Mary Alice TIMM

Born

January 1854 , Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Died

9 April 1921 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: January 1854 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Parents of Mary Alice TIMM

Father

Henry (Heinrich) TIMM

Mother

Theresa Alice BISHOP

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Mary Alice married Edward SINCLAIR 14 February 1881 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Edward SINCLAIR was born abt. 1854 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Edward died abt. 1881 in .

Mary Alice married (2) Michael SIBLE abt. 1891 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michael SIBLE was born September 1844 in Germany. Michael died 23 December 1903 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Mary Alice TIMM died 9 April 1921 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Note from Eric Olson: "Mary or Alice married someone with the last name of Sinclair and had a son. Then, I believe, she married Michael Sible and had at least 2 more children. Their descendants might still be living in Pittsfield. I have her death certificate which indicates she was born in Canaan, CT and that her father was Henry Trin, mother unknown. She is supposedly buried at the Pittsfield Cemetery."

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mary Alice TIMM

Mary Alice TIMM married

Edward SINCLAIR
Marriage date: 14 February 1881
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Marriage notes:

He is 27. She is 25. He is a coachman born in Jersey City. She was born in Lenox. He is the son of John and Mary. She is the daughter of Henry Timm (mother not listed). It is the first marriage for both.

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Edward Sinclair

groom's birth date: 1854

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groom's age: 27

bride's name: Mary L. Timm

bride's birth date: 1856

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bride's age: 25

marriage date: 14 Feb 1881

marriage place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: John

groom's mother's name: Mary

bride's father's name: Henry Timm

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indexing project (batch) number: I01261-8

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 1902438

reference number: 61

source: familysearch.org

Children of Edward SINCLAIR and Mary Alice TIMM

Mary SINCLAIR

Born: September 1876, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

John Henry SINCLAIR

Born: 1 April 1881, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Mary Alice TIMM married

Michael SIBLE
Marriage date: abt. 1891
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Children of Michael SIBLE and Mary Alice TIMM

Alice Louise SIBLE

Born: 27 December 1895, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 October 1944, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Richard Henry SIBLE

Born: 27 February 1898, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1943,

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Birth — 1854
January 1854
Lenox, Massachusetts, 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

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.

1876 Birth of Child
Mary SINCLAIR was born September 1876, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Alice was 22 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.

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

1881 Marriage / Partner
Mary Alice TIMM and Edward SINCLAIR 14 February 1881, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 27 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
John Henry SINCLAIR was born 1 April 1881, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary Alice was 27 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

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

1895 Birth of Child
Alice Louise SIBLE was born 27 December 1895, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary Alice was 42 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Birth of Child
Richard Henry SIBLE was born 27 February 1898, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary Alice was 44 years old.

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.

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)

1903 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michael SIBLE died 23 December 1903, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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

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