Ada Celia DECOSTE

(b. 14 February 1897 , Dedham, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 August 1932 , Braintree, Massachusetts, USA )

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Ada Celia DECOSTE was born 14 February 1897 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

Ada Celia DECOSTE was the child of William Henry DECOSTE and Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" LEVANGIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Frederick DECOSTE and Marguerite BEGIN (maternal) Vitalle LEVANGIE and Elizabeth O'NEIL

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Ada Celia married William Andrew HOWARD abt. 1916 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Andrew HOWARD was born 3 August 1890 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). William Andrew died 4 November 1951 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. William Andrew was the child of Augustus A HOWARD and Katherine T NOONAN.

Ada Celia DECOSTE died 21 August 1932 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA.
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Ada Celia DECOSTE married

William Andrew HOWARD-- Date: abt. 1916 Place:
William Andrew HOWARD was the child of Augustus A HOWARD and Katherine T NOONAN

Children of William Andrew HOWARD and Ada Celia DECOSTE:

photo of Florence Katherine "Flo" HOWARD

Florence Katherine "Flo" HOWARD (b.8/10/1924, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 July 2018, Norwood, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Russell Howard WEBBER 10 August 1952

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1897 Birth
14 February 1897
Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

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