Mary Etta MILLER? (CANNON)

Born

June 1846 , New York, USA

Died

abt. 1914 , Auburn, New York, USA

Mary Etta married Charles Alexander RACE abt. 1877 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles Alexander RACE was born 9 November 1849 in New York, USA. Charles Alexander died 10 August 1883 in New York, USA. Charles Alexander was the child of Andrew RACE and Elizabeth T HOYT .

Parents & Family of Mary Etta MILLER? (CANNON)

Parents of Mary Etta MILLER? (CANNON)

Father

John CANNON

Mother

Rosella MILLER

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mary Etta MILLER? (CANNON)

Mary Etta MILLER? (CANNON) married

Charles Alexander RACE
Marriage date: abt. 1877
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Charles Alexander RACE was the child of Andrew RACE and Elizabeth T HOYT

Children of Charles Alexander RACE and Mary Etta MILLER? (CANNON)

Charles Earle RACE

Born: 21 June 1878, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1937, Auburn, New York, USA

Married: Mable Grace KNOX 12 June 1901 Place: Auburn, New York, USA

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Birth — 1846
June 1846
New York, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 - Venice, New York

Name: Marietta Cannon
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Venice, Cayuga, New York, United States
Age: 10
Relationship to Head of Household: Child
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Cannon Head M 37
Ruzilla Cannon Wife F 35
Elizabeth C Cannon Child 14
William T Cannon Child 12
Marietta Cannon Child 10
Ellen Sullivan Servant 18

Family Number: 241
Line Number: 8
PAge: 27
GS Film Number: 1435219
Digital Folder Number: 004296305
Image Number: 00451

Source / record details
1855 New York State Census
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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 - Scipio, New York

Name: Maryette Cannon
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Daughter
Birth Year: abt 1845
Age: 20
Residence: Scipio, Cayuga, New York, USA
Line Number: 14
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
John Cannon 47
Rosilla Cannon 46
William Cannon 21
Maryette Cannon 20
Ella Cannon 9

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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)

1865 - Scipio, New York

Name: Maryette Cannon
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: , Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Child
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
PAge: 17

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Cannon Head M 47
Rosilla Cannon Wife F 46
William Cannon Son M 21
Maryette Cannon Daughter F 20
Ella Cannon Daughter F 9

Household ID: 121
Line Number: 14
GS Film Number: 000853201
Digital Folder Number: 004239220
Image Number: 00107

Source / record details
1865 New York State 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 - 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.

1878 Birth of Child
Charles Earle RACE was born 21 June 1878, Auburn, New York, USA

Mary Etta was 32 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Auburn, New York

Name: Mary E. Race
[Mary E. Cannon]
Age: 34
Birth Date: Abt 1846
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1880: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
Street: Grover Street
House Number: 14 1/ 2
Dwelling Number: 227
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charles A. Race
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's Name: Rosilla Cannon
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Occupation: Keeping House
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Household Members:
Name Age
Charles A. Race 33
Mary E. Race 34
Earle C. Race 2
Rosilla Cannon 61

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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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Alexander RACE died 10 August 1883, , New York, 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

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

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 - Auburn, New York

Name: Mary E Race
Age: 53
Birth Date: Jun 1846
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1900: Auburn Ward 2, Cayuga, New York
Ward of City: Second
Street: Grover
House Number: 18
Sheet Number: 8
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 24
Family Number: 132
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Marriage Year: 1870
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Mother: Number of Living Children: 1
Mother: How Many Children: 2
Occupation: Machinist
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Mary E Race 53
Charles E Race 22

Source / record details
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 Marriage of Child
Charles Earle RACE married 12 June 1901, Auburn, New York, USA to Mable Grace KNOX

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

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