Delia Mary Louisa BROWE

Born

17 January 1856 , Charlotte, Vermont, USA

Died

3 January 1930 , Colchester, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa married Solomon FRANCIS 3 August 1875 in Burlington, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Solomon FRANCIS was born 25 November 1856 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Solomon died 24 June 1936 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

Parents & Family of Delia Mary Louisa BROWE

Parents of Delia Mary Louisa BROWE

Father

Gedeon (Jed) BROWE (BREAULT) (BRAULT)

Mother

Mary Angelica (Marie Angelique) CUSHMAN (COURCHESNE)

Grandparents of Delia Mary Louisa BROWE

Paternal grandparents

Gedeon BREAULT Marie-Felicite JORDAN (JOURDAIN) dite GOUDREAU

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Delia Mary Louisa BROWE

Delia Mary Louisa BROWE married

Solomon FRANCIS
Marriage date: 3 August 1875
Marriage place: Burlington, Vermont, USA

Marriage notes:

St. Joseph's Church, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. They were married by the Rev. J.M. Cloarec.

Children of Solomon FRANCIS and Delia Mary Louisa BROWE

Olive FRANCIS

Born: 16 April 1876, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: 30 March 1964, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Gladimere FRANCIS

Born: 3 February 1878, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Jane FRANCIS

Born: 20 February 1880, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Augustus FRANCIS

Born: 8 April 1881, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Louise FRANCIS

Born: 9 April 1885, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

James Solomon FRANCIS

Born: 29 May 1887, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: 16 March 1969, Colchester, Vermont, USA

Rosalie FRANCIS

Born: 10 October 1889, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: 15 March 1893, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Carl FRANCIS

Born: 28 May 1892, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1935, Buffalo, New York, USA

Lena FRANCIS

Born: 5 June 1895, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: 5 October 1971, , Vermont, USA

William FRANCIS

Born: 30 December 1899, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1959, , California, USA

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1899 Birth of Child
William FRANCIS was born 30 December 1899, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 43 years old.

Birth — 1856
17 January 1856
Charlotte, Vermont, USA

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Hinesburgh, Chittenden, Vermont

Name: Delia Browe
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Hinesburgh, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
BirthPlace: Vermont
PAge: 176
Household ID: 1267
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 805319
Digital Folder Number: 004297347
Image Number: 00396

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Mary Browe F 45 Canada
Joseph Browe M 10 Vermont
Josephine Browe F 8 Vermont
Delia Browe F 6 Vermont

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

1875 Marriage / Partner
Delia Mary Louisa BROWE and Solomon FRANCIS 3 August 1875, Burlington, Vermont, USA

She was 19 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Olive FRANCIS was born 16 April 1876, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 20 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Gladimere FRANCIS was born 3 February 1878, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 22 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

Bolton, Chittenden, Vermont

Name: Louise D Francis
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Bolton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
District: 62
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Keeping House
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
BirthPlace: Vermont, United States
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 6C
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 1343
GS Film Number: 1255343
Digital Folder Number: 004244815
Image Number: 00015

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Solemon Francis Self M 23 Vermont, United States
Olive M Francis Daughter F 4 Vermont, United States
Louise D Francis Wife F 24 Vermont, United States

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1880 Birth of Child
Jane FRANCIS was born 20 February 1880, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 24 years old.

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 Birth of Child
Augustus FRANCIS was born 8 April 1881, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 25 years old.

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

1885 Birth of Child
Louise FRANCIS was born 9 April 1885, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 29 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
James Solomon FRANCIS was born 29 May 1887, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 31 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
Rosalie FRANCIS was born 10 October 1889, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 33 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

1892 Birth of Child
Carl FRANCIS was born 28 May 1892, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 36 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Death of Child
Rosalie FRANCIS died 15 March 1893, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 37 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Lena FRANCIS was born 5 June 1895, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Delia Mary Louisa was 39 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.

Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont

Name: Louisa D Francis
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Burlington city Ward 2, west side, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
District: 66
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Number of Living Children: 7
Years Married: 24
Birth Date: Feb 1855
BirthPlace: Vermont
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1876
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Canada Fr
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada Fr
Mother of how many children: 11
Sheet Number and Letter: 20A
Household ID: 401
Line Number: 7
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1241690
Digital Folder Number: 004120609
Image Number: 00680

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Solomon Francis Head M 45 Vermont
Louisa D Francis Wife F 45 Vermont
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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont

Name: Delia Francis
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Burlington Ward 4, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
District: 68
Gender: Female
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
BirthPlace: Vermont
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 13B
Household ID: 276
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film Number: 1375626
Digital Folder Number: 004455039
Image Number: 00941

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Solomon Francis Head M 54 Vermont
Delia Francis Wife F 55 Vermont
Carl Francis Son M 18 Vermont
Lena Francis Daughter F 15 Vermont
William Francis Son M 12 Vermont

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

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)

Death

Name: Mrs Salomon Francis
[Mrs Salomon Bern]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1856
Birth Place: Charlotte, Vermont
Residence Place: Colchester, VT
Death Date: 3 Jan 1930
Death Place: Vermont, USA
Father: Jed Bern
Mother: Delia
Cause of Death: Acute Bronchitis
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Death

Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01921; Roll Number: S-30734; Archive Number: M-1992702