Leah Anna MCDERMOTT

Born

4 August 1888 , Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Died

2 September 1972 , West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Leah Anna married Harry BAKER 25 October 1909 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Harry BAKER was born 27 July 1886 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA. Harry died 20 September 1958 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA . Harry was the child of John BAKER and Jane DAVIS .

Parents & Family of Leah Anna MCDERMOTT

Parents of Leah Anna MCDERMOTT

Father

John MCDERMOTT

Mother

Adeline Josephine "Addie" BUDLONG

Grandparents of Leah Anna MCDERMOTT

Paternal grandparents

Thomas MCDERMOTT Bridget CONLEY? CARLEY?

Maternal grandparents

Jesse Harrison BUDLONG Susan A KNOWLES

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Leah Anna MCDERMOTT

Leah Anna MCDERMOTT married

Harry BAKER
Marriage date: 25 October 1909
Marriage place: West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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Harry BAKER was the child of John BAKER and Jane DAVIS

Marriage notes:

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Natick, Rhode Island

Groom: Harry Baker, son of John Baker & Jane David (Davis).

Res: Hillsgrove, RI

Bride: Leah Mary McDermott, daughter of John McDermott & Addie Budlong. Res: Hillsgrove,

RI Married: 25 Oct 1909

Repertoire, Marriages of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Natick, Rhode Island

American-French Genealogical Society

October 30, 1909

Harry Baker and Leah Mary McDermott, both living in Hillsgrove, RI. He is a 23 year old twister tender and she is 21. He was born in Sutton, Mass. to Irish parents, John and Jane Davis. She was born in Warwick to American parents, John and Addie Budlong. It is the first marriage for both. They were married by G. Colter, Catholic.

Children of Harry BAKER and Leah Anna MCDERMOTT

John Albert BAKER

Born: 9 January 1912, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: January 1981, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Lillian Elsie HOLMANDER 1938

Alice BAKER

Born: 14 March 1924, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 27 April 1992, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Married: David Elwin MATTHEWS

Joseph BAKER GARIES

Born: abt. 1925, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 28 March 1996, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

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1888 Birth

Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1878-1914
Name: Leah Anna Mcdermott
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 04 Aug 1888
birthPlace: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
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father's Name: John Mcdermott
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mother's Name: Addie J. Budlong
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indexing project (batch) number: I01048-6
system origin: Rhode Island-EASy
source Film Number: 2032720
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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.

1900 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Name: Leah Mc Dermott
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Residence: Warwick town, Kent, Rhode Island
Birth Date: Aug 1888
birthPlace: Rhode Island
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spouse birth Place:
father Name:
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father birthPlace: Rhode Island
mother Name:
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mother birthPlace: Rhode Island
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Hiram F Capwell
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
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estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0199
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Household ID: 65
reference number: 72
gsu Film Number: 1241504
Image Number: 00524
Household Gender Age
Hiram F Capwell M
Mary A Capwell F
Thomas H Capwell M
John Mc Dermott M
Leah Mc Dermott F

Source / record details
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.

Hill's Grove, Kent, Rhode Island

Name: Leah Mcdermott
Residence: Hill'S Grove, E.D. 0219, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 16
Gender: Female
race or color: White
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 02 Aug 1888
birthPlace: Rhode Island
father's birthPlace: R I
mother's birthPlace: Johnston
Relationship to Head of Household: Niece
number of family in the order of visitation: 268
number in this family: 5
Mother of how many children:
number of these children living june 1, 1905:
Digital Folder Number: 4493048
Image Number: 00289
Film Number: 2134732

Source / record details
1905 RI State Census

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 Marriage / Partner
Leah Anna MCDERMOTT and Harry BAKER 25 October 1909, West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Arctic) (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton)

She was 21 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 Birth of Child
John Albert BAKER was born 9 January 1912, , Rhode Island, USA

Leah Anna was 23 years old.

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 Rhode Island State Census

Name: Leah Baker
Residence: Warwick, E.D. 028, Kent, Rhode Island
Age in years: 26
Estimated Birth Year: 1889
BirthPlace: U S
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's birthPlace: U S
Mother's birthPlace: U S
Page letter: O
Line Number: 47
Film Number: 1769018
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1915

Source / record details
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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

1924 Birth of Child
Alice BAKER was born 14 March 1924, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

Leah Anna was 35 years old.

1925 Rhode Island State Census

Name: Leah Baker
Residence: Warwick, E.D. 027, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Date: 1889
Place of Birth: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Page number: 38
Line Number: 23
GSU Film Number: 1769932
Family Number: 297
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

Source / record details
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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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 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Name: Leah M Baker
event: Census
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Residence: 31 Cottage St, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
street address: 31 Cottage St
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
head of household - number in family:
Birth Date: 04 Aug 1888
birthPlace: Rhode Island
Film Number: 1712068

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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 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island

Name: Leah M Baker
titles & terms:
event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 7, Warwick City, Warwick City, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
race (standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife
birthPlace: Rhode Island
estimated Birth Year: 1889
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 2-32
family number: 69
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 21
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3759
Digital Folder Number: 005461754
Image Number: 00115
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Harry Baker M 53 Massachusetts
wife Leah M Baker F 51 Rhode Island
daughter Alice Baker F 16 Rhode Island

Source / record details
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - Warwick, Rhode Island

Name: Leah M Baker
Age: 61
Birth Date: abt 1889
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Street Name: Cottage St
House Number: 145
Apartment Number: 2nd Fl
Dwelling Number: 312
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation: Assembler
Industry: Elec Applince Mfg
Occupation Category: Wk
Hours Worked: 40
Worker Class: P
Household Members Age Relationship
Harry Baker
63 Head
Leah M Baker 61 Wife

Source / record details
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1958 Death of Spouse/Partner
Harry BAKER died 20 September 1958, West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Arctic) (Natick) (Phenix) (Crompton)

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

Death

Age: 84
Given Name: Leah
Middle Name:
SurName: Baker
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 04 Aug 1888
State: Rhode Island
Last Place of Residence: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Previous Residence Postal Code: 02886
Event Date: Aug 1972

Source / record details
Social Security Death Index
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