Charles L O'CONNOR

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16 February 1876 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died

27 May 1939 , West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

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Born: 16 February 1876 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Charles L O'CONNOR died 27 May 1939 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
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1876 Birth

Name: Charles O'Connor
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
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Birth Date: 16 Feb 1876
BirthPlace: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Thomas O'Connor
Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Rose
Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00887-6
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film Number: 1377657
Reference ID: v 8 p 37

'Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F4V2-XL6 : accessed 21 Apr 2013), Charles O'Connor, 16 Feb 1876.

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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 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Charles O'Connor
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Occupation:
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
BirthPlace: Michigan, United States
Birth Date: 1876
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's BirthPlace:
Father's Name: Thomas O'Connor
Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Rosa O'Connor
Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland
PAge: 521
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 3575
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0612
GS Film Number: 1254612
Digital Folder Number: 004241814
Image Number: 00745
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Thomas O'Connor M 45 Ireland
Wife Rosa O'Connor F 35 Ireland
Son Charles O'Connor M 4 Michigan, United States

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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 Wayne County, Michigan

Name: Charles L O Connor
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
BirthPlace: Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's BirthPlace:
Mother's BirthPlace:
Household ID: 257
Sheet Number: 12
GS Film Number: 1820818
Digital Folder Number: 4311656
Image Number: 01132
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Charles L O Connor M 44y Michigan
WIFE Valeska O Connor F 42y Germany
Elsie L Kaiser F 27y Michigan
Robert T Kaiser M 5y Michigan

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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 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida

Name: Charles L O'Connor
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
BirthPlace: Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland
District: 0023
Household ID: 224
Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Line Number: 33
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 328
GS Film Number: 2340063
Digital Folder Number: 4531949
Image Number: 01111
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles L O'Connor M 54 Michigan
Wife Valeska O'Connor F 52 Germany
Nephew Robert T Kaiser M 15 Michigan
Father-in-law Paul Wawarek M 73 Germany

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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.

Death

Name: Charles L. O'Connor
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Event Date: 27 May 1939
Event Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Age (Original): 63y 3m 11d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1876
BirthPlace: Detroit, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Valeska O'Connor
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Father's Name: Thomas O'Connor
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Father's BirthPlace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Rose Laughton
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Mother's BirthPlace: Ireland
Occupation: Merchant
Address: 719 Frances
Residence Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, florida
Cemetery: Woodlawn
Burial Place: Palm Beach County, Florida
Burial Date: 30 May 1939
Funeral Home:
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GS Film Number: 2116101
Reference ID: 9413

'Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939,' index,

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