Clara Emmagene GRANT

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12 April 1852 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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10 February 1923 , Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA

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Born: 12 April 1852 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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Clara Emmagene GRANT died 10 February 1923 in Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA.
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Birth — 1852
12 April 1852
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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

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 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Clara E Grant
Birth Year (Estimated): 1852
Gender: Female
Age (Original): 18y
Race: White
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Event Place: Rhode Island, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
George M Grant M 45y Massachusetts
Mary W Grant F 39y Massachusetts
George H Grant M 20y Rhode Island
Clara E Grant F 18y Rhode Island
Mary L Grant F 2y Rhode Island
Bridget Crossman F 40y Ireland
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Clara E. Whitford
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Marital Status: Married
Occupation:
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Rhode Island, United States
Birth Date: 1853
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: George M. Grant
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island, United States
Mother's Name: Mary W. Grant
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Page: 130
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 2890
Affiliate Film Number: T9-1211
GS Film number: 1255211
Digital Folder Number: 004244435
Image Number: 00507
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self George M. Grant M 55 Rhode Island, United States
Wife Mary W. Grant F 49 Massachusetts, United States
Son George H. Grant M 30 Rhode Island, United States
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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

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 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Clara E Whitford
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 65 District 2 Providence city Ward 7, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Birth Date: Apr 1852
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 23
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1877
Mother of how many children: 0
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 1
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 6
Reference ID: 23
GS Film number: 1241508
Digital Folder Number: 004120512
Image Number: 00183
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Wm E Whitford M 55 Rhode Island
Wife Clara E Whitford F 48 Rhode Island
Servant Helen M Fraser F 32 Nova Scotia
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Providence County, Rhode Island
Name: Clara E Whitford
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Providence, Rhode Island
Gender: Female
Age: 65
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Household ID: 402
Sheet Number: 16
GS Film number: 1821679
Digital Folder Number: 4384812
Image Number: 00426
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF William E Whitford M 70y Rhode Island
WIFE Clara E Whitford F 65y Rhode Island
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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

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

Death
Name: Clara Emmagene Whitford
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix:
Event Date: 10 Feb 1923
Event Place: Altamont Hotel Altamont Springs, Seminole, Florida
Gender: Female
Race (Original): W
Race: White
Age (Original): 70y 10m
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: Apr 1853
Birthplace: Providence, , R.I.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Wm. E. Whitford
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Father's Name: Geo. M. Grant
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Name Prefix:
Father's Birthplace: Cumberland, , R.I.
Mother's Name: Mary A. West
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name Prefix:
Mother's Birthplace: ...Obarth
Occupation: Housewife
Address: 203 Lexington Ave
Residence Place: Providence, , R. I.
Cemetery: In Vault
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 1923
Funeral Home:
Informant's Name:
Additional Relatives:
GS Film number: 2116238
Reference ID: 2431

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