George Leonard WILBUR

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16 November 1886 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died

March 1966 , Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

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George Andrew WILBUR Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

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Born: 16 November 1886 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: George Andrew WILBUR

Mother: Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

Paternal grandparents: Oliver Cromwell WILBUR , Mary PARDEE

Maternal grandparents: Henry C SPOONER , Eliza J LUTHER

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George Leonard married Doris R CLARK abt. 1932 . Doris R CLARK was born 13 February 1906 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Doris R died 16 June 1987 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Doris R was the child of William R CLARK and Lilia Rosalind RUFF.

George Leonard WILBUR died March 1966 in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA .
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Doris R CLARK
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Doris R CLARK was the child of William R CLARK and Lilia Rosalind RUFF

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1886 Birth
Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1878-1914
name: George Leonard Andrews Wilbur
gender: Male
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birth date: 16 Nov 1886
birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
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indexing project (batch) number: I02133-0
system origin: Rhode Island-EASy
source film number: 1822630
reference number: 284

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1886
1886 Wilbur Wilbur George L A of George A and Dora E Nov 10 1886 13:205 Birth Vol.10 Births 1881-1890
Alphabetical Index of the Births, Marriages and Deaths Recorded in Providence, Rhode Island (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org , New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Orig pub. City of Providence, Alphabetical Index of the Births, Marriages and Deaths Recorded in Providence, Rhode Island, 25 vols. 1879–1945.)

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 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
WILBER, GEORGE A., head, b. Mar 1859, age 41, married 20 years, b. Georgia, father b. RI, mother b. GA, occupation: drug ???
WILBER, DORA E., wife, b. July 1861, age 38, married 20 years, 5 children, 5 living, b. RI, parents b. RI, milliner
WILBER, FREDERICK O., son, b. Mar 1881, age 18, b. RI, electrician
WILBER, HELLEN ?, daughter, b. Dec 1883, age 16, b. RI
WILBER, LEONARD G. A., son, b. Nov 1886, age 13, b. RI
WILBER, GRACE L., daughter, b. Dec 1889, age 10, b. RI
WILBER, RUTH B., daughter, b. Jun 1898, age 2, b. RI
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

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 Cranston, Rhode Island
G Leonard A Wilbur
71 Orchard Street, Cranston, R.I.
Date of Birth: November 16, 1886 in Providence, R.I.
Floor finisher for H. D. MacLean in Providence
Single
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1919-1920 - ancestry.com
Wilbur Dora E Mrs house 71 Orchard av
Wilbur George A com trav boards 71 Orchard av
Wilbur G Leonard A floor layer boards 71 Orchard av

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

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1924 - ancestry.com
For year ending Sept 1925
Wilbur Dora E. Mrs house 71 Orchard av
Wilbur G Leonard A floor layer res 71 Orchard av
Wilbur Howard G draftsman res 71 Orchard av

1925 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Leonard Wilbur
Residence: Providence Ward 07, E.D. 278, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 38
Estimated birth date: 1887
Place of Birth: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Page number: 49
Line number: 14
GSU Film Number: 1769609
Family Number: 373
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

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Rhode Island City Directories > Providence > 1926 - ancestry.com
Wilbur Frederick O rec clerk 169 S Main res 846 Eddy
Wilbur Marion R Mrs clerk Industrial Trust Co res at Woonsocket (Is this Frederick's wife? divorced?)
Wilbur Dora Mrs h 28 Hawthorne
Wilbur G Leonard (Murgatroyd & Wilbur) Reservoir av and Pontiac res 28 Hawthorne

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

Rhode Island City Directories > Providence > 1927 - ancestry.com
Wilbur Frederick O rec clerk 169 S Main res 846 Eddy
Wilbur Dora Mrs h 28 Hawthorne
Wilbur G Leonard (Murgatroyd & Wilbur) Reservoir av and Pontiac res 28 Hawthorne

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)

Rhode Island City Directories > Providence > 1929 - ancestry.com
Wilbur Frederick O (Marion) rec clerk 169 S Water res 846 Eddy
Wilbur G Leonard (Murgatroyd & Wilbur) 285 Reservoir res at Cranston

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)

1930 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Leonard G Wilbar, 43, age at first marriage 42, b. RI, father b. GA, mother b. RI, furniture dealer
Doris A Wilbar, 24, wife, age at first marriage 23, b. RI, father b. MA, mother b. RI
Dora E Wilbar, 68, mother, widowed, b. RI, father b. MA, mother b. RI
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Rhode Island City Directories > Providence > 1930 - ancestry.com
Wilbur Frederick O (Marion) res 846 Eddy
Wilbur G Leonard (Murgatroyd & Wilbur) 285 Reservoir av res at Cranston

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.

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1932 - ancestry.com
Wilbur Dora E Mrs r 59 Greenwood av
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris R) refinisher h 59 Greenwood av

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

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1936
Wilbur Dora E Mrs r 279 Pontiac av Au
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris R) uphol h 279 Pontiac av Au

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1938 - ancestry.com
Wilbur Dora E Mrs r 279 Pontiac av Au
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris R) uphol (Prov) h 279 Pontiac av Au

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1939 - ancestry.com
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris B) uphol 311 Station Au

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1941 - ancestry.com
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris R) clk h 311 Station Au

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1942 Auburn, Providence, Rhode Island
World War II Draft Registration Card
George Leonard Andrews Wilbur
311 Station Street, Auburn, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 55
Birthplace: Providence
Date of Birth: November 16, 1886
Name and address of person who will always know your address: Doris R. Wilbur, 311 Station Street, Auburn, R.I.
Employer name and address: Geo. A. Fuller Co., Merrit, Chapman & Scott, New York, N.Y.
Place of employment or business: N.A.S. Quonset, R.I., No. Kingston, Washington, R.I.
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1943 - ancestry.com
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris R) clk h 311 Station Au

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)

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1948 - ancestry.com
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris R) clk h 311 Station Au

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'