Edward Payson JEFFERY

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23 November 1849 , Homer, New York, USA

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22 January 1938 , Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

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Born: 23 November 1849 in Homer, New York, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Edward Payson JEFFERY died 22 January 1938 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Parents:
Samuel T. Jeffery (1815 - 1901)
Nancy C. Pomeroy Jeffery (1814 - 1893)

Spouse:
Alice M. Austin Jeffery (1859 - 1931)

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Birth — 1849
23 November 1849
Homer, New York, USA

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

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 - 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 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Name: Edward P Jeffrey
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 147 District 3 Syracuse city Ward 16, Onondaga, New York, United States
Birth Date: Nov 1849
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: 21
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1879
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Immigration Year:
Page: 9
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 204
Reference ID: 78
GS Film number: 1241137
Digital Folder Number: 004114719
Image Number: 00913
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Edward P Jeffrey M 51 New York
Wife Allis M Jeffrey F 42 New York
Son Harry A Jeffrey M 19 New York
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

1910 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Name: Edward P Jeffery
Event Place: Syracuse Ward 17, Onondaga, New York
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: 125
Page: 6
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Edward P Jeffery M 60y New York
WIFE Alice M Jeffery F 50y New York
SON Harry A Jeffery M 28y New York
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Onondaga County, New York
Name: Edward P Jeffery
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Onondaga, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household ID: 373
Sheet Number: 14
GS Film number: 1821250
Digital Folder Number: 4442076
Image Number: 00065
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Edward P Jeffery M 70y New York
WIFE Alice M Jeffery F 58y New York
SON Harry A Jeffery M 38y New York
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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)

1930 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Name: Edward P Jeffery
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 80
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
District: 0103
Household ID: 670
Sheet Number and Letter: 23B
Line Number: 84
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 1629
GS Film number: 2341363
Digital Folder Number: 4639199
Image Number: 00943
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Edward P Jeffery M 80 New York
Wife Alice M Jeffery F 71 New York
Servant Sue Adams F 53 New York
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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: Edward Payson Jeffery
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Event Date: 22 Jan 1938
Event Place: St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original):
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Age (Original): 88y 2m 30d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1849
Birthplace: Homer, New York
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name: Alice May Austin Jeffery
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Father's Name: Samuel T. Jeffery
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Mother's Name: Nancy Pomeroy
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Burial Place: Syracuse, N.Y.
Burial Date: 22 Jan 1938
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GS Film number: 2115033
Reference ID: 1704

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