Martha Washington BAGARD

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4 July 1851 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

1 July 1919 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Cause of Death: automobile accident

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Felix BAGARD Margaret DAVIS

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Born: 4 July 1851 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Felix BAGARD

Mother: Margaret DAVIS

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Martha Washington married James William HOLMES 4 June 1880 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA . James William HOLMES was born 3 November 1853 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA. James William died 10 June 1912 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Martha Washington BAGARD died 1 July 1919 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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James William HOLMES
Marriage date: 4 June 1880
Marriage place: Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: James Holmes

groom's birth date: 1854

groom's birthplace: Lee

groom's age: 26

bride's name: Martha Bagard

bride's birth date: 1851

bride's birthplace: Pittsfield

bride's age: 29

marriage date: 04 Jun 1880

marriage place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: Samuel Holmes

groom's mother's name: Christina

bride's father's name: Felix Bagard

bride's mother's name: Margaret

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indexing project (batch) number: M50278-2

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 250307

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1851 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Martha Washington Begard
gender: Female
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birth date: 04 Jul 1851
birthplace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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father's name: Felix
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mother's name: Mar... Begard
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indexing project (batch) number: C51044-2
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 234543
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1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Martha Bagard
age: 14 years
estimated birth year: 1851
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Massachusetts
marital status: Single
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 1822
line number: 24
film number: 0953967
digital folder number: 4286754
image number: 00621
Household Gender Age
Felix Bagard M 54y
Margaret Bagard F 56y
Julia A Bagard F 24y
Mary Bagard F 22y
Edwin Bagard M 18y
Jane Bagard F 17y
Martha Bagard F 14y
Grace Bagard F 12y

1865 Massachusetts Census
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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 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Martha Bogard
Age in 1870: 19
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Dwelling Number: 1504
Home in 1870: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: Woolen Operative
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Household Members:
Name Age
Margaret Bogard 60
Edward Bogard 23
Julia Bogard 27
Jane Bogard 21
Martha Bogard 19
Grace Bogard 17

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1880 Marriage / Partner
Martha Washington BAGARD and James William HOLMES 4 June 1880, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

She was 28 years old.

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Margret BEGARD, Widowed, female, age 69, b. Wales, keeping house
Edwin BEGARD, single, male, age 33, b. MA, wool sorter
Martha BEGARD, single, female, age 28, b. MA, Weaver
Julia BROWN, married, female, age 39, b. MA, weaver
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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

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Martha Holmes
titles:
residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birth date: Jul 1851
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: James Holmes
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spouse birth place: Massachusetts
father name:
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father birthplace: France
mother name:
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mother birthplace: Wales
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: James Holmes
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 20
estimated marriage year: 1880
mother how many children: 0
number living children: 0
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0063
sheet number and letter: 11B
household id: 208
reference number: 80
gsu film number: 1240632
image number: 00000985
Household Gender Age
spouse James Holmes M
Martha Holmes F

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

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Death of Spouse/Partner
James William HOLMES died 10 June 1912, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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

Death
Name: Martha Washington Holmes
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Jul 1919
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 67
Birth Year (Estimated): 1852
Father's Name: Felix Bagard
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Mother's Name: Margaret Davis
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Spouse's Name: James Holmes
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Certificate Number: 344
Page: 42
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Digital Folder Number: 005225214
Image Number: 00043

'Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:KB86-7RS : 13 March 2018), Martha Washington Holmes, 01 Jul 1919; citing Death, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 344, page 42, State Archives, Boston.
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