Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL

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8 May 1850 , Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

Died

22 July 1921 , Maine, USA

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Elisha H PETTINGILL Sarah Melissa LYFORD

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Born: 8 May 1850 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

Father: Elisha H PETTINGILL

Mother: Sarah Melissa LYFORD

Paternal grandparents: Elisha A PETTINGILL , Mehitable Betsy HUBBARD

Maternal grandparents: Levi Johnson LYFORD , Sally BUMPUS

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Elbridge Wilson married Etta Arvilla CHILDS 30 October 1881 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Etta Arvilla CHILDS was born July 1859 in Maine, USA. Etta Arvilla died 18 August 1901 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore). Etta Arvilla was the child of George W CHILDS and Arvilla H WILLIAMSON.

Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL died 22 July 1921 in Maine, USA.
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Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL married

Etta Arvilla CHILDS
Marriage date: 30 October 1881
Marriage place: Livermore Falls, Maine, USA
Etta Arvilla CHILDS was the child of George W CHILDS and Arvilla H WILLIAMSON

Children of Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL and Etta Arvilla CHILDS

George W PETTINGILL

Born: 7 January 1883, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1953,

Daniel Elbridge PETTINGILL

Born: 13 June 1889, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA
Died: 3 June 1955, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL

Born: 9 May 1894, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA
Died: 3 July 1963, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

Married: Gertrude Grace FRENCH 9 May 1914 Place: Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

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Birth — 1850
8 May 1850
Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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 Marriage / Partner
Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL and Etta Arvilla CHILDS 30 October 1881, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

He was 31 years old.

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.

1883 Birth of Child
George W PETTINGILL was born 7 January 1883, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

Elbridge Wilson was 32 years old.

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

1889 Birth of Child
Daniel Elbridge PETTINGILL was born 13 June 1889, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

Elbridge Wilson was 39 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
Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL was born 9 May 1894, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

Elbridge Wilson was 44 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.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Death of Spouse/Partner
Etta Arvilla CHILDS died 18 August 1901, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

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

1914 Marriage of Child
Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL married 9 May 1914, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore) to Gertrude Grace FRENCH

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