William Alexander STRANGFORD

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16 January 1873 , Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

13 March 1952 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

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Alexander STRANGFORD Rebecca SLATER

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Born: 16 January 1873 in Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Alexander STRANGFORD

Mother: Rebecca SLATER

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William Alexander married Anna Louise BADER 22 July 1905 in Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA . They divorced. Anna Louise BADER was born 26 October 1884 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Anna Louise died 12 January 1967 in Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA. Anna Louise was the child of Casper Carl BADER and Augusta Johanne THEINERT.

William Alexander STRANGFORD died 13 March 1952 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA .

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Anna Louise BADER
Marriage date: 22 July 1905
Marriage place: Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Anna Louise BADER was the child of Casper Carl BADER and Augusta Johanne THEINERT

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They divorced.

He is 32. She is 20. Her parents are Casper Bader and Augusta Reinhart

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Groom's Name William A. Strangford

Groom's Birth Date 1873

Groom's Birthplace Easthampton

Groom's Age 32

Bride's Name Anna Louise Bader

Bride's Birth Date 1885

Bride's Birthplace Holyoke

Bride's Age 20

Marriage Date 22 Jul 1905

Marriage Place Easthampton, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name Alexander Strangford

Groom's Mother's Name Rebecca Slater

Bride's Father's Name Casper Bader

Bride's Mother's Name Augusta Remhart

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Groom's Marital Status Single

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Bride's Marital Status Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number M02736-7

System Origin Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number 2057622

Reference Number P. 231-No. 45

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Birth — 1873
16 January 1873
Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA

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 - Easthampton, Massachusetts
Name: Willard Stangford
Age: 7
Birth Date: Abt 1873
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Easthamptom, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 269
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Alex Strangford
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's name: Rebecca Strangford
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Alex Strangford 30
Rebecca Strangford 28
Catharine Strangford 8
Willard Stangford 7
Matilda Strangford 5
Mary Stangford 3
Maggie Strangford 5/ 12

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.

1905 Marriage / Partner
William Alexander STRANGFORD and Anna Louise BADER 22 July 1905, Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 32 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

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

1917 Everett, Massachusetts
William Alexander Starngford
39 Bucknam St. Everett Mass
age 45
born January 16, 1873
white
steam fitter
Hudy Bros 35 Hartford St. Boston, Mass
nearest relative - Anna Louise Strangford
39 Bucknam St. Everett Mass
medium height, medium build, light blue eyes, dark brown hair
Sept. 12, 1918
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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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

1910 Hampshire County, Massachusetts
William A. Strangford, age 37
Annie L. Strangford, age 25

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 Middlesex County, Massachusetts
William G. Strangford, b. abt. 1874
Anna L. Strangford, b. abt. 1885

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)

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 Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: William E Strangford
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Easthampton Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 67
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1873
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 8-15
family number: 272
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 80
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1599
digital folder number: 005460871
image number: 00378
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William E Strangford M 67 Massachusetts
wife Lulu Strangford F 61 Massachusetts
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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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

Mason Membership Card
Name: William Alexander Strangford
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1873
Birth Place: Easthampton
Death Date: 13 Mar 1952
Last Residence Place: Everett
Lodge: Palestine
Occupation: Steamfitter

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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Obituary
WILLIAM A. STRANGFORD

'Easthampton, March 13 - William A. Strangford, 79, of 17 Franklin St died at Cooley DIckinson Hospital, Northampton, this morning after a long illness. He was born here Jan. 16, 1873, the son of the late Alexander and Rebecca (Slater) Strangford. He spent most of his life in Everett where he was employed as a steamfitter by a contracting firm. He returned to Easthampton about 20 years ago. He leaves one sister, Mrs. William Whittaker of Easthampton, one niece and two nephews. The funeral will be held at the Edmund B. Mitchell funeral home Saturday afternoon at 2 with Rev. John J. Foster, pastor of the Easthampton Congregational Church, officiating. Burial will be in Main St. Cemetery.'

Date: March 14, 1952
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union