David Albion FRENCH

Born

27 February 1857 , Gardiner, Maine, USA

Died

13 September 1934 , Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA

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David Moulton FRENCH Matilda W KEENEN

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Born: 27 February 1857 in Gardiner, Maine, USA

Father: David Moulton FRENCH

Mother: Matilda W KEENEN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

David Albion married Eunice Hannah COBB 20 November 1892 in Bath, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
They divorced. Eunice Hannah COBB was born 23 August 1872 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. Eunice Hannah died 16 June 1917 in Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills). Eunice Hannah was the child of Ivory COBB and Celia Ann EDWARDS.

David Albion FRENCH died 13 September 1934 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA.

NOTE: David Albion French was the brother-in-law of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story below. At the time of the murder, David was married to Jessie's sister Eunice and living in Bath, Maine.

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David Albion FRENCH married

Eunice Hannah COBB
Marriage date: 20 November 1892
Marriage place: Bath, Maine, USA
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Eunice Hannah COBB was the child of Ivory COBB and Celia Ann EDWARDS

Marriage notes:

name: French

event type: Marriage

event date:

event place: ,,

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father: David M French

mother: Matilda W Keenen

spouse: Cobb

spouse's father: Ivory Cobb

spouse's mother: Celia Edwards

film number: 9944

dgs number: 4544455

image number: 01054

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Oct 2012), Ivory Cobb in entry for French and Cobb,

Maine, Marriage Records, 1705-1922

Name: Ennice H Cobb

Spouse: David A French

Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1892

Marriage Place: Bath

Registration Place: Bath, Sagadahoc

Birth Date: abt 1871

Age: 21

Spouse Age: 35

Gender: Female

Father: Ivory

Mother: Celia

Spouse Father: David M

Spouse Mother: Matilda W

Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 20.

Names Start Date Location Record Type Marriage Cert No Bride City of Residence Groom City of Residence Bride State of Residence Groom State of Residence

EUNICE H COBB - Bride

DAVID A FRENCH - Groom Nov 20, 1892 Maine, United States Marriage 0 BATH BATH ME ME

Maine Marriages Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996

Name of Groom: David A. FRENCH

Groom's Place of Residence: Bath, Me.

Name of Bride: Eunice H. COBB

Bride's Place of Residence: Bath, Me.

Marriage Date: Sunday, 20 Nov. 1892

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 3 Jun 2012), entry for David A. FRENCH and Eunice H. COBB, Sunday, 20 Nov. 1892, citing Maine Vital Records.

Libelant: Eunice H. French

Libelee: David A. French

Date of Marriage: 20 Nov. 1893

Date of Divorce: 1902

County Where Divorced: Oxford

Notes: Divorce case heard March term.

Source: Maine Divorce Index, 6-29

mainegenealogy.net

Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy mainegenealogy.net, entry for Eunice H. French & David A. French, 1902, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.

Children of David Albion FRENCH and Eunice Hannah COBB

David Moulton FRENCH

Born: 26 September 1893, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 13 March 1991, Portland, Maine, USA

Married: Nettie Belle MCALLISTER 31 December 1913 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Daisy Emily DODGE

James Lincoln FRENCH

Born: 28 September 1895, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 30 October 1966, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Susan Louise HANSCOM 29 July 1915 Place: Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

Married: Ruby ATHERTON 20 September 1956 Place: , Maine, USA

Gertrude Grace FRENCH

Born: 2 April 1898, Minot, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Married: Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL 9 May 1914 Place: Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

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Birth — 1857
27 February 1857
Gardiner, Maine, USA

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

1860 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: David M French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 40 years
estimated birth year: 1820
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

name: Matilda W French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 38 years
estimated birth year: 1822
birthplace: Maine
gender: Female

name: Samuel French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 9 years
estimated birth year: 1851
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

name: Albion French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 2 years
estimated birth year: 1858
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

page: 35
family number: 291
film number: 803432
dgs number: 4231243
image number: 00317
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 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: David A French
estimated birth year: 1857
gender: Male
age in 1870: 13y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
David M French M 50y
Matilda French F 48y
Wm S French M 18y
David A French M 13y

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)

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
David Albion FRENCH and Eunice Hannah COBB 20 November 1892, Bath, Maine, USA

He was 35 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
David Moulton FRENCH was born 26 September 1893, Bath, Maine, USA

David Albion was 36 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
James Lincoln FRENCH was born 28 September 1895, Bath, Maine, USA

David Albion was 38 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Birth of Child
Gertrude Grace FRENCH was born 2 April 1898, Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot)

David Albion was 41 years old.

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 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: David A French
titles & terms:
residence: Bath city, Sagadahoc, Maine
birth date: Feb 1857
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
spouse: Eunice French
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace: Maine
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: David A French
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 8
estimated marriage year: 1892
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0211
page: 4
sheet letter: A
family number: 69
reference number: 19
film number: 1240599
image number: 00221
Household Gender Age
David A French M
spouse Eunice French F
child David M French M
child Jas L French M
child Gertrude G French F
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 - 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.

1905
United States, National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Hampton, Virginia Register no. 25500-26999

Divorced

age 48

nearest relative - David M. French, Minot Corner, ME

also found here the same year at the same age, with the same son listed as nearest relative

United States, National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Danville, Illinois Register no. 18000-19499
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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
United States, National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Togus, Maine Register no. 12000-13499

widowed

nearest relative - David M. French, Damarrascotta, Maine
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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

1913 Marriage of Child
David Moulton FRENCH married 31 December 1913, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Nettie Belle MCALLISTER

1914 Marriage of Child
Gertrude Grace FRENCH married 9 May 1914, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore) to Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Marriage of Child
James Lincoln FRENCH married 29 July 1915, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills) to Susan Louise HANSCOM

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

1917 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eunice Hannah COBB died 16 June 1917, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

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 Is this him?
name: David A French
residence: , Kennebec, Maine
estimated birth year: 1858
age: 62
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household:
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Divorced
father's birthplace: United States
mother's birthplace: United States
film number: 1820643
digital folder number: 4300998
image number: 00421
sheet number: 3
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)

Is this him?
August 20, 1929
The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine

David French, 72, of Bath applied at the Lewiston police station last evening for a night's lodging. In a talk with Capt. O'Connell he said several men were following him with the intention of harming him. Capt. O'Connell talked with the Bath police and learned that proceedings to determine French's sanity were contemplated. French is to be held here for the Bath officers.

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