Charles B MCDOWELL

(b. 5 September 1869 , Ledyard, New York, USA d. 23 February 1953 , Geneva, New York, USA )
Cause of Death: Cancer

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Charles B MCDOWELL was born 5 September 1869 in Ledyard, New York, USA

Charles B MCDOWELL was the child of Johnson MCDOWELL and Mary NEWCOMB

Charles B MCDOWELL died 23 February 1953 in Geneva, New York, USA.

Born in the village of Aurora.

Married Elizabeth P Burns, daughter of Timothy and Ann, (8 Oct 1871, Auburn, NY - 23 Jun 1964, Geneva, NY)

Burial information:
Plot: Section 23; Lot 47; Grave 1-SE

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1869 Birth
5 September 1869
Ledyard, New York, USA

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)

1880 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Charles Mcdowell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: At School
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: New York, United States
Birth Date: 1870
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: Johnson Mcdowell
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Name: Mary Mcdowell
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Page: 274
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 1191
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0813
GS Film number: 1254813
Digital Folder Number: 004242020
Image Number: 00313
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Johnson Mcdowell M 55 New York, United States
Wife Mary Mcdowell F 42 Ireland
Son James Mcdowell M 12 New York, United States
Son Charles Mcdowell M 10 New York, United States
Daughter Jennie Mcdowell F 7 New York, United States
Son Johnson Mcdowell M 3 New York,...Read MORE...

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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 Geneva, Ontario, New York
Name: Charles B Mcdowell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1915
Event Place: Geneva Ward 02, Ontario, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Years in United States: 45
House Number: 75
Page: 04
Line Number: 22
1915 New York State Census
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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 Geneva, Ontario, New York
Name: Charles Mcdowell
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Geneva Ward 2, Ontario, New York, United States
District: 75
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Birthplace: New York
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Sheet Number and Letter: 8A
Household ID: 170
Line Number: 8
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1821251
Digital Folder Number: 004442077
Image Number: 00067
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles Mcdowell M 50 New York
Wife Elizabeth Mcdowell F 48 New York
Son Avery Mcdowell M 15 New York
Son Clarence Mcdowell M 7 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 Geneva, Ontario, New York
Name: Charles B Mcdowell
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States
District: 0022
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Birthplace: New York
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Sheet Number and Letter: 7B
Household ID: 186
Line Number: 84
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1631
GS Film number: 2341365
Digital Folder Number: 004639201
Image Number: 00348
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles B Mcdowell M 60 New York
Wife Elizabeth P Mcdowell F 58 New York
Son Clarence J Mcdowell M 17 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

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Geneva, Ontario, New York
Name: Charles B Mcdowell
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, Geneva, Geneva City, Ontario, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 35-26
Family Number: 258
Sheet Number and Letter: 13B
Line Number: 53
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 2706
Digital Folder Number: 005458678
Image Number: 00576
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles B Mcdowell M 70 New York
Wife Elizabeth P Mcdowell F 68 New York
Son Clarence J Mcdowell M 27 New York
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.