Ernestine FRENCH

Born

23 October 1876 , New Gloucester, Maine, USA

Died

16 February 1924 , Brunswick, Maine, USA

Ernestine married William H DAVIS 21 January 1892 in Brunswick, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
William H DAVIS was born 24 April 1872 in South Portland, Maine, USA. William H died November 1953 in Brunswick, Maine, USA.

Parents & Family of Ernestine FRENCH

Parents of Ernestine FRENCH

Father

Samuel William FRENCH

Mother

Celia Ann EDWARDS

Grandparents of Ernestine FRENCH

Paternal grandparents

David Moulton FRENCH Matilda W KEENEN

Maternal grandparents

Joshua EDWARDS Eunice VERRILL

Is Celia her mother? She was born before they were married.

???? NOTE: Not certain these are the right parents for her

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ernestine FRENCH

Ernestine FRENCH married

William H DAVIS
Marriage date: 21 January 1892
Marriage place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

Marriage notes:

Name of Groom: Willie H. DAVIS

Groom's Place of Residence: Brunswick, Me.

Name of Bride: Ernestine FRENCH

Bride's Place of Residence: Brunswick, Me.

Marriage Date: Thursday, 21 Jan. 1892

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net : accessed 13 Jun 2012), entry for Willie H. DAVIS and Ernestine FRENCH, Thursday, 21 Jan. 1892, citing Maine Vital Records.

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Name: Earnestine French

Gender: Female

Age: 15

Birth Date: abt 1877

Spouse: Willie H Davis

Spouse Age: 19

Marriage Date: 21 Jan 1892

Marriage Place: Brunswick

Registration Place: Monhegan, Lincoln, Maine, USA

Father: Rodney

Mother: Malissa

Spouse Father: Isaac C

Spouse Mother: Adline

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 William H DAVIS and Ernestine FRENCH

Winfield Howard DAVIS

Born: 10 May 1895, Brunswick, Maine, USA
Died: 26 December 1966, Harpswell, Maine, USA

Married: Hazel Evelyn COLLINS 6 December 1915 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

Married: Elsie Arms MOODY 29 May 1948 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

Llewelyn Leo DAVIS

Born: 2 October 1898, Brunswick, Maine, USA
Died: 16 June 1972, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Nellie May DAVIS

Born: 17 August 1905, Brunswick, Maine, USA
Died: 20 June 1992, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Married: Stephen Thurlow WEED 9 March 1930 Place: , Maine, USA

Married: Royce Frances JOHNSON 27 January 1958 Place: , Maine, USA

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Birth — 1876
23 October 1876
New Gloucester, Maine, USA

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 Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Tena E. French
Residence: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1877
birthPlace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name: Samuel W. French
father's birthPlace: Maine, United States
mother's Name: Celia French
mother's birthPlace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 3 years
Occupation: Farmer
nara Film Number: T9-0477
pAge: 50
page character: A
entry number: 408
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

Source / record details
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 / Partner
Ernestine FRENCH and William H DAVIS 21 January 1892, Brunswick, Maine, USA

She was 15 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Birth of Child
Winfield Howard DAVIS was born 10 May 1895, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Ernestine was 18 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Llewelyn Leo DAVIS was born 2 October 1898, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Ernestine was 21 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Ernestine Davis
titles & terms:
event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 36 Brunswick town (east part) Brunswick village, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Birth Date: Oct 1876
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 8
estimated marriage year: 1892
mother how many children: 2
number living children: 2
Immigration Year:
pAge: 16
sheet letter: B
family number: 371
reference number: 53
Film Number: 1240589
Digital Folder Number: 004119816
Image Number: 00806
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William H Davis M 28 Maine
wife Ernestine Davis F 24 Maine
son Winfield H Davis M 5 Maine
son Llewelyn L Davis M 2 Maine
boarder William Caine M 23 Maine

Source / record details
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

1905 Birth of Child
Nellie May DAVIS was born 17 August 1905, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Ernestine was 28 years old.

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, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Ernestine Davis
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
family number: 315
page number: 12
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self William H Davis M 37y Maine
wife Ernestine Davis F 33y Maine
son Leo L Davis M 11y Maine
dau Nellie M Davis F 4y Maine

Source / record details
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1915 Marriage of Child
Winfield Howard DAVIS married 6 December 1915, Brunswick, Maine, USA to Hazel Evelyn COLLINS

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 - 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 Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Ernestine Davis
Residence: , Cumberland, Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1877
Age: 43
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
Film Number: 1820639
Digital Folder Number: 4300994
Image Number: 00107
sheet number: 7
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self William Howard Davis M 47y Maine
wife Ernestine Davis F 43y Maine
son Lewellyn Davis M 21y Maine
dau Nalli Davis F 12y Maine

Source / record details
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States