Ida Mae DAVENPORT

(b. 27 February 1877 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 January 1960 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Ida Mae DAVENPORT was born 27 February 1877 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Ida Mae DAVENPORT was the child of Edward Hall DAVENPORT and Sarah Eliza GROVES and the grandchild of: (paternal) John DAVENPORT and Hannah HALL (maternal) Levins GROVES and Martha Choice DRAPER

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

Ida Mae married Harrison Carpenter CLARKE 12 December 1907 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Harrison Carpenter CLARKE was born 18 September 1873 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Harrison Carpenter died 17 April 1950 in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA. Harrison Carpenter was the child of Andrew Jackson CLARKE and Ellen Augusta BACON.

Ida Mae DAVENPORT died 4 January 1960 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Owned property at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield, Massachusetts.

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Ida Mae DAVENPORT married

Harrison Carpenter CLARKE-- Date: 12 December 1907 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Harrison Carpenter CLARKE was the child of Andrew Jackson CLARKE and Ellen Augusta BACON

Name: Harrison C Clarke
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birth Place: Southbridge
Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1907
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Andrew J Clarke
Mother: Ellen A Baron
Spouse: Ida May Davenport

Name: Ida May Davenport
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birth Place: Brimfield
Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1907
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Edward H Davenport
Mother: Sarah E Groves
Spouse: Harrison C Clarke

Children of Harrison Carpenter CLARKE and Ida Mae DAVENPORT:

Raymond Davenport CLARKE (b.25 October 1908, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 December 1976, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Alice Virginia HAMER 21 March 1941

Alma Ellen CLARKE (b.21 March 1911, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 July 2003, Santa Ana, California, USA)
m. Charles Edward WOOD 1935

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1877 Birth
27 February 1877
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Ida M. Davenport
Age: 3
Birth Date: Abt 1877
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 56
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Edward Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's name: Sarah E. Davenport
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Neighbors: View others on page
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.

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Ida M Davenport
Age: 23
Birth Date: Feb 1877
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: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Edward H Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward H Davenport 54
Ida M Davenport 23
Arthur E Davenport 18
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)

1907 Marriage / Partner
Ida Mae DAVENPORT and Harrison Carpenter CLARKE 12 December 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 30 years old.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
Raymond Davenport CLARKE was born 25 October 1908, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Ida Mae was 31 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Blandford, Massachusetts
Name: Ida M Clark
[Ida M Davenport]
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Brookfield Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Harrison C Clark
Father's name: Edward H Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 2
Number of Children Born: 1
Number of Children Living: 1
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Household Members:
Name Age
Edward H Davenport 64
Harrison C Clark 36
Ida M Clark 32
Raymond D Clark 1

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1911 Birth of Child
Alma Ellen CLARKE was born 21 March 1911, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Ida Mae was 34 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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Ida D Clark
[Ida D Davenport]
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Harrison C Clark
Father's name: Edward H Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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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

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Ida M Clarke
[Ida M Davenport]
Birth Year: abt 1877
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
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: 31
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
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

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 - 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)