John Andrew WHITE

Born

15 February 1878 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

4 August 1925 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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John WHITE Rachel Friederika GIMLICH

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Born: 15 February 1878 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John WHITE

Mother: Rachel Friederika GIMLICH

Paternal grandparents: Conrad WHITE , Annie Elizabeth LANG

Maternal grandparents: Georg Jacob GIMLICH (GEMLICH) , Mary (Anna Maria) LANGE GREIBER (LEDIG)

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John Andrew married Mabel Frances DURKEE 19 September 1904 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mabel Frances DURKEE was born 4 November 1883 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Mabel Frances died abt. 1969 Mabel Frances was the child of Frank L DURKEE and Lucretia R BRYANT.

John Andrew WHITE died 4 August 1925 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Mabel Frances DURKEE
Marriage date: 19 September 1904
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Mabel Frances DURKEE was the child of Frank L DURKEE and Lucretia R BRYANT

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: John Andrew White

groom's birth date: 1878

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groom's age: 26

bride's name: Mabel Frances Durkee

bride's birth date: 1884

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bride's age: 20

marriage date: 19 Sep 1904

marriage place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: John White

groom's mother's name: Rachel Gimlich

bride's father's name: Frank L.

bride's mother's name: Lucretia Bryant

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indexing project (batch) number: I09662-1

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 234553

reference number: p 105

Children of John Andrew WHITE and Mabel Frances DURKEE

Evelyn Fredericka WHITE

Born: 7 May 1907, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 January 2004, , Illinois, USA

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1878 Birth

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: John White
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 15 Feb 1878
birthPlace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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father's Name: John
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mother's Name: Rachel Grinlech
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indexing project (batch) number: C04248-5
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source Film Number: 1428170
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1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: John White
Residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1878
birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's Name:
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father's Name: John White
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother's Name: Rachel White
mother's birthPlace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 2 years
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nara Film Number: T9-0522
pAge: 455
page character: C
entry number: 931
Film Number: 1254522
Household Gender Age
parent John White M ¿
parent Rachel White F 32
George White M 16
Fredrick White M 9
Agnes White F 8
Ella White F 6
Emma White F 4
John White M 2
Theodore White M 6M

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: John A White
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Residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Feb 1878
birthPlace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Son
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father Name: John White
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father birthPlace: Germany
mother Name: Rachel White
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mother birthPlace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: John White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
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enumeration District: 0075
Sheet Number and Letter: 10A
Household ID: 203
reference number: 10
gsu Film Number: 1240633
Image Number: 00000321
Household Gender Age
parent John White M
parent Rachel White F
Ella E White F
Emma White F
John A White M
Dora White F
Lillian White F
David White M
Walter White M
Rockwell White M
Mary Gimlich 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)

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 Marriage / Partner
John Andrew WHITE and Mabel Frances DURKEE 19 September 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 26 years old.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Evelyn Fredericka WHITE was born 7 May 1907, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

John Andrew was 29 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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

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 - 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

Death

Name: John Andrew White
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1878
Birth Place: Pittsfield
Death Date: 4 Aug 1925
Last Residence Place: Pittsfield
Lodge: Crescent
Occupation: Foreman

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