Mary Rathbone BECKWITH

Born

25 January 1862 , Connecticut, USA

Died

2 July 1948 , Connecticut, USA

Mary Rathbone married Frederick Edger NEWTON 1 December 1887 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Frederick Edger NEWTON was born 14 October 1859 in Connecticut, USA. Frederick Edger died 18 November 1921 in East Lyme, Connecticut, USA .

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Daughter of Horace Beckwith, Jr. and Anna (Thompson) Loveridge

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Mary Rathbone BECKWITH married

Frederick Edger NEWTON
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 — 1862
25 January 1862
Connecticut, USA

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 Waterford, New London, Connecticut

Name: Mary Beckwith
Age in 1870: 7
Birth Year: abt 1863
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Home in 1870: Waterford, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Waterford
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Household Members:
Name Age
Ann Loveridge 44
Edward Loveridge 24
Anna Loveridge 22
Lizzie Loveridge 19
Ida Loveridge 17
Mary Beckwith 7
Mattie Beckwith 5
Elisha Beckwith 3

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 East Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Name: Mary R. Beckwith
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1862
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Home in 1880: East Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut
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Occupation: Servant
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary R. Beckwith 18

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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

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

She was 25 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

Mary Rathbone was 28 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)

Mary Rathbone was 32 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: Mary R Newton
Age: 38
Birth Date: Jan 1862
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Home in 1900: East Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frederick E Newton
Marriage Year: 1887
Years Married: 13
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Alabama
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2

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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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: Mary R Newton
Age: 57
Birth Year: abt 1863
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Home in 1920: East Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frederick E Newton
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
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

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 Death of Spouse/Partner
Frederick Edger NEWTON died 18 November 1921, East Lyme, Connecticut, USA (Flanders) (Niantic)

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 East Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Name: Mary R Newton
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1862
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Race: White
Home in 1930: East Lyme, New London, Connecticut
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Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut

Household Members:
Name Age
Mary R Newton 68
Mabel Newton 39

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

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 - 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.