William F SHOREY

Born

1 August 1870 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

15 January 1935 , Auburn, New York, USA

Age: 64

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Frank P SHOREY Alwine "Ellen" L FEIGE

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Born: 1 August 1870 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Frank P SHOREY

Mother: Alwine "Ellen" L FEIGE

Paternal grandparents: Chester P SHOREY , Ann E UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") FEIGE , Augusta Amalie THEUNERT

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William F married Anna May DOYLE 31 December 1892 in Auburn, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Anna May DOYLE was born March 1873 in Auburn, New York, USA. Anna May died 12 May 1923 in Auburn, New York, USA. Anna May was the child of James DOYLE and Mary POOLE.

William F SHOREY died 15 January 1935 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Worked in Machine Shop, Watchman for a Rope Company

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Anna May DOYLE
Marriage date: 31 December 1892
Marriage place: Auburn, New York, USA
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Anna May DOYLE was the child of James DOYLE and Mary POOLE

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Name: William F Shorey

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1892

Marriage Place: Auburn, New York, USA

Spouse: Annie Doyle

Certificate Number: 25320

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Annie Doyle

William F Shorey

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Children of William F SHOREY and Anna May DOYLE

Pearl Margaret Frances SHOREY

Born: 7 March 1894, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: 17 August 1961, Auburn, New York, USA

Married: Charles Vernum CHURCHILL 26 January 1916 Place: Auburn, New York, USA

Married: Paul Augustine KELLEY 27 June 1929 Place: Auburn, New York, USA

Helen L SHOREY

Born: 7 March 1896, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: 6 January 1935, Rochester, New York, USA

Married: Joseph A MILLER 25 January 1915 Place: Auburn, New York, USA

Grace E SHOREY

Born: 1 March 1900, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: 20 June 1977, Lyons, New York, USA

Married: Howard Louis DASHNEY 16 February 1920 Place: Auburn, New York, USA

Howard W SHOREY

Born: 30 September 1907, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: 10 July 1973, Auburn, New York, USA

Married: Gertrude FLANIGAN 3 May 1928 Place: Auburn, New York, USA

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Birth — 1870
1 August 1870
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

1872 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Shorry
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birth date: Aug 1872
birthplace: Pittsfield
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father's name: Frank Shorry
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mother's name: Ellen
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indexing project (batch) number: I10097-2
system origin: C_Group
source film number: 1428075
reference number: 67

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Baptism
Shorey, William
b. 1 Aug 1870
baptised 2 Oct 1870

Witnesses: Mr Jacob Gemlich, Mrs Julie Gemlich
ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923

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 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Living on Lizette Street in Auburn, Cayuga, New York:

Frank P. Shorey, works in machine shop, b. CT, parents b. Eastern states
Nellie, wife, b. Prussia, parents b. Prussia
William, age 9, son, at school, b. MA
Grace, age 6, daughter, b. MA

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

1892 Marriage / Partner
William F SHOREY and Anna May DOYLE 31 December 1892, Auburn, New York, USA

He was 22 years old.

1892 Auburn, Ward 1, E.D. 1, Cayuga, New York
Frank Shorey, m, 44, US Citizen, machinist
Nellie Shorey, f, 43, US Citizen
William Shorey, m, 22, US Citizen, machinist
Grace L Shorey, f, 17, US Citizen, shoe shop
1892 New York State Census
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Pearl Margaret Frances SHOREY was born 7 March 1894, Auburn, New York, USA

William F was 23 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Helen L SHOREY was born 7 March 1896, Auburn, New York, USA

William F was 25 years old.

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

1897-98 Auburn, NY City Directory
Page 377

Shorey, Frank P, machinist, h 100 Owasco
Shorey, Grace L, shoe op, bds 100 Owasco
Shorey, William F, twine op, h 8 Frances

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 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: William F Shorey
titles:
residence: Auburn city, Cayuga, New York
birth date: Aug 1870
birthplace: New York
relationship to head-of-household:
spouse name:
spouse titles:
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father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: New York
mother name:
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mother birthplace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 7
estimated marriage year: 1893
mother how many children:
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immigration year:
enumeration district: 0001
sheet number and letter: 14A
household id: 323
reference number: 49
gsu film number: 1241012
image number: 00032
Household Gender Age
William F Shorey M
Anna M Shorey F
Pearl F Shorey F
Helen L Shorey F
Grace E Shorey F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Grace E SHOREY was born 1 March 1900, Auburn, New York, USA

