Cyrus Jessie BROWNELL

Born

7 August 1871 , Binghamton, New York, USA

Died

23 March 1937 , Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

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Birth — 1871
7 August 1871
Binghamton, New York, USA

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 Binghamton, Broome, New York

Name: Cyrus J. Brownell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: At School
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
BirthPlace: New York, United States
Birth Date: 1871
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's BirthPlace:
Father's Name: Cyrus Brownell
Father's BirthPlace: New York, United States
Mother's Name: Ella D. Brownell
Mother's BirthPlace: New York, United States
PAge: 44
Page Letter: D
Entry Number: 3846
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0810
GS Film Number: 1254810
Digital Folder Number: 004242017
Image Number: 00224
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Cyrus Brownell M 42 New York, United States
Wife Ella D. Brownell F 40 New York, United States
Daughter Elouise Brownell F 19 New York, United States
Daughter May R. Brownell F 12 New York, United States
Daughter Kate E. Brownell F 10 New York,

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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 Victor, Ontario, New York

Name: Cyrus J Brownell
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 82 Victor Township (part) Victor village, Ontario, New York, United States
Birth Date: 1871
BirthPlace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 4
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1896
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Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
PAge: 3
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 60
Reference ID: 1
GS Film Number: 1241139
Digital Folder Number: 004114721
Image Number: 00470
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Cyrus J Brownell M 29 New York
Wife I Maud Brownell F 25 Michigan
Daughter Gladys E Brownell F 3 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 Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Name: Cyrus J Brownell
Event Place: Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Immigration Year:
BirthPlace: New York
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Household ID: 232
PAge: 12
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Cyrus J Brownell M 38y New York
WIFE Maude I Brownell F 35y Michigan
DAU Gladys E Brownell F 12y New York
DAU Kathryn Brownell F 9y Pennsylvania
DAU Gwendoline Brownell F 7y Massachusetts
SON Donald Brownell M 5y Massachusetts

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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 Monroe County, New York

Name: J Cyrus Brownell
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Monroe, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
BirthPlace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Household ID: 241
Sheet Number: 6
GS Film Number: 1821123
Digital Folder Number: 4313455
Image Number: 00079
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF J Cyrus Brownell M 49y New York
WIFE I Maude Brownell F 44y Michigan
DAU M Kathryn Brownell F 18y Pennsylvania
DAU M Gwendoline Brownell F 17y Massachusetts
SON E Donald Brownell M 15y Massachusetts

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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 - 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

Death

Name: Cyrus Jessie Brownell
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Event Date: 23 Mar 1937
Event Place: St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): w
Race: White
Age (Original): 65y 7m 16d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 07 Aug 1871
BirthPlace: Binghampton, New York
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mrs. Maude Phillips Brownell
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Father's Name: Cyrus James Brownell
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Father's BirthPlace: New York State
Mother's Name: Deloise Stocking
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Occupation: Reptile Research
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Burial Place: Rochester, N.Y.
Burial Date: 25 Mar 1937
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GS Film Number: 2135947
Reference ID: cn5723

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

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