Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF)

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27 March 1850 , Phippsburg, Maine, USA

Died

19 June 1926 , Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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Percepta (Peletia) RACKLIFF Martha Jane SALLY

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Born: 27 March 1850 in Phippsburg, Maine, USA

Father: Percepta (Peletia) RACKLIFF

Mother: Martha Jane SALLY

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

Martha Elizabeth married William C NORTON 10 June 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
William C NORTON was born 5 June 1851 in Maine, USA. William C died abt. 1878 in California, USA.

Martha Elizabeth married (2) Charles PULLEN . Charles PULLEN was born 22 September 1842 in Hallowell, Maine, USA. Charles died 29 September 1922 in California, USA.

Martha Elizabeth married (3) Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) abt. 1920 . Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) was born 3 May 1852 in Hinesburg, Vermont, USA. Peter Joseph died 6 August 1931 in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA (Green's End). Peter Joseph was the child of Laurent (Loren) Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) (BRAULT) and Margaret (Marguerite) LANOUE (LANOUX).

Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF) died 19 June 1926 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
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Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF) married

William C NORTON
Marriage date: 10 June 1872
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Marriage notes:

Name: Elizabeth M Radcliffe

Event Type: Marriage

Birth Date: abt 1851

Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1872

Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts

Marriage Age: 21

Father Name: Percepta Radcliffe

Mother Name: Martha H

Spouse Name: William C Norton

Spouse Marriage Age: 21

Spouse Father Name: David

Spouse Mother Name: Martha J

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Children of William C NORTON and Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF)

Emma J NORTON

Born: 27 March 1873, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 February 1963, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Clara Elizabeth NORTON

Born: abt. 1874, , Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1966, , Rhode Island, USA

Edward C NORTON

Born: abt. 1877, , California, USA
Died: ,

Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF) married

Charles PULLEN
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Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF) married

Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT)
Marriage date: abt. 1920
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Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) was the child of Laurent (Loren) Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) (BRAULT) and Margaret (Marguerite) LANOUE (LANOUX)

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Birth — 1850
27 March 1850
Phippsburg, Maine, USA

1850 Phippsburg, Lincoln, Maine
name: Martha E Rackleff
residence: Phippsburg, Lincoln, Maine
age: 4 months
calculated birth year: 1850
birthplace: Maine
gender: Female
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film number: 443497
digital gs number: 4198850
image number: 00485
line number: 27
dwelling house number: 48
family number: 57
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Household Gender Age
Peltiah Rackleff M 47y
Martha J Rackleff F 34y
Lucinda J Rackleff F 15y
Julia A Rackleff F 13y
Hannah Rackleff F 11y
Irene M Rackleff F 8y
Mary S Rackleff F 5y
Josephine O Rackleff F 2y
Martha E Rackleff F 4m

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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.

1872 Marriage / Partner
Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF) and William C NORTON 10 June 1872, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

She was 22 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Emma J NORTON was born 27 March 1873, , Massachusetts, USA

Martha Elizabeth was 23 years old.

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 Little River, Mendocino, California
name: Martha Pulling
residence: Little River, Mendocino, California
birthdate: 1851
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Chas. Pulling
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 29 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0068
page: 274
page character: A
entry number: 2206
film number: 1254068
Household Gender Age
spouse Chas. Pulling M 37
Martha Pulling F 29
child Emmer Norton F 7
child Clarah E. Norton F 5
child Edward C. Norton M 3

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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

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 - 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.

1922 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles PULLEN died 29 September 1922, , California, USA

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island
Name: Martha E Browe
Residence: Middletown, E.D. 044, Newport, Rhode Island
Age: 72
Estimated Birth Date: 1853
Place of Birth: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Page Number: 20
Line Number: 7
Film Number: 1769934
Family Number: 162
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

1925 Rhode Island State Census

1926 Death
Name: Martha Elizabeth Browe
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 19 Jun 1926
Death Place: Rhode Island
Age: 76
Birth Date: 1850
Birthplace:
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Peter J. Browe
Father's Name: Peletier Radcliff
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Martha
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03101-2
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940321
Reference Number: 1
Collection: Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950

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In Middletown, R. I., June 18, Martha E., wife of Peter J. Browe.

The Newport Mercury for the week ending June 26, 1926