Samuel William FRENCH

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30 August 1850 , Gardiner, Maine, USA

Died

25 June 1916 , Augusta, Maine, USA

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David Moulton FRENCH Matilda W KEENEN

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Born: 30 August 1850 in Gardiner, Maine, USA

Father: David Moulton FRENCH

Mother: Matilda W KEENEN

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Samuel William married Celia Ann EDWARDS 5 October 1878 in Brunswick, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Celia Ann EDWARDS was born 10 May 1853 in Portland, Maine, USA (Deering). Celia Ann died 17 February 1933 in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Celia Ann was the child of Joshua EDWARDS and Eunice VERRILL.

Samuel William FRENCH died 25 June 1916 in Augusta, Maine, USA.
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Samuel William FRENCH married

Celia Ann EDWARDS
Marriage date: 5 October 1878
Marriage place: Brunswick, Maine, USA
Celia Ann EDWARDS was the child of Joshua EDWARDS and Eunice VERRILL

Children of Samuel William FRENCH and Celia Ann EDWARDS

Ernestine FRENCH

Born: 23 October 1876, New Gloucester, Maine, USA
Died: 16 February 1924, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Married: William H DAVIS 21 January 1892 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1850
30 August 1850
Gardiner, Maine, USA

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

1860 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: David M French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 40 years
estimated birth year: 1820
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

name: Matilda W French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 38 years
estimated birth year: 1822
birthplace: Maine
gender: Female

name: Samuel French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 9 years
estimated birth year: 1851
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

name: Albion French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 2 years
estimated birth year: 1858
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

page: 35
family number: 291
film number: 803432
dgs number: 4231243
image number: 00317
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 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: Wm S French
estimated birth year: 1852
gender: Male
age in 1870: 18y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
David M French M 50y Maine
Matilda French F 48y Maine
Wm S French M 18y Maine
David A French M 13y Maine
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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.

1876 Birth of Child
Ernestine FRENCH was born 23 October 1876, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

Samuel William was 26 years old.

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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Samuel William FRENCH and Celia Ann EDWARDS 5 October 1878, Brunswick, Maine, USA

He was 28 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
name: Samuel W. French
residence: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1851
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Celia French
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): 29 years
occupation: Carpenter
nara film number: T9-0477
page: 50
page character: A
entry number: 406
film number: 1254477
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Samuel W. French M 29 Maine, United States
wife Celia French F 28 Maine, United States
dau Tena E. French F 3 Maine, United States
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)

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

1892 Marriage of Child
Ernestine FRENCH married 21 January 1892, Brunswick, Maine, USA to William H DAVIS

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 Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
name: Samuel W French
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 36 Brunswick town (east part) Brunswick village, Cumberland, Maine, United States
birth date: Aug 1849
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 25
estimated marriage year: 1875
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 25
sheet letter: B
family number: 542
reference number: 100
film number: 1240589
digital folder number: 004119816
image number: 00824
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Samuel W French M 51 Maine
wife Cecilia French F 48 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 Brunswick, ME City Directory
French, Samuel W., carpenter, G't Is. rd, R. D. 1

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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

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

Death
Name: Saml William French
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1850
Death Date: 25 Jun 1916
Death Place: Augusta
Registration Place: Brunswick, Cumberland
Father: David A French, b. Portland, Maine
Mother: Matilda Kennan, b. Monmouth, Maine

Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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