Edwin Leroy DAYTON

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1 August 1903 , Auburn, New York, USA

Died

9 December 1964 , Auburn, New York, USA

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Edwin Hizer DAYTON Violet May HARVEY

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Born: 1 August 1903 in Auburn, New York, USA

Father: Edwin Hizer DAYTON

Mother: Violet May HARVEY

Paternal grandparents: Aristides DAYTON , Julietta VREDENBURGH

Maternal grandparents: Henry HARVEY , Charlotte Josephine MYETT

Edwin Leroy DAYTON died 9 December 1964 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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Birth — 1903
1 August 1903
Auburn, New York, USA

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 - Auburn, New York
Name: Edwin L Dayton
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birth Place: United States
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Year: 1905
Residence: Auburn Ward 04, Cayuga, New York, USA
Relationship to Head: Son
Election District: 01
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward H Dayton 31
Violet M Dayton 24
May R Dayton 3
Edwin L Dayton 1

1905 New York State Census
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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 - Auburn, New York
Name: Le Roy Dayton
Age in 1910: 6
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Auburn Ward 1, Cayuga, New York
Street: Walnut Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Edwin H Dayton
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Name: Violet M Dayton
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Attended School: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Edwin H Dayton
36 Head
Violet M Dayton
29 Wife
Reva M Dayton
8 Daughter
Le Roy Dayton 6 Son
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1920 - Auburn, New York
Name: E Le Roy Dayton
[Ele Roy Dayton]
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Auburn Ward 2, Cayuga, New York
Street: Lincolns St
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Edwin Dayton
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Name: Violet J Dayton
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Shoe Shop
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Attended School: No
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Edwin Dayton
46 Head
Violet J Dayton
39 Wife
Reva Dayton
18 Daughter
E Le Roy Dayton 16 Son
Dora Dayton
7 Daughter
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Military Service
Name: Edwin Le Roy Dayton
Rank: Aviation Rigger Third Class
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1903
Service Number: 238-15-24
Service Branch: Navy
Unit: Rigger Third Class
Enlistment Date: 15 Nov 1920
Discharge Date: 30 Oct 1923
Death Date: 9 Dec 1964
Cemetery: Soule Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Auburn, New York, USA

Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
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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 - Syracuse, New York
Name: Leroy E Dayton
[Le Roy E Dayton]
Birth Year: abt 1904
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 26
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law
Home in 1930: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA
Map of Home: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Street Address: Park Street
Ward of City: 3rd
Block: 311
House Number: 1127
Dwelling Number: 8
Family Number: 11
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Pattern maker
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Charles F Mcfall
29 Head
Reva M Mcfall
28 Wife
Betty J Mcfall
4 Daughter
Leroy E Dayton 26 Brother-in-law
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1930 marriage
Name: Edwin Leroy Dayton
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1903
Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1930
Marriage Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Edwin Hiser Dayton
Mother: Voilet May Harvey
Spouse: Edith Mae Davis
Film Number: 002021783

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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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 - Auburn, New York
Name: Edwin L Dayton
[Edwin E Dayton]
Respondent: Yes
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Map of Home in 1940: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Street: Howard Street
House Number: 26 1/ 2
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Residence in 1935: Auburn
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 14B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 337
Occupation: Pattern Maker
Industry: Shoe Factory
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 20
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1470
Income Other Sources: No
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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.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

Death
Name: Edwin Dayton
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Birth Date: abt 1903
Residence Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
Death Date: 9 Dec 1964
Death Place: New York, USA

Ancestry.com. New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1957-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.
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