Willard Erastus CASE

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19 February 1857 , Auburn, New York, USA

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27 October 1918 , Auburn, New York, USA

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Theodore Petitbone CASE Frances FITCH

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Born: 19 February 1857 in Auburn, New York, USA

Father: Theodore Petitbone CASE

Mother: Frances FITCH

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Willard Erastus married Eva Fidelia CALDWELL 27 February 1878 in Auburn, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Eva Fidelia CALDWELL was born 14 August 1857 in Newark, Wayne, New York, USA. Eva Fidelia died 27 January 1952 in Auburn, New York, USA.

Willard Erastus CASE died 27 October 1918 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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Eva Fidelia CALDWELL
Marriage date: 27 February 1878
Marriage place: Auburn, New York, USA

Children of Willard Erastus CASE and Eva Fidelia CALDWELL

Theodore Willard CASE

Born: 12 December 1888, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: 13 May 1944, Auburn, New York, USA

Dorothy CASE

Born: 29 June 1895, , New York, USA
Died: 13 June 1979, Broward County, Florida, USA

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Birth — 1857
19 February 1857
Auburn, New York, USA

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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Willard Erastus CASE and Eva Fidelia CALDWELL 27 February 1878, Auburn, New York, USA

He was 21 years old.

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

1888 Birth of Child
Theodore Willard CASE was born 12 December 1888, Auburn, New York, USA

Willard Erastus was 31 years old.

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

1895 Birth of Child
Dorothy CASE was born 29 June 1895, , New York, USA

Willard Erastus was 38 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)

Willard Erastus CASE - Case Memorial Library The Seymour Public Library District traces its history back to 1876, when the Seymour Library Association was established in

Case Memorial Library

The Seymour Public Library District traces its history back to 1876, when the Seymour Library Association was established in May. The previous year, James Skinner Seymour, president of the National Bank of Auburn, bequeathed $18, 000 for a library. During its first years, the library was not open free of charge, but had an annual membership fee of $2 to defray operating costs which lasted until 1896. The original library was located on the second floor of the Auburn Savings Bank building (now known as the Phoenix Building).

In March of 1896, Willard E. Case approached library trustees and offered to purchase land and build a new home for Seymour Library, provided that the building be known as the Case Memorial in memory of his parents, and that the library cease charging for membership. The offer was gladly accepted... seymourlibrary.org

...Mr. Case is a citizen of Auburn, but spends much of his time in New York city and Europe. He has recently given to the city of Auburn a public library building in memory of his father, and he has also created a fund to establish a scientific library in the building.
Mariposa Gazette, Mariposa, California, 8 May 1897

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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