Edith Maria JOHNSON

(b. 7 May 1880 , Harpswell, Maine, USA d. 28 April 1942 , Bailey Island, Cumberland, Maine, USA )

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Edith Maria JOHNSON was born 7 May 1880 in Harpswell, Maine, USA

Edith Maria JOHNSON was the child of Calvin JOHNSON and Eliza J BIBBER

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Edith Maria married Jerry Nehemiah GILLIAM 2 December 1904 in Cumberland, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jerry Nehemiah GILLIAM was born 9 December 1880 in Phippsburg, Maine, USA. Jerry Nehemiah died 5 February 1956 in Bailey Island, Maine, USA. Jerry Nehemiah was the child of James Oliver GILLIAM and Julia A WALLACE.

Edith Maria JOHNSON died 28 April 1942 in Bailey Island, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
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Edith Maria JOHNSON married

Jerry Nehemiah GILLIAM-- Date: 2 December 1904 Place: Cumberland, Maine, USA
Jerry Nehemiah GILLIAM was the child of James Oliver GILLIAM and Julia A WALLACE

Children of Jerry Nehemiah GILLIAM and Edith Maria JOHNSON:

Edith Gertrude GILLIAM (b.1 June 1907, Harpswell, Maine, USA d. 25 December 1975, Brunswick, Maine, USA)
m. Benjamin Weber MOODY 6 November 1924 in Brunswick, Maine, USA

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1880 Birth
7 May 1880
Harpswell, Maine, USA

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Edith Maria JOHNSON and Jerry Nehemiah GILLIAM 2 December 1904, Cumberland, Maine, USA (Cumberland Center)

She was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Edith Gertrude GILLIAM was born 1 June 1907, Harpswell, Maine, USA (Orrs Island)

Edith Maria was 27 years old.

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 - 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