David MOUNTAIN

Born

5 September 1858 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

13 April 1919 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

David married Cordelia FAIRFIELD 23 September 1885 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Cordelia FAIRFIELD was born May 1862 in Huntington, Massachusetts, USA. Cordelia died 18 April 1948 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Cordelia was the child of John Mamert (Jules) FAIRFIELD BEAUCHAMP and Adeline BEAUDOIN .

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son of Edward Mountain and Julia Welsh

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of David MOUNTAIN

David MOUNTAIN married

Cordelia FAIRFIELD
Marriage date: 23 September 1885
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Cordelia FAIRFIELD was the child of John Mamert (Jules) FAIRFIELD BEAUCHAMP and Adeline BEAUDOIN

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

name: David Mountain

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event: Marriage

event date: 23 Sep 1885

event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 26

marital status: Single

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birthplace: Pittsfield

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estimated birth year: 1859

father: Edward

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mother: Julia Welsh

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spouse: Cordelia Fairfield

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spouse's marital status: Single

spouse's father: John

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spouse's mother: Adeline Beaudoni

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record number: 75

film number: 1432998

digital folder number: 4279775

image number: 00892

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Children of David MOUNTAIN and Cordelia FAIRFIELD

Arthur William MOUNTAIN

Born: 14 August 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 December 1978, , Massachusetts, USA

Frank Edward MOUNTAIN

Born: 13 July 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1920, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary C MOUNTAIN

Born: 24 March 1892, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 May 1970, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Rose Agnes MOUNTAIN

Born: 8 December 1893, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1916, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Jessie C MOUNTAIN

Born: 8 September 1897, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 May 1977, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

George David MOUNTAIN

Born: 20 July 1898, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 May 1985, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth Elizabeth MOUNTAIN

Born: 30 January 1902, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Henry Joseph "Harry" MOUNTAIN

Born: 3 January 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: January 1971, , New Jersey, USA

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Birth — 1858
5 September 1858
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
David MOUNTAIN and Cordelia FAIRFIELD 23 September 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 27 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Arthur William MOUNTAIN was born 14 August 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David was 28 years old.

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Frank Edward MOUNTAIN was born 13 July 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David was 31 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
Mary C MOUNTAIN was born 24 March 1892, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David was 33 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
Rose Agnes MOUNTAIN was born 8 December 1893, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David was 35 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Jessie C MOUNTAIN was born 8 September 1897, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David was 39 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Birth of Child
George David MOUNTAIN was born 20 July 1898, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David was 39 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

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 Birth of Child
Ruth Elizabeth MOUNTAIN was born 30 January 1902, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David was 43 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Henry Joseph "Harry" MOUNTAIN was born 3 January 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David was 45 years old.

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

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