Frederick Edger NEWTON

Born

14 October 1859 , Connecticut, USA

Died

18 November 1921 , East Lyme, Connecticut, USA

Frederick Edger married Mary Rathbone BECKWITH 1 December 1887 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary Rathbone BECKWITH was born 25 January 1862 in Connecticut, USA. Mary Rathbone died 2 July 1948 in Connecticut, USA.

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Son of Nelson Palmer Newton and Mercy Crandall

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Frederick Edger NEWTON

Frederick Edger NEWTON married

Mary Rathbone BECKWITH
Marriage date: 1 December 1887
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Children of Frederick Edger NEWTON and Mary Rathbone BECKWITH

Mabel Anna NEWTON

Born: 26 December 1890, New London, Connecticut, USA
Died: 10 January 1968, Waterford, Connecticut, USA

Wilbur Frederick NEWTON

Born: 3 June 1894, East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Died: 26 May 1970 , East Lyme, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1859
14 October 1859
Connecticut, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

1887 Marriage / Partner
Frederick Edger NEWTON and Mary Rathbone BECKWITH 1 December 1887,

He was 28 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Mabel Anna NEWTON was born 26 December 1890, New London, Connecticut, USA

Frederick Edger was 31 years old.

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

1894 Birth of Child
Wilbur Frederick NEWTON was born 3 June 1894, East Lyme, Connecticut, USA (Flanders) (Niantic)

Frederick Edger was 34 years old.

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.

1900 East Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Name: Frederick E Newton
Age: 40
Birth Date: Oct 1859
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Home in 1900: East Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary R Newton
Marriage Year: 1887
Years Married: 13
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick E Newton 40
Mary R Newton 38
Mabel A Newton 9
Wilber F Newton 36
Ellen H Newton 52
Emma J Newton 38

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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 East Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Name: Frederick E Newton
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1860
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Home in 1920: East Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary R Newton
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Home Owned: Own
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick E Newton 60
Mary R Newton 57
Mabel A Newton 29
Ellen H Newton 71

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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