Bessie CORKHILL

(b. 8 April 1887 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1943 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Bessie CORKHILL was born 8 April 1887 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Bessie CORKHILL was the child of John H CORKHILL and Esther HAYWOOD (HAYWARD)

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

Bessie married John Farrell DAVISON 18 October 1910 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Farrell DAVISON was born 17 April 1888 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). John Farrell died 10 August 1955 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro). John Farrell was the child of Benjamin T DAVISON and Frances "Fannie" FARRELL.

Bessie CORKHILL died abt. 1943 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Bessie CORKHILL married

John Farrell DAVISON-- Date: 18 October 1910 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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John Farrell DAVISON was the child of Benjamin T DAVISON and Frances "Fannie" FARRELL

Name: Bessie Corkhill
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birth Place: Pittsfield
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1910
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: John
Mother: Esther Hayward
Spouse: John Farrell Davison

Name: John Farrell Davison
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1888
Birth Place: Dalton, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1910
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Benjamin Davison
Mother: Fanny M Farrell
Spouse: Bessie Corkhill

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Children of John Farrell DAVISON and Bessie CORKHILL:

Esther Haywood DAVISON (b.11 March 1912, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 December 2000, Albany, New York, USA )
m. Wallace Addison ROBERTS 7 May 1949 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA (Branchville)

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Birth
Name: Bessie Corkhill
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1887
Birth Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Father Name: John Corkhill
Mother Name: Eather Hayward

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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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Bessie CORKHILL and John Farrell DAVISON 18 October 1910, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 23 years old.

1912 Birth of Child
Esther Haywood DAVISON was born 11 March 1912, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Bessie was 24 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 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Bessie Davison
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1888
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Pittsfield Ward 3, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Fenn St
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John F Davison
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
John F Davison
31 Head
Bessie Davison 32 Wife
Esther H Davison
7 Daughter
John F Davison
6 Son
Esther Ross
34 Boarder
Charolette Corkhill
40 Boarder
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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)

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)

Death
Name: Bessie C Davison
Death Date: 1943
Death Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 77
Page Number: 391
Index Volume Number: 101
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.101

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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Added: 2/21/2021 5:51:25 PM - Updated: 10/16/2021 7:23:21 PM