Eunice Hannah COBB

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23 August 1872 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

Died

16 June 1917 , Poland, Maine, USA

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Ivory COBB Celia Ann EDWARDS

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Born: 23 August 1872 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

Father: Ivory COBB

Mother: Celia Ann EDWARDS

Paternal grandparents: William Elwell COBB , Hannah COBB

Maternal grandparents: Joshua EDWARDS , Eunice VERRILL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Eunice Hannah married David Albion FRENCH 20 November 1892 in Bath, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
They divorced. David Albion FRENCH was born 27 February 1857 in Gardiner, Maine, USA. David Albion died 13 September 1934 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA. David Albion was the child of David Moulton FRENCH and Matilda W KEENEN.

Eunice Hannah married (2) William MILLER 5 September 1904 in Harpswell, Maine, USA . William MILLER was born abt. 1872 William died abt. 1904

Eunice Hannah COBB died 16 June 1917 in Poland, Maine, USA .

NOTE: Eunice Hannah Cobb French was the sister of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story above. At the time of the murder, Eunice was married to David Albion French and living in Bath, Maine.

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Eunice Hannah COBB married

David Albion FRENCH
Marriage date: 20 November 1892
Marriage place: Bath, Maine, USA
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David Albion FRENCH was the child of David Moulton FRENCH and Matilda W KEENEN

Marriage notes:

name: French

event type: Marriage

event date:

event place: ,,

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father: David M French

mother: Matilda W Keenen

spouse: Cobb

spouse's father: Ivory Cobb

spouse's mother: Celia Edwards

film number: 9944

dgs number: 4544455

image number: 01054

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Oct 2012), Ivory Cobb in entry for French and Cobb,

Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922

Name: Ennice H Cobb

Spouse: David A French

Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1892

Marriage Place: Bath

Registration Place: Bath, Sagadahoc

Birth Date: abt 1871

Age: 21

Spouse Age: 35

Gender: Female

Father: Ivory

Mother: Celia

Spouse Father: David M

Spouse Mother: Matilda W

Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 20.

Names Start Date Location Record Type Marriage Cert No Bride City of Residence Groom City of Residence Bride State of Residence Groom State of Residence

EUNICE H COBB - Bride

DAVID A FRENCH - Groom Nov 20, 1892 Maine, United States Marriage 0 BATH BATH ME ME

Maine Marriages Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996

Name of Groom: David A. FRENCH

Groom's Place of Residence: Bath, Me.

Name of Bride: Eunice H. COBB

Bride's Place of Residence: Bath, Me.

Marriage Date: Sunday, 20 Nov. 1892

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 3 Jun 2012), entry for David A. FRENCH and Eunice H. COBB, Sunday, 20 Nov. 1892, citing Maine Vital Records.

Libelant: Eunice H. French

Libelee: David A. French

Date of Marriage: 20 Nov. 1893

Date of Divorce: 1902

County Where Divorced: Oxford

Notes: Divorce case heard March term.

Source: Maine Divorce Index, 6-29

mainegenealogy.net

Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy mainegenealogy.net, entry for Eunice H. French & David A. French, 1902, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.

Children of David Albion FRENCH and Eunice Hannah COBB

David Moulton FRENCH

Born: 26 September 1893, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 13 March 1991, Portland, Maine, USA

Married: Nettie Belle MCALLISTER 31 December 1913 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Daisy Emily DODGE

James Lincoln FRENCH

Born: 28 September 1895, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 30 October 1966, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Susan Louise HANSCOM 29 July 1915 Place: Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

Married: Ruby ATHERTON 20 September 1956 Place: , Maine, USA

Gertrude Grace FRENCH

Born: 2 April 1898, Minot, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Married: Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL 9 May 1914 Place: Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

Eunice Hannah COBB married

William MILLER
Marriage date: 5 September 1904
Marriage place: Harpswell, Maine, USA
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Marriage notes:

Name: Eunice French

Spouse: William Miller

Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1904

Marriage Place: Brunswick

Registration Place: Harpswell, Cumberland

Birth Date: abt 1872

Age: 32

Spouse Age: 58

Gender: Female

Father: Ivory

Mother: Celia

Spouse Father: John

Spouse Mother: Rosanna

Ancestry.com. Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data: Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives

Name of Groom: William MILLER

Groom's Place of Residence: Harpswell, Me.

