Effie Estelle JEWELL

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24 March 1899 , Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Died

26 September 1955 , Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

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Charles H JEWELL Effie E M KESSLER

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Born: 24 March 1899 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Charles H JEWELL

Mother: Effie E M KESSLER

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Effie Estelle married Angus Ralph MACDONALD 03 November 1915 in Everett, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angus Ralph MACDONALD was born 28 January 1895 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. Angus Ralph died 27 August 1973 in Sannich, British Columbia, Canada. Angus Ralph was the child of Dougald Laughlin MACDONALD and Domitille "Matilda" GAUVIN.

Effie Estelle married (2) Alvin Palmer WILLIAMS 8 April 1919 in Bath, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Alvin Palmer WILLIAMS was born March 1877 in Boothbay, Maine, USA . Alvin Palmer died 11 June 1964 in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Alvin Palmer was the child of Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS and Willietta "Etta" FOWLES.

Effie Estelle JEWELL died 26 September 1955 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA .
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Effie Estelle JEWELL married

Angus Ralph MACDONALD
Marriage date: 03 November 1915
Marriage place: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
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Angus Ralph MACDONALD was the child of Dougald Laughlin MACDONALD and Domitille "Matilda" GAUVIN

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Name: Angus R Macdonald

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 03 Nov 1915

Event Place: Everett, , Massachusetts

Gender: Male

Age: 21

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Birth Date: 1894

Birthplace: Boston, ,

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Registration Place: Everett, , Massachusetts

Birth Year (Estimated): 1894

Father's Name: Dougald Macdonald

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Mother's Name: Matilda Gova

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Spouse's Name: Effie E Jewell

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Spouse's Father's Name: Charles H Jewell

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Spouse's Mother's Name: Effie E Mott Kessler

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Certificate Number: 17328

GS Film number: 2411235

Digital Folder Number: 4329375

Image Number: 01071

Number of Images: 1

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 29 Jan 2014), Angus R Macdonald and Effie E Jewell, 1915.

Children of Angus Ralph MACDONALD and Effie Estelle JEWELL

June E MACDONALD

Born: 6 June 1915, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 January 2013, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Effie Estelle JEWELL married

Alvin Palmer WILLIAMS
Marriage date: 8 April 1919
Marriage place: Bath, Maine, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Alvin Palmer WILLIAMS was the child of Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS and Willietta "Etta" FOWLES

Marriage notes:

Name of Groom: Albion P. WILLIAMS

Groom's Place of Residence: Bath, Me.

Name of Bride: Effie E. MCDONALD

Bride's Place of Residence: Everett, Mass.

Marriage Date: Tuesday, 8 Apr. 1919

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net : accessed 5 Jun 2012), entry for Albion P. WILLIAMS and Effie E. MCDONALD, Tuesday, 8 Apr. 1919, citing Maine Vital Records.

Name: Albion P Williams

Gender: Male

Age: 41

Birth Date: abt 1878

Spouse: Effie E McDonald

Spouse Gender: Female

Spouse Age: 21

Marriage Date: 8 Apr 1919

Marriage Place: Bath

Registration Place: Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA

Father: Alvin J

Mother: Willetta

Spouse Father: Charles H

Spouse Mother: Effie E

Ancestry.com. Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Original data: Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.

Children of Alvin Palmer WILLIAMS and Effie Estelle JEWELL

Laura E WILLIAMS

Born: abt. 1920, , Maine, USA
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Alvin P WILLIAMS

Born: 18 May 1921, , Maine, USA
Died: 24 May 1995, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1899
24 March 1899
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

1915 Marriage / Partner
Effie Estelle JEWELL and Angus Ralph MACDONALD 03 November 1915, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

She was 16 years old.

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

1915 Birth of Child
June E MACDONALD was born 6 June 1915, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Effie Estelle was 16 years old.

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

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 Marriage / Partner
Effie Estelle JEWELL and Alvin Palmer WILLIAMS 8 April 1919, Bath, Maine, USA

She was 20 years old.

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 - 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 Birth of Child
Alvin P WILLIAMS was born 18 May 1921, , Maine, USA

Effie Estelle was 22 years old.

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)

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

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

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

Name: Effie E Williams
titles & terms:
event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 6, Gloucester, Gloucester City, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Marital Status: Widowed
Race (Original):
race (standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1898
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 5-90
family number:
Sheet Number and Letter: 15B
Line Number: 57
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1579
Digital Folder Number: 005460851
Image Number: 00838
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Effie E Williams F 42 Massachusetts
daughter Laura Williams F 20 Maine
son Alvin P Williams M 18 Maine
son Charles H Williams M 15 Maine
son Harold M Williams M 9 Massachusetts

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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1942 - Gloucester, Massachusetts

Williams Effie E Mrs h 4 Poplar ct
Williams Alvin P jr, clk First Natl Stores r 4 Poplar ct
Williams Laura E clk F W Woolworth Co r 4 Poplar ct

Polk's Gloucester (Essex County, Mass.) City Directory 1942

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

Death

Name: Effie Williams
Death Date: 1955
Death Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 50
Page Number: 90
Index Volume Number: 117
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.117

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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