Alvan Tufts FULLER

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27 February 1878 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

30 April 1958 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 27 February 1878 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Alvan Tufts married Viola Theresa DAVENPORT abt. 1910 in Paris, France . Viola Theresa DAVENPORT was born 29 May 1882 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. Viola Theresa died 4 August 1959

Alvan Tufts FULLER died 30 April 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .

son of Alvan Fuller and Flora Tufts
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Recorded occupation: US Congressman, Massachusetts Governor

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Viola Theresa DAVENPORT
Marriage date: abt. 1910
Marriage place: Paris, France

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Alvan Tufts Fuller (February 27, 1878 – April 30, 1958) was a businessman, politician, art collector, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He opened one of the first automobile dealerships in Massachusetts, which in 1920 was recognized as 'the world's most successful auto dealership', and made him one of the state's wealthiest men. Politically a Progressive Republican, he was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916, and served as a United States Representative from 1917 to 1921.
From 1925 to 1929 Fuller was Governor of Massachusetts, continuing the fiscally conservative and socially moderate policies of his predecessors. In 1927 he was enveloped in the international controversy surrounding the trial and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, Italian immigrant anarchists convicted of robbery and murder. Fuller's handling of the affair, in which pressure was applied by both domestic and international

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Birth

Name: Alvan Tufts Fuller
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Event Date: 27 Feb 1878
Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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GS Film Number: 1428171
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Digital Folder Number: 004341195
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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 - 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 Malden, Massachusetts

Name: Alvan T Fuller
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Malden Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
District: 831
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
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Birth Date: Feb 1878
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Sheet Number and Letter: 13B
Household ID: 306
Line Number: 78
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240662
Digital Folder Number: 004113847
Image Number: 00020

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Alvan B Fuller Head M 53 Connecticut
Flora M Fuller Wife F 42 Massachusetts
Alvan T

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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 Brookline, Massachusetts

Name: Alvan T Fuller
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 1090
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 14
Sheet Number and Letter: 14A
Household ID: 281
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 608
GS Film Number: 1374621
Digital Folder Number: 004972439
Image Number: 00332

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Flora Fuller Head F 52 Massachusetts
Alvan T Fuller Son M 32 Massachusetts
Martha H Fuller Daughter F 26 Massachusetts

Residence: Beacon Street, Hotel

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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 - 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

1920 Malden, Massachusetts

Name: Alvan T Fuller
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Malden Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 255
Gender: Male
Age: 42
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: Own
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 12
Sheet Number and Letter: 12B
Household ID: 284
Line Number: 95
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 713
GS Film Number: 1820713
Digital Folder Number: 004966091
Image Number: 00065

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Alvan T Fuller Head M 42 Massachusetts
Viola D Fuller Wife F 37 Massachusetts
Lydia

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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 - 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

1924 - Fuller elected Governor of Massachusetts

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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 Malden, Massachusetts

Name: Alvan T Fuller
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 264
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 15
Sheet Number and Letter: 15B
Household ID: 389
Line Number: 86
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 922
GS Film Number: 2340657
Digital Folder Number: 004951103
Image Number: 00805

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Alvan T Fuller Head M 52 Massachusetts
Viola D Fuller Wife F 47 Massachusetts
Lydia Fuller Daughter F 16 Massachusetts
Mary

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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

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 Boston, Massachusetts

Name: Alvin T Fuller
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 5, Boston, Boston City, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 15-211
Family Number: 137
Sheet Number and Letter: 62A
Line Number: 24
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1663
Digital Folder Number: 005460935
Image Number: 00612

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Alvin T Fuller Head M 62 Massachusetts
Viola D Fuller Wife F 58 Massachusetts
Lydia Fuller Daughter F 26 Massachusetts
Mary J Fuller Daughter F 24 Massachusetts
Alvin T Fuller Son M 22 Massachusetts
Peter Fuller Son M 17 Massachusetts
Minna Crombery Servant F 48 Germany
Bridget Reardon Servant F 31 Eire
Nora

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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)

World War II Draft Registration

Name: Alvan T Fuller
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Residence Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 27 Feb 1878
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Affiliate Publication Number: M2090
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Massachusetts
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Digital Folder Number: 004157063
Image Number: 00297

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FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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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.