William John DOWD

(b. 22 April 1883 , Arnold Hill, Clinton County, New York, USA d. 19 June 1942 , Lyon Mountain, Clinton, New York, USA )

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William John DOWD was born 22 April 1883 in Arnold Hill, Clinton County, New York, USA

William John DOWD was the child of Patrick Henry DOWD and Sarah Leticia HOPKINS

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William John married Mary Catherine Ruth ALEXANDER 24 September 1914 in Lyon Mountain, Clinton County, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Catherine Ruth ALEXANDER was born 19 March 1899 in Lyon Mountain, Clinton County, New York, USA. Mary Catherine Ruth died 11 February 1979 in Troy, New York, USA. Mary Catherine Ruth was the child of Eli (Halaire Joseph) ALEXANDER and Marie Louise LEDOUX.

William John DOWD died 19 June 1942 in Lyon Mountain, Clinton, New York, USA.

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William John DOWD married

Mary Catherine Ruth ALEXANDER-- Date: 24 September 1914 Place: Lyon Mountain, Clinton County, New York, USA
Mary Catherine Ruth ALEXANDER was the child of Eli (Halaire Joseph) ALEXANDER and Marie Louise LEDOUX

Children of William John DOWD and Mary Catherine Ruth ALEXANDER:

James William DOWD (b.3 April 1918, Lyon Mountain, New York, USA d. 11 May 2011, Plattsburgh, New York, USA)

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1883 Birth
22 April 1883
Arnold Hill, Clinton County, New York, USA

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.

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

1914 Marriage / Partner
William John DOWD and Mary Catherine Ruth ALEXANDER 24 September 1914, Lyon Mountain, Clinton County, New York, USA

He was 31 years old.

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

1918 Birth of Child
James William DOWD was born 3 April 1918, Lyon Mountain, New York, USA

William John was 34 years old.

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 - 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)