Name of Bride: Eunice FRENCH

Possible Alternate Name of Bride: Eunice COBB [View alternate record]

Bride's Place of Residence: East Sumner, Me.

Marriage Date: Monday, 5 Sept. 1904

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

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event type: Marriage

event date:

event place: Harpswell, , Maine

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father: John Miller

mother: Rosanna Doyl

spouse:

spouse's father: Ivory Cobb

spouse's mother: Celia Edwards

film number: 9999

dgs number: 4703838

image number: 03943

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Oct 2012), Ivory Cobb in entry for null and null, .

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1872 Birth
Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900
name: Eunice Hannah Cobb
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
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birth date: 23 Aug 1872
birthplace: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
death date:
name note:
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father's name: Ivory Cobb
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Celia A.
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C52051-1
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film number: 11333
reference number: yr 1823-1875 p 2
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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)

1880 Raymond, Cumberland, Maine
name: Eunice H. Cobb
residence: Raymond, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1873
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Jerry Cobb
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name: Hattie Cobb
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 7 years
occupation:
nara film number: T9-0478
page: 450
page character: A
entry number: 502
film number: 1254478
Household Gender Age
parent Jerry Cobb M 34
parent Hattie Cobb F 33
Eunice H. Cobb F 7
Jessie Cobb F 5
Gertrude M. Cobb F 2

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

1892 Marriage / Partner
Eunice Hannah COBB and David Albion FRENCH 20 November 1892, Bath, Maine, USA

She was 20 years old.

1893 - Bath
Living in Bath, Maine around 1893, according to Frank Williams.

Lewiston Saturday Journal, Lewiston, Maine, October 20, 1900

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
David Moulton FRENCH was born 26 September 1893, Bath, Maine, USA

Eunice Hannah was 21 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
James Lincoln FRENCH was born 28 September 1895, Bath, Maine, USA

Eunice Hannah was 23 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Birth of Child
Gertrude Grace FRENCH was born 2 April 1898, Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot)

Eunice Hannah was 25 years old.

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 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: Eunice French
titles:
residence: Bath city, Sagadahoc, Maine
birth date: Aug 1872
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: David A French
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Maine
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Maine
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: David A French
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 8
estimated marriage year: 1892
mother how many children: 3
number living children: 3
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0211
sheet number and letter: 4A
household id: 69
reference number: 20
gsu film number: 1240599
image number: 00221
Household Gender Age
spouse David A French M
Eunice French F
child David M French M
child Jas L French M
child Gertrude G French F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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
Eunice Hannah COBB and William MILLER 5 September 1904, Harpswell, Maine, USA (Orrs Island)

She was 32 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)

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Jay, Franklin, Maine
name: Eunice H French
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household:
residence: Jay, Franklin, Maine
marital status: Widowed
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 311
page number: 22
Household Gender Age
Leonard F Walker M 60y
Eunice H French F 36y
Gertrude French F 12y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1913 Marriage of Child
David Moulton FRENCH married 31 December 1913, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Nettie Belle MCALLISTER

1914 Marriage of Child
Gertrude Grace FRENCH married 9 May 1914, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore) to Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Marriage of Child
James Lincoln FRENCH married 29 July 1915, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills) to Susan Louise HANSCOM

Obituary
Minot, June 18 - Mrs. Eunice French passed away Saturday, June 16, at the home of her son, Lincoln. She has been a long patient sufferer.

The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
June 19, 1917

Eunice Hannah COBB - Grave Lane Cemetery East Poland, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

Grave
Lane Cemetery
East Poland, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

Lane Cemetery
Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

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