David Adam COGGESHALL

(b. 22 November 1864 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 10 February 1946 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA )

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David Adam COGGESHALL was born 22 November 1864 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

David Adam COGGESHALL was the child of David A COGGESHALL and Julia Ann DURFEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abner COGGESHALL and Phebe DAVOL (DEVOL) (maternal) Gideon Gifford DURFEE and Pamelia FRANCIS

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

David Adam married Anna King TRIPP abt. 1885 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anna King TRIPP was born 18 June 1867 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville). Anna King was the child of Cook Gifford TRIPP and Ellen Maria SNELL.

David Adam COGGESHALL died 10 February 1946 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .
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Anna King TRIPP-- Date: abt. 1885 Place:
Anna King TRIPP was the child of Cook Gifford TRIPP and Ellen Maria SNELL

Children of David Adam COGGESHALL and Anna King TRIPP:

Chester Elmer COGGESHALL (b.21 September 1885, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. February 1965, , Massachusetts, USA)

Mabel Cook COGGESHALL (b.2 December 1893, , Massachusetts, USA d. January 1978, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA )

Herman Lercy COGGESHALL (b.13 November 1900, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 September 1967, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA )

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1864 Birth
22 November 1864
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

1864
Name: David Adam Coggeshall
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date:
Baptism/ Christening Place:
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1864
Birthplace: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: David Coggeshall
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Julia Ann Durfee
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09358-7
Syst Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 913054
Reference Number: p 26
Collection: Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1878-1914

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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 - Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Name: David A Coggeshall
Age in 1870: 5
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Dwelling Number: 269
Home in 1870: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Race: White
Gender: Male
Inferred Father: David Coggeshall
Inferred Mother: Julia A Coggeshall
Household Members:
Name Age
David Coggeshall 47
Julia A Coggeshall 41
Abner A Coggeshall 20
Lydia F Coggeshall 18
Julia M Coggeshall 15
Ella M Coggeshall 13
Gideon G Coggeshall 11
Cynthia Coggeshall 9
David A Coggeshall 5
Willie T Coggeshall 4/ 12

1870 US Census

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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 - Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
David COGGESHALL, Self, M, Male, W, 56, b. RI, Farmer, parents b. RI
Julia A. COGGESHALL, Wife, M, Female, W, 51, b. RI, Keeping House, parents b. RI
Abner COGGESHALL, Son, S, Male, W, 30, b. MA, Fisherman
Gideon G. COGGESHALL, Son, S, Male, W, 21, b. RI, Fisherman
David Adam COGGESHALL, Son, S, Male, W, 14, b. RI, At Home
Wm. Thomas COGGESHALL, Son, S, Male, W, 10, b. RI, Attends School
1880 US Census

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

1885 Birth of Child
Chester Elmer COGGESHALL was born 21 September 1885, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

David Adam was 20 years old.

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

1893 Birth of Child
Mabel Cook COGGESHALL was born 2 December 1893, , Massachusetts, USA

David Adam was 29 years old.

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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: David A Coggeshall
titles & terms:
residence: Westport Town (south part), Bristol, Massachusetts
birth date: Nov 1864
birthplace: Rhode Island
relationship to head of household: Son-in-law
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Rhode Island
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Rhode Island
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Cook G Tripp
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 15
estimated marriage year: 1885
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0238
page: 2
sheet letter: B
family number: 44
reference number: 79
film number: 1240639
image number: 00000699
Household Gender Age
Cook G Tripp M
David A Coggeshall M
Annie K Coggeshall F
Chester E Coggeshall M
Mabel C Coggeshall F
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Herman Lercy COGGESHALL was born 13 November 1900, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

David Adam was 35 years old.

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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: David A Coggeshall
residence: Precinct B Westport Town, Bristol, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1864
age: 56
birthplace: Rhode Island
relationship to head of household: Son-in-law
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820687
digital folder number: 4301083
image number: 00798
sheet number: 11
Household Gender Age
Cook G Tripp M 75y
Anne K Coggeshall F 53y
David A Coggeshall M 56y
Mabel C Simmons F 26y
Albert L Simmons M 28y
Dorothy A Simmons F 5y
Herman L Coggeshall M 19y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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)

1930 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: David A Coggeshall
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 65
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Rhode Island
estimated birth year: 1865
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Rhode Island
mother's birthplace: Rhode Island
enumeration district number: 0241
family number: 94
sheet number and letter: 4B
line number: 80
nara publication: T626, roll 894
film number: 2340629
digital folder number: 4606991
image number: 00528
Household Gender Age
David A Coggeshall M 65
spouse Annie K Coggeshall F 63
child Herman L Coggeshall M 29

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: David Coggeshall
Respondent: Yes
Age: 75
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Street: Cornell Road
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 5A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 94
Household Members:
Name Age
David Coggeshall 75
Annie Coggeshall 73
Herman Coggeshall 39
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.