William F was 29 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
Name: William F Shorey
Residence: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: 1872
Birthplace: United States
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Race: White
Gender: Male
Family Number: 21
Page Number:
Line Number: 32
Film Number: 1435219
Digital Folder Number: 004296305
Image Number: 528
Collection: New York State Census, 1905

William F. Shorey
wife - Anna M. Shorey
Children:
Pearl F. Shorey
Helen L. Shorey
Grace E. Shorey

1906 Auburn NY City Directory
Page 350

Shorey, Frank, machinist, h 78 Owasco
Shorey, William, emp Osborne wks, h 21 Walnut

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Howard W SHOREY was born 30 September 1907, Auburn, New York, USA

William F was 37 years old.

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: William F Shorey
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Auburn Ward 1, Cayuga, New York
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 185
page number: 8
Household Gender Age
William F Shorey M 40y
spouse Anna Shorey F 36y
child Pearl Shorey F 16y
child Hellen Shorey F 14y
child Grace Shorey F 10y
child Howard Shorey M 3y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1915 Marriage of Child
Helen L SHOREY married 25 January 1915, Auburn, New York, USA to Joseph A MILLER

1916 Marriage of Child
Pearl Margaret Frances SHOREY married 26 January 1916, Auburn, New York, USA to Charles Vernum CHURCHILL

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 Cayuga County, New York
name: William F Shorey
residence: , Cayuga, New York
estimated birth year: 1872
age: 48
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Bavaria
film number: 1821089
digital folder number: 4313421
image number: 00089
sheet number: 20
Household Gender Age
William F Shorey M 48y
spouse Anna M Shorey F 47y
child Grace E Shorey F 19y
child Howard W Shorey M 12y

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

1920 Marriage of Child
Grace E SHOREY married 16 February 1920, Auburn, New York, USA to Howard Louis DASHNEY

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anna May DOYLE died 12 May 1923, Auburn, New York, USA

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 Marriage of Child
Howard W SHOREY married 3 May 1928, Auburn, New York, USA to Gertrude FLANIGAN

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

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 Marriage of Child
Pearl Margaret Frances SHOREY married 27 June 1929, Auburn, New York, USA to Paul Augustine KELLEY

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)

1930 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: William Shorey
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
gender: Male
age: 56
marital status: Widowed
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1874
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Father-in-law
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 2
family number: 151
sheet number and letter: 5B
line number: 90
nara publication: T626, roll 1410
film number: 2341145
digital folder number: 4661080
image number: 00928
Household Gender Age
Paul A Kelley M 32
Pearl Kelley F 35
Jane A Charchill F 13
Charles V Charchill M 9
William Shorey M 56
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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)

Obituary
THE CITlZEN-ADVERTISER, AUBURN, N. Y., TUESDAY, JANUARY 15,1935

W.F.SHOREY DIES SUDDENLY DURING SLEEP

William F. Shorey, 64, a resident of Auburn for more than 50 years, was found dead in his bed this morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Paul Kelley, 35 Mary Street. Sometime during the night Mr. Shorey suffered a heart attack. When he failed to rise at his usual hour this morning, his-relatives called to him and then it was discovered he had expired while sleeping. His death is the second in the Shorey family in less than two weeks as a week ago Sunday Mrs. Joseph Miller of Rochester, a daughter of Mr. Shorey, died.

Mr. Shorey was born in North Adams, Mass. He came to Auburn in his early youth and had lived here since. For many years he was employed by the International Harvester Company. Later he worked as a watchman at the Columbian Rope Company plant. He retired three years ago.

Surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Kelley of Auburn and Mrs.
Howard Dashney of Lyons; a ...Read full story

Tuesday, January 13, 1935
William F. Shorey, died at the age of 64 in Auburn, NY on 13 Jan 1935. According to his obituary, he was born in North Adams, Massachusetts (possibly August 1, 1872 in Pittsfield, MA -- see Massachusetts Vital Records, Vol: 241 ; Page: 67) .
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