Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?)

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October 1870 , Athens, Maine, USA

Died

27 February 1925 , East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: October 1870 in Athens, Maine, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Martha Belle married William Franklin BOWEN 2 November 1893 . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
William Franklin BOWEN was born March 1863 in Boston, New York, USA. William Franklin died 27 May 1940 in Easton, Massachusetts, USA.

Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?) died 27 February 1925 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA.
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Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?) married

William Franklin BOWEN
Marriage date: 2 November 1893
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married in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Children of William Franklin BOWEN and Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?)

Lyman Leavitt BOWEN

Born: 4 April 1894, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 25 February 1921, Portland, Maine, USA

Warren F BOWEN

Born: 7 July 1897, Skowhegan, Maine, USA
Died: 24 March 1967, San Diego, California, USA

Alfred William BOWEN

Born: 2 March 1900, Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 March 1982, Portland, Maine, USA

Helen Ethel BOWEN

Born: 16 August 1901, Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Died: July 1967,

Martha Caroline BOWEN

Born: 19 March 1904, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 June 1992, Spring Valley, California, USA

Dorothea Agnes BOWEN

Born: 06 September 1907, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 August 1982, San Diego, California, USA

William Franklin BOWEN

Born: 15 January 1910, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1920,

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Birth — 1870
October 1870
Athens, Maine, USA

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?) and William Franklin BOWEN 2 November 1893,

She was 23 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Lyman Leavitt BOWEN was born 4 April 1894, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Martha Belle was 23 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Warren F BOWEN was born 7 July 1897, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

Martha Belle was 26 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 Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts
name: Martha Bowen
titles and terms:
event type: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 1573 Revere town, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: Oct 1870
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race: White
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 7
marriage year (estimated): 1893
mother of how many children: 3
number of living children: 3
immigration year:
page: 20
sheet letter: B
family number: 429
reference id: 54
gs film number: 1240690
digital folder number: 004114464
image number: 00040
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William Bowen M 37 New York
wife Martha Bowen F 30 Maine
son Lyman Bowen M 6 Ohio
son Warren Bowen M 3 Maine
son Alfred Bowen M 0 Massachusetts
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Alfred William BOWEN was born 2 March 1900, Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach)

Martha Belle was 29 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Helen Ethel BOWEN was born 16 August 1901, Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach)

Martha Belle was 30 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Martha Caroline BOWEN was born 19 March 1904, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

Martha Belle was 33 years old.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Dorothea Agnes BOWEN was born 06 September 1907, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

Martha Belle was 36 years old.

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Birth of Child
William Franklin BOWEN was born 15 January 1910, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

Martha Belle was 39 years old.

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 East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Martha B Bowen
residence: East Bridgewater Town, Plymouth, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1872
age: 48
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820726
digital folder number: 4311551
image number: 00690
sheet number: 13
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self William F Bowen M 58y New York
wife Martha B Bowen F 48y Maine
son Warren F Bowen M 21y Maine
son Alfred F Bowen M 19y Massachusetts
dau Martha C Bowen F 16y Massachusetts
dau Dorothea E Bowen F 13y Massachusetts
son William F Bowen M 10y Massachusetts
Charlotte M Bowen F 21y Massachusetts
Philip J Mondeaux M Massachusetts
dau Helen E Mondeaux F Massachusetts
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