Ruth Alice DODSON

(b. abt. 1864 , England d. February 1935 , Revere, Massachusetts, USA )

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Ruth Alice DODSON was born abt. 1864 in England

Ruth Alice DODSON was the child of Thomas DODSON and Jane THORNTON

Ruth Alice was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1874.

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

Ruth Alice married Carroll L PACKARD 30 May 1885 in Greene, Maine, USA . They divorced. Carroll L PACKARD was born abt. 1864 Carroll L died abt. 1885

Ruth Alice married (2) Jeremiah J CONLEY 1 September 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . They divorced. Jeremiah J CONLEY was born abt. 1874 in Maine, USA. Jeremiah J died abt. 1940

Ruth Alice DODSON died February 1935 in Revere, Massachusetts, USA .
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Ruth Alice DODSON married

Carroll L PACKARD-- Date: 30 May 1885 Place: Greene, Maine, USA
Carroll L. Packard of Webster and Ruth A. Dodson, May 30, 1885.

Source: Walter Lindley Mower, Sesquicentennial history of the town of Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine: 1775 to 1900 with some matter extending to a later date [Ancestry.com] (Auburn, Me.: Merrill & Webber, 1938).

Libelant: Alice Packard
Libelee: Carroll Packard
Date of Marriage: 30 May 1885
Date of Divorce: 20 Jan. 1900
County Where Divorced: Androscoggin
Source: Maine Divorce Index, 5-1

Source citation: "Maine Divorces, 1799-1903," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net : accessed 31 October 2012), entry for Alice Packard & Carroll Packard, 20 Jan. 1900, citing Maine Divorce Index, Maine State Archives.

Children of Carroll L PACKARD and Ruth Alice DODSON:

Ruth Alice DODSON married

Jeremiah J CONLEY-- Date: 1 September 1904 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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name: Jeremiah J. Conley
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 01 Sep 1904
event place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 31
marital status: Single
race:
birth date:
birthplace: Lewiston, Me.
marriage registration year:
marriage registration place:
estimated birth year: 1873
father: Daniel Conley
father's titles & terms:
mother: Mary Lucy
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Ruth A. Packard
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's race:
spouse's marital status: Divorced
spouse's father: Thomas Dodson
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Jane Thornton
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
record number: 1152
film number: 2057621
digital folder number: 4332432
image number: 00403
number of images:

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 31 Oct 2012), Jeremiah J. Conley and Ruth A. Packard, 1904.

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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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

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 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Ruth A. Dodson
residence: Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1864
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Thomas Dodson
father's birthplace: England
mother's name: Jane Dodson
mother's birthplace: England
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 16 years
occupation: Works In Mill
nara film number: T9-0475
page: 476
page character: B
entry number: 6148
film number: 1254475
Household Gender Age
parent Thomas Dodson M 40
parent Jane Dodson F 40
Ruth A. Dodson F 16
George H. Dodson M 13
Anna Dodson F 10

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Marriage / Partner
Ruth Alice DODSON and Carroll L PACKARD 30 May 1885, Greene, Maine, USA

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

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

1900 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Alice Packard
titles & terms:
residence: Webster town, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Nov 1862
birthplace: England
relationship to head of household: Daughter
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father: Thomas Dodson
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: England
mother: Jane Dodson
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: England
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Thomas Dodson
gender: Female
marital status: Divorced
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children: 0
number living children: 0
immigration year: 1875
enumeration district: 0033
page: 8
sheet letter: B
family number: 130
reference number: 76
film number: 1240588
image number: 00270
Household Gender Age
parent Thomas Dodson M
parent Jane Dodson F
Alice Packard 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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Ruth Alice DODSON and Jeremiah J CONLEY 1 September 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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)

1910 North Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Alice Conley
birthplace: England
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: North Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year: 1875
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: England
family number: 677
page number: 31
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Jerry Conley M 35y Maine
wife Alice Conley F 45y England
Charles Conley M 23y Maine
Owen Brainard M 23y Ireland
Luke Brainard M 26y Ireland
Terry Mcgown M 21y Rhode Island
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)

1920 North Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Alice Conley
residence: Part Of North Attleborough Township, Bristol, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1864
age: 56
birthplace: England
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820684
digital folder number: 4301080
image number: 01060
sheet number: 7
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Jerry J Conley M 46y Maine
wife Alice Conley F 56y England
Harold B Libby M 21y Maine
Caroline M Libby F 21y Canada
Peter W Murphy M 35y Maine
Harry L Clark M 42y Maine
John Greenan M 47y Massachusetts
William H Parson M 38y Massachusetts
Henry Lamb M 37y England
James Murphy M 35y Ireland
Harold Wiggin M 29y Massachusetts
James T Mulholland M 42y Massachusetts
Lewis R Cobb M 38y Rhode Island
Fred C Libby M 22y New Hampshire
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 North Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Ruth Conley
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: North Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 66
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: England
estimated birth year: 1864
immigration year: 1873
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: England
enumeration district number: 0198
family number: 196
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 95
nara publication: T626, roll 893
film number: 2340628
digital folder number: 4606990
image number: 00066
Household Gender Age
spouse Jerry J Conley M 56
Ruth Conley F 66
Annie Theinert F 59
Charles Inholl M 45
Alexander H White M 55
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

Death
Name: Ruth A Conley
Death Date: 1935
Death Place: Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 72
Page Number: 529
Index Volume Number: 89
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.89

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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