William RECOR

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31 May 1835 , Marine City, Michigan Territory

Died

4 February 1923 , Marine City, Michigan, USA

Age: 87

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Oliver RECOR Harriet BLACKWALL

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Born: 31 May 1835 in Marine City, Michigan Territory

Father: Oliver RECOR

Mother: Harriet BLACKWALL

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William married Elizabeth M. COUNTES 28 December 1863 in Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Elizabeth M. COUNTES was born 22 December 1841 in England (United Kingdom). Elizabeth M. died 16 November 1921 in Marine City, Michigan, USA.

William RECOR died 4 February 1923 in Marine City, Michigan, USA.
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Elizabeth M. COUNTES
Marriage date: 28 December 1863
Marriage place: , Michigan, USA
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Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995

groom's name: William Recor

groom's birth date: 1837

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groom's age: 26

bride's name: Elizabeth Countes

bride's birth date: 1841

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bride's age: 22

marriage date: 28 Dec 1863

marriage place: St Clair,Michigan

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indexing project (batch) number: M51878-1

system origin: Michigan-ODM

source film number: 976870

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Children of William RECOR and Elizabeth M. COUNTES

William H RECOR

Born: abt. 1865, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Robert J RECOR

Born: abt. 1867, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Charles J RECOR

Born: 15 September 1868, Marine City, Michigan, USA
Died: 11 September 1944, Marine City, Michigan, USA

Florence E. RECOR

Born: 11 July 1870, Cottrellville Township, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Died: 13 March 1906, Marine City, Michigan, USA

Married: Stephen W. CONLIN 20 October 1890

George F RECOR

Born: abt. 1872, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Mary F RECOR

Born: abt. 1874, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Fred Norman RECOR

Born: abt. 1876, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Carrie May RECOR

Born: abt. 1879, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Aloysius RECOR

Born: February 1881, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Stella RECOR

Born: abt. 1884, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1835
31 May 1835
Marine City, Michigan Territory

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - China, St Clair, Michigan
Name: William Reay
[William Recor]
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1850: China, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 456
Household Members:
Name Age
Oliver Reay 44
Harriet Reay 36
William Reay 15
Cornelius Brown 8
Oliver Reay 10
Frances Reay 7
Geo Reay 5
Bay Reay 2

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

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 Marriage / Partner
William RECOR and Elizabeth M. COUNTES 28 December 1863, , Michigan, USA

He was 28 years old.

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.

1868 Birth of Child
Charles J RECOR was born 15 September 1868, Marine City, Michigan, USA

William was 33 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Cottrellville, St. Clair, Michigan
name: William Recor
estimated birth year: 1835
gender: Male
age in 1870: 35y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Michigan
home in 1870: Michigan, United States
Household Gender Age
William Recor M 35y
Elizabeth Recor F 28y
William H Recor M 5y
Robert J Recor M 3y
Joseph C Recor M 2y
Florence E Recor F 1m

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

1870 Birth of Child
Florence E. RECOR was born 11 July 1870, Cottrellville Township, St Clair, Michigan, USA

William was 35 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 East China, St. Clair, Michigan
name: William Recor
residence: East China, St. Clair, Michigan
birthdate: 1835
birthplace: Michigan, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Elizabeth Recor
spouse's birthplace: England
father's name:
father's birthplace: Michigan, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Michigan, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 45 years
occupation: Farmer
nara film number: T9-0604
page: 93
page character: D
entry number: 4143
film number: 1254604
Household Gender Age
William Recor M 45
spouse Elizabeth Recor F 38
child William H. Recor M 15
child Robert J. Recor M 13
child Joseph C. Recor M 11
child Florance E. Recor F 9
child George F. Recor M 8
child Mary F. Recor F 6
child Fred Norman Recor M 4
child Cary May Recor F 2

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 Birth of Child
Aloysius RECOR was born February 1881, , Michigan, USA

William was 45 years old.

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 Marine, St. Clair, Michigan
name: William Recor
titles:
residence: Marine city, St. Clair, Michigan
birth date: May 1835
birthplace: Michigan
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse name: Elizabeth M Recor
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: England
father name:
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father birthplace: Michigan
mother name:
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mother birthplace: Michigan
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 36
estimated marriage year: 1864
mother how many children:
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immigration year:
enumeration district: 0090
sheet number and letter: 12A
household id: 249
reference number: 17
gsu film number: 1240741
image number: 00491
Household Gender Age
William Recor M
spouse Elizabeth M Recor F
child Charles J Recor M
child Carrie M Recor F
child Aloysius Recor M
child Stella L Recor F
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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 Death of Child
Florence E. RECOR died 13 March 1906, Marine City, Michigan, USA

William was 70 years old.

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 Marine, St. Clair, Michigan
name: William Recor
birthplace: Michigan
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Marine Ward 1, St Clair, Michigan
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Michigan
mother's birthplace: Canada
family number: 445
page number: 21
Household Gender Age
William Recor M 74y
spouse Elizabeth Recor F 68y
child Carrie Recor F 31y
child Stella Recor F 26y

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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 St. Clair County, Michigan
name: William Recor
residence: , St Clair, Michigan
estimated birth year: 1836
age: 84
birthplace: Michigan
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820795
digital folder number: 4311633
image number: 00283
sheet number: 10
Household Gender Age
William Recor M 84y
spouse Elizabeth Recor F 78y
child Carrie M Recor F 41y
child Stella L Recor F 36y

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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.

1921 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth M. COUNTES died 16 November 1921, Marine City, Michigan, USA

Death
Name: William Recor
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Death Age: 87
Birth Date: 3 May 1835
Birth Place: Michigan
Death Date: 4 Feb 1923
Death Place: Marine City, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Father: Oliver Recor
Mother: Harriet Blackwall
File Number: 000090

Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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Holy Cross Cemetery Marine City St. Clair County Michigan, USA

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Holy Cross Cemetery Marine City St. Clair County Michigan, USA

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