Lyman Leavitt BOWEN

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

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Lyman Leavitt BOWEN was born 4 April 1894 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Lyman Leavitt BOWEN was the child of William Franklin BOWEN and Martha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?)

Lyman Leavitt BOWEN died 25 February 1921 in Portland, Maine, USA .

married Annie Florense Murphy 10 August 1920 in Maine

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1894 Birth
4 April 1894
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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 Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts
name: Lyman Bowen
titles and terms:
event type: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 1573 Revere town, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: Apr 1894
birthplace: Ohio
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: Maine
race: White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
marriage year (estimated):
mother of how many children:
number of living children:
immigration year:
page: 20
sheet letter: B
family number: 429
reference id: 55
gs 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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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 World War I Draft Registration
name: Lyman Leavitt Bowen
event type: Draft Registration
registration year range: 1917-1918
event place: Portland County no 1, Maine, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 04 Apr 1894
birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
nationality: United States
affiliate publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
affiliate publication number: M1509
gs film number: 1654013
digital folder number: 005207064
image number: 03837

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZFY-NXQ : accessed 07 Mar 2013), Lyman Leavitt Bowen, .
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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 Portland, Cumberland, Maine
name: Lyman L Bowen
residence: , Cumberland, Maine
estimated birth year: 1895
age: 25
birthplace: Ohio
relationship to head of household:
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820640
digital folder number: 4300995
image number: 00794
sheet number: 18
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Violet B Whitten F 40y Maine
Jennie M Rose F 35y Canada
Lyman L Bowen M 25y Ohio
O Laughlin F 30y Canada
William O Laughlin M 31y Maine
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

Death
Name: Lyman L Bowen
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1893
Death Date: 25 Feb 1921
Death Place: Portland
Registration Place: Portland, Cumberland
Father: William F Bowen, b. Ohio
Mother: Mary Whitehouse, b. Ohio

Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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