Hazel Evelyn COLLINS

(b. 7 July 1898 , Bath, Maine, USA d. 3 January 1945 , Bath, Maine, USA )

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Hazel Evelyn COLLINS was born 7 July 1898 in Bath, Maine, USA

Hazel Evelyn COLLINS was the child of Louis W COLLINS and Inez BRAGDON

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Hazel Evelyn married Winfield Howard DAVIS 6 December 1915 in Brunswick, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Winfield Howard DAVIS was born 10 May 1895 in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Winfield Howard died 26 December 1966 in Harpswell, Maine, USA (Orrs Island). Winfield Howard was the child of William H DAVIS and Ernestine FRENCH.

Hazel Evelyn COLLINS died 3 January 1945 in Bath, Maine, USA.
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Hazel Evelyn COLLINS married

Winfield Howard DAVIS-- Date: 6 December 1915 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA
Winfield Howard DAVIS was the child of William H DAVIS and Ernestine FRENCH

Name of Groom: Winfield H. DAVIS
Groom's Place of Residence: Brunswick, Me.
Name of Bride: Hazel E. COLLINS
Bride's Place of Residence: Brunswick, Me.
Marriage Date: Monday, 6 Dec. 1915
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net : accessed 13 Jun 2012), entry for Winfield H. DAVIS and Hazel E. COLLINS, Monday, 6 Dec. 1915, citing Maine Vital Records.

Children of Winfield Howard DAVIS and Hazel Evelyn COLLINS:

Celia Anne DAVIS (b.18 July 1918, Brunswick, Maine, USA d. 15 February 1963, Bangor, Maine, USA)

Harrison Andrew DAVIS (b.31 March 1920, Brunswick, Maine, USA d. 12 June 1969, Walpole, Massachusetts, USA)

James Warren DAVIS (b.15 May 1922, Brunswick, Maine, USA d. 4 September 1991, Brunswick, Maine, USA)

Herbert Ellsworth DAVIS (b.27 May 1924, Brunswick, Maine, USA d. 22 August 1984, Lewiston, Maine, USA)

Dorothy May DAVIS (b.13 September 1926, Harpswell, Maine, USA d. 15 January 2004, York, Maine, USA )

Elmira Virginia DAVIS (b.19 June 1929, Harpswell, