Clarence Varnum HEWITT

(b. 19 March 1856 , Black Brook, New York, USA d. 1 August 1927 , Jay, New York, USA )

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Clarence Varnum HEWITT was born 19 March 1856 in Black Brook, New York, USA

Clarence Varnum HEWITT was the child of Varnum HEWITT and Mariah C FRENCH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gideon HEWITT and Phebe ANDRUS (maternal) Luman FRENCH and Clarissa ARNOLD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Clarence Varnum married Phoebe Edna NYE . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Phoebe Edna NYE was born March 1861 in Jay, New York, USA. Phoebe Edna died 4 October 1909 in Everett, Massachusetts, USA.

Clarence Varnum HEWITT died 1 August 1927 in Jay, New York, USA.
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Clarence Varnum HEWITT married

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Children of Clarence Varnum HEWITT and Phoebe Edna NYE:

Lela M HEWITT (b.25 October 1886, St Armand, New York, USA d. December 1940, Elizabethtown, New York, USA)
m. Edson GOODWIN 5 November 1917 in , Ohio, USA

Clara Lois HEWITT (b.March 1888, , New York, USA d. abt. 1951, , New York, USA)
m. William L TUTTLE 22 September 1909 in Everett, Massachusetts, USA
m. Albert Augustus MORRISON 5 August 1921

Georgie Anna HEWITT (b.January 1890, , New York, USA d. 19 June 1941, Essex County, New York, USA)
m. Armintus "Mint" John STRAIGHT 1 October 1913

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1856 Birth
19 March 1856
Black Brook, New York, 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

1860 Franklin, New York
Name: Clarance Hewett
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1856
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Franklin, Franklin, New York
Post Office: Malone
Family Number: 2384
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Vrnam Hewett 43
Mariah Hewett 39
Jphtha Hewett 17
Aeffort Hewett 11
Clarance Hewett 4
Sarah M Hewett 2
Adaline Bran 17
E A Gale 27

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 St Armand, New York
Name: Clarence V Hewit
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: , St Armand, Essex, New York, United States
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Child
Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
Page: 3
Household ID: 22
Line Number: 29
GS Film Number: 000866321
Digital Folder Number: 004239230
Image Number: 00442

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Varnum Hewit Father M 47
Maria Hewit Wife F 43
Adelbert L Hewit Son M 16
Clarence V Hewit Son M 9
Sarah M Hewit Son M 7
Clarra M Hewit Daughter F 4
Francis Gongra Laborer M 65
Geraldine G Hewitt Domestic F 16

1865 New York State 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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 St Armand, New York
Name: Clarance Hewitt
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1856
Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
Residence Place: St Armand, Essex, New York, USA
Election District: E.D. 02
Household number: 3
Relation to Head: Son
Father's name: Varnum
Mother's name: Marie Hewitt
Line Number: 12
Sheet Number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Varnum Hewitt 57
Marie Hewitt 53
Adelbert Hewitt 26
Clarance Hewitt 19
Sarah Hewitt 17
Clara Hewitt 14
Francis Ganyah 80

1875 New York State Census
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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)

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 Birth of Child
Lela M HEWITT was born 25 October 1886, St Armand, New York, USA

Clarence Varnum was 30 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Birth of Child
Clara Lois HEWITT was born March 1888, , New York, USA

Clarence Varnum was 31 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Georgie Anna HEWITT was born January 1890, , New York, USA

Clarence Varnum was 33 years old.

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

1892 Jay, New York
Name: Clarance V Hewitt
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birth Place: United States
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Jay, Essex
Election District: 01
1892 New York State Census
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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 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Marriage of Child
Clara Lois HEWITT married 22 September 1909, Everett, Massachusetts, USA to William L TUTTLE

1909 Death of Spouse/Partner
Phoebe Edna NYE died 4 October 1909, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

1910 Everett, Massachusetts
Name Clarence V Hewett
Age in 1910 54
Birth Year abt 1856
Birthplace New York
Home in 1910 Everett Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street Hatch Street
House Number 21
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Birthplace Vermont
Mother's Birthplace Vermont
Native Tongue English
Occupation Grocer
Industry Own Business
Employer, Employee or Other Own Account
Home Owned or Rented Rent
Farm or House House
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Out of Work N
Number of Weeks Out of Work 0
Household Members
Name Age
Clarence V Hewett 54
Georgie A Hewett 20
Lela M Hewett 28
Clara L Tuttle 22
William L Tuttle 29
Vianna E Bridgman 25
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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 marriage
Name: Clarence G Hewett
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Apr 1913
Event Place: Essex, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Father's Name: Varnium Hewett
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Mana C French
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Sarah Southmayde
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 50
Spouse's Race (Original):
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Taylor
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Alta White
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID:
GS Film Number: 001029748
Digital Folder Number: 004489181
Image Number: 00061

'New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936,' database with images, FamilySearch ( familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FFRZ-JJN : 24 January 2016), Varnium Hewett in entry for Clarence G Hewett and Sarah Southmayde,...Read MORE...

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

1917 Marriage of Child
Lela M HEWITT married 5 November 1917, , Ohio, USA to Edson GOODWIN

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))