Chester TREFRY

Born

August 1863 , Lubec, Maine, USA

Died

abt. 1938 , Maine, USA

Chester married Harriet "Hattie" CLARK 1 April 1883 in Lubec, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Harriet "Hattie" CLARK was born 30 March 1864 in Maine, USA. Harriet "Hattie" died abt. 1959 in Maine, USA.

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son of Peter J Trefry and Marian Robinson

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Chester TREFRY

Chester TREFRY married

Harriet "Hattie" CLARK
Marriage date: 1 April 1883
Marriage place: Lubec, Maine, USA

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Marriage notes:

Name: Chester E. Trefry

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 1 Apr 1883

Event Place: Lubec, Washington, Maine, United States

Event Place (Original): Lubec, Washington, Maine, United States

Gender: Male

Spouse's Name: Hattie J. Clark

Spouse's Gender: Female

GS Film Number: 11527

Digital Folder Number: 007595733

"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch.org

Children of Chester TREFRY and Harriet "Hattie" CLARK

Ethel M TREFRY

Born: 30 October 1881, Lubec, Maine, USA
Died: 15 May 1976, Bangor, Maine, USA

Married: Joseph Arthur Leon BOURDELAIS 16 January 1903 Place: Portland, Maine, USA

George TREFRY

Born: August 1884, , Maine, USA
Died: ,

Lena TREFRY

Born: August 1887, , Maine, USA
Died: ,

Geneva TREFRY

Born: abt. 1893, , Maine, USA
Died: ,

Marion L TREFRY

Born: April 1895, , Maine, USA
Died: ,

Arthur F TREFRY

Born: abt. 1907, , Maine, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1863
August 1863
Lubec, Maine, USA

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 - 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.

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.

1881 Birth of Child
Ethel M TREFRY was born 30 October 1881, Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville)

Chester was 18 years old.

1883 Marriage / Partner
Chester TREFRY and Harriet "Hattie" CLARK 1 April 1883, Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville)

He was 19 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
George TREFRY was born August 1884, , Maine, USA

Chester was 21 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Lena TREFRY was born August 1887, , Maine, USA

Chester was 24 years old.

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

1895 Birth of Child
Marion L TREFRY was born April 1895, , Maine, USA

Chester was 31 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 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Lubec, Maine

Name: Chestre Trefry
Age: 36
Birth Date: Aug 1863
BirthPlace: Maine
Home in 1900: Lubec, Washington, Maine
House Number: 3
Sheet Number: 30
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 650
Family Number: 701
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hattie Trefry
Marriage Year: 1882
Father's BirthPlace: Maine
Mother's Name: Susan Clark
Mother's BirthPlace: Maine
Occupation: Retail Trader
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
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Household Members:
Name Age
Chestre Trefry 36
Hattie Trefry 36
Ethel Trefry 16
George Trefry 14
Lena Trefry 12
Geneva Trefry 10
Marion Trefry 5
Susan Clark 71

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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)

1903 Marriage of Child
Ethel M TREFRY married 16 January 1903, Portland, Maine, USA to Joseph Arthur Leon BOURDELAIS

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

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

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 - Lubec, Maine

Name: Chester I Trefry
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1864
BirthPlace: Maine
Home in 1920: Lubec, Washington, Maine
Street: North Labre Road
House Number: X
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hattie L Trefry
Father's BirthPlace: Maine
Mother's BirthPlace: Maine
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Factory
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Chester I Trefry 56
Hattie L Trefry 56
Arthur F Trefry 13
Marion L Trefry 24
Geneva Trefry 27

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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

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)