Cordelia FAIRFIELD

Born

May 1862 , Huntington, Massachusetts, USA

Died

18 April 1948 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Cordelia married David MOUNTAIN 23 September 1885 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
David MOUNTAIN was born 5 September 1858 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . David died 13 April 1919 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Parents & Family of Cordelia FAIRFIELD

Parents of Cordelia FAIRFIELD

Father

John Mamert (Jules) FAIRFIELD BEAUCHAMP

Mother

Adeline BEAUDOIN

Grandparents of Cordelia FAIRFIELD

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHAMP Marie-Susanne GARIEPY

Maternal grandparents

Louis BEAUDOIN Victoire BEAUCHAMP

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Cordelia FAIRFIELD

Cordelia FAIRFIELD married

David MOUNTAIN
Marriage date: 23 September 1885
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Marriage notes:

Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

name: David Mountain

titles & terms:

event: Marriage

event date: 23 Sep 1885

event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 26

marital status: Single

race:

birth date:

birthplace: Pittsfield

marriage registration year:

marriage registration place:

estimated birth year: 1859

father: Edward

father's titles & terms:

mother: Julia Welsh

mother's titles & terms:

spouse: Cordelia Fairfield

spouse's titles & terms:

spouse's race:

spouse's marital status: Single

spouse's father: John

spouse's father's titles & terms:

spouse's mother: Adeline Beaudoni

spouse's mother's titles & terms:

record number: 75

film number: 1432998

digital folder number: 4279775

image number: 00892

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Children of David MOUNTAIN and Cordelia FAIRFIELD

Arthur William MOUNTAIN

Born: 14 August 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 December 1978, , Massachusetts, USA

Frank Edward MOUNTAIN

Born: 13 July 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1920, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary C MOUNTAIN

Born: 24 March 1892, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 May 1970, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Rose Agnes MOUNTAIN

Born: 8 December 1893, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1916, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Jessie C MOUNTAIN

Born: 8 September 1897, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 May 1977, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

George David MOUNTAIN

Born: 20 July 1898, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 May 1985, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth Elizabeth MOUNTAIN

Born: 30 January 1902, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Henry Joseph "Harry" MOUNTAIN

Born: 3 January 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: January 1971, , New Jersey, USA

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Birth — 1862
May 1862
Huntington, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1865 Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Cordellia Fairfield
Age: 3 years
estimated Birth Year: 1862
Gender: Female
Race:
birthPlace: Littleville Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Residence: Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 13
Line Number: 24
Film Number: 0953967
Digital Folder Number: 4286754
Image Number: 00286
Household Gender Age
John Fairfield M 38y
Adeline Fairfield F 35y
Jennie Fairfield F 14y
Arthur Fairfield M 12y
Amanda Fairfield F 10y
Minnie Fairfield F 9y
Horace Fairfield M 5y
Cordellia Fairfield F 3y
Rosadellia Fairfield F 3y
Emma Fairfield F 2y
Albert Fairfield M 20y

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1865 Massachusetts Census
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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 Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Cordelia Fairfield
estimated Birth Year: 1862
Gender: Female
age in 1870: 8y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Canada
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
John Fairfield M 46y
Alline Fairfield F 40y
Jenny Fairfield F 19y
Arthur Fairfield M 17y
Armond Fairfield M 15y
Maria Fairfield F 13y
Alice Fairfield F 10y
Cordelia Fairfield F 8y
Rosalie Fairfield F 8y
Emily Fairfield F 7y
Mary Fairfield F 5y
Marie Fairfield F 3y
Albert Fairfield M 4m

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Coselie Farefield
Residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1862
birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name: John Farefield
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's Name: Adeline Farefield
mother's birthPlace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 18 years
Occupation: Works In Woolen Mill
nara Film Number: T9-0522
pAge: 450
page character: B
entry number: 487
Film Number: 1254522
Household Gender Age
parent John Farefield M 54
parent Adeline Farefield F 50
Arthur Farefield M 26
Minie Farefield F 22
Horice Farefield M 20
Coselie Farefield F 18
Rosie Farefield F 18
Emily Farefield F 15
Mary Farefield F 14
Albert Farefield M 10
Mane Farefield F 12

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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 Marriage / Partner
Cordelia FAIRFIELD and David MOUNTAIN 23 September 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 23 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Arthur William MOUNTAIN was born 14 August 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Cordelia was 25 years old.

