Arthur Clark FITTS

Born

13 April 1880 , Charlton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

16 December 1921 , Charlton, Massachusetts, USA

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Emory C FITTS Leila C BARNES

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Born: 13 April 1880 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Emory C FITTS

Mother: Leila C BARNES

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Arthur Clark married Mary Rebecca HURD 4 March 1903 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Mary Rebecca HURD was born 22 February 1882 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Mary Rebecca died 15 September 1956 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot). Mary Rebecca was the child of John Walter HURD and Mary NOBLE.

Arthur Clark FITTS died 16 December 1921 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA .

son of Emory Clark Fitts and Leila C Barnes

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Arthur Clark FITTS married

Mary Rebecca HURD
Marriage date: 4 March 1903
Marriage place: Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Rebecca HURD was the child of John Walter HURD and Mary NOBLE

Children of Arthur Clark FITTS and Mary Rebecca HURD

Ethel Emma FITTS

Born: 10 December 1903, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Rudolph Arthur FITTS

Born: 17 August 1905, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 December 1983, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA

Leroy Hurd FITTS

Born: 5 April 1907, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 August 1990, Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Esther Amy FITTS

Born: 6 April 1909, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 April 2010, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alfred Gustav KRUEGER 1937

Clark FITTS

Born: 21 September 1913, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 January 2003, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Noble Melville FITTS

Born: 11 December 1917, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 February 2009, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1880
13 April 1880
Charlton, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Arthur Clark FITTS and Mary Rebecca HURD 4 March 1903, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

He was 22 years old.

1903 Birth of Child
Ethel Emma FITTS was born 10 December 1903, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Arthur Clark was 23 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Birth of Child
Rudolph Arthur FITTS was born 17 August 1905, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Arthur Clark was 25 years old.

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
Leroy Hurd FITTS was born 5 April 1907, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Arthur Clark was 26 years old.

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Esther Amy FITTS was born 6 April 1909, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Arthur Clark was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Clark FITTS was born 21 September 1913, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Arthur Clark was 33 years old.

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

1917 Birth of Child
Noble Melville FITTS was born 11 December 1917, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Arthur Clark was 37 years old.

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