Frederick P SPOFFORD

(b. 19 March 1855 , Greene, Maine, USA d. 1 April 1915 , Greene, Maine, USA )

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Frederick P SPOFFORD was born 19 March 1855 in Greene, Maine, USA

Frederick P SPOFFORD was the child of Jacob Anderson SPOFFORD and Rosetta Ann PRATT

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Frederick P married Alice Julia PARKER 4 December 1884 in Greene, Maine, USA . Alice Julia PARKER was born 25 April 1859 in Greene, Maine, USA. Alice Julia died 4 September 1925 in Greene, Maine, USA.

Frederick P SPOFFORD died 1 April 1915 in Greene, Maine, USA.
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Alice Julia PARKER-- Date: 4 December 1884 Place: Greene, Maine, USA
Frederick P. Spofford and Alice J. Parker, December 4
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1855 Birth
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900
name: Frederick P. Spofford
gender: Male
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baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 19 Mar 1855
birthplace: Green, Androscoggin, Maine
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Jacob Anderson Spofford
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Rosetta Ann
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C52048-1
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film number: 10920
reference number:
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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 Androscoggin County, Maine
name: Frederick B Spofford
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Greene
age: 5 years
estimated birth year: 1855
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male
page: 46
family number: 364
film number: 803432
dgs number: 4231243
image number: 00050
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 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Fred P Spofford
estimated birth year: 1855
gender: Male
age in 1870: 15y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
Saml S Moody M 53y
Rosetta A Moody F 45y
Lorinda Moody F 49y
Frank E Spofford M 17y
Fred P Spofford M 15y
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 Greene, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Fred P. Spafford
residence: Greene, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1856
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
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: Single
age (expanded): 24 years
occupation: Blacksmith
nara film number: T9-0475
page: 139
page character: C
entry number: 1662
film number: 1254475
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)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Frederick P SPOFFORD and Alice Julia PARKER 4 December 1884, Greene, Maine, USA

He was 29 years old.

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 Wales, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Fred Spafford
titles & terms:
residence: Greene town, Wales town, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Apr 1855
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
spouse: Alice J Spafford
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: Fred Spafford
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 12
estimated marriage year: 1888
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0010
page: 2
sheet letter: B
family number: 38
reference number: 77
film number: 1240587
image number: 00366
Household Gender Age
Fred Spafford M
spouse Alice J Spafford F
child Lois A Spafford 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.

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

1910 Wales, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Fred P Spafford
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Wales, Androscoggin, Maine
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 266
page number: 11
Household Gender Age
Fred P Spafford M 55y
spouse Alice J Spafford F 50y
child Lois A Spafford F 17y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

Obituary
Greene
Death of Fred P. Spofford Yesterday After Short Illness
Greene, April 1 - The death of Fred P. Spofford occurred this morning at 10.40, after only a short illness. For about two weeks he has been in poor health, but a week ago he suffered a shock from which he never regained consciousness. His death causes sorry to many people, for he had a wide acquaintance, and many friends. Mr. Spofford's age was fifty nine years, eleven months and fifteen days. He was born in Greene, the son of Jacob and Rosetta Pratt Spofford, and his home has always been in this town. About thirty three years ago he married Alice Parker of this town, and they went to housekeeping in the house where C. B. Staples now lives. Later they lived on the farm which Mr. Green now owns, and about twenty ? years ago they purchased the place where they have since resided. Mr. Spofford was a prominent member of the Androscoggin Grange. He was a blacksmith by trade and he worked at this and at farming. He leaves a...Read MORE...