Ralph Edwin BEVERLY

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6 February 1886 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

10 April 1958 , Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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George Albee BEVERLY Eliza ADAMSON

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Born: 6 February 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: George Albee BEVERLY

Mother: Eliza ADAMSON

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Ralph Edwin married Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON 22 September 1915 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON was born 14 May 1890 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. Eleanor Wentworth died 3 March 1977 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach). Eleanor Wentworth was the child of Henry Clifford MOULTON and Eva L LUNT.

Ralph Edwin married (2) Beatrice F UNKNOWN abt. 1937 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA . Beatrice F UNKNOWN was born abt. 1900

Ralph Edwin BEVERLY died 10 April 1958 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA .

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Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON
Marriage date: 22 September 1915
Marriage place: Malden, Massachusetts, USA

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Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON was the child of Henry Clifford MOULTON and Eva L LUNT

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married by Rev. Richard Eddy Sykes (served 1904-1919), Universalist Church of Malden, Massachusetts (The First Parish in Malden, Universalist)

Name: Ralph Edwin Beverly

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 22 Sep 1915

Event Place: Malden, , Massachusetts, United States

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Registration Place: Somerville, , Massachusetts

Gender: Male

Age: 29

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Birth Date: 1886

Birth Year (Estimated): 1886

Birthplace: East Boston, , Massachusetts

Father's Name: George A Beverly

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Mother's Name: Eliza Adamson

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Spouse's Name: Eleanor Wentworth Moulton

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Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 25

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Spouse's Birth Date: 1890

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890

Spouse's Birthplace: Malden, , Massachusetts

Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Moulton

Spouse's Mother's Name: Eva L Lunt

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Page: 750

Line Number: 749

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Reference ID: p 750 no 749

GS Film Number: 002411236

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Digital Folder Number: 004329376

Image Number: 00167

Number of Images: 1

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch : 17 February 2016), Ralph Edwin Beverly and Eleanor Wentworth Moulton, 22 Sep 1915; citing Malden, , Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,411,236.

NOTE: They divorced before 1925

Children of Ralph Edwin BEVERLY and Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON

Dana Moulton BEVERLY

Born: 30 October 1917, Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: August 1983, Parker, La Paz, Arizona, USA

Married: Doris Jean MACMILLAN 1941 Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Ralph Edwin BEVERLY married

Beatrice F UNKNOWN
Marriage date: abt. 1937
Marriage place: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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or Somerville, Massachusetts

Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

Children of Ralph Edwin BEVERLY and Beatrice F UNKNOWN

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Name: Ralph Edwin Beverly
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 06 Feb 1886
Christening Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: George A. Beverly
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01938-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 594919
Reference ID: 3453

'Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHSK-M8Q : 4 December 2014), Ralph Edwin Beverly, ; citing , 3453; FHL microfilm 594,919.
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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 Boston, Massachusetts
Name: Ralph E Beverly
Age: 14
Birth Date: Feb 1886
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Boston Ward 1, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: George A Beverly
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's name: Eliza Beverly
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, England
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George A Beverly 48
Eliza Beverly 37
Ida G Beverly 16
Ralph E Beverly 14
Edna M Beverly 7
Hazel E Beverly 5

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1910 Somerville, Massachusetts
Name: Ralph E Beverly
Age in 1910: 24
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Somerville Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Walnut Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: George A Beverly
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's name: Eliza A Beverly
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada English]
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Salesman
Industry: Wholesale Rubber
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
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Household Members:
Name Age
George A Beverly 59
Eliza A Beverly 50
Ida G Beverly 26
Ralph E Beverly 24
Edna M Beverly 17
Hazel W Beverly 14

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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 Marriage / Partner
Ralph Edwin BEVERLY and Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON 22 September 1915, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

He was 29 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 Wakefield, Massachusetts
Beverly Ralph E (Eleanor N) clk (Andover) h 18 Emerson

Wakefield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1917
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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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

1917 Birth of Child
Dana Moulton BEVERLY was born 30 October 1917, Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

Ralph Edwin was 31 years old.

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 Wakefield, Massachusetts
Beverly Ralph E (Eleanor M) clk (Andover) h 18 Emerson

Wakefield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1919
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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 Wakefield, Massachusetts
Name: Ralph E Beverly
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 481
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 5
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 93
Line Number: 4
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 716
GS Film Number: 1820716
Digital Folder Number: 004966094
Image Number: 00536

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Ralph E Beverly Head M 33 Massachusetts
Eleanor M Beverly Wife F 29 Massachusetts
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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

1921 Andover, Massachusetts
Beverly Ralph E (Eleanor M) rem to Andover

Wakefield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1921
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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

1925 Malden, Massachusetts
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Beverley Ralph res 27 Cedar

Malden, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1925
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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)

1930 Somerville, Massachusetts
Name: Ralph E Beverly
Birth Year: abt 1888
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Divorced
Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law
Home in 1930: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Ossipee Road
Ward of City: Seven part
Block: x
House Number in Cities or Towns: 93A
Dwelling Number: 234
Family Number: 452
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Salesman
Industry: Rubber goods
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Benjiman H Shute 41
Hazel B Shute 35
Dona M Beverly 12
Ralph E Beverly 42

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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 Stoneham, Massachusetts
Name: Ralph E Beverly
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Avalon Road
House Number: 8
Inferred Residence in 1935: Malden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Malden, Massachusetts
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 11B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 237
Occupation: Salesman
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 4000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 2nd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 44
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1800
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Ralph E Beverly 53
Beatrice F Beverly 35

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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 - 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.

Death
Name: Ralph Edwin Beverly
Death Date: 1958
Death Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 4
Page Number: 293
Index Volume Number: 118
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.118

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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