Sarah Ruthena BEAL

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March 1854 , Abington, Massachusetts, USA

Died

15 March 1939 , San Bernadino, California, USA

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Born: March 1854 in Abington, Massachusetts, USA

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Sarah Ruthena married Charles Jones ORCUTT 10 February 1876 in Rockland, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Charles Jones ORCUTT was born 30 April 1853 in Abington, Massachusetts, USA. Charles Jones died 15 September 1906 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA. Charles Jones was the child of Orrin (Oran) ORCUTT and Mary Josselyn JONES.

Sarah Ruthena BEAL died 15 March 1939 in San Bernadino, California, USA.
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Charles Jones ORCUTT
Marriage date: 10 February 1876
Marriage place: Rockland, Massachusetts, USA
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Charles Jones ORCUTT was the child of Orrin (Oran) ORCUTT and Mary Josselyn JONES

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name: Charles Jones Orcutt

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event: Marriage

event date: 10 Feb 1876

event place: Rockland, Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 22

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estimated birth year: 1854

father: Orrin Orcutt

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mother: Mary J. Jones

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spouse: Sarah Ruthena Beal

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spouse's father: Benjn. Beal Jr.

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spouse's mother: Ruth B. Stoddard

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record number: 52

film number: 1433036

digital folder number: 4279600

image number: 00676

number of images:

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 17 Feb 2013), Charles Jones Orcutt and Sarah Ruthena Beal, 1876.

Children of Charles Jones ORCUTT and Sarah Ruthena BEAL

Benjamin Winthrop ORCUTT

Born: 1 August 1877, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 March 1968, Caldwell, Idaho, USA

Married: Bessie Alta SHEWEY 4 December 1907 Place: Norton, Kansas, USA

Alice Mildred ORCUTT

Born: 5 April 1879, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 August 1923, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George Edward WOLSCHENDORF 20 September 1900 Place: East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Oren ORCUTT

Born: 8 August 1881, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 March 1954, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Dora Alta ORCUTT

Born: 2 February 1884, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 October 1889, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Ruthie May ORCUTT

Born: 28 October 1886, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 August 1887, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Willard Otis ORCUTT

Born: 28 October 1886, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 January 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA

Kenneth Beal ORCUTT

Born: 23 April 1893, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 August 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA

Stanley Tower ORCUTT

Born: 23 January 1895, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 August 1977, Chico, California, USA

Married: Eva Mary GIRARD 16 June 1917 Place: Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)

Married: Helen C MILLER 12 May 1919 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Married: Anna Catherine MCDOLE 1926

Married: Opal O CLINE 1935

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Birth — 1854
March 1854
Abington, Massachusetts, USA

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Sarah R Beal
residence: , Plymouth, Massachusetts
ward: The Town Of Abington
age: 6 years
estimated birth year: 1854
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Female
page: 157
family number: 1283
film number: 803518
dgs number: 4232247
image number: 00434
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

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 Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Sarah Beal
estimated birth year: 1854
gender: Female
age in 1870: 16y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Massachusetts
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Benjaman Beal M 47y Massachusetts
Ruth Beal F 50y Massachusetts
Zachery T Beal M 19y Massachusetts
Sarah Beal F 16y Massachusetts
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 Marriage / Partner
Sarah Ruthena BEAL and Charles Jones ORCUTT 10 February 1876, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Benjamin Winthrop ORCUTT was born 1 August 1877, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 23 years old.

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)

1879 Birth of Child
Alice Mildred ORCUTT was born 5 April 1879, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 25 years old.

1880 Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name : Sarah R. Orcutt
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Female
age: 26
marital status : Married
occupation : Keeping House
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Wife
birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
birthdate : 1854
spouse's name : Charles J. Orcutt
spouse's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
page : 559
page character : A
entry number : 1718
nara film number : T9-0551
gs film number : 1254551
digital folder number: 004241779
image number: 00629
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Charles J. Orcutt M 27 Massachusetts, United States
wife Sarah R. Orcutt F 26 Massachusetts, United States
son Benj. W. Orcutt M 2 Massachusetts, United States
daughter Alice M....Read full story

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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 Birth of Child
Charles Oren ORCUTT was born 8 August 1881, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 27 years old.

