Robert Watrous ABBEY

(b. 16 October 1883 , Chester, Connecticut, USA d. 18 August 1962 , Farmington, Connecticut, USA )

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Robert Watrous ABBEY was born 16 October 1883 in Chester, Connecticut, USA

Robert Watrous ABBEY was the child of James Lord ABBEY and Jane E "Jennie" WATROUS

Robert Watrous ABBEY died 18 August 1962 in Farmington, Connecticut, USA .

Spouse:
Mildred Josephine Tyler Abbey (1881 - 1952)*

Children:
Russell F. Abbey (1918 - 1964)*
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1883 Birth
16 October 1883
Chester, Connecticut, USA

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 Chester, Middlesex, Connecticut
Name: Robert W Abbey
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 270 Chester township, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Birth Date: Oct 1883
Birthplace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 3
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 55
Reference ID: 61
GS Film number: 1240141
Digital Folder Number: 004118712
Image Number: 00479
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head James L Abbey M 61 Connecticut
Wife Jane E Abbey F 54 Connecticut
Son Robert W Abbey M 17 Connecticut
Daughter Lucy M Abbey F 14 Connecticut
Stepdaughter Mary L C Stark F 13 Connecticut
Boarder Annie E Bushnell F 45 Connecticut
Boarder Gertrude M Bushnell F 24 Connecticut
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

1910 Chester, Middlesex, Connecticut
Name: Robert W Abbey
Event Place: Chester, Middlesex, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: Connecticut
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Household ID: 188
Page: 7
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Robert W Abbey M 26y Connecticut
WIFE Mildred J Abbey F 29y Connecticut
SON Rodney S Abbey M y 11m Connecticut
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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: Robert Watrous Abbey
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Hartford City no 2, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1883
Birthplace: , , United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 1561894
Digital Folder Number: 005206031
Image Number: 04651

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZFC-8PB : accessed 12 Apr 2013), Robert Watrous Abbey, 1917-1918.
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 Hartford County, Connecticut
Name: Robert W Abbey
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Household ID: 95
Sheet Number: 5
GS Film number: 1820183
Digital Folder Number: 4294453
Image Number: 00015
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Robert W Abbey M 36y Connecticut
WIFE Mildred J Abbey F 38y Connecticut
SON Rodney S Abbey M 10y Connecticut
SON Paul T Abbey M 7y Connecticut
SON Russell F Abbey M 1y7m Connecticut
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

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 Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Robert W Abbey
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
District: 0093
Household ID: 39
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Line Number: 66
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 261
GS Film number: 2339996
Digital Folder Number: 4531865
Image Number: 00179
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Robert W Abbey M 46 Connecticut
Wife Mildred J Abbey F 49 Connecticut
Son Rodney S Abbey M 20 Connecticut
Son Paul T Abbey M 17 Connecticut
Son R Fredrick Abbey M 11 Connecticut
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Robert W Abbey
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Bloomfield Town, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
Birthplace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1884
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 2-10
Family Number: 92
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Line Number: 55
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 501
Digital Folder Number: 005461390
Image Number: 00307
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Robert W Abbey M 56 Connecticut
Wife Mildred Abbey F 58 Connecticut
Son Rodney S Abbey M 30 Connecticut
Son Frederick Abbey M 21 Connecticut
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

1942 World War II Draft Registration
Name: Robert Watrous Abbey
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Granby, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1883
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Connecticut
Affiliate Publication Number: M1962
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 2555449
GS Film number: 2281931
Digital Folder Number: 004135798
Image Number: 00866

'United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ X5VL-QZV : accessed 12 Apr 2013), Robert Watrous Abbey, 1942.
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

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
Name: Rober W Abbey
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Aug 1962
Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Residence Place: Granby, Hartford, Connecticut
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Hispanic Origin:
Occupation:
Industry:
Education Level:
Birth Date:
Birth Town:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Father's Surname (Original):
Spouse's Name: MILD
Certificate Number: 14587

'Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZLY-72R : accessed 12 Apr 2013), Rober W Abbey, 1962.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

Robert is buried at: Granby Cemetery Granby Hartford County Connecticut, USA

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