Frederick Leighton ODLIN

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2 June 1850 , Pittsfield, Maine, USA

Died

6 January 1909 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Ebenezer ODLIN Elizabeth MARSH

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Born: 2 June 1850 in Pittsfield, Maine, USA

Father: Ebenezer ODLIN

Mother: Elizabeth MARSH

Paternal grandparents: Samuel ODLIN , Mehetable LAMBERT

Maternal grandparents: Samuel MARSH , Sarah Sally MCCLURE

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Frederick Leighton married Nancy Orilene WALTON 25 December 1873 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Nancy Orilene WALTON was born 20 October 1853 in Massachusetts, USA. Nancy Orilene died abt. 1920 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Frederick Leighton ODLIN died 6 January 1909 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

NOTE: city marshal of Lewiston at the time of the Jessie Cobb murder

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Nancy Orilene WALTON
Marriage date: 25 December 1873
Marriage place: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Frederick Leighton ODLIN and Nancy Orilene WALTON

Frederick Walton ODLIN

Born: abt. 1875, , Michigan, USA
Died: abt. 1893, , Maine, USA

Grace Elizabeth ODLIN

Born: 13 January 1895, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1850
2 June 1850
Pittsfield, Maine, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860
name: Fred Odlin
residence: , Somerset, Maine
ward: Palmyra
age: 9 years
estimated birth year: 1851
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male
page: 23
family number: 155
film number: 803452
dgs number: 4311459
image number: 00845
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Orono, Penobscot, Maine
name: Fred Odlin
estimated birth year: 1850
gender: Male
age in 1870: 20y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
Eben Odlin M 55y
Lizzie Odlin F 55y
Wood W Odlin M 25y
Abba D Odlin F 22y
Fred Odlin M 20y
Lilly M Odlin F 18y
Mary Mclane F 5y
John Flanders M 22y
Willis York M 17y

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.

1873 Marriage / Partner
Frederick Leighton ODLIN and Nancy Orilene WALTON 25 December 1873, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 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 - 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 - Lewiston, Maine
name: Frederic L. Odlin
residence: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1850
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Orlene Odlin
spouse's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 30 years
occupation: Works In Sawmill
nara film number: T9-0475
page: 197
page character: D
entry number: 3987
film number: 1254475
Household Gender Age
Frederic L. Odlin M 30
spouse Orlene Odlin F 26
child Walton Odlin M 5

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Birth of Child
Grace Elizabeth ODLIN was born 13 January 1895, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Frederick Leighton was 44 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 - Lewiston, Maine
name: Frederick R Odlin
titles & terms:
residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Jun 1850
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
spouse: Nancy Odlin
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace: Massachusetts
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Unknown
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Frederick R Odlin
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 27
estimated marriage year: 1873
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0026
page: 11
sheet letter: B
family number: 269
reference number: 71
film number: 1240588
image number: 00014
Household Gender Age
Frederick R Odlin M
spouse Nancy Odlin F
child Grace E Odlin F

Frederick owns his home on Newman Street.
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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)

1903 - THE ODLIN SLOT MACHINES - Taken from Him by the Deputy Sheriffs Yesterday to Be Destroyed Today.
The ex-city marshal Odlin's got a bunch of nickel-in-the-slot machines at his home on Newman street. These machines were seized by him while he was city marshal. They were initially stored in the Lewiston city building, but as Odlin was nearing completion of his term of office, he removed them to his home. The machines have been confiscated and will be destroyed. Odlin told Sheriff Cummings that even though 'the law states that the slot machines shall be destroyed,' once Odlin had left office he felt he 'had no right to destroy the machines as he was not holding office, at the present time.'
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The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
Tuesday morning, February 24, 1903

1904
Ex-City Marshal F. L. Odlin of ward seven is said to be a likely candidate for City Marshal. His friends are asking that Ward Seven be given this position, and feel that Mr. Odlin is the right man for the place. Frank Pickering's friends are working hard for him, and it was reported yesterday that Mr. Pickering has at least one alderman who is using his influence for Pickering's appointment.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, March 19, 1904

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
Ex-City Marshal F. L. Odlin of Lewiston has announced his candidacy for sheriff. This makes three candidates already in the field. Hon. A. M. Penley of Auburn, Col. N. B. Potter and Mr. Odlin of Lewiston.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, March 20, 1908

Obituary
Mr. Frederick Leighton Odlin died at his home on Newman street, Lewiston, at twenty minutes after 10 o'clock, Wednesday evening. While Mr. Odlin's health had not been good for a year or more and his friends and family had felt considerable anxiety as to his condition, it had not been realized that the end was so near.
For a time in the summer, he seemed to gain a little, but only for a short while, and for months he had gradually failed. Determined not to give up, he attended to his business duties every day and was town town only Tuesday forenoon.
In the afternoon he was taken ill. His condition became serious and early Wednesday morning a physician was called. From Tuesday afternoon until death came the following night, he suffered intensely but not once did he lose consciousness and his courage remained good. His trouble was hemorrhage of the stomach.
Mr. Odlin was the son of Eben and Elizabeth (Morse) Odlin and was born in Pittsfield, June 2, 1850. He was educated in the...Read full story