Mary Elizabeth SPENCER

Born

16 August 1858 , Elmira, New York, USA

Died

25 February 1944 , Dakota, Nebraska, USA

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John Decker SPENCER Charity GOLDSMITH

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Born: 16 August 1858 in Elmira, New York, USA

Father: John Decker SPENCER

Mother: Charity GOLDSMITH

Paternal grandparents: Joseph SPENCER , Sally UNKNOWN

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Mary Elizabeth married Henry H HARRIS 24 November 1875 in Woodbury Co., Iowa, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Henry H HARRIS was born 5 July 1834 in Stalbridge, Dorset, England. Henry H died 30 July 1908 in Springfield, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA. Henry H was the child of Benjamin HARRIS and Maria Hannah HELLIAR.

Mary Elizabeth married (2) Edgar M (Edward) PHILLIPS 15 July 1923 in Dakota City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA . Edgar M (Edward) PHILLIPS was born September 1855 in Wisconsin, USA. Edgar M (Edward) died 18 March 1936 in Dakota, Nebraska, USA. Edgar M (Edward) was the child of Robert PHILLIPS and Martha GATES.

Mary Elizabeth SPENCER died 25 February 1944 in Dakota, Nebraska, USA.
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Mary Elizabeth SPENCER married

Henry H HARRIS
Marriage date: 24 November 1875
Marriage place: Woodbury Co., Iowa, USA
Henry H HARRIS was the child of Benjamin HARRIS and Maria Hannah HELLIAR

Children of Henry H HARRIS and Mary Elizabeth SPENCER

John Henry HARRIS

Born: 26 August 1877, Homer, Dakota, Nebraska, USA
Died: 13 November 1963, South Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA

Married: Rosa G HARRIS 26 July 1905

Emma Leona HARRIS

Born: 11 November 1879, Masonville, Iowa, USA
Died: 7 March 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married: George Washington TRICKEY 1899

Harriett M HARRIS

Born: 15 February 1882, Ellsworth, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 7 August 1945, Midland, Michigan, USA

Married: Hoyt Sweeney CORNMAN 20 December 1899

Charity M HARRIS

Born: 1 February 1884, Prescott, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA
Died: ,

Abbie Doris HARRIS

Born: 17 March 1887, Springfield Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 14 May 1957, , Wisconsin, USA

Married: Frank Frederick COLBURN 12 July 1905

Amelia Belle HARRIS

Born: 25 February 1890, Springfield, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 14 July 1976, Camas, Clark, Washington, USA

Married: Charles William NIEBUHR 27 January 1916

Mary Dell HARRIS

Born: 25 February 1890, Springfield, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 18 June 1965, , Wisconsin, USA

Married: Frank Gordon DELONG 30 March 1915

George Decker HARRIS

Born: 13 October 1892, Hersey, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 5 August 1957, Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Married: Sylvia ROCKWELL 14 February 1915

Married: Margaret A BROWN 19 February 1934

Edgar Sylvester HARRIS

Born: 11 April 1895, Hammond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 25 January 1940, Dakota County, Nebraska, USA

Joseph Leonard HARRIS

Born: 7 March 1900, Hersey, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 10 November 1980, Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA

Married: Elsie Mae LOVE 27 October 1926

Mary Elizabeth SPENCER married

Edgar M (Edward) PHILLIPS
Marriage date: 15 July 1923
Marriage place: Dakota City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA
Edgar M (Edward) PHILLIPS was the child of Robert PHILLIPS and Martha GATES

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Birth — 1858
16 August 1858
Elmira, New York, USA

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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Marriage / Partner
Mary Elizabeth SPENCER and Henry H HARRIS 24 November 1875, Woodbury Co., Iowa, USA

She was 17 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 Birth of Child
John Henry HARRIS was born 26 August 1877, Homer, Dakota, Nebraska, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 19 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Emma Leona HARRIS was born 11 November 1879, Masonville, Iowa, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 21 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.

1882 Birth of Child
Harriett M HARRIS was born 15 February 1882, Ellsworth, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 23 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Charity M HARRIS was born 1 February 1884, Prescott, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 25 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Abbie Doris HARRIS was born 17 March 1887, Springfield Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 28 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Amelia Belle HARRIS was born 25 February 1890, Springfield, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 31 years old.

1890 Birth of Child
Mary Dell HARRIS was born 25 February 1890, Springfield, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
George Decker HARRIS was born 13 October 1892, Hersey, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 34 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Birth of Child
Edgar Sylvester HARRIS was born 11 April 1895, Hammond, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 36 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Joseph Leonard HARRIS was born 7 March 1900, Hersey, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 41 years old.

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)

1908 Death of Spouse/Partner
Henry H HARRIS died 30 July 1908, Springfield, St. Croix, Wisconsin, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Elizabeth SPENCER and Edgar M (Edward) PHILLIPS 15 July 1923, Dakota City, Dakota, Nebraska, USA

She was 64 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition