Frank E SPOFFORD

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27 July 1852 , Greene, Maine, USA

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22 March 1911 , Sabattus, Maine, USA

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Jacob Anderson SPOFFORD Rosetta Ann PRATT

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Born: 27 July 1852 in Greene, Maine, USA

Father: Jacob Anderson SPOFFORD

Mother: Rosetta Ann PRATT

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Frank E married Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH 23 October 1879 in Winthrop, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH was born 12 December 1847 in Monmouth, Maine, USA. Lucy Ellen died 11 August 1919 in Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster). Lucy Ellen was the child of Elias Howard WADSWORTH and Diana BAILEY.

Frank E SPOFFORD died 22 March 1911 in Sabattus, Maine, USA .
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Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH
Marriage date: 23 October 1879
Marriage place: Winthrop, Maine, USA
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Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH was the child of Elias Howard WADSWORTH and Diana BAILEY

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Bride's Name: Lucy E. Wadsworth

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Marriage Date: 23 Oct 1879

Marriage Place: Winthrop,Kennebec,Maine

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50320-2

System Origin: Maine-ODM

Source Film Number: 12299

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Collection: Maine Marriages, 1771-1907

Children of Frank E SPOFFORD and Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH

Edson Jacob SPOFFORD

Born: 28 June 1882, , Maine, USA
Died: 16 September 1963, Hallowell, Maine, USA

Married: Edith M MAYBERRY 5 November 1902 Place: Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

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1852 Birth
Name: Frank E. Spofford
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 27 Jul 1852
Birthplace: Green, Androscoggin, Maine
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Father's Name: Jacob Anderson Spofford
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Mother's Name: Rosetta Ann
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C52048-1
System Origin: Maine-EASy
Source Film Number: 10920
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Collection: Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-190
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1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Androscoggin County, Maine
Name Frank E Spofford
Residence , Androscoggin, Maine
Ward Greene
Age 8 years
Estimated Birth Year 1852
Birthplace Maine
Gender Male
Page 46
Family Number 364
Film Number 803432
DGS Number 4231243
Image Number 00050
NARA Number M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Frank E Spofford
estimated birth year: 1853
gender: Male
age in 1870: 17y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
Saml S Moody M 53y
Rosetta A Moody F 45y
Lorinda Moody F 49y
Frank E Spofford M 17y
Fred P Spofford M 15y

NOTE: Living next to Elbridge Libby & family
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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.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Marriage / Partner
Frank E SPOFFORD and Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH 23 October 1879, Winthrop, Maine, USA

He was 27 years old.

1880 Is this him?
Name: Frank Spofford
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1880: Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Occupation: Hostler
Household Members:
Name Age
Ezra Getchell 71
Abbie Getchell 54
Lettie Getchell 18
Etta F. Getchell 11
Nelson D. Getchell 21
Frank Spofford 24
Lucy Spofford 36
Abbie Sanborn 20
Jennie Goldthwait 24
A.S. Whitman 35
Laura Whitman 30
Jeanie G. Neal 38
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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
Edson Jacob SPOFFORD was born 28 June 1882, , Maine, USA

Frank E was 29 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

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.

1900 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
Name Frank E Spofford
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Residence Webster town, Androscoggin, Maine
Birth Date Jul 1852
Birthplace Maine
Relationship to Head-of-Household Self
Spouse Name Lucy E Spofford
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Spouse Birth Place Maine
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Father Birthplace Maine
Mother Name Rosette A Moody
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Mother Birthplace Maine
Race or Color (expanded) White
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Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Years Married 20
Estimated Marriage Year 1880
Mother How Many Children
Number Living Children
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Enumeration District 0033
Sheet Number and Letter 4A
Household ID 62
Reference Number 37
GSU Film Number 1240588
Image Number 00261
Household Gender Age
Frank E Spofford M
Spouse Lucy E Spofford F
Child Edson J Spofford M
Parent Rosette A Moody F
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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)

Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
DEATH OF AGED WEBSTER WOMAN
WEBSTER, Me., Feb. 18 (Special.) - The death of Mrs. Elbridge Libby occurred Sunday at her home in Webster at the age of 81 years. Mrs. Libby was formerly Miss Martha Getchell and was born in Wales. She had not been in good health for some time but her final sickness was grip. During the last few years, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spofford have occupied her farm and have kindly cared for Mrs. Libby during her last illness. She is survived by her husband and a daughter, Mrs. Henry Annis of Wales. The funeral will be attended from her late home, Tuesday, at 1 P. M.

Lewiston Evening Journal
Lewiston, Maine
February 15, 1901

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, Friday Morning, August 23, 1901

Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Thursday, August 22, 1901

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
Edson Jacob SPOFFORD married 5 November 1902, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster) to Edith M MAYBERRY

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 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
Name Frank E Spofford
Birthplace Maine
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Residence Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
Marital Status Married
Race White
Gender Male
Immigration Year
Father's Birthplace Maine
Mother's Birthplace Maine
Family Number 142
Page Number 8
Household Gender Age
Frank E Spofford M 58y
Spouse Lucy E Spofford F 57y
Child Edson J Spofford M 27y
Gladys E Theinert F 11y
Elbridge Libby M 85y
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Obituary
Wednesday morning occurred the death of Frank Spofford at his home on Sabattus Mountain. Mr. Spofford had been sick only a week of pneumonia as a result it is thought of a severe cold he contracted at the town meeting, March 13. The case was very severe and from the first the physician could see little hope. Mr. Spofford leaves a wife and one son, Edson and a brother, Fred, who lives in Greene, 58 years age. For years he was proprietor of the famous Sabattus House in this village. Later he moved to the farm where he lived. He was said to be a good citizen and kind hearted neighbor, ready at any time to leave his own work to help others. He was well known throughout the whole section of the ???

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Friday, March 24, 1911