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Frank Edward MOUNTAIN was born 13 July 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Cordelia was 28 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
Mary C MOUNTAIN was born 24 March 1892, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Cordelia was 29 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
Rose Agnes MOUNTAIN was born 8 December 1893, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Cordelia was 31 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Jessie C MOUNTAIN was born 8 September 1897, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Cordelia was 35 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Birth of Child
George David MOUNTAIN was born 20 July 1898, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Cordelia was 36 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Cordelia Mountan
titles & terms:
Residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date: May 1862
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Spouse: David Mountan
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthPlace: Massachusetts
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthPlace: Canada Eng
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthPlace: Canada Eng
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: David Mountan
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 14
estimated marriage year: 1886
mother how many children: 7
number living children: 6
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0062
pAge: 2
sheet letter: B
family number: 42
reference number: 100
Film Number: 1240632
Image Number: 00000947
Household Gender Age
spouse David Mountan M
Cordelia Mountan F
child Arthur W Mountain M
child Francis E Mountain M
child Mary C Mountain F
child Rose A Mountain F
child Jessee C

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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 Birth of Child
Ruth Elizabeth MOUNTAIN was born 30 January 1902, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Cordelia was 39 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Henry Joseph "Harry" MOUNTAIN was born 3 January 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Cordelia was 41 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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Cordilla Mountain
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Pittsfield Ward 1, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Canada French
mother's birthPlace: Canada French
family number: 52
page number: 3
Household Gender Age
spouse David Mountain M 51y
Cordilla Mountain F 47y
child Arthur W Mountain M 22y
child Frank E Mountain M 19y
child Mary C Mountain F 18y
child Rose A Mountain F 16y
child Jessie C Mountain F 13y
child Georges D Mountain M 11y
child Ruth E Mountain F 9y
child Harry J Mountain M 6y

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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

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 Death of her husband

Death of David Mountain

David Mountain, 62, a steamfitter, died at his home, 30 Lenox avenue, this morning at 2 after a week's illness with complication of diseases. He was born in Pittsfield and had always lived here. He had been married 26 years. Survivors are his widow, four sons, Frank and George of the United States army, now in France, Arthur of New York, and Harry of this city, three daughters, Misses Mary, Ruth and Jennie Mountain, three
Brother: s, John, William and Edward Mountain, and two
Sister: s, Mrs Katherine Berry and Miss Julia Mountain of this city, and one grandchild. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at St Charles church of which he was a member, and burial will be in St Joseph's cemetery.

Springfield Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
April 14, 1919

1919 Death of Spouse/Partner
David MOUNTAIN died 13 April 1919, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Cordelia Mountain
Residence: Pittsfield City 6 Precinct A, Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1863
Age: 57
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820680
Digital Folder Number: 4301046
Image Number: 00987
sheet number: 3
Household Gender Age
Cordelia Mountain F 57y
child Frank Mountain M 29y
child Mary Mountain F 27y
child George Mountain M 21y
child Ruth Mountain F 18y
child Harry Mountain M 16y
Katherine Barry F 68y

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Cordelia F Mountain
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Age: 67
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1863
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's birthPlace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0067
family number: 403
Sheet Number and Letter: 17B
Line Number: 75
nara publication: T626, roll 885
Film Number: 2340620
Digital Folder Number: 4606982
Image Number: 00390
Household Gender Age
Cordelia F Mountain F 67
child Ruth E Mountain F 29
William R O'Gara M 39
child Mary C O'Gara F 38

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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

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Death

Name: Cordelia Mountain
Death Date: 1948
Death Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 77
Page Number: 144
Index Volume Number: 109
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.109

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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