Varnum Adoniram HEWITT

Born

19 July 1886 , St Armand, New York, USA

Died

27 March 1953 , Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA

Varnum Adoniram married Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb NORRIS 4 May 1909 in Everett, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb NORRIS was born 18 March 1888 in Everett, Massachusetts, USA. Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb died 25 January 1964 in Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA . Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb was the child of Lucian Winslow NORRIS and Effie Louise OSGOOD .

Parents & Family of Varnum Adoniram HEWITT

Parents of Varnum Adoniram HEWITT

Father

Adelbert Luman HEWITT

Mother

Henrietta Lucretia PECK

Grandparents of Varnum Adoniram HEWITT

Paternal grandparents

Varnum HEWITT Mariah C FRENCH

Maternal grandparents

Adoniram PECK Maria Raisey KENADA

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Varnum Adoniram HEWITT

Varnum Adoniram HEWITT married

Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb NORRIS
Marriage date: 4 May 1909
Marriage place: Everett, Massachusetts, USA

See marriage record for Varnum Adoniram HEWITT and Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb NORRIS
Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb NORRIS was the child of Lucian Winslow NORRIS and Effie Louise OSGOOD

Marriage notes:

Name: Varnum A Hewitt

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 04 May 1909

Event Place: Everett, , Massachusetts, United States

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Registration Place: Everett, , Massachusetts

Gender: Male

Age: 23

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Birth Date: 1886

Birth Year (Estimated): 1886

Birthplace: St Armon, , New York

Father's Name: Adelbert Hewitt

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Mother's Name: Henrietta Peck

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Spouse's Name: Lulu W Norris

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Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 21

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Spouse's Birth Date: 1888

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1888

Spouse's Birthplace: Everett, , Massachusetts

Spouse's Father's Name: Lucian W Norris

Spouse's Mother's Name: Effie Douglass

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Page: 6

Line Number: 107

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Reference ID: p 6 no 107

GS Film Number: 002315510

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Digital Folder Number: 004329362

Image Number: 00387

Number of Images: 1

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 17 February 2016), Henrietta Peck in entry for Varnum A Hewitt and Lulu W Norris, 04 May 1909; citing Everett, , Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,510.

Children of Varnum Adoniram HEWITT and Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb NORRIS

Louise Virginia HEWITT

Born: 3 April 1911, Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 April 1996, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Frank Earle PARRIS 5 September 1936 Place: Hanson, Massachusetts, USA

Varnum Adoniram HEWITT

Born: 9 October 1914, Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 October 1973, Hanson, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Emily Martha SMITH 4 September 1937 Place: Norwell, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth Elizabeth HEWITT

Born: 4 May 1919, Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 February 2005, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Married: Ralph Grant CROCKER Place: Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Alan "Tommy" HEWITT

Born: 27 March 1925, Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 May 1992, Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie A KIM 1952

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Birth — 1886
19 July 1886
St Armand, New York, USA

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Varnum Adoniram HEWITT and Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb NORRIS 4 May 1909, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1911 Birth of Child
Louise Virginia HEWITT was born 3 April 1911, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Varnum Adoniram was 24 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

1914 Birth of Child
Varnum Adoniram HEWITT was born 9 October 1914, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Varnum Adoniram was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Ruth Elizabeth HEWITT was born 4 May 1919, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Varnum Adoniram was 32 years old.

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 Everett, Massachusetts

Name: Varnum A Hewitt
Age: 38
[33]
Birth Year: abt 1882
[abt 1887]
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1920: Everett Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Plumer Street
House Number: 7
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lulu W Hewitt
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Salesman
Industry: Portland Cement
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Varnum A Hewitt 38
[33]
Lulu W Hewitt 31
[39]
Louise Hewitt 8
Varnum Hewitt 5
Ruth Hewitt 0
[6/ 12]

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1925 Birth of Child
Thomas Alan "Tommy" HEWITT was born 27 March 1925, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Varnum Adoniram was 38 years old.

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 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1936 Marriage of Child
Louise Virginia HEWITT married 5 September 1936, Hanson, Massachusetts, USA to Frank Earle PARRIS

1937 Marriage of Child
Varnum Adoniram HEWITT married 4 September 1937, Norwell, Massachusetts, USA to Emily Martha SMITH

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 Pembroke, Massachusetts

Name: Varnum A Hewitt
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Center Street
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 7A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 151
Occupation: Commerical Toeler
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 5000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 45
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 60
Income: 3300
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Varnum A Hewitt 53
Lucy W Hewitt 52
Ruth E Hewitt 20
Thomas A Hewitt 15
Effie L Norris 75

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.