Sumner Christopher ERSKINE

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3 November 1878 , Wayne, Maine, USA

Died

October 1960 , Franklin, New Hampshire, USA

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Born: 3 November 1878 in Wayne, Maine, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Sumner Christopher married Lucy (Louise) BARKER 21 June 1902 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucy (Louise) BARKER was born abt. 1883 in Fairfield, Maine, USA. Lucy (Louise) was the child of Charles Edward BARKER and Frances M PERKINS.

Sumner Christopher married (2) Etta Carrie WHITCHER 21 February 1925 in Concord, New Hampshire, USA . They divorced. Etta Carrie WHITCHER was born abt. 1878

Sumner Christopher ERSKINE died October 1960 in Franklin, New Hampshire, USA.

Son of William Henry Erskine (1838-1897) and Lucetta Pettengill (1845-1884)

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Sumner Christopher ERSKINE married

Lucy (Louise) BARKER
Marriage date: 21 June 1902
Marriage place: Lewiston, Maine, USA
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Lucy (Louise) BARKER was the child of Charles Edward BARKER and Frances M PERKINS

Marriage notes:

Groom: Sumner C. Erskine

Bride: Lucy Barker

Residence of Groom: Auburn, Me

Residence of Bride: Lewiston, Me

Age of Groom: 23

Age of Bride: 19

Color of Groom: white

Color of Bride: White

Occupation of Groom: Shoemaker

Occupation of Bride: Shirt Factory

Birthplace of Groom: Wayne, Me

Birthplace of Bride: Fairfield, Me

No. of Marriage of Groom: 1st

No. of Marriage of Bride: 1st

Intention filed: June 16, 1902

By whom Married: C.C. Phelan

Residence: Lewiston, Me

Official Station: Clergyman

Date of Marriage: June 21, 1902

Place: Lewiston, Me

Groom's father and mother

Father's name: Henry H Erskine

Residence: Wayne, Me

Color: white

Occupation: Marble Manufacturer

Birthplace; Wayne, Me

Mother's name: Lucetta Pettengill

Deceased

Color: White

Occupation: Housewife

Birthplace: Leeds Me

Bride's father and mother

Father's name: Charles Barker

Residence: Newberg Me

Color: White

Occupation: Carpenter

Birthplace: Houlton, Me

Mother's name: Francis ----

Residence: Webster, Me

Color: White

Occupation: Housewife

Birthplace: Damariscotta, Me

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name: Sumner C Erskine

event type: Marriage

event date: 21 Jun 1902

event place: Lewiston,,Maine

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father: Erskine

mother:

spouse: Lucy Barker

spouse's father: Barker

spouse's mother:

film number: 9937

dgs number: 4544449

image number: 03021

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Oct 2012), Charles Barker in entry for Erskine and Barker,

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Born: 21 October 1902, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 21 October 1902, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Sumner Christopher ERSKINE married

Etta Carrie WHITCHER
Marriage date: 21 February 1925
Marriage place: Concord, New Hampshire, USA
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Marriage notes:

He is listed as divorced.

name: Summer C. Erskine

titles & terms:

event: Marriage

event date: 21 Feb 1925

event place: Concord, , New Hampshire

age: 43

marital status:

race:

birthplace:

estimated birth year: 1882

father: William H. Erskine

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mother: Lucetta Pettingill

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spouse: Etta Lord

spouse's titles & terms:

spouse's age: 43

spouse's marital status:

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spouse's birthplace:

spouse's estimated birth year: 1882

spouse's father: Amos Whitcher

spouse's father's titles & terms:

spouse's mother: Mary Woodward

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reference number:

film number: 2058030

digital folder number: 4245840

image number: 287

"New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 27 Oct 2012), Summer C. Erskine and Etta Lord and null, 1925.

