John Vincent ABBOTT

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9 September 1877 , Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Died

10 October 1968 , Watertown, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 9 September 1877 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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John Vincent ABBOTT died 10 October 1968 in Watertown, Connecticut, USA .

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Anson Fletcher Abbott (1830 - 1907)
Nancy Holcomb Merriman (1832 - 1914

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Birth — 1877
9 September 1877
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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

1880 Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: John V. Abbott
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Occupation:
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
Birth Date: 1877
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's BirthPlace:
Father's Name: Anson F. Abbott
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
Mother's Name: Nancy M. Abbott
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
PAge: 9
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 810
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0103
GS Film Number: 1254103
Digital Folder Number: 004240015
Image Number: 00021
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Anson F. Abbott M 50 Connecticut, United States
Wife Nancy M. Abbott F 47 Connecticut, United States
Daughter Mary M. Abbott F 24 Connecticut, United States
Daughter Annie E. Abbott F 19 Connecticut, United States
Son Frederich C. Abbott M 18

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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.

1900 Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: John V Abbott
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 429 Waterbury city Ward 3, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Birth Date: Sep 1877
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
PAge: 14
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 323
Reference ID: 93
GS Film Number: 1240148
Digital Folder Number: 004118742
Image Number: 00186
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Anson F Abbott M 70 Connecticut
Wife Nancy M Abbott F 67 Connecticut
Daughter Mary M Abbott F 45 Connecticut
Son John V Abbott M 23 Connecticut
Son-in-law Frank B Dran M 36 New York

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1910 Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: John V Abbott
Event Place: Waterbury Ward 3, New Haven, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Immigration Year:
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Household ID: 259
PAge: 12
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Nancy M Abbott F 77y Connecticut
SON John V Abbott M 32y Connecticut

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Litchfield County, Connecticut

Name: John V Abbot
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Litchfield, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Relationship to Head of Household: Uncle
Father's BirthPlace:
Mother's BirthPlace:
Household ID: 849
Sheet Number: 42
GS Film Number: 1820187
Digital Folder Number: 4294457
Image Number: 00291
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Alice M Snow F 33y New York
DAU Nancy M Snow F 7y Connecticut
SON Richard B Snow M 6y Connecticut
SON Thedore G Snow M 3y6m Connecticut
DAU Jeanne Snow F 1y6m Connecticut
Charles H Snow M 65y Connecticut
John V Abbot M 42y 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 Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut

Name: John V Abbott
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Roomer
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut
District: 0048
Household ID: 117
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Line Number: 57
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 270
GS Film Number: 2340005
Digital Folder Number: 4531874
Image Number: 00264
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George Adams M 41 New York
Wife Gladys J Adams F 37 Connecticut
Son Robert J Adams M 13 Connecticut
Daughter Alice M Adams F 11 Connecticut
Roomer John V Abbott M 52 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 Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut

Name: John V Abbott
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Watertown Town, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1878
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 3-74
Family Number: 38
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 12
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 511
Digital Folder Number: 005461400
Image Number: 00160

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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)

1942 World War II Draft Registration

Name: John Vincent Abbott
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 09 Sep 1877
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Connecticut
Affiliate Publication Number: M1962
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 2555449
GS Film Number: 2283881
Digital Folder Number: 004135855
Image Number: 04060

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FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

Death

Name: John V Abbott
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Oct 1968
Event Place: Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
Residence Place: Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 90
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Hispanic Origin:
Occupation:
Industry:
Education Level:
Birth Date:
Birth Town:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Father's Surname (Original):
Spouse's Name:
Certificate Number: 21479

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

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