flag female ancestor  Caroline  WHITFORD

  (b. 05/16/1899 Browning, Montana, USA   d. 26 December 1973 Box Elder, Hill, Montana, USA )  
Cause of Death: Natural causes

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Caroline WHITFORD was born 05/16/1899 in Browning, Montana, USA

Caroline WHITFORD was the child of Henry Charles WHITFORD   and   Catherine COLLIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles C WHITFORD and Nancy ANDERSON (maternal)  Joseph COLLIN and Sophie LOYER

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Caroline  married  Malcolm Yellow Bird MITCHELL 04 January 1915 in Havre, Hill, Montana, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Malcolm Yellow Bird MITCHELL  was born 6 January 1889 in Blackfoot Reservation, Teton, Montana, USA.  Malcolm Yellow Bird died 21 January 1976 in Box Elder, Hill, Montana, USA.  Malcolm Yellow Bird was the child of Isadore Alezaen MITCHELL and Mary TURNBORN.

Caroline WHITFORD died 26 December 1973 in Box Elder, Hill, Montana, USA.
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Caroline WHITFORD married flag Native American male ancestor Malcolm Yellow Bird MITCHELL-- Date: 04 January 1915 Place: Havre, Hill, Montana, USA
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Malcolm Yellow Bird MITCHELL was the child of Isadore Alezaen MITCHELL and Mary TURNBORN


Name: Malcolm Mitchell
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 04 Jan 1915
Event Place: Havre, Hill, Montana
Age: 25
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: one quarter Indian
Birthplace: Blackfoot Reservation
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Father's Name: K. Mitchell
Mother's Name: Turnborn
Spouse's Name: Caroline Whitford
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: one quarter Indian
Spouse's Birthplace: Dupuyer, Montana
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Whitford
Spouse's Mother's Name: Katherine Collins
Reference ID: 1912-1918 p642 , GS Film number: 1902811 , Digital Folder Number: 4350536 , Image Number: 326

Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950


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birth1899 Birth
05/16/1899
Browning, Montana, USA
Invention 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.
marriage1915 Marriage / Partner
Caroline WHITFORD and Malcolm Yellow Bird MITCHELL 04 January 1915, Havre, Hill, Montana, USA

She was 15 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
death1973 Death
26 December 1973
Box Elder, Hill, Montana, USA

She died at the age of 74.
Added: 6/23/2014 5:56:57 PM - Updated: 7/12/2025 3:19:21 PM
Did You Know?The name Montana is based on the Spanish word for mountain (montaña). Western Montana is forested and mountainous (part of the Rocky Mountain range), but the eastern section is a high barren plain. (statesymbolsusa.org)

1861 - President James Buchanan signed the bill creating the Dakota Territory. The Dakota Territory originally included the area covered today by North and South Dakota as well as Montana and Wyoming.

November 8, 1889 - Montana becomes 41st U.S. state


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