Charles E SHIELDS

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May 1868 , Linneus, Maine, USA

Died

abt. 1937 , Blaine, Maine, USA

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Jonathan Shubble SHIELDS Eliza Edith RIGBY

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Born: May 1868 in Linneus, Maine, USA

Father: Jonathan Shubble SHIELDS

Mother: Eliza Edith RIGBY

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Charles E married Catherine Winifred DUNCAN 19 June 1890 in Linneus, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine Winifred DUNCAN was born 3 August 1878 in Shepards Mt., New Brunswick, Canada. Catherine Winifred died 4 September 1907 in Linneus, Maine, USA. Catherine Winifred was the child of William Henry DUNCAN and Hannah Elizabeth ALWARD.

Charles E SHIELDS died abt. 1937 in Blaine, Maine, USA.
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Charles E SHIELDS married

Catherine Winifred DUNCAN
Marriage date: 19 June 1890
Marriage place: Linneus, Maine, USA
Catherine Winifred DUNCAN was the child of William Henry DUNCAN and Hannah Elizabeth ALWARD

Children of Charles E SHIELDS and Catherine Winifred DUNCAN

Sarah Jane SHIELDS

Born: 24 January 1900, Linneus, Maine, USA
Died: 1 January 1989, Skowhegan, Maine, USA

Married: Samuel Fred STICKNEY 17 July 1917

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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Birth — 1868
May 1868
Linneus, Maine, USA

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 - 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 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Marriage / Partner
Charles E SHIELDS and Catherine Winifred DUNCAN 19 June 1890, Linneus, Maine, USA

He was 22 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

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.

1900 Birth of Child
Sarah Jane SHIELDS was born 24 January 1900, Linneus, Maine, USA

Charles E was 31 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.

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)