Donald Paul WHITNEY

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November 1883 , Mt Vernon, Illinois, USA

Died

abt. 1929 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Charles B WHITNEY Amy E WILLIAMS

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Born: November 1883 in Mt Vernon, Illinois, USA

Father: Charles B WHITNEY

Mother: Amy E WILLIAMS

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Donald Paul married Ruth Zilpha INGALLS 31 October 1914 in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ruth Zilpha INGALLS was born 4 August 1891 in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth Zilpha died 22 August 1982 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Ruth Zilpha was the child of George Dorr INGALLS and Edna Rosalind FISHER.

Donald Paul WHITNEY died abt. 1929 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Donald Paul WHITNEY married

Ruth Zilpha INGALLS
Marriage date: 31 October 1914
Marriage place: Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Zilpha INGALLS was the child of George Dorr INGALLS and Edna Rosalind FISHER

Children of Donald Paul WHITNEY and Ruth Zilpha INGALLS

Starr Ingalls WHITNEY

Born: 11 December 1914, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 April 1993, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Pauline Miller HORN 14 December 1940 Place: Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Bucklin WHITNEY

Born: 24 December 1915, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
Died: December 1977,

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Birth — 1883
November 1883
Mt Vernon, Illinois, 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