William B IVES

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abt. 1868 , Connecticut, USA

Died

abt. 1959 , Durham, Connecticut, USA

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1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: William B Ives
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 2y
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Event Place: Connecticut, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Wooster Ives M 60y Connecticut
Eliza Ives F 57y Connecticut
Gazella Ives F 18y Connecticut
Effa C Ives F 15y Connecticut
Laurison Ives M 23y Connecticut
Delano W Ives M 27y Connecticut
Emma F Ives F 23y Connecticut
William B Ives M 2y Connecticut
Carrie L Ives F 7m Connecticut
George Ives M 20y Connecticut
Harry Shipman M 5y Connecticut

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

1880 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: William Ives
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: At School
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
Birth Date: 1868
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's BirthPlace:
Father's Name: Delane Ives
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
Mother's Name: Emily Ives
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
PAge: 52
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 2092
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0104
GS Film Number: 1254104
Digital Folder Number: 004240016
Image Number: 00455
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Delane Ives M 37 Connecticut, United States
Wife Emily Ives F 33 Connecticut, United States
Son William Ives M 12 Connecticut, United States
Daughter Caroline Ives F 10 Connecticut, United States
Son Leland Ives M 7 Connecticut, United

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

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 New Haven County, Connecticut

Name: William Ives
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , New Haven, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's BirthPlace:
Mother's BirthPlace:
Household ID: 218
Sheet Number: 8
GS Film Number: 1820194
Digital Folder Number: 4295762
Image Number: 00426
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF William Ives M 51y Connecticut
WIFE Lillie Ives F 50y Connecticut
DAU Lillian Ives F 13y Connecticut

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: William B Ives
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut
District: 0203
Household ID: 460
Sheet Number and Letter: 17B
Line Number: 89
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 278
GS Film Number: 2340013
Digital Folder Number: 4531882
Image Number: 01008
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William B Ives M 61 Connecticut
Wife Lillie U Ives F 60 Connecticut

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

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.

1940 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: William B Ives
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Wallingford, Wallingford Town, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 71
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1869
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 5-164
Family Number: 33
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 33
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 519
Digital Folder Number: 005461408
Image Number: 00297
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William B Ives M 71 Connecticut
Wife Lilly U Ives F 71 Connecticut

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

Death

Name: Willi B Ives
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1959
Event Place: Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut
Residence Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 91
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Hispanic Origin:
Occupation:
Industry:
Education Level:
Birth Date:
Birth Town:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Father's Surname (Original):
Spouse's Name: LILL
Certificate Number: 15696

'Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001,' index, FamilySearch.org

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