Stephen Luther STAFFORD

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18 January 1873 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Died

23 October 1953 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 18 January 1873 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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Stephen Luther married Charlotte May "Lottie" LAWTON 24 August 1899 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charlotte May "Lottie" LAWTON was born December 1880 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Charlotte May "Lottie" died 15 February 1963 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Charlotte May "Lottie" was the child of John Abner LAWTON and Margaret Ella COGGESHALL.

Stephen Luther STAFFORD died 23 October 1953 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

son of Richard Stafford and Ruth Chase Bigelow

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Charlotte May "Lottie" LAWTON
Marriage date: 24 August 1899
Marriage place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
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Charlotte May "Lottie" LAWTON was the child of John Abner LAWTON and Margaret Ella COGGESHALL

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

name: Stephen L. Stafford

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event: Marriage

event date: 24 Aug 1899

event place: Fall River, Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 26

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birthplace: Fall River

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estimated birth year: 1873

father: Richard

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mother: Ruth C. Bigelow

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spouse: Charlotte M. Lawton

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spouse's father: John A.

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spouse's mother: Ella M. Coggeshall

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record number: 46

film number: 1843714

digital folder number: 4332418

image number: 00195

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Children of Stephen Luther STAFFORD and Charlotte May "Lottie" LAWTON

Marion Sumner STAFFORD

Born: abt. 1903, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
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Avis C STAFFORD

Born: 1 September 1904, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 October 2002, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA

Charlotte "Lottie" STAFFORD

Born: 14 November 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
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Florence May STAFFORD

Born: 2 March 1913, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 May 2012, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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1873 Birth

Name: Stephen L. Stafford
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 18 Jan 1873
Event Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Richard Stafford
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Mother's Name: Ruth C.
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Reference ID: 124
GS Film Number: 1428076
Digital Folder Number: 4212534
Image Number: 521

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FX4H-6V9 : accessed 28 April 2015), Stephen L. Stafford, 18 Jan 1873; citing Fall River, Massachusetts, reference 124, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,076.

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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)

1880 - Fall River, Massachusetts

Name: Stephen L Stafford
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 105
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
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Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1873
BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Father's BirthPlace: Rhode Island, United States
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Sheet Number and Letter: 275D
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0524
GS Film Number: 1254524
Digital Folder Number: 004241690
Image Number: 00554

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Richard Stafford Self M 51 Rhode Island, United States
Lucius Stafford Son M 9 Massachusetts, United States
Stephen L Stafford Son M 7 Massachusetts, United States
Era L Stafford Son M 0 Massachusetts,

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
Stephen Luther STAFFORD and Charlotte May "Lottie" LAWTON 24 August 1899, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 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.

1904 Birth of Child
Avis C STAFFORD was born 1 September 1904, , Massachusetts, USA

Stephen Luther was 31 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Birth of Child
Charlotte "Lottie" STAFFORD was born 14 November 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen Luther was 33 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Florence May STAFFORD was born 2 March 1913, , Massachusetts, USA

Stephen Luther was 40 years old.

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

World War I Draft Registration

Name: Stephen Luther Stafford
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Fall River City no 4, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1873
BirthPlace: , , United States
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
GS Film Number: 1685192
Digital Folder Number: 005217819
Image Number: 05539

'United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:KZJS-NQ2 : accessed 28 April 2015), Stephen Luther Stafford, 1917-1918; citing Fall River City no 4, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,685,192.

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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - 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

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

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.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.