flag male ancestor  Waldo Sprague  WATERMAN

  (b. 1 February 1860 ,  Wilmington, Illinois, USA   d. 24 February 1903 ,  San Diego, California, USA )  

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Waldo Sprague WATERMAN was born 1 February 1860 in Wilmington, Illinois, USA

Waldo Sprague WATERMAN was the child of ?   and   ?

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Waldo Sprague  married  Hazel Emma WOOD 10 April 1889 in Butte County, California, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hazel Emma WOOD  was born 5 May 1865 in Alabama, USA.  Hazel Emma died 22 January 1948 in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA. 

Waldo Sprague WATERMAN died 24 February 1903 in San Diego, California, USA.
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Waldo Sprague WATERMAN married flag female ancestor Hazel Emma WOOD-- Date: 10 April 1889 Place: Butte County, California, USA


Children of Waldo Sprague WATERMAN and Hazel Emma WOOD:

flag photo of Waldo Dean WATERMAN  Waldo Dean WATERMAN (b.16 June 1894, San Diego, California, USA  d. 8 December 1976, San Diego, California, USA)
m. Carol COULTER July 1917



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birth1860 Birth
1 February 1860
Wilmington, Illinois, USA
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
marriage1889 Marriage / Partner
Waldo Sprague WATERMAN and Hazel Emma WOOD 10 April 1889, Butte County, California, USA

He was 29 years old.
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
1894 Birth of Child
Waldo Dean WATERMAN was born 16 June 1894, San Diego, California, USA

Waldo Sprague was 34 years old.
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - 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.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
death1903 Death
24 February 1903
San Diego, California, USA

He died at the age of 43.

Waldo is buried at: Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego, California
Added: 3/21/2024 2:00:15 PM - Updated: 3/21/2024 2:01:38 PM
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