Roxanna Elbridge LIBBY

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11 October 1850 , Wales, Maine, USA

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24 June 1912 , Wales, Maine, USA

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Elbridge G LIBBY Martha Vaughn GETCHELL

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Born: 11 October 1850 in Wales, Maine, USA

Father: Elbridge G LIBBY

Mother: Martha Vaughn GETCHELL

Paternal grandparents: Rufus King LIBBY , Roxanna JONES

Maternal grandparents: Nathaniel GETCHELL , Elizabeth WITHERELL

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Roxanna Elbridge married Henry Augustus ANNIS 14 January 1871 in Sabattus, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Henry Augustus ANNIS was born 26 March 1850 in Hartland, Maine, USA. Henry Augustus died 27 January 1932 in Wales, Maine, USA. Henry Augustus was the child of Solomon ANNIS and Helen E TOWLE.

Roxanna Elbridge LIBBY died 24 June 1912 in Wales, Maine, USA.
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Roxanna Elbridge LIBBY married

Henry Augustus ANNIS
Marriage date: 14 January 1871
Marriage place: Sabattus, Maine, USA
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Henry Augustus ANNIS was the child of Solomon ANNIS and Helen E TOWLE

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Groom's Name Henry A. Armis

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Bride's Name Roxanna E. Libby

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Marriage Date 14 Jan 1871

Marriage Place Webster,Androscoggin,Maine

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number M50290-2

System Origin Maine-ODM

Source Film Number 12319

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Children of Henry Augustus ANNIS and Roxanna Elbridge LIBBY

Charles H ANNIS

Born: 27 February 1872, Sabattus, Maine, USA
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Martha A ANNIS

Born: abt. 1873, , Maine, USA
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Annie Martha ANNIS

Born: 17 May 1878, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: 18 January 1950, Sabattus, Maine, USA

William "Willis" Augustus ANNIS

Born: 6 November 1880, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: 14 September 1941, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Mary Helen ANNIS

Born: 1 December 1885, Lewiston, Maine, USA
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Birth — 1850
11 October 1850
Wales, Maine, USA

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 Wales, Androscoggin, Maine
Name Roxana E Libby
Residence , Androscoggin, Maine
Ward Wales
Age 9 years
Estimated Birth Year 1851
Birthplace Maine
Gender Female
Page 30
Family Number 250
Film Number 803432
DGS Number 4231243
Image Number 00274
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
Libby, Elbridge, 45, farmer, b. Maine
LIbby, Martha, 49, keeping house, b. Maine
Libby, Roxiana, 19, at home, b. Maine
Stetson, Frank, 16, at home, b. Maine
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Marriage / Partner
Roxanna Elbridge LIBBY and Henry Augustus ANNIS 14 January 1871, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

She was 20 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Charles H ANNIS was born 27 February 1872, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Roxanna Elbridge was 21 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Annie Martha ANNIS was born 17 May 1878, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Roxanna Elbridge was 27 years old.

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

1880 Birth of Child
William "Willis" Augustus ANNIS was born 6 November 1880, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Roxanna Elbridge was 30 years old.

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.

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
Mary Helen ANNIS was born 1 December 1885, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Roxanna Elbridge was 35 years old.

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

1895 Marriage of her son
Groom's Name Charles H. Annis
Groom's Birth Date 1871
Groom's Birthplace Webster
Groom's Age 24
Bride's Name Addie M. Johnson
Bride's Birth Date 1872
Bride's Birthplace Harpswell
Bride's Age 23
Marriage Date 24 Dec 1895
Marriage Place Civil, Portland, Cumberland, Maine
Groom's Father's Name Henry A. Annis
Groom's Mother's Name Roxanna E. Libby
Bride's Father's Name James I. Johnson
Bride's Mother's Name Arvilla Sennett
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number M50378-8
System Origin Maine-EASy
Source Film Number 12026
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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