Edmund Charles CAYO

(b. 28 February 1858 , Two Rivers, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 April 1926 , Duluth, Minnesota, USA )

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Edmund Charles CAYO was born 28 February 1858 in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, USA

Edmund Charles CAYO was the child of Antoine CAYA (CAYO) and Mary Ann O'NEIL and the grandchild of: (paternal) David CAYA and Françoise BÉLAND (maternal) James Michael O'NEIL and Mary SHERIDAN?

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

Edmund Charles married Mary Jane LECLAIR 27 October 1884 in Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Mary Jane LECLAIR was born 10 March 1867 in Jacksonport, Door, Wisconsin, USA. Mary Jane died 26 November 1956 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

Edmund Charles CAYO died 11 April 1926 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

---MN Death Index---
NAME: Edmund Charles Cayo
RECORD TYPE: Death
DEATH DATE: 11 Apr 1926
DEATH PLACE: Saint Louis
DEATH REGISTRATION DATE: 1926
CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 026550
RECORD NUMBER: 454263

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Edmund Charles CAYO married

Mary Jane LECLAIR-- Date: 27 October 1884 Place: Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA

Children of Edmund Charles CAYO and Mary Jane LECLAIR:

Harriet Marie CAYO (b.18 March 1887, Jacksonport, Door, Wisconsin, USA d. 9 March 1970, Alameda County, California, USA)

Edna M CAYO (b.6 August 1891, Menominee, Delta, Michigan, USA d. , )

Victor Clair CAYO (b.10 July 1894, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. July 1981, , Minnesota, USA)

Clarence James CAYO (b.7 January 1895, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. 8 March 1937, )

Edmund Joseph CAYO (b.27 March 1897, Superior, Wisconsin, USA d. 7 December 1967, )

Jacob Louis CAYO (b.21 November 1903, Duluth, Minnesota, USA d. 8 April 1972, Duluth, Minnesota, USA)

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1858 Birth
28 February 1858
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Edmund Charles CAYO and Mary Jane LECLAIR 27 October 1884, Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, USA

He was 26 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Harriet Marie CAYO was born 18 March 1887, Jacksonport, Door, Wisconsin, USA

Edmund Charles was 29 years old.

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

1891 Birth of Child
Edna M CAYO was born 6 August 1891, Menominee, Delta, Michigan, USA

Edmund Charles was 33 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Victor Clair CAYO was born 10 July 1894, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Edmund Charles was 36 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Clarence James CAYO was born 7 January 1895, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Edmund Charles was 36 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Edmund Joseph CAYO was born 27 March 1897, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Edmund Charles was 39 years old.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Jacob Louis CAYO was born 21 November 1903, Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Edmund Charles was 45 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)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Duluth, Minnesota
Name: Edwin Caya
[Edwin Cayo]
Age in 1910: 52
Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1910: Duluth Ward 5, Saint Louis, Minnesota
Street: West Fifth Street
House Number: 507
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Caya
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Log Scaler
Industry: Lumber Camp
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 25
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0

Household Members:
Name Age
Edwin Caya 52
Mary Caya 43
Harriet Caya 23
Edna Caya 19
Victor Caya 16
Clarence Caya 15
Edmund Caya 14
Wilford Caya 13
Vernie Cayo 8
Jacob Cayo 6
Marie Blonick 25

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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 - 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

Death
Name: Edmund Charles Cayo
Death Date: 11 Apr 1926
Death County: Saint Louis
State File Number: 026550
Certificate Number: 026550
Certificate Year: 1926
Record Number: 454263

Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
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Edmund is buried at: Calvary Cemetery Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA

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According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin means 'river running through a red place' (the red place referring to the red sandstone bluffs of the Wisconsin Dells); they also say the name 'is the English spelling of a French version of a Miami Indian name' for the Wisconsin river (which runs 430 miles through the center of Wisconsin). (statesymbolsusa.org)

May 29, 1848 - Wisconsin becomes 25th U.S. state. The state is smaller than the territory and the leftover area continued to be called the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849. (www.50states.com)