Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS

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abt. 1852 , Boothbay, Maine, USA

Died

25 April 1896 , Boothbay, Maine, USA

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John WILLIAMS Harriet HUFF

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Born: abt. 1852 in Boothbay, Maine, USA

Father: John WILLIAMS

Mother: Harriet HUFF

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Alvin (Albion) John married Willietta "Etta" FOWLES 29 July 1874 in Boothbay, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Willietta "Etta" FOWLES was born 8 April 1857 in Westport Island, Maine, USA . Willietta "Etta" died 6 March 1901 in Boothbay, Maine, USA . Willietta "Etta" was the child of Wilmot FOWLES and Phebe Royal TYLER.

Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS died 25 April 1896 in Boothbay, Maine, USA .
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Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS married

Willietta "Etta" FOWLES
Marriage date: 29 July 1874
Marriage place: Boothbay, Maine, USA
Willietta "Etta" FOWLES was the child of Wilmot FOWLES and Phebe Royal TYLER

Children of Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS and Willietta "Etta" FOWLES

Rosa E WILLIAMS

Born: January 1872, Boothbay, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1950, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lendall Augustine MAINS 15 August 1892 Place: Georgetown, Maine, USA

James Frank WILLIAMS

Born: 8 May 1873, Westport Island, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1954, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Lizzie Mae BUZZELL 21 January 1909 Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Daisy Ellen WILSON 8 March 1919 Place: Damariscotta, Maine, USA

Married: Anna I ROBERTS 25 April 1925 Place: Edgecomb, Maine, USA

Alvin Palmer WILLIAMS

Born: March 1877, Boothbay, Maine, USA
Died: 11 June 1964, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Married: Louisa J WHITTEN 16 October 1913 Place: , Maine, USA

Married: Effie Estelle JEWELL 8 April 1919 Place: Bath, Maine, USA

Lillian M WILLIAMS

Born: 5 June 1880, Boothbay, Maine, USA
Died: 16 January 1950, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: John I MCGRATH 24 October 1897 Place: Boothbay, Maine, USA

Hattie WILLIAMS

Born: abt. 1890, , Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1900,

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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

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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1872 Birth of Child
Rosa E WILLIAMS was born January 1872, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)

1873 Birth of Child
James Frank WILLIAMS was born 8 May 1873, Westport Island, Maine, USA (Westport) (Jeremysquam)

1874 Marriage / Partner
Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS and Willietta "Etta" FOWLES 29 July 1874, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Alvin Palmer WILLIAMS was born March 1877, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)

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 Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine

Name: Albion Williams
Residence: Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine
birthdate: 1852
birthPlace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's Name: Willietta Williams
spouse's birthPlace: Maine, 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): 28 years
Occupation: Laborer
nara Film Number: T9-0483
pAge: 387
page character: B
entry number: 2367
Film Number: 1254483
Household Gender Age
Albion Williams M 28
spouse Willietta Williams F 23
child James F. Williams M 7
child Rosa E. Williams F 5
child Albion P. Williams M 4

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
Lillian M WILLIAMS was born 5 June 1880, Boothbay, Maine, USA (Boothbay Harbor)

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 - Boothbay Harbor, Maine

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE, For the Year Ending Feb. 14th, 1891

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Williams Alvin J. state, county, town and S. H. tax - 3.40, rebate - .40, actual tax - 3.00

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 - Boothbay Harbor, Maine

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE, For the Year Ending Feb. 17th, 1892

Resident Taxpayers
Williams Alvin J. state, county, and town tax - 3.00, school - .40, total - 3.40

1892 Marriage of Child
Rosa E WILLIAMS married 15 August 1892, Georgetown, Maine, USA to Lendall Augustine MAINS

1893 - Boothbay Harbor, Maine

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE, For the Year Ending Feb. 17th, 1893

Resident Taxpayers
Williams Alvin J. 3.00-town .40-school 3.40-total

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 - Boothbay Harbor, Maine

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE, For the Year Ending Feb. 17th, 1894

Resident Taxpayers
Williams Alvin J. 3.00-town .40-school 3.40-total

1895 - Boothbay Harbor, Maine

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE, For the Year Ending Feb. 16th, 1895

Resident Taxpayers
Williams Alvin J. 3.00-town .40-school 3.40-total

1896 - Boothbay Harbor, Maine

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE, For the Year Ending Feb. 15th, 1896

Resident Taxpayers
Williams Alvin J. 3.00-town .40-school 3.40-total

Death — 1896
25 April 1896
Boothbay, Maine, USA

1897 - Boothbay Harbor, Maine

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE, For the Year Ending Feb. 15th, 1897

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April 25, 1896 Alvin J Williams, age 45

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