John William ERSKINE

(b. 18 April 1870 , Maine, USA d. 2 November 1962 , Presque Isle, Maine, USA )

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John William ERSKINE was born 18 April 1870 in Maine, USA

John William ERSKINE was the child of ? and ?

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John William married Hattie Louise WHITE 2 April 1902 in Presque Isle, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Hattie Louise WHITE was born abt. 1875 in Presque Isle, Maine, USA (Maysville). Hattie Louise died abt. 1907

John William ERSKINE died 2 November 1962 in Presque Isle, Maine, USA .

Born in Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Son of Roger Erskine and Almira Williams

m (2) Mae Coffey (1885 - 1976)

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John William ERSKINE married

Hattie Louise WHITE-- Date: 2 April 1902 Place: Presque Isle, Maine, USA
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name: John W Erskine
event: Marriage
residence: Presque Isle, Me
event date: 02 Apr 1902
event place: Maine, United States
spouse: Hattie L White
spouse's residence: Presque Isle, Me
certificate number:

"Maine, Marriage Index,1892-1966, 1977-1996," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 24 Jan 2013), John W Erskine and Hattie L White, 1902.

Residence of Groom: Presque Isle, Me
Residence of Bride: Presque Isle, Me
Age of Groom: 32 years
Age of Bride: 26 years
Occupation of Groom: Farmer
Occupation of Bride: Teacher
Birthplace of Groom: Bradford, Me
Birthplace of Bride: Maysville, Me
first marriage for both
Intention Filed: Mar 24, 1902
By whom Married: E O Smith, Presque Isle, Me, Clergyman
Date of Marriage: Apr 2, 1902
Place: Presque Isle, Me

Groom's Father and Mother.
Father's Name: Roger A Erskine
Residence: Deceased
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Bristol, Me
Mother's Name: Almira H Williams
Residence: Presque Isle, Me
Occupation: Housekeeper
Birthplace: Orono, Me

Bride's Father and Mother.
Father's Name: Charles V White
Residence: Presque Isle, Me
Occupation: Horseman
Birthplace: Dover, Me
Mother's Name: Mary Kezer
Residence: Deceased
Occupation: Housekeeper

Children of John William ERSKINE and Hattie Louise WHITE:

Dorothy Almira ERSKINE (b.09 April 1904, Presque Isle, Maine, USA d. , )

Mary ERSKINE (b.16 February 1905, Presque Isle, Maine, USA d. , )

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1870 Birth
name: John William Erskine
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 18 Apr 1870
birthplace: CIVIL, BRADFORD, PENOBSCOT, MAINE
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Roger A. Erskine
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Almira Williams
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C52153-1
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film number: 10579
reference number:

'Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F435-ZJ8 : accessed 24 Jan 2013), John William Erskine, 18 Apr 1870; citing reference , FHL microfilm 10579.
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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 Easton, Aroostook, Maine
name : John W. Erskine
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Easton, Aroostook, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 9
marital status : Single
occupation :
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Son
birthplace : Maine, United States
birthdate : 1871
spouse's name :
spouse's birthplace :
father's name : Roger A. Erskine
father's birthplace : Maine, United States
mother's name : Elmire H. Erskine
mother's birthplace : Maine, United States
page : 203
page character : A
entry number : 3039
nara film number : T9-0476
gs film number : 1254476
digital folder number: 004241561
image number: 00408
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Roger A. Erskine M 43 Maine, United States
wife Elmire H. Erskine F 45 Maine, United States
son Harris P. Erskine M 12 Maine, United States
son John W. Erskine M 9 Maine, United States
daughter Vesta M. Erskine F 6 Maine, United States
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.

1900 Presque Isle, Maine
name: John Erskine
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 38 Presque Isle town (formerly Presque Isle township) Presque Isle village, Aroostook, Maine, United States
birth date: Apr 1870
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Boarder
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 20
sheet letter: B
family number: 385
reference number: 63
film number: 1240589
digital folder number: 004119816
image number: 00642
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Harris Erskine M 32 Maine
mother Almira Erskine F 65 Maine
boarder John Erskine M 30 Maine
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 Marriage / Partner
John William ERSKINE and Hattie Louise WHITE 2 April 1902, Presque Isle, Maine, USA (Maysville)

He was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Dorothy Almira ERSKINE was born 09 April 1904, Presque Isle, Maine, USA (Maysville)

John William was 33 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Birth of Child
Mary ERSKINE was born 16 February 1905, Presque Isle, Maine, USA (Maysville)

John William was 34 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

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name: John W Erskine
event: Marriage
residence: Presque Isle, Me
event date: 04 Mar 1914
event place: Maine, United States
spouse: Elizabeth M Coffey
spouse's residence: Presque Isle, Me
certificate number:

'Maine, Marriage Index,1892-1966, 1977-1996,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KCNZ-34C : accessed 24 Jan 2013), John W Erskine and Elizabeth M Coffey, 1914.
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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 Presque Isle, Maine
name: John W Erskine
residence: , Aroostook, Maine
estimated birth year: 1872
age: 48
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820641
digital folder number: 4300996
image number: 00670
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self John W Erskine M 48y Maine
wife Erskine F 34y Canada
dau Dothy A Erskine F 15y Maine
dau Mary A Erskine F 14y Maine
son James R Erskine M 4y8m Maine
moth Annie A Erskine F 84y Maine
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 Presque Isle, Maine
name: John W Erskine
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine
gender: Male
age: 58
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1872
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0067
family number: 236
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 88
nara publication: T626, roll 829
film number: 2340564
digital folder number: 4584729
image number: 00713
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John W Erskine M 58 Maine
wife May E Erskine F 44 Canada
son Roger J Erskine M 15 Maine
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 Presque Isle, Maine
name: John W Erskine
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Presque Isle, Presque Isle City, Aroostook, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 69
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1871
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 2-86B
family number: 165
sheet number and letter: 2A
line number: 29
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1473
digital folder number: 005462017
image number: 00194
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John W Erskine M 69 Maine
wife May Erskine F 54 Canada
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.

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

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.

Death
first name: John
middle name:
last name: Erskine
name suffix:
birth date: 18 April 1870
social security number: 007-32-0480
place of issuance: Maine
last residence:
zip code of last residence:
death date: November 1962
estimated age at death: 92
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Obituary
Presque Isle – John W. Erskine, 92, prominent potato grower, died at a local hospital late Friday, November 2, 1962, following a brief illness. He had resided here 80 years. He was born at Biddeford April 18, 1870, son of Roger W. and Almira Williams Erskine.

Mr. Erskine was a member of Grant Memorial Methodist Church, Odd Fellows Lodge, Trinity Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, the Moose Club, Abenaki Club, Eastern Grange and Zephyr Rebecca Lodge. He was an honorary member of the Northern National Bank of Presque Isle, and served for many years as trustee of the Presque Isle General Hospital.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mae (Coffey) Erskine; one son, James Roger of Presque Isle; two daughters, Mary Palmer of Island Falls and Dorothy Beaton of Robinson; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm Monday at 53 Dyer Street. The Rev. Harold Rowley, pastor of Grant Memorial Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be at Estes...Read MORE...

John is buried at: Estes Park Cemetery Easton Aroostook County Maine, USA

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