William Franklin BOWEN

(b. March 1863 , Boston, New York, USA d. 27 May 1940 , Easton, Massachusetts, USA )

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William Franklin BOWEN was born March 1863 in Boston, New York, USA

William Franklin BOWEN was the child of ? and ?

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

William Franklin married Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?) 2 November 1893 . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?) was born October 1870 in Athens, Maine, USA. Martha Belle died 27 February 1925 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA.

William Franklin BOWEN died 27 May 1940 in Easton, Massachusetts, USA.

Son of James B Bowen (1835 – 1907) and Sarah E Harriet (1838 – 1867)

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William Franklin BOWEN married

Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?)-- Date: 2 November 1893 Place:
married in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Children of William Franklin BOWEN and Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?):

Lyman Leavitt BOWEN (b.4 April 1894, Cleveland, Ohio, USA d. 25 February 1921, Portland, Maine, USA )

Warren F BOWEN (b.7 July 1897, Skowhegan, Maine, USA d. 24 March 1967, San Diego, California, USA)

Alfred William BOWEN (b.2 March 1900, Revere, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 March 1982, Portland, Maine, USA )

Helen Ethel BOWEN (b.16 August 1901, Revere, Massachusetts, USA d. July 1967, )

Martha Caroline BOWEN (b.19 March 1904, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 June 1992, Spring Valley, California, USA)

Dorothea Agnes BOWEN (b.06 September 1907, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 August 1982, San Diego, California, USA)

William Franklin BOWEN (b.15 January 1910, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1920, )

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1863 Birth
March 1863
Boston, New York, USA

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.

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

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
William Franklin BOWEN and Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?) 2 November 1893,

He was 30 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Lyman Leavitt BOWEN was born 4 April 1894, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

William Franklin was 31 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Warren F BOWEN was born 7 July 1897, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

William Franklin was 34 years old.

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 Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts
name: William Bowen
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 1573 Revere town, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: Mar 1863
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 7
estimated marriage year: 1893
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 20
sheet letter: B
family number: 429
reference number: 53
film number: 1240690
digital folder number: 004114464
image number: 00040
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William Bowen M 37 New York
wife Martha Bowen F 30 Maine
son Lyman Bowen M 6 Ohio
son Warren Bowen M 3 Maine
son Alfred Bowen M 0 Massachusetts
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Alfred William BOWEN was born 2 March 1900, Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach)

William Franklin was 37 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Helen Ethel BOWEN was born 16 August 1901, Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach)

William Franklin was 38 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Martha Caroline BOWEN was born 19 March 1904, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

William Franklin was 41 years old.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Dorothea Agnes BOWEN was born 06 September 1907, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

William Franklin was 44 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Birth of Child
William Franklin BOWEN was born 15 January 1910, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

William Franklin was 46 years old.

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 East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: William F Bowen
residence: East Bridgewater Town, Plymouth, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1862
age: 58
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820726
digital folder number: 4311551
image number: 00690
sheet number: 13
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self William F Bowen M 58y New York
wife Martha B Bowen F 48y Maine
son Warren F Bowen M 21y Maine
son Alfred F Bowen M 19y Massachusetts
dau Martha C Bowen F 16y Massachusetts
dau Dorothea E Bowen F 13y Massachusetts
son William F Bowen M 10y Massachusetts
Charlotte M Bowen F 21y Massachusetts
Philip J Mondeaux M Massachusetts
dau Helen E Mondeaux F Massachusetts
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 Death of Child
Lyman Leavitt BOWEN died 25 February 1921, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

William Franklin was 58 years old.

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

1925 Death of Spouse/Partner
Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?) died 27 February 1925, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Obituary
(AP)-William F. Bowen, 80, who invented a 'zipper' ? slide fastener in 1905 so his wife could fasten the ? back of her shirtwaist, died today. ? Clarence Staples was notified'this morning. She said her father; whose hook- less fastener was not entirely metal as are present : types, formed the Bowen Mfg. Co. In Melrose, Mass, to' produce his invention but sole out in 1920 because 'he didn't make much of a success of it at the last. He lived in Riverside until two years ago, when he went to Portland to make his home with another daughter, Mrs. Dorothea Bowen. A third daughter, Mrs. Helen Mondeau of Brockton, Mass., and three sons, Warren F. Bowen 'of Portland and William F. and Alfred W. Bowen of South Portland, survive.

The Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Monday, May 27, 1940

1940 Death
27 May 1940
Easton, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 77.

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