Herbert L "Bert" DUNTON

Born

Died

13 March 1927 , Augusta, Maine, USA

Herbert L "Bert" married Gertrude CLAIRE 3 October 1901 in Gardiner, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gertrude CLAIRE was born 12 June 1879 in Houlton, Maine, USA. Gertrude died 22 July 1906 in Gardiner, Maine, USA.

Parents & Family of Herbert L "Bert" DUNTON

Parents of Herbert L "Bert" DUNTON

Father

Daniel L DUNTON

Mother

Adelia HARRIMAN

Grandparents of Herbert L "Bert" DUNTON

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Herbert L "Bert" DUNTON

Herbert L "Bert" DUNTON married

Gertrude CLAIRE
Marriage date: 3 October 1901
Marriage place: Gardiner, Maine, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Marriage notes:

Name: Gertrude Claire

Gender: Female

Age: 21

Birth Date: abt 1880

Birth Place: Houlton

Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1901

Marriage Place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Father:

David Claire

Mother:

Mary E Laurie

Spouse:

Herbert L Dunton

Name: Herbert L Dunton

Gender: Male

Age: 33

Birth Date: abt 1868

Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1901

Marriage Place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Father:

Daniel Dunton

Mother:

Delina M Harriman

Spouse:

Gertrude Claire

Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922

Children of Herbert L "Bert" DUNTON and Gertrude CLAIRE

Ada Ellen DUNTON

Born: 26 January 1902, Gardiner, Maine, USA
Died: 2 November 1972, Kennebec County, Maine, USA

Married: Paul Franklin BARROWS 16 February 1920 Place: Fairfield, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1864
15 June 1864
Gardiner, Maine, USA

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 - 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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Herbert L "Bert" DUNTON and Gertrude CLAIRE 3 October 1901, Gardiner, Maine, USA

He was 37 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Ada Ellen DUNTON was born 26 January 1902, Gardiner, Maine, USA

Herbert L "Bert" was 37 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gertrude CLAIRE died 22 July 1906, Gardiner, Maine, USA

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 - 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