Mabel L BUTLER

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28 October 1862 , Maine, USA

Died

27 July 1934 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 28 October 1862 in Maine, USA

Father: Unknown

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Mabel L married Orville R JONES 15 August 1885 in Dover, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
They divorced. Orville R JONES was born April 1863 in Maine, USA. Orville R died 19 December 1937 in Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster). Orville R was the child of Retiah O JONES and Frances A UNKNOWN.

Mabel L BUTLER died 27 July 1934 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

NOTE: Jessie Cobb worked for the Jones' family just months before her murder

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Mabel L BUTLER married

Orville R JONES
Marriage date: 15 August 1885
Marriage place: Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Orville R JONES was the child of Retiah O JONES and Frances A UNKNOWN

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married August 15, 1885 at Dover, New Hampshire

Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine, February 24, 1908

The Jones' divorced in 1908 in a high-profile case involving the custody of their youngest daughter, Wilma. Mr. Jones received the divorce on the grounds of cruel and abusive treatment on the part of Mrs. Jones. Custody of Wilma was awarded to Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones was awarded $804 per year in alimony (Lewiston Evening Journal, March 2, 1908).

Children of Orville R JONES and Mabel L BUTLER

Amber L JONES

Born: 12 June 1888, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: 17 December 1958, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Eva May JONES

Born: 12 June 1891, Wales, Maine, USA
Died: 18 January 1892, Wales, Maine, USA

Wilma Orvilla JONES

Born: 3 October 1897, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: 18 November 1991, Westbrook, Maine, USA

Married: Butler Hillman PRATT 24 November 1921 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1862
28 October 1862
Maine, USA

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 - 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.

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

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

1885 Marriage / Partner
Mabel L BUTLER and Orville R JONES 15 August 1885, Dover, New Hampshire, USA

She was 22 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Birth of Child
Amber L JONES was born 12 June 1888, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Mabel L was 25 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

1891 Birth of Child
Eva May JONES was born 12 June 1891, Wales, Maine, USA

Mabel L was 28 years old.

1892 Death of Child
Eva May JONES died 18 January 1892, Wales, Maine, USA

Mabel L was 29 years old.

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

1897 Birth of Child
Wilma Orvilla JONES was born 3 October 1897, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Mabel L was 34 years old.

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 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Mabel L Jones
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 33 Webster town, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
birth date: Oct 1864
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: 15
estimated marriage year: 1885
mother how many children: 3
number living children: 2
immigration year:
page: 12
sheet letter: B
family number: 233
reference number: 85
film number: 1240588
digital folder number: 004119815
image number: 00278
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Orville Jones M 37 Maine
wife Mabel L Jones F 36 Maine
daughter Amber L Jones F 14 Maine
daughter Wilmer O Jones F 3 Maine
servant Jessie Cobb F 25 Maine
boarder Fred Laurenger M 27 Vermont
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

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 - 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.

1921 Marriage of Child
Wilma Orvilla JONES married 24 November 1921, Brunswick, Maine, USA to Butler Hillman PRATT

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)

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

Death
DIED
In Springfield, Mass., July 26, Mrs. Mabel L. Jones. Committal service will be held at Wales Corner Cemetery, Monday at 3 P.M. day-light saving time.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, July 30, 1934