William H DAVIS

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24 April 1872 , South Portland, Maine, USA

Died

November 1953 , Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Born: 24 April 1872 in South Portland, Maine, USA

Father: Unknown

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William H married Ernestine FRENCH 21 January 1892 in Brunswick, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ernestine FRENCH was born 23 October 1876 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA. Ernestine died 16 February 1924 in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Ernestine was the child of Samuel William FRENCH and Celia Ann EDWARDS.

William H DAVIS died November 1953 in Brunswick, Maine, USA.
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Ernestine FRENCH
Marriage date: 21 January 1892
Marriage place: Brunswick, Maine, USA
Ernestine FRENCH was the child of Samuel William FRENCH and Celia Ann EDWARDS

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 — 1872
24 April 1872
South Portland, Maine, USA

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

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)

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

He was 19 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

William H was 23 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

William H was 26 years old.

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

1900 Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
name: William H Davis
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 36 Brunswick town (east part) Brunswick village, Cumberland, Maine, United States
birth date: Apr 1872
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: 8
estimated marriage year: 1892
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 16
sheet letter: B
family number: 371
reference number: 52
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
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.

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

William H was 33 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: William H Davis
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
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

Davis Wm. H., team, 9 G't Is. rd
Brunswick City Directory, 1910
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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

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: William Howard Davis
residence: , Cumberland, Maine
estimated birth year: 1873
age: 47
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: 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
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.

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ernestine FRENCH died 16 February 1924, Brunswick, Maine, USA

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.

1930 Marriage of Child
Nellie May DAVIS married 9 March 1930, , Maine, USA to Stephen Thurlow WEED

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 Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
name: William Davies
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Brunswick Town, Cumberland, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 63
marital status: Widowed
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Father-in-law
relationship to head of household (standardized): Father-in-law
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1877
residence in 1935: Rural, Cumberland, Maine
enumeration district number: 3-11A
family number: 371
sheet number and letter: 13A
line number: 4
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1474
digital folder number: 005462018
image number: 00286
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Stephen Weed M 29 Maine
wife Nellie Weed F 33 Maine
father-in-law William Davies M 63 Maine
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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)

1948 Marriage of Child
Winfield Howard DAVIS married 29 May 1948, Brunswick, Maine, USA to Elsie Arms MOODY

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