Edmund Babcock MITCHELL

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8 January 1900 , Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

29 October 1969 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 69

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Vivian Eleza MITCHELL Alice M BABCOCK

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Born: 8 January 1900 in Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Vivian Eleza MITCHELL

Mother: Alice M BABCOCK

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Edmund Babcock married Eileen Harriet BROUILETTE 29 February 1936 in New Lebanon, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Eileen Harriet BROUILETTE was born 26 September 1913 in Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA. Eileen Harriet died 26 May 1985 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence). Eileen Harriet was the child of Albert Bertram BROUILETTE and Edith Leona BADER.

Edmund Babcock MITCHELL died 29 October 1969 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA .

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Recorded occupation: Undertaker

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Eileen Harriet BROUILETTE
Marriage date: 29 February 1936
Marriage place: New Lebanon, New York, USA
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Eileen Harriet BROUILETTE was the child of Albert Bertram BROUILETTE and Edith Leona BADER

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Name: Edmund B. Mitchell

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 26 Feb 1936

Marriage Place: New Lebanon, New York, USA

Spouse: Eileen Brouillete

Certificate Number: 4021

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Edmund B. Mitchell

Eileen Brouillete

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Children of Edmund Babcock MITCHELL and Eileen Harriet BROUILETTE

Donna Powell MITCHELL

Born: 23 October 1938, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 August 2014, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Bruce Robert CRAIG 30 June 1962 Place: Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA

David Engley MITCHELL

Born: 22 October 1938, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 March 1983, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Anne PARKS 1967 Place: Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA

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1900 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Edmund Babcock Mitchell
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event date: 08 Jan 1900
event place: Easthampton, Massachusetts
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father: Vivian E. Mitchell
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mother: Alice Babcock
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volume/ page/ certificate number: Vol.497 P231 #4
film number: 1843719
digital folder number: 4341232
image number: 238

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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)

1900 Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Edmund H Mitchel
titles:
residence: Easthampton town (all west of r.r.), Hampshire, Massachusetts
birth date: Jan 1900
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Son
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father name: Vivian L Mitchel
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father birthplace: Connecticut
mother name: Alice B Mitchel
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mother birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Vivian L Mitchel
gender: Male
marital status: Single
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enumeration district: 0619
sheet number and letter: 14A
household id: 280
reference number: 9
gsu film number: 1240654
image number: 00000021
Household Gender Age
parent Vivian L Mitchel M
parent Alice B Mitchel F
Edmund H Mitchel M
Delcey J Piygram F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Edmund B Mitchell
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 408
page number: 20
Household Gender Age
parent Vivian E Mitchell M 38y
parent Alice M Mitchell F 35y
Edmund B Mitchell M 10y
Donald E Mitchell M 9y
Maria L Batcock F 58y
Jane Saxon F 19y

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: Edmund B Mitchell
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1900
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 58 Wnirn St
Residence Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Draft Board: 5
Height: Tall
Hair Color: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Father: V. E. Mitchell
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 Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Edmund B Mitchell
residence: Easthampton Town 7642, Hampshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1900
age: 20
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
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mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820704
digital folder number: 4301101
image number: 00936
sheet number: 1
Household Gender Age
parent Vivan E Mitchell M 48y
Edmund B Mitchell M 20y
Donald E Mitchell M 19y
Maria I Babcock F 72y
Stefania Jablonska F 28y

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 Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Edmund B Mitchell
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 30
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1900
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 9
family number: 11
sheet number and letter: 1A
line number: 47
nara publication: T626, roll 912
film number: 2340647
digital folder number: 4607009
image number: 00256
Household Gender Age
parent Vivan E Mitchell M 58
Edmund B Mitchell M 30
Donald E Mitchell M 29
Helen M Mitchell F 24
Stella S Mitchell F 26
Vivan E Mitchell M 1

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

1936 Marriage / Partner
Edmund Babcock MITCHELL and Eileen Harriet BROUILETTE 29 February 1936, New Lebanon, New York, USA

He was 36 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 Birth of Child
David Engley MITCHELL was born 22 October 1938, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Edmund Babcock was 38 years old.

1938 Birth of Child
Donna Powell MITCHELL was born 23 October 1938, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Edmund Babcock was 38 years old.

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Name: Edmond Mitchell
Respondent: Yes
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Street: Center Street
House Number: 21
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 4A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 79
Household Members:
Name Age
Edmond Mitchell 40
Iliean Mitchell 26
David E Mitchell 1
Donna Mitchell 1

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: Edmund Babcock Mitchell
Race: White
Age: 42
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1900
Birth Place: Easthampton, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA
Employer: Self
Weight: 200
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Gray
Height: 6''2'
Next of Kin: Eileen Mitchell
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Edmund Babcock Mitchell
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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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 - Easthampton, Massachusetts
Name: Edmund Mitchell
Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 249
Household Members Age Relationship
Edmund Mitchell 50 Head
Eileen Mitchell
36 Wife
David Mitchell
11 Son
Donna Mitchell
11 Son
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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 Marriage of Child
Donna Powell MITCHELL married 30 June 1962, Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA to Bruce Robert CRAIG

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

Mason Membership Card
Name: Edmund Babcock Mitchell
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1900
Birth Place: Easthampton
Death Date: 29 Oct 1969
Last Residence Place: Easthampton
Lodge: Ionic
Occupation: Undertaker

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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Death
MITCHELL, EDMUND 08 Jan 1900 Oct 1969 69 01027 (Easthampton, Hampshire, MA) (none specified) Massachusetts 020-28-5925
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Obituary
E. B. Mitchell Dies, Founded Funeral Home

'EASTHAMPTON - Edmund B. Mitchell, 69, of 21 Center St., founder of Edmund B. Mitchell & Son Funeral home, died Wednesday in Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.'

'Mr. Mitchell became sick while conducting a funeral in Southampton Congregational Church, and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.'

'Mr. Mitchell lived here all his life and was a graduate of Williston Academy and Boston School of Anatomy and Embalming. He had been in the funeral and monument business since being graduated.'

'He was a member of Easthampton Congregational Church, past master of Ionic Lodge of Masons, a member of James Rogerson Royal Arch Chapter, past patron of the Easter Star, a member of the Grange, Farmers Club, Dalton - Lavallee Post, American Legion, Main Street Cemetery Committee, Monument Builders of America and Williston Academy Alumni Association. Besides his wife, the former Eileen H. Brouilette, he leaves a son, David E and a daughter,...Read full story