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)

1884 Birth of Child
Dora Alta ORCUTT was born 2 February 1884, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 29 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1886 Birth of Child
Ruthie May ORCUTT was born 28 October 1886, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 32 years old.

1886 Birth of Child
Willard Otis ORCUTT was born 28 October 1886, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 32 years old.

1887 Death of Child
Ruthie May ORCUTT died 14 August 1887, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 33 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Death of Child
Dora Alta ORCUTT died 3 October 1889, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 35 years old.

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

1893 Birth of Child
Kenneth Beal ORCUTT was born 23 April 1893, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 39 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Stanley Tower ORCUTT was born 23 January 1895, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Ruthena was 40 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 Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Sarah R Orcutt
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 1146 Rockland town (south part), Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: Mar 1854
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 25
estimated marriage year: 1875
mother how many children: 8
number living children: 6
immigration year:
page: 29
sheet letter: A
family number: 615
reference number: 46
film number: 1240675
digital folder number: 004114441
image number: 00319
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Charles Orcutt M 46 Massachusetts
wife Sarah R Orcutt F 46 Massachusetts
son Benjamin W Orcutt M 23 Massachusetts
daughter Alice M Orcutt F 21 Massachusetts
son Charles O Orcutt M 19 Massachusetts
son Willard A Orcutt M 14 Massachusetts
son Kenneth...Read full story

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1900 Marriage of Child
Alice Mildred ORCUTT married 20 September 1900, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA to George Edward WOLSCHENDORF

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.

1906 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Jones ORCUTT died 15 September 1906, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1907 Marriage of Child
Benjamin Winthrop ORCUTT married 4 December 1907, Norton, Kansas, USA to Bessie Alta SHEWEY

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Sarah R Orcott
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Mother-in-law
residence: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
marital status: Widowed
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 474
page number: 21
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self George E Wolschendorf M 32y Massachusetts
wife Alice M Wolschendorf F 31y Massachusetts
dau Mildred M Wolschendorf F 7y Massachusetts
son Harold O Wolschendorf M 3y Massachusetts
dau Dorothy G Wolschendorf F y 10m Massachusetts
Sarah R Orcott F 56y Massachusetts
Stanley Orcott M 15y Massachusetts
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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

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 Marriage of Child
Stanley Tower ORCUTT married 16 June 1917, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge) to Eva Mary GIRARD

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 Marriage of Child
Stanley Tower ORCUTT married 12 May 1919, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) to Helen C MILLER

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

1923 Death of Child
Alice Mildred ORCUTT died 28 August 1923, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Sarah Ruthena was 69 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 Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: Sarah B Orcutt
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 75
marital status: Widowed
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1855
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Mother
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0445
family number: 150
sheet number and letter: 6B
line number: 85
nara publication: T626, roll 929
film number: 2340664
digital folder number: 4607665
image number: 00131
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Charles C Orcutt M 48 Massachusetts
wife Lena D Orcutt F 51 Massachusetts
mother Sarah B Orcutt F 75 Massachusetts
daughter Virginia D Orcutt F 14 Massachusetts
son Charles B Orcutt M 12 Massachusetts
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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.

Death and Obituary
Obituary 3 -- No Title‎
Pay-Per-View -
Los Angeles Times - Mar 16, 1939
Services for Mrs. Blanche Nor- man today, 3:30 pm. at Edwards Brothers' Colonial Mortuary. ORCUTT. Mrs. Sarah Beal Orcutt. - Forest Lawn Mortuary in charge.

Name: Sarah R Orcutt
Birth Year: abt 1855
Death Date: 15 Mar 1939
Age at Death: 84
Death Place: San Bernardino, California, USA

Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.