Edward Hall DAVENPORT

(b. 4 September 1845 , Heath, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 April 1930 , Orlando, Florida, USA )

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Edward Hall DAVENPORT was born 4 September 1845 in Heath, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Hall DAVENPORT was the child of John DAVENPORT and Hannah HALL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edward DAVENPORT and Betsey ADAMS (maternal) Arad HALL and Hannah BAILEY

Edward Hall was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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

Edward Hall married Sarah Eliza GROVES 12 March 1867 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sarah Eliza GROVES was born 20 September 1844 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville). Sarah Eliza died 17 December 1899 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville). Sarah Eliza was the child of Levins GROVES and Martha Choice DRAPER.

Edward Hall DAVENPORT died 23 April 1930 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Civil War - Co. A - 24th Regt. Mass. Vols.

Owned property at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield, Massachusetts.

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Occupation

Edward Hall DAVENPORT was a farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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Edward Hall DAVENPORT married

Sarah Eliza GROVES-- Date: 12 March 1867 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Eliza GROVES was the child of Levins GROVES and Martha Choice DRAPER

Name: Edward H Davenport
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birth Place: Shelburne MS
Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1867
Marriage Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: John Davenport
Mother: Hannah Davenport
Spouse: Sarah E Groves

Name: Sarah E Groves
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birth Place: Brimfield
Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1867
Marriage Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Levins Groves
Mother: Martha C Groves
Spouse: Edward H Davenport

Children of Edward Hall DAVENPORT and Sarah Eliza GROVES:

William Chester DAVENPORT (b.7 February 1867, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 May 1948, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Sadie Lucinda MACALLISTER 3 September 1895 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Emma DAVENPORT (b.18 October 1870, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 February 1934, Philipstown, Putnam, New York, USA)
m. George Chamberlain PLIMPTON 28 December 1892 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Ida Mae DAVENPORT (b.27 February 1877, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 January 1960, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Harrison Carpenter CLARKE 12 December 1907 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Arthur Edward DAVENPORT (b.22 April 1882, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. June 1964, , Florida, USA)
m. Alma May THOMPSON 25 December 1906 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

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1845 Birth
4 September 1845
Heath, Massachusetts, USA

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Heath, Massachusetts
Name: Edward H Davenport
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Attended School: Y
Line Number: 7
Dwelling Number: 130
Family Number: 138
Household Members:
Name Age
John Davenport 50
Hannah Davenport 50
Emily L Davenport 12
Jonathan E Davenport 10
Edward H Davenport 4

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

1860 - Buckland, Massachusetts
Name: Edwd H Davenport
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1846
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts
Post Office: Buckland
Dwelling Number: 828
Family Number: 1018
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John Davenport 60
Hannah Davenport 60
Edwd H Davenport 14

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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 - Enlisted
Name: Edward H Davenport
Residence:
Occupation: Farmer
Age at Enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 1 Dec 1863
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Massachusetts
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Massachusetts 34th Infantry Regiment on 17 Dec 1863.Promoted to Full Corporal.Promoted to Full Sergeant on 21 Sep 1865.Mustered out on 16 Jun 1865.Transferred to Company A, Massachusetts 24th Infantry Regiment on 16 Jun 1865.Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on 01 Jan 1866.Mustered out on 20 Jan 1866 at Richmond, VA.
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1845
Death Date: 23 Apr 1930
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
Massachusetts GAR: Journal of the Annual Encampment
GAR Dept of Massachusetts 1866-1947 (Sargent)
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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.

1867 Marriage / Partner
Edward Hall DAVENPORT and Sarah Eliza GROVES 12 March 1867, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

He was 21 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
William Chester DAVENPORT was born 7 February 1867, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Edward Hall was 21 years old.

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Edward H Devenport
Age in 1870: 24
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Dwelling Number: 71
Home in 1870: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Three Rivers
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 610
Real Estate Value: 1000
Inferred Spouse: Sarah Devenport
Inferred Children: Willie Devenport
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward H Devenport 24
Sarah Devenport 24
Willie Devenport 2
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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
Emma DAVENPORT was born 18 October 1870, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Edward Hall was 25 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Ida Mae DAVENPORT was born 27 February 1877, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Edward Hall was 31 years old.

