Jessie COBB

(b. 8 January 1876, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 16 September 1900, Lewiston, Maine, USA )
Cause of Death: murdered

Summary: Jessie COBB was born 8 January 1876 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA. Jessie COBB was the child of Ivory COBB and Harriet VERRILL and the grandchild of: (paternal) William Elwell COBB and Hannah COBB (maternal) William VERRILL and Lydia TRIPP

Jessie COBB died 16 September 1900 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.
Notes:
This is the girl who was murdered in Lewiston, Maine in 1900. See story in book above.

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July 4, 1776: Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.

New Gloucester, Maine, USA
Sabbath Day Lake, New Gloucester, Me.

New Gloucester, Maine, USA
High School (1910)

New Gloucester, Maine, USA
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1900 Death Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907

Jessie COBB - Grave
Lane Cemetery
East Poland, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

Jessie COBB
Grave
Lane Cemetery
East Poland, Androscoggin,... Read MORE...

Jessie COBB

Birth
8 January 1876
New Gloucester, Maine, USA

1879 - Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879 when Charles Brush successfully demonstrated arc lights on the streets.
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ ohio.html

...At five minutes...Read MORE...

1880 Raymond, Cumberland, Maine
name: Jessie Cobb
residence: Raymond, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1875
birthplace: Maine,...Read MORE...

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
THE RED CROSS SOCIETY
At a meeting this evening, largely attended by prominent citizens and those...Read MORE...

1883 - November 18 – U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
UNIFORM TIME

Exactly at noon on Sunday, as has been announced, the new system of uniform time...Read MORE...

1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country.

www.wikipedia.org - May 1, 1884

1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date.

www.wikipedia.org - December 6, 1884

1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
The formal reception of Bartholdi's great statue of "Liberty Enlightening the World" took place at...Read MORE...

1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885).

www.wikipedia.org - January 29, 1886

1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed.

www.wikipedia.org - February 2, 1887

1890 - December 29 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurred - 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children; Sitting Bull killed at Little Eagle; Indian wars ended

www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ sdtimeln.htm - December 29, 1890

1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island.
New York, Jan. 1. - Without any ceremony or formal opening the immigration officials of this city...Read MORE...

1893-1895 - Bath
Living in Bath, Maine from around 1893-1895. Living with or near her sister, Eunice French,...Read MORE...

1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition is held in Chicago, commemorating the 400th anniversary of European...Read MORE...

1894 Minot
Miss Jessie Cobb is sick with tonsilitis.

Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Thursday,...Read MORE...

1894 - Pullman strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States in the summer of 1894. It...Read MORE...

1896 - Minot
Living in Minot, Maine around 1896. Working for Getchell family, according to Frank...Read MORE...

1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike

1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.
in 1897, at 6 am, over 100 people crowded onto the first train to travel through a tunnel under...Read MORE...

1898
June 14, 1898 - Jessie visited Frank Williams in prison, according to Williams.

Lewiston...Read MORE...

Around 1898 - Lewiston
Worked for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chase in Lewiston

1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war.

The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996 -

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20).
...On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the...Read MORE...

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
On December 10, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. The once-proud...Read MORE...

1900 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
Census taken June 13-14, 1900
Name: Jessie Cobb
Titles:
Residence: Webster town, Androscoggin,...Read MORE...

MINOT
Jessie Cobb of Sabattus, spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. Chenell.

The Lewiston Daily...Read MORE...

Jessie's Death
STILL A MYSTERY. Police Continue Investigations in Regard to Death of Jessie Cobb.
It still...Read MORE...

Jessie is buried at: Lane Cemetery

East Poland, Maine, USA

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