Mary C FAIRFIELD

Born

abt. 1866 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

14 December 1934 , Xenia, Ohio, USA

Mary C married Jacob C HEATHER abt. 1882 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jacob C HEATHER was born February 1860 in New York, USA. Jacob C died abt. 1939

Parents & Family of Mary C FAIRFIELD

Parents of Mary C FAIRFIELD

Father

John Mamert (Jules) FAIRFIELD BEAUCHAMP

Mother

Adeline BEAUDOIN

Grandparents of Mary C FAIRFIELD

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHAMP Marie-Susanne GARIEPY

Maternal grandparents

Louis BEAUDOIN Victoire BEAUCHAMP

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mary C FAIRFIELD

Mary C FAIRFIELD married

Jacob C HEATHER
Marriage date: abt. 1882
Marriage place:

Children of Jacob C HEATHER and Mary C FAIRFIELD

Walter H HEATHER

Born: April 1883, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Edward A HEATHER

Born: December 1886, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Florence M HEATHER

Born: January 1891, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Blanche Emily HEATHER

Born: 21 May 1894, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 December 1966, Xenia, Ohio, USA

Clifford J HEATHER

Born: abt. 1904, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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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: Mary Fairfield
estimated Birth Year: 1865
Gender: Female
age in 1870: 5y
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: Mary Farefield
Residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1866
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): 14 years
Occupation: At School
nara Film Number: T9-0522
pAge: 450
page character: B
entry number: 490
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.

1883 Birth of Child
Walter H HEATHER was born April 1883, , Massachusetts, USA

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

1886 Birth of Child
Edward A HEATHER was born December 1886, , Massachusetts, USA

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

1891 Birth of Child
Florence M HEATHER was born January 1891, , Massachusetts, USA

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Blanche Emily HEATHER was born 21 May 1894, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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: Mary Heather
titles & terms:
Residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Sep 1865
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Spouse: Jacob C Heather
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthPlace: New York
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthPlace: Canada Fr
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthPlace: Canada Fr
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Jacob C Heather
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 18
estimated marriage year: 1882
mother how many children: 4
number living children: 4
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0064
pAge: 2
sheet letter: B
family number: 26
reference number: 64
Film Number: 1240632
Image Number: 00000995
Household Gender Age
spouse Jacob C Heather M
Mary Heather F
child Walter H Heather M
child Edward A Heather M
child Florence M Heather F
child E Blanche Heather F

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Mary Heather
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
mother's birthPlace: Canada
family number: 1
page number: 1
Household Gender Age
spouse Jacob C Heather M 50y
Mary Heather F 44y
child Walter H Heather M 27y
child Florence M Heather F 19y
child E Blanche Heather F 15y
child Clifford J Heather M 6y

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

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: Mary Heather
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Age: 64
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1866
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's birthPlace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0046
family number: 17
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 64
nara publication: T626, roll 884
Film Number: 2340619
Digital Folder Number: 4606981
Image Number: 00936
Household Gender Age
spouse Jacob C Heather M 70
Mary Heather F 64

Source / record details
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

Obituary

Mrs Mary C Heather is Dead at Xenia, O.
Former Pittsfield Resident Spent Most of Life in Western Massachusetts.

Pittsfield, Dec. 15 - Mrs Mary C. Heather, wife of Jacob C. Heather, former resident of Pittsfield, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her son, Walter J. Heather at Xenia, O. She was born at Pittsfield and had spent most of her life in this city. She attended St. Charles church.

She leaves her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Arthur M. Magner of this city and Miss Blanche Heather of Xenia and Clifford J. Heather of New York city and seven
Sister: s, Mrs Cordelia Mountain and Mrs John Fraley of this city ans
Sister: Mary of Egypt of St Johnsbury, Vt., and the Misses Emily, Rose and Minnie Fairfield and Mrs John Gariepy of Montreal, Can. and two
Brother: s, Arthur Fairfield of Naugatuck, Ct., and Albert Fairfield of North Adams.

The funeral will be held Monday morning at St Bridget's church at Xenia with a high mass of requiem. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery in

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