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Birth — 1878
3 November 1878
Wayne, Maine, USA

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

1880 Wayne, Kennebec, Maine
name : Sumner C. Erskine
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 1
marital status : Single
occupation : At Home
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Son
birthplace : Maine, United States
birthdate : 1879
spouse's name :
spouse's birthplace :
father's name : Henry W. Erskine
father's birthplace : Maine, United States
mother's name : Lucetta Erskine
mother's birthplace : Maine, United States
page : 502
page character : B
entry number : 1095
nara film number : T9-0482
gs film number : 1254482
digital folder number: 004241567
image number: 00328
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Henry W. Erskine M 43 Maine, United States
wife Lucetta Erskine F 34 Maine, United States
daughter Carrie E. Erskine F 13 Maine, United States
son Sumner C. Erskine M 1 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

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 Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Summer C Erskine
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 7 Auburn city Ward 5, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
birth date: Nov 1879
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Boarder
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: 7
sheet letter: B
family number: 156
reference number: 78
film number: 1240587
digital folder number: 004119814
image number: 00224
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Fred E Nason M 37 Maine
wife Carrie E Nason F 34 Maine
son Frank G Nason M 12 Maine
boarder Summer C Erskine M 21 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 Marriage / Partner
Sumner Christopher ERSKINE and Lucy (Louise) BARKER 21 June 1902, Lewiston, Maine, USA

He was 23 years old.

1902-03 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
No mention of Sumner Erskine in Lewiston

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Birth of Child
Unknown ERSKINE was born 21 October 1902, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Sumner Christopher was 23 years old.

1903 Death of Child
Unknown ERSKINE died 21 October 1902, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Sumner Christopher was 23 years old.

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904-05 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Charles W Davis, public carriage, h 41 Spring, Lewiston
Sumner Erskine, shoemaker, bds 41 Spring

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906-07 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Charles W Davis, public carriage, h 63 Summer, Lewiston
Sumner Erskine, shoemaker, bds 63 Summer
Mrs. Alice Theinert, housekeeper, 63 Summer

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)

1908-09 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
No mention of Sumner Erskine in Lewiston

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Monday Morning, February 15, 1909
James J. McKenna, Jr. was sentenced to 60 days in jail for second offence while Jerimiah Collins, Edgar Phinney and Louis Roy were given the usual fine of $5 and costs for intoxication. James McLellan and Sumner Erskine were fined $5 and costs for the larceny of a roll of copper wire.

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

Divorced
Divorced sometime before 1918

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 1918 Auburn, Maine
Sumner Christopher Erskine
185 6th St
Auburn, Androscoggin, Me.
Age 38
Born Nov 3, 1879
occupation: Millman
Employer: F H Vail
Weld, Franklin, Me.
Nearest Relative:
Mrs. Carrie Nason
185 6th St
Auburn, Androscoggin, Me.
medium build, medium height, grey eyes, light hair
September 11, 1918
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 - 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

1925 Marriage / Partner
Sumner Christopher ERSKINE and Etta Carrie WHITCHER 21 February 1925, Concord, New Hampshire, USA (East, West) (Penacook) (Concord Heights)

He was 46 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 Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
name: Summer E Erskins
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire
gender: Male
age: 49
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1881
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0018
family number: 78
sheet number and letter: 4A
line number: 48
nara publication: T626, roll 1298
film number: 2341033
digital folder number: 4610730
image number: 00457
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Summer E Erskins M 49 Maine
wife Etta C Erskins F 49 New Hampshire
nephew Harold Dines M 20 New Hampshire
niece Lynda J Dines F 20 New Hampshire
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)

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)

WWII Draft Registration
name: Sumner Christopher Erskine
event: Draft Registration
event date: 1942
event place: Franklin, Merrimack, New Hampshire
gender: Male
birth date: 03 Nov 1881
nara publication title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of New Hampshire
nara publication number: M1963
arc identifier: 2555451
film number: 2368018
digital folder number: 004133583
image number: 03780

'United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VKJV-9GD : accessed 09 Oct 2012), Sumner Christopher Erskine, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publications M1939, M1936, and M1937; FHL microfilm 2368018.
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1943
March 13. Still alarm for chimney fire in house owned and
occupied by Sumner Erskine in town of Sanbornton. No damage.

Franklin (N.H.). Annual report of Franklin, New Hampshire (Volume 1933)

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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 Franklin, NH
Sumner Erskine lives in Franklin, NH in 1946 according to his sister's obituary found in May 16, 1946 edition of Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine.

Carrie Eliza Erskine Nason

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.

1960
Franklin (N.H.). Annual report of Franklin, New Hampshire (Volume 1960)

DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE CITY OF FRANKLIN
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1960

78 1

18

18

Sumner C. Erskine

81

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Death — 1960
October 1960
Franklin, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 81.

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