Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL

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9 May 1894 , Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

Died

3 July 1963 , Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

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Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL Etta Arvilla CHILDS

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Born: 9 May 1894 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

Father: Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL

Mother: Etta Arvilla CHILDS

Paternal grandparents: Elisha H PETTINGILL , Sarah Melissa LYFORD

Maternal grandparents: George W CHILDS , Arvilla H WILLIAMSON

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Albert Newell Elisha married Gertrude Grace FRENCH 9 May 1914 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Gertrude Grace FRENCH was born 2 April 1898 in Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot). Gertrude Grace was the child of David Albion FRENCH and Eunice Hannah COBB.

Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL died 3 July 1963 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA .
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Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL married

Gertrude Grace FRENCH
Marriage date: 9 May 1914
Marriage place: Livermore Falls, Maine, USA
Gertrude Grace FRENCH was the child of David Albion FRENCH and Eunice Hannah COBB

Children of Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL and Gertrude Grace FRENCH

Albert Elbridge PETTINGILL

Born: 29 May 1915, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA
Died: 3 June 1972, , Maine, USA

Freda PETTINGILL

Born: 25 July 1917, Jay, Maine, USA
Died: 19 March 2005, Lakewood, Colorado, USA

Married: William TRACHTENBERG 18 February 1944

Frederick C PETTINGILL

Born: abt. 1918, Jay, Maine, USA
Died: 5 October 2001, , Maine, USA

Married: Virginia KING 13 March 1942

Beryl Etta PETTINGILL

Born: 11 August 1922, Jay, Maine, USA
Died: 12 December 2010, Shelton, Connecticut, USA

Married: Robert Marshall HUNTON 1 February 1943 Place: , Maine, USA

Married: Ralph Charles HENNESSEY

Beverly PETTINGILL

Born: 13 September 1926, , Maine, USA
Died: January 1990,

Married: Oscar Thomas EMMONS 7 July 1946 Place: , Maine, USA

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Birth — 1894
9 May 1894
Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

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 Livermore Falls village, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Albert Pettingill
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 9 East Livermore town Livermore Falls village, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
birth date: May 1894
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 17
sheet letter: B
family number: 389
reference number: 77
film number: 1240587
digital folder number: 004119814
image number: 00352
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Elbridge W Pettingill M 52 Maine
wife Etta Pettingill F 46 Maine
son George Pettingill M 17 Maine
son Daniel Pettingill M 11 Maine
son Albert Pettingill M 6 Maine
father Elisha H Pettingill M 81 Maine
boarder George Park M 51 Maine
boarder Dolly L Wyman F 82 Maine
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 Jay, Franklin, Maine
name: Albert N E Pettingill
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Jay, Franklin, Maine
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 314
page number: 22
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Elbridge W Pettingill M 59y Maine
wife Hannah J Pettingill F 69y Maine
son Albert N E Pettingill M 15y Maine

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

1914 Marriage / Partner
Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL and Gertrude Grace FRENCH 9 May 1914, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

He was 20 years old.

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

1915 Birth of Child
Albert Elbridge PETTINGILL was born 29 May 1915, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

Albert Newell Elisha was 21 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

1917 Birth of Child
Freda PETTINGILL was born 25 July 1917, Jay, Maine, USA

Albert Newell Elisha was 23 years old.

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Albert Newell Pettingill
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Franklin County, Maine, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 09 May 1894
birthplace: E Livermore, Maine, United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1653906
digital folder number: 005207053
image number: 04482

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZFR-WY6 : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Albert Newell Pettingill, .
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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

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 Jay, Franklin, Maine
name: Albert Pettengill
residence: , Franklin, Maine
estimated birth year: 1890
age: 30
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820642
digital folder number: 4300997
image number: 00549
sheet number: 24
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Albert Pettengill M 30y Maine
wife Gertrude Pettengill F 25y Maine
son Albert Pettengill M 4y Maine
son Frederic Pettengill M 2y Maine
dau Freda Pettengill F 2y Maine

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
Beryl Etta PETTINGILL was born 11 August 1922, Jay, Maine, USA

Albert Newell Elisha was 28 years old.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1926 Birth of Child
Beverly PETTINGILL was born 13 September 1926, , Maine, USA

Albert Newell Elisha was 32 years old.

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)

1930 Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Albert Pettingill
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine
gender: Male
age: 35
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1895
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0013
family number: 744
sheet number and letter: 31B
line number: 66
nara publication: T626, roll 828
film number: 2340563
digital folder number: 4584728
image number: 00257
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Albert Pettingill M 35 Maine
wife Grace Pettingill F 32 Maine
son Albert Pettingill M 14 Maine
son Frederick C Pettingill M 12 Maine
daughter Freda Pettingill F 12 Maine
daughter Beryl E Pettingill F 7 Maine
daughter Beverly Pettingill F 3 Maine
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)

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)

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Name of Groom: Albert N. PETTINGILL
Groom's Place of Residence: Livermore Falls, Me.
Name of Bride: Bernice L. MOULTON
Bride's Place of Residence: Livermore Falls, Me.
Marriage Date: Wednesday, 29 June 1938
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Name of Groom: Albert N. PETTINGILL
Groom's Place of Residence: Livermore Falls, Me.
Name of Bride: Berncie L. WALKER
Bride's Place of Residence: Livermore Falls, Me.
Marriage Date: Wednesday, 29 June 1938
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

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

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)

1943 Marriage of Child
Beryl Etta PETTINGILL married 1 February 1943, , Maine, USA to Robert Marshall HUNTON

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.

1946 Marriage of Child
Beverly PETTINGILL married 7 July 1946, , Maine, USA to Oscar Thomas EMMONS

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 Death
Name: Albert N. PETTINGILL
Date of Death: Wednesday, 3 July 1963
Place of Death: Livermore Falls, Me.
Age: 69 years
Death Certificate Number: 6305668

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