Helena Maud WOOLWORTH

Born

17 July 1878 , Watertown, New York, USA

Died

15 March 1938 , Manhattan, New York, USA

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Father

Frank Winfield WOOLWORTH

Mother

Jennie CREIGHTON

Grandparents of Helena Maud WOOLWORTH

Paternal grandparents

John Hubbell WOOLWORTH Fanny MCBRIER

Maternal grandparents

Thomas Henry CREIGHTON Adelia TAYLOR

m. Charles Edward Francis McCann

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Birth — 1878
17 July 1878
Watertown, New York, USA

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

1880 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Name: Lena Woolworth
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Other
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Other
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
BirthPlace: New York, United States
Father's BirthPlace: New York, United States
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Sheet Letter: D
Sheet Number: 8
Person Number: 15
Volume: 2

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Anna E Kendig Self F 54 Pennsylvania, United States
Emma A Kendig Daughter F 28 Pennsylvania, United States
Willie G Kendig Son M 24 Pennsylvania, United States
Ella M Kendig Daughter F 22 Pennsylvania, United States
Lydia C Kendig Daughter F 17 Pennsylvania, United States
H H Heslett Other M 34 Pennsylvania, United States
Jennie E Heslett Other F 37 Pennsylvania, United States
N F Dunlevy Other M 37 Ireland
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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 - Manhattan, New York

Name: Helena M Woolworth
Age: 21
Birth Date: Jul 1878
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1900: Manhattan, New York, New York
Street: 59 Th 5 Th Ave Pavorial Hotel
House Number: 775
Sheet Number: 8
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 110
Family Number: 154
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Frank Woolworth
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's Name: Jennie Woolworth
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Frank Woolworth 48
Jennie Woolworth 47
Helena M Woolworth 21
Edna A Woolworth 16
Jessie M Woolworth 14

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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)

1904 marriage

Name: Charles Mccann
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Apr 1904
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Event Place (Original): Manhattan, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
BirthPlace: New York
Father's Name: Patrick H. Mccann
Mother's Name: Mary J. Frazier
Spouse's Name: Helena Woolworth
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 25
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Spouse's BirthPlace: Watertown, N. Y.
Spouse's Father's Name: Frank W. Woolworth
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jennie Creighton

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Name: Charles Mccann
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Apr 1904
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Event Place (Original): Manhattan, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
BirthPlace: New

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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.

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

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

Death

Name: Helena Woolworth Mccann
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Mar 1938
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 59
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1878
BirthPlace: US
Burial Date: 18 Mar 1938
Cemetery: Woodlawn
Father's Name: Frank Winfield Woolworth
Father's BirthPlace: US
Mother's Name: Jennie Creighton
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Spouse's Name: Charles Mccann

Other information in the record of Helena Woolworth Mccann
Name: Helena Woolworth Mccann
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Mar 1938
Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 59
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1878
BirthPlace: US
Burial Date: 18 Mar 1938
Cemetery: Woodlawn
Father's Name: Frank Winfield Woolworth
Father's BirthPlace: US
Mother's Name: Jennie Creighton
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Spouse's Name: Charles

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