George Frederick GANNETT

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8 February 1840 , Madison, Maine, USA

Died

5 May 1911 , Augusta, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1840
8 February 1840
Madison, Maine, USA

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

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 Augusta, Kennebec, Maine

Name: Fred Gannett
Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 30y
Race: White
BirthPlace: Maine
Event Place: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Fred Gannett M 30y Maine
Esther A Gannett F 23y Maine
George F Gannett M 1y Maine

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Birth of Daughter

Name: Adelaide May Gannett
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1875
BirthPlace: Augusta, Maine
Death Date:
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Father's Name: George Frederick Gannett
Father's BirthPlace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Esther Augusta Rockwood
Mother's BirthPlace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I06842-3
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film Number: 9790
Reference ID:

'Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F4SQ-YPF : accessed 27 Oct 2013), George Frederick Gannett in entry for Adelaide May Gannett, 18 Oct 1875.

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familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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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 Augusta, Kennebec, Maine

Name: Geo. F. Gannett
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Barber
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
BirthPlace: Maine, United States
Birth Date: 1840
Spouse's Name: Esther Gannett
Spouse's BirthPlace: Maine, United States
Father's Name:
Father's BirthPlace: Maine, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's BirthPlace: Maine, United States
PAge: 22
Page Letter: D
Entry Number: 742
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0481
GS Film Number: 1254481
Digital Folder Number: 004241566
Image Number: 00048
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Geo. F. Gannett M 40 Maine, United States
Wife Esther Gannett F 33 Maine, United States
Son Geo. F. Gannett M 11 Maine, United States
Son Charles Gannett M 9 Maine, United States
Daughter Addie M. Gannett F 4 Maine, United States
Son Frank Gannett M 2

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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 Augusta, Kennebec, Maine

Name: George F Gannett
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 104 Augusta city Ward 2, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Birth Date: Feb 1840
BirthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's BirthPlace: Maine
Mother's BirthPlace: Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 32
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1868
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
PAge: 5
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 72
Reference ID: 49
GS Film Number: 1240593
Digital Folder Number: 004119824
Image Number: 00502
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George F Gannett M 60 Maine
Wife Esther A Gannett F 53 Maine
Daughter Ada M Gannett F 25 Maine

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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 Augusta, Kennebec, Maine

Name: Geo F Gannett Sr.
Titles and Terms: Sr
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Augusta Ward 2, Kennebec, Maine, United States
District: 86
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
BirthPlace: Maine
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Maine
Mother's BirthPlace: Maine
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Household ID: 74
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film Number: 1374554
Digital Folder Number: 004330010
Image Number: 00515
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Geo F Gannett Sr. M 70 Maine
Wife Emma A Gannett F 57 Maine

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

Burial Information

Name: G Frederick Gannett
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 May 1911
Event Place: Augusta, Maine, United States
Birth Date: 08 Feb 1840
BirthPlace: Madison, Maine
GS Film Number: 001001829
Digital Folder Number: 005246539
Image Number: 01849

'Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KXQC-YHT : accessed 24 Oct 2013), G Frederick Gannett, 1911.