Emma DAVENPORT

(b. 18 October 1870 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 February 1934 , Philipstown, Putnam, New York, USA )

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Emma DAVENPORT was born 18 October 1870 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Emma DAVENPORT was the child of Edward Hall DAVENPORT and Sarah Eliza GROVES and the grandchild of: (paternal) John DAVENPORT and Hannah HALL (maternal) Levins GROVES and Martha Choice DRAPER

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Emma married George Chamberlain PLIMPTON 28 December 1892 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
George Chamberlain PLIMPTON was born 10 February 1869 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville). George Chamberlain died 21 October 1951 in Nelsonville, Putnam, New York, USA.

Emma DAVENPORT died 20 February 1934 in Philipstown, Putnam, New York, USA.

Owned property at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield, Massachusetts.

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Emma DAVENPORT married

George Chamberlain PLIMPTON-- Date: 28 December 1892 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Geo C Plimpton
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birth Place: Brimfield
Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1892
Marriage Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Oliver J Plimpton
Mother: Lucy Fay Plimpton
Spouse: Emma Kl Darenport??

Name: Emma Kl Darenport??
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birth Place: Brimfield
Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1892
Marriage Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Edward H Plimpton
Mother: Sarah Gomes Plimpton
Spouse: Geo C Plimpton

Children of George Chamberlain PLIMPTON and Emma DAVENPORT:

Milton C PLIMPTON (b.3 December 1893, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Robert George PLIMPTON (b.8 July 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 November 1974, Granville, Washington, New York, USA)

Sadie Mabel PLIMPTON (b.1 July 1898, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1870 Birth
18 October 1870
Brimfield, Massachusetts, 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)

1880 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Emma L. Davenport
Age: 9
Birth Date: Abt 1871
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 56
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Edward Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's name: Sarah E. Davenport
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Davenport 34
Sarah E. Davenport 35
Willis C. Davenport 12
Emma L. Davenport 9
Ida M. Davenport 3

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

1892 Marriage / Partner
Emma DAVENPORT and George Chamberlain PLIMPTON 28 December 1892, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

She was 22 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
Milton C PLIMPTON was born 3 December 1893, , Massachusetts, USA

Emma was 23 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Robert George PLIMPTON was born 8 July 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Emma was 24 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 Birth of Child
Sadie Mabel PLIMPTON was born 1 July 1898, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Emma was 27 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

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)

1907 - December 21 - sale of property at Little Alum Pond, Brimfield
Edward H Davenport and daughters, Emma L Plimpton and Ida M Clarke, all of Brimfield, along with Edward's son, Arthur E Davenport of Pittsfield, sell property at Little Alum Pond to Edward's son, William C Davenport.

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