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Edward Davenport
Age: 34
Birth Date: Abt 1846
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 56
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Sarah E. Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
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Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Davenport 34
Sarah E. Davenport 35
Willis C. Davenport 12
Emma L. Davenport 9
Ida M. Davenport 3

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.

1882 Birth of Child
Arthur Edward DAVENPORT was born 22 April 1882, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Edward Hall was 36 years old.

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

1892 Marriage of Child
Emma DAVENPORT married 28 December 1892, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to George Chamberlain PLIMPTON

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Marriage of Child
William Chester DAVENPORT married 3 September 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to Sadie Lucinda MACALLISTER

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.

1899 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Eliza GROVES died 17 December 1899, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

1900 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Edward H Davenport
Age: 54
Birth Date: Sep 1845
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 113
Family Number: 122
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Occupation: Farmer
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: F
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Household Members:
Name Age
Edward H Davenport 54
Ida M Davenport 23
Arthur E Davenport 18

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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.

1906 Marriage of Child
Arthur Edward DAVENPORT married 25 December 1906, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to Alma May THOMPSON

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Marriage of Child
Ida Mae DAVENPORT married 12 December 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Harrison Carpenter CLARKE

1907 - December 21 - sale of property at Little Alum Pond, Brimfield
Edward H Davenport and daughters, Emma L Plimpton and Ida M Clarke, all of Brimfield, along with Edward's son, Arthur E Davenport of Pittsfield, sell property at Little Alum Pond to Edward's son, William C Davenport.

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Blandford, Massachusetts
Name: Edward H Davenport
Age in 1910: 64
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Brookfield Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farming
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 34
Survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy: UA
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Household Members:
Name Age
Edward H Davenport 64
Harrison C Clark 36
Ida M Clark 32
Raymond D Clark 1
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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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Edward H Davenport
[Edward D Devenport]
[Edward P Davenport]
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Harrison C Clark 46
Ida D Clark 43
Raymond D Clark 11
Alma E Clark 8
Edward H Davenport 74

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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

1924 - December 19 - sale of property at Little Alum Pond, Brimfield
Edward H Davenport, of Brimfield, sells property at Little Alum Pond to Troylis G Grimes of Yonkers, New York.

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Edward H Davenport
Birth Year: abt 1846
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law
Home in 1930: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Bario Cut off
Block: 7-101
Dwelling Number: 21
Family Number: 21
Age at first Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: CW
Household Members:
Name Age
Harrison T Clarke 55
Ida M Clarke 53
Raymond D Clarke 21
Alma E Clarke 19
Edward H Davenport 84
Edgar P Needham 63

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Obituary

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Grave

Brimfield Cemetery, Brimfield, Massachusetts

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1930 Death
23 April 1930
Orlando, Florida, USA

He died at the age of 84.

BRIMFIELD - E. H. DAVENPORT DIES; SERVED IN CIVIL WAR
Fought in 17 Battles Without Being Wounded - Held Town Office 10 Years

Brimfield, April 23 - Edward H. Davenport, 84, a veteran of the Civil war, died this morning at Orlando, Fla., where he had been visiting, after an illness of about six weeks. Mr. Davenport had been away from Brimfield since early February when he went to Chicago to visit his son, Arthur. Then he went to Orlando to the winter home of his other son, William C.

Mr. Davenport was born at Heath, and as a young man lived at Buckland and Charlemont. At the age of 18, en enlisted at Greenfield, December 19, 1863, in Co B, 84th Massachusetts regiement. He renelisted and was transferred to Co A, 24th Massachusetts. After hostilities ended his regiment was engaged in guard duty at Richmond, Va. He was discharged at Richmond, January 21, 1866.

Mr. Davenport when in the 34th regiment, was in 16 engagements as follows: Newmarket, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Island Ford, Kernstown, Martinsburt, Halltown, Beryville, Winchester, ...Read MORE...

The Springfield Daily Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
April 24, 1930

Edward is buried at: Brimfield Cemetery, Brimfield, Massachusetts

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