

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Birth — 1859
May 1859
Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1865 Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Mary J Miller
Age (Expanded): 6 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1859
Gender: Female
Race:
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Event Place: Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Family Number: 52
Line Number: 30
GS Film number: 0953967
Digital Folder Number: 4286754
Image Number: 00671
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Calvin G Miller M 39y Massachusetts
Samantha Miller F 25y Massachusetts
Mary J Miller F 6y Massachusetts
George C Miller M 4y Massachusetts
Hamlin C Miller M 3y Massachusetts
Ursula Miller F 74y Connecticut
1865 Massachusetts Census
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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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Mary Jane MILLER and Henry KAISER 20 June 1878, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 years old.

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.

1882 Birth of Child
Robert Calvin KAISER was born 29 November 1882, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Jane was 23 years old.

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

1885 Birth of Child
Sadie Miller KAISER was born 16 June 1885, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Jane was 26 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Birth of Child
Howard Clinton KAISER was born 16 July 1888, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Jane was 29 years old.

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.

1900 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name Mary Kaiser
Titles
Residence Adams town, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date May 1859
Birthplace Massachusetts
Relationship to Head-of-Household Wife
Spouse Name Henry Kaiser
Spouse Titles
Spouse Birth Place Massachusetts
Father Name
Father Titles
Father Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother Name
Mother Titles
Mother Birthplace Massachusetts
Race or Color (expanded) White
Head-of-household Name Henry Kaiser
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Years Married 22
Estimated Marriage Year 1878
Mother How Many Children 3
Number Living Children 3
Immigration Year
Enumeration District 0023
Sheet Number and Letter 8B
Household ID 138
Reference Number 80
GSU Film Number 1240631
Image Number 00000741
Household Gender Age
Spouse Henry Kaiser M
Mary Kaiser F
Child Robert Kaiser M
Child Sadie Kaiser F
Child Howard Kaiser M
Parent Calvin Miller M

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)

1902 Marriage of Child
Sadie Miller KAISER married 7 September 1902, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center) to Walter Thomas HORN

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 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name Mary J Kaiser
Birthplace Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Residence Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Marital Status Married
Race White
Gender Female
Immigration Year
Father's Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace Vermont
Family Number 336
Page Number 20
Household Gender Age
Spouse Henry Kaiser M 52y
Mary J Kaiser F 50y
Child Howard C Kaiser M 21y
Parent Calvin G Miller M 84y

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Mary Jane MILLER - Grave of Mary Jane Millers parents, Calvin Miller and Samantha Leonard Bellevue Cemetery, Adams, Massachusetts Section C

Grave of Mary Jane Miller's parents, Calvin Miller and Samantha Leonard
Bellevue Cemetery, Adams, Massachusetts

Section C

Bellevue Cemetery
Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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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 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 Marriage of Child
Robert Calvin KAISER married 17 September 1913, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Edith MILLSON

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 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name Mary Kaiser
Residence Town Of Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Estimated Birth Year 1860
Age 60
Birthplace Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Gender Female
Race White
Marital Status Married
Father's Birthplace
Mother's Birthplace
Film Number 1820679
Digital Folder Number 4301045
Image Number 00737
Sheet Number 22
Household Gender Age
Spouse Henry Kaiser M 62y
Mary Kaiser F 60y

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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 Marriage of Child
Robert Calvin KAISER married 14 February 1921, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Alice Elizabeth HALLADAY

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

1926
Mrs. Henry Kaiser Has Birthday Party
Well Known Woman Presented Gold Cane by Her Friends

Thirty neighbors and friends of Mrs Henry Kaiser of Smith street were guests at a birthday party in her honor at the home of her daughter Mrs Walter Horn of Orchard street Thursday afternoon.

The house was prettily decorated for the occasion with flowers and ferns. The musical program was made up of old time songs and colonial songs were sung by Mrs Frank Malley, Mrs James Steel and Mrs Harry Ford accompanied by Mrs W K Tyler. Miss Paige Horn also played several coronet selections. The feature of the program was an entertainment by Mrs Kaiser's two small granddaughters, Pauline Horn and Nora Kaiser. Refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs George Howe and Mrs Walter Barber.

During the afternoon Mrs Kaiser was presented a gold headed cane by Mrs Frank Beebe in behalf of the guests. Before leaving all present were presented a potted plant as a favor.

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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 Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Adams, Berkshire, MA
Henry Kaiser, 72, b. MA, parents b. Germany, works in cotton mill
Mary M Kaiser, 70, b. MA, parents b. MA

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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 - Smith St Couple Married 57 Years
Mr and Mrs Henry Kaiser Honored
On Anniversary
Family Party is Planned This Evening - Congratulated by Friends During Day

Mr and Mrs Henry Kaiser of Smith street are today observing the 57th anniversary of their marriage. Mr and Mrs Kaiser were married June 20, 1878 at the Congregational parsonage in this town. Both have been Adams residents all of their lives.

Mr Kaiser was employed for a number of years as overseer at the Arnold Lumber company after which he became an engineer in the jacquard mill of the former Refrew Manufacturing company. he later assumed the same position in Berkshire mill No. 3 where he worked for 30 years, until his retirement two years ago. Following his retirement from the Berkshire mill Mr Kaiser was employed in the capacity of supervising engineer in the Adams Brothers' mill until forced to leave last year on account of illness.

Mr Kaiser is a member of the Masons and Mrs Kaiser belongs to the Order of the Eastern Star.

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

Mary Jane MILLER - COUPLE MARRIED FIFTY-NINE YEARS

COUPLE MARRIED FIFTY-NINE YEARS

North Adams Transcript, North Adams, Massachusetts, June 22, 1937

Obituary
MRS HENRY KAISER DIES AT HER HOME

Adams, July 21 - Mrs Mary Miller Kaiser, 79, wife of Henry Kaiser, won of the best known older residents of this vicinity, died at 1:45 this afternoon in her home, 8 Smith street. She had been critically ill since Sunday. Mr and Mrs Kaiser celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 20 and were guests of honor during festivities at the home of a son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs Howard C. Kaiser of 4 Crandall street. At that time Mrs Kaiser appeared to be in excellent health.

Born at Savoy, a daughter of Calvin and Synanthia Miller, Mrs Kaiser came to Adams soon after her marriage. She had lived 50 years in the home where she died today. Mrs Kaiser was the oldest member of Franklin chapter of the Eastern Star, in which she held an honorary life membership and also belonged to the Congregational church.

Survivors, besides her husband and son, Howard, are another son, Robert C. Kaiser of Detroit, Mich., a daughter, Mrs Walter Horn of...Read full story

Mary Jane MILLER - Grave of Henry Kaiser, Jr. and his wife, Mary Miller Bellevue Cemetery, Adams, Massachusetts

Grave of Henry Kaiser, Jr. and his wife, Mary Miller
Bellevue Cemetery, Adams, Massachusetts

Bellevue Cemetery
Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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