William Bryant SMALL

Born

21 September 1863 , Manchester, Maine, USA

Died

13 April 1905 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Addison SMALL Florence Sabrina WILDER

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Born: 21 September 1863 in Manchester, Maine, USA

Father: Addison SMALL

Mother: Florence Sabrina WILDER

Maternal grandparents: Henry WILDER , Sabrina BOSTON

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William Bryant married Maude Harriet INGALLS 1 September 1892 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Maude Harriet INGALLS was born 13 June 1868 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Maude Harriet died 29 May 1938 in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Maude Harriet was the child of Paschal Pierce INGALLS and Minnie B WILKINSON.

William Bryant SMALL died 13 April 1905 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

H. of Maude Harriet Ingalls
S. of Addison & Florence S. (Wilder) Small

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Maude Harriet INGALLS
Marriage date: 1 September 1892
Marriage place: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Source: mainegenealogy.net

Maude Harriet INGALLS was the child of Paschal Pierce INGALLS and Minnie B WILKINSON

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Name of Groom: William B. SMALL

Groom's Place of Residence: Lewiston, Me.

Name of Bride: Maude H. INGALLS

Bride's Place of Residence: Lewiston, Me.

Marriage Date: Thursday, 1 Sept. 1892

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Children of William Bryant SMALL and Maude Harriet INGALLS

William Drew SMALL

Born: 25 August 1893, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 27 November 1981, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Florence Maud SMALL

Born: 10 October 1898, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 9 July 1992, Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1863
21 September 1863
Manchester, Maine, USA

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 Portland, Cumberland, Maine
name: William B Small
estimated birth year: 1864
gender: Male
age in 1870: 6y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
Addison Small M 28y
Florence Small F 27y
William B Small M 6y
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 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: William B. Small
residence: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1864
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Addison Small
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name: Florence Small
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 16 years
occupation: At School
nara film number: T9-0475
page: 169
page character: D
entry number: 1165
film number: 1254475
Household Gender Age
parent Addison Small M 38
parent Florence Small F 37
William B. Small M 16
Rosco A. Small M 9
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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
William Bryant SMALL and Maude Harriet INGALLS 1 September 1892, Lewiston, Maine, USA

He was 28 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
William Drew SMALL was born 25 August 1893, Lewiston, Maine, USA

William Bryant was 29 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 Birth of Child
Florence Maud SMALL was born 10 October 1898, Lewiston, Maine, USA

William Bryant was 35 years old.

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

1900 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: William Small
titles & terms:
residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Sep 1864
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
spouse: Maud H Small
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace: Massachusetts
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother:
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mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: William Small
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 7
estimated marriage year: 1893
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0012
page: 6
sheet letter: B
family number: 155
reference number: 91
film number: 1240587
image number: 00434
Household Gender Age
William Small M
spouse Maud H Small F
child William D Small M
child Florence M Small F
Fannie M Smith F
Helen S Tew F

William is 36 years old, living at 369 Main street. He owns the home.
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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 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

Obituary
Six weeks ago Dr. William B. Small, one of Lewiston's prominent physicians and surgeons, gave up his practice temporarily.

Few realized that he was ill, for he was a man of rugged and healthy appearance. Thursday, the 13th of April, he passed away having failed rapidly with a complication of troubles until, at last, the heart gave out, at 5.30 this morning. All was done which medical skill could accomplish. But the case has baffled the best medical advisors and the patient continued to grow worse day by day, until for the last week he has been so low, with a pulse up to 150, that the end was expected at any moment.

To the anxious family, all the hope was offered which courageous hearts could muster. Bravely they fought against the impending danger. It was hard to realize that one so strong, to all appearances, could fail so rapidly. Death was not anticipated as short a time ago as when the family moved him into their new home in the former J. L. H. Cobb house on Main street. He...Read full story