Frederick Lyman POPPLE

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February 1866 , Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

Died

29 December 1943 , Athol, Massachusetts, USA

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Louis POPPLE (TREMBLAY)Caroline F REYOUM

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Born: February 1866 in Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Louis POPPLE (TREMBLAY)

Mother: Caroline F REYOUM

Paternal grandparents: Alexandre-Isaac TREMBLAY , Angelique Julia ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Peter REYOUM , Phebe Pye FAIRFIELD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Frederick Lyman married Cora A SNOW 16 September 1889 in Templeton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Cora A SNOW was born abt. 1865 in Oswego, New York, USA.

Frederick Lyman married (2) Francena Marcella SHEPLEY 22 July 1905 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francena Marcella SHEPLEY was born July 1860 in Derry, New Hampshire, USA. Francena Marcella died 1 January 1925 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA. Francena Marcella was the child of Benjamin SHEPLEY and Emeline MESSER.

Frederick Lyman POPPLE died 29 December 1943 in Athol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Frederick Lyman POPPLE married

Cora A SNOW
Marriage date: 16 September 1889
Marriage place: Templeton, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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16 Sept 1889 Oneida, NY – Fred L. Popple and Cora A. Snow married. He is from Templeton, MA. She is from Oneida, NY. They are both 23. He is an engineer. She is a mill operative. He was b. Sullivan, NY, son of Louis and Caroline. She was b. Oswego, NY, daughter of unknown. It is the first marriage for both. Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol: 399 ; Page: 431

name: Fred L. Popple

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event: Marriage

event date: 16 Sep 1889

event place: Templton, Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 23

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estimated birth year: 1866

father: Louis

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mother: Caroline

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record number: 68

film number: 1415227

digital folder number: 4279727

image number: 00448

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Children of Frederick Lyman POPPLE and Cora A SNOW

George Alexander POPPLE

Born: 19 February 1892, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Marion Maria POPPLE

Born: 5 March 1894, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 December 1985, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA

Married: Fredrick Luther "Fred" ROYCE 27 June 1910 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Frederick Lyman POPPLE married

Francena Marcella SHEPLEY
Marriage date: 22 July 1905
Marriage place: Keene, New Hampshire, USA
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Francena Marcella SHEPLEY was the child of Benjamin SHEPLEY and Emeline MESSER

Marriage notes:

Name: Fred Lyman Popple

Birth Year: abt 1866

Birth Place: Sullivan, New Hampshire

Father: Louis Popple

Mother: Caroline Frances Reyoum

Spouse: Francena Marcella Hall

Spouse Birth Place: Derry, New Hampshire

Record Type: Marriage

Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1905

Marriage Place: Keene, New Hampshire, USA

Age at Marriage: 39

Spouse Age at Marriage: 44

Spouse Father: Benjamin Shepley

Spouse Mother: Emeline Messer

Year Range: 1901-1937

Ancestry,com. New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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“New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947.” Online index and digital images. New England Historical Genealogical Society. Citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire.

Children of Frederick Lyman POPPLE and Francena Marcella SHEPLEY

Ruby Ada POPPLE

Born: 27 December 1910, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 February 1911, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1866
February 1866
Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

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 Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Fred Popple
estimated birth year: 1866
gender: Male
age in 1870: 4y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: New Hampshire
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Louis Popple M 32y Canada
Caroline Popple F 23y Vermont
Fred Popple M 4y New Hampshire
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 Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Fred Popple
residence: Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1866
birthplace: New Hampshire, United States
relationship to head: Son-in-law
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father's name:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Vermont, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 14 years
occupation: At School
nara film number: T9-0564
page: 41
page character: B
entry number: 3982
film number: 1254564
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Joseph Walkingman M 28 Canada
wife Caroline Walkingman F 35 Vermont, United States
Fred Popple M 14 New Hampshire, United States
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 Marriage / Partner
Frederick Lyman POPPLE and Cora A SNOW 16 September 1889, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River)

He was 23 years old.

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

1892 Birth of Child
George Alexander POPPLE was born 19 February 1892, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River)

Frederick Lyman was 26 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Marion Maria POPPLE was born 5 March 1894, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River)

Frederick Lyman was 28 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - Spanish American War Volunteer
Name: Private Fred L Popple
Military Year:
1898
State: New Hampshire
Unit: 1 New Hampshire Infantry
Company: D

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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 Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Fred L Pepple
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 1691 Templeton Town, Precincts 3-4 Otter River village, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: Feb 1866
birthplace: New Hamp
relationship to head of household: Stepson
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Vermont
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 10
estimated marriage year: 1890
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page: 15
sheet letter: A
family number: 348
reference number: 35
film number: 1240694
digital folder number: 004114468
image number: 00752
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Joseph Walkingman M 48 Canada Fr
stepson Fred L Pepple M 34 New Hamp
granddaughter Caroline A Pepple F 10 Massachusetts
grandson George A Pepple M 8 Massachusetts
servant Sarah S Jeffers F 44 New Brunswick
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 Divorce Case
At the opening of the court the divorce case of Fred L. Popple vs. Cora A. Popple was heard. The petition set forth desertion as the ground for divorce. The parties were married Sept. 16, 1889, and lived together in Baldwinville until November 1898, when the libelant enlisted for service in the Spanish War. On his return the libelee said she was sick of living in Baldwinville and tired of married life anyway. She went away and libelant tried to induce her to return, and she replied that she did not want to go back. She was living in Cleveland, Ohio, the last time libelant knew anything of her whereabouts. Decision reserved. George R. Warfield for libelant.

The Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
June 29, 1904

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

1905 Marriage / Partner
Frederick Lyman POPPLE and Francena Marcella SHEPLEY 22 July 1905, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

He was 39 years old.

Biography
Fred Popple and his wife, Cora Snow, were living in Baldwinville, a small town in the northern part of central Massachusetts. Cora left Fred. Fred took out an ad in the newspaper saying that he was no longer responsible for his wife’s bills. Around the same time, Fred took out another ad in the newspaper looking for a housekeeper.

Franciena Shepley responded to the ad, took the job, and later became Fred’s wife.

Frederick Lyman POPPLE - 1905 marriage New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947

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New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947

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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)

Damage Suits Settled for $700
The cases of Franciena Popple and that of her husband, Fred Popple vs. the Gardner, Westminster & Fitchburg Street Railway company have been settled out of court by an entry of judgement for $700. Mrs. Popple was a passenger on a car of the defendant corporation on April 11, 1906, and the plaintiffs allege that through the negligence of the defendant the car in which she was riding was derailed and she received severe bodily injuries. Walsh & Walsh for plaintiffs, J. A. Stiles for defendant.

The Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
February 11, 1908

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Fred L Popple
birthplace: New Hampshire
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Vermont
family number: 206
page number: 10
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Fred L Popple M 44y New Hampshire
wife Francina M Popple F 49y New Hampshire
dau Marion W Popple F 16y Massachusetts
John Sullivan M 56y Massachusetts
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1910 Marriage of Child
Marion Maria POPPLE married 27 June 1910, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) to Fredrick Luther "Fred" ROYCE

1910 Birth of Child
Ruby Ada POPPLE was born 27 December 1910, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River)

Frederick Lyman was 44 years old.

1911 Death of Child
Ruby Ada POPPLE died 3 February 1911, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA (Baldwinville) (East Templeton) (Otter River)

Frederick Lyman was 45 years old.

1911 - March Sitting Superior Court
...The trial list for Monday is:

...No. 8900, Popple vs. N. E. Box Co.

The Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
April 7, 1911

1912 - Second Week of Superior Court. Baldwinville Man Suing Box Company for Alleged Property Damage.
The second week of the March sitting of superior court, for the consideration of civil cases began, this morning with Judge Crosby presiding. Practically the entire day was given to the trial of the case of Popple vs. New England Box Co., for which a large number of witnesses has been summoned by each side.

...Trial was then begun of the case of Fred L. Popple vs. New England Box Co., in which Walsh & Walsh of this city are counsel for the plaintiff and Flower & Flower of Greenfield for the defendant.

The action is one of tort, the date of the writ being Sept. 27, 1910. Plaintiff claims damages on the ground that the company so used its premises in Baldwinville, adjoining his home, as to interfere with his enjoyment of them and put him and members of his family to great inconvenience, with detriment to their health. The maintenance of a nuisance is also alleged. About 15 witnesses were sworn for the plaintiff. The answer of the defendant is a general denial.

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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 Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Fred L Popple
residence: Templeton Town Baldioenville, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1867
age: 53
birthplace: New Hampshire
relationship to head of household:
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820748
digital folder number: 4311573
image number: 00931
sheet number: 9
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Charles A Bagard M 51y Vermont
wife Etta E Bagard F 47y Massachusetts
son Ernest A Bagard M 22y Massachusetts
son Burton P Bagard M 19y Massachusetts
dau Greace M Bagard F 17y Massachusetts
son Irving R Bagard M 13y Massachusetts
dau Marion E Bagard F 10y Massachusetts
son Raymond C Bagard M 9y Massachusetts
son Wilbur G Bagard M 6y Massachusetts
Fred L Popple M 53y New Hampshire
Earlson Hines M 21y Nova Scotia
Ernest Ticelain M 27y Massachusetts
John Mckinner M 37y Massachusetts

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

1925 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francena Marcella SHEPLEY died 1 January 1925, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

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 Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Fred L Popple
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Race: White
Home in 1930: Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Household Members:
Name Age
Fred L Popple 64
David Popple 19
Mae Hetu 38
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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 Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Fred L Pople
Age: 74
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Father
Home in 1940: Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: State Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 3B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Marion M Beaumont 42
Fred L Pople 74
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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)