William Crawford FLEMING

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4 May 1883 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

8 February 1960 , Penn Yan, New York, USA

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Born: 4 May 1883 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

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William Crawford married Amelia Louise BLESSING abt. 1910 in New Jersey, USA . Amelia Louise BLESSING was born January 1886 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Amelia Louise died 20 July 1954 in Penn Yan, New York, USA (Bluff Point). Amelia Louise was the child of Frederick August "Gus" BLESSING and Amelia S "Mame" PAHL (POHL).

William Crawford FLEMING died 8 February 1960 in Penn Yan, New York, USA .

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Amelia Louise BLESSING
Marriage date: abt. 1910
Marriage place: , New Jersey, USA
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Amelia Louise BLESSING was the child of Frederick August "Gus" BLESSING and Amelia S "Mame" PAHL (POHL)

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Name: William Fleming

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 1910

Marriage Place: New Jersey, USA

Spouse: Annie Blessing

New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016

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Birth — 1883
4 May 1883
Brooklyn, New York, USA

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

1910 Brooklyn Ward 30, Kings, New York
Frederick A Blessing 53

Amilie h Blessing 51

Herbert F Blessing 20

Annie L Flemming 24, daughter

William B Flemming 26, son-in-law

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 - 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

World War I Draft Registration
Name: William Crawford Fleming
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 May 1883
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 425 68th
Residence Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Draft Board: 042
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Blue
Spouse: Amilie Fleming
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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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

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 - Brooklyn, New York
Name: William C Fleming
[William C. Fleming]
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York
Street: 68 Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Amelia L Fleming
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Driver
Industry: Trucking Co
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
William C Fleming 36 Head
Amelia L Fleming
33 Wife
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 - 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 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Brooklyn, Kings, New York
name: William C Fleming
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Brooklyn (Districts 1001-1250), Kings, New York
gender: Male
age: 46
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1884
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Ireland
mother's birthplace: Ireland
enumeration district number: 1157
family number: 506
sheet number and letter: 20B
line number: 65
nara publication: T626, roll 1510
film number: 2341245
digital folder number: 4638800
image number: 00044
Household Gender Age
William C Fleming M 46
spouse Amelia L Fleming F 44

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

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 Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Name: William C Fleming
Age: 56
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: New York, Kings, New York
Occupation: Chauffeur for Soap Manufacturing Company
Street: Bay Ridge Avenue
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, Kings, New York
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 18A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 424
Household Members:
Name Age
William C Fleming 56
Amelia L Fleming 54
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)

World War II Draft Registration
Name: William Crawford Fleming
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 May 1883
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Residence Place: Kings, New York (City), USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
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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 - 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)

1950 - New York, New York
Name: William Fleming
Age: 67
Birth Date: abt 1883
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York, USA
Dwelling Number: 22
Household Members Age Relationship
William Fleming 67 Head
Amelia Fleming
64 Wife
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1954 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amelia Louise BLESSING died 20 July 1954, Penn Yan, New York, USA (Bluff Point)

Death
Name: William C Fleming
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 08 Feb 1960
Event Place: Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States
Gender:
Age: 76
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Digital Folder Number: 004696786
Image Number: 00333

'New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009,' Database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QJ8B-84MZ : accessed 16 June 2015), William C Fleming, 08 Feb 1960; citing Death, Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States, Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society and Oliver Museum and Underwood Museum, Yates.
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