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Born
April 15, 1862 ,  Liberty Township, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Died
June 26, 1936 ,  Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA

Age: 74
Cause of Death: Cerebral thrombosis
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David Marshall TRIGGSMary Maria MACINTYRE
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Born: April 15, 1862 in Liberty Township, Lucas, Iowa, USA

Paternal grandparents: William TRIGGS , Susannah MALONE


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

Jacob Jay  married  Lillian Mae BROWER November 06, 1892 in Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lillian Mae BROWER  was born August 31, 1875 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton).  Lillian Mae died March 28, 1955 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.  Lillian Mae was the child of Lee Roy BROWER and Clarissa Erica MCINTOSH.

Jacob Jay TRIGGS died June 26, 1936 in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA.



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Year: 1870; Census Place: White Breast, Lucas, Iowa, USA. Roll: M593_423; Page: 510A; Image: 284831:

Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Lucas, Iowa, USA. Roll: M593_423; Page: 510A; Image: 284831:

Year: 1900; Census Place; Ayrshire, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA. Roll: 452; Page: 12B.

Year: 1910; Census Place; Lloyd, Dickinson, Iowa, USA. Roll: T624_396; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0042.

Year: 1915; Iowa State Census on Jun 01, 1915 in Terril, Dickinson, Iowa, USA. Iowa, USA. State Census Collection, 1836-1925.

Year: 1920; Census Place; Lloyd, Dickinson, Iowa, USA. Roll: T625_486; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 49: Jacob J Triggs 57 Iowa; Lillian M Triggs 44 New York; David L Triggs 26 Iowa; Walter B Triggs 21 Iowa; Gilbert E Triggs 15 Iowa; Lawrence E Triggs 12 Iowa; Cleo E Triggs 8 Iowa; Viola E Triggs 5 Iowa.

Year: 1925; Iowa State Census on Jan 01, 1925 in Terril, Dickinson, Iowa, USA. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925.

Year: 1930; Census Place; Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Roll: 134; Page: 1B; Enumeration District 0054.

Year: 1936; California Death Certificate: 36-036379.

Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Jacob Jay Triggs (15 Apr 1862–26 Jun 1936), Find a Grave Memorial no. 82978765, citing Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Dennis Simpson (contributor 46906948) .

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Saddle Maker

Spouse & Children of Jacob Jay TRIGGS

Jacob Jay TRIGGS married flag photo of Lillian Mae BROWER  Lillian Mae BROWER
Marriage date: November 06, 1892
Marriage place: Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Source: Pocahontas County, Iowa Marriage Book: 1; Page: 51; License: 436.

Lillian Mae BROWER was the child of Lee Roy BROWER and Clarissa Erica MCINTOSH

Marriage notes:
Pocahontas County, Iowa Marriage Book: 1; Page: 51; License: 436. Certificate of Marriage. To the District Court of Pocahontas County: This Certifies, that on the 6th day of November A.D. 1892 at Laurens in said County, according to law and by authority, I duly joined in Marriage Jacob N. Triggs and Lillie N. Brower. Given under my hand the 6th day of Nov 1892. J. H. Farson.

Children of Jacob Jay TRIGGS and Lillian Mae BROWER

flag photo of Cleo Ellen TRIGGS  Cleo Ellen TRIGGS
Born: March 28, 1911, Terril, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
Died: February 05, 1991, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married: Jerome SASO February 14, 1934



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BirthBirth — 1862
April 15, 1862
Liberty Township, Lucas, Iowa, USA
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
marriage1892 Marriage / Partner
Jacob Jay TRIGGS and Lillian Mae BROWER November 06, 1892, Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA

He was 30 years old.
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - 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.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention 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.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
1911 Birth of Child
Cleo Ellen TRIGGS was born March 28, 1911, Terril, Dickinson, Iowa, USA

Jacob Jay was 48 years old.
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
News1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - 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
News1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution
U.S. President1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States
Invention 1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.
Invention 1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))
U.S. President1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States
Invention 1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)
News1927 - 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
Invention 1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)
U.S. President1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)
Invention 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.
Invention 1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)
News1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.
U.S. President1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States
News1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)
News1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
DeathDeath — 1936
June 26, 1936
Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA
He died at the age of 74.
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Burial details for Jacob:

Hollywood Forever Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Record added: 9/11/2022 11:04:47 AM
Last updated: 10/8/2022 12:02:13 PM

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