Edwin Junius ADAMS

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09 May 1857 , New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died

29 January 1920 , Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

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Birth — 1857
09 May 1857
New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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 - 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)

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 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Edwin J Adams
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 33 Precinct A Great Barrington village, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date: May 1858
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 13
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1887
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Immigration Year:
PAge: 2
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 52
Reference ID: 81
GS Film Number: 1240632
Digital Folder Number: 004113817
Image Number: 00070
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Edwin J Adams M 42 Connecticut
Wife Annie L Adams F 40 Massachusetts
Son Pardley A Adams M 13 Massachusetts
Daughter Georgia Parshley F 24 New Hampshire
Servant Delia Sweeney F 18 Ireland

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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.

1905

Name: Edwin J. Adams
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 May 1905
Event Place: Gt.Barrington, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Marital Status: Widowed
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BirthPlace: New Haven, Ct.
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Father's Name: Junior P. Adams
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Mother's Name: Ellen Potter
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Spouse's Name: Florence G. Sabin
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Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Father's Name: John Sabin
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Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Robbins
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Certificate Number: 396
GS Film Number: 2057621
Digital Folder Number: 4332432
Image Number: 00628
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'Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ N4Z8-XJF : accessed 22 Apr 2013), Edwin J. Adams and Florence

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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 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Edwin J Adams
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Precinct A Great Barrington Town, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's BirthPlace:
Mother's BirthPlace:
Household ID: 288
Sheet Number: 11
GS Film Number: 1820679
Digital Folder Number: 4301045
Image Number: 01099
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Edwin J Adams M 64y Connecticut
WIFE Florence Adams F 45y Massachusetts

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

Death

Name: Edwin Junius Adams
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Event Date: 29 Jan 1920
Event Place: St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): white
Race: White
Age (Original): 62y 8m 20d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 09 May 1857
BirthPlace: New Haven, Conn.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Florence Adams
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Father's Name: Junius Adams
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Father's BirthPlace: Mass.
Mother's Name: Ellen Potter
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Mother's BirthPlace: Mass.
Occupation: Grain Dealer
Address: 14 Oak St.
Residence Place: Great Barrington, Mass.
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Burial Place: Great Barrington, Mass.
Burial Date: 31 Jan 1920
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Additional Relatives: X
GS Film Number: 2116173
Reference ID: cn 967

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

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