Velda Emma FOSTER

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8 November 1881 , Chesterville, Maine, USA

Died

27 July 1945 , Canton, Maine, USA

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Born: 8 November 1881 in Chesterville, Maine, USA

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Velda Emma married Albert Stanwood BICKNELL 6 July 1901 in Mexico, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Albert Stanwood BICKNELL was born 8 March 1878 in Canton, Maine, USA. Albert Stanwood died 15 May 1938 in Canton, Maine, USA.

Velda Emma FOSTER died 27 July 1945 in Canton, Maine, USA.
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Velda Emma FOSTER married

Albert Stanwood BICKNELL
Marriage date: 6 July 1901
Marriage place: Mexico, Maine, USA

Children of Albert Stanwood BICKNELL and Velda Emma FOSTER

Charlotte Leona BICKNELL

Born: 31 October 1905, Winchester, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 27 February 1988, Canton, Maine, USA

Married: Harry Lorne Wetmore MARSTERS 27 June 1928 Place: , Maine, USA

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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Birth — 1881
8 November 1881
Chesterville, Maine, USA

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

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Velda Emma FOSTER and Albert Stanwood BICKNELL 6 July 1901, Mexico, Maine, USA (Mexico Corner)

She was 19 years old.

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.

1905 Birth of Child
Charlotte Leona BICKNELL was born 31 October 1905, Winchester, New Hampshire, USA (Ashuelot)

Velda Emma was 23 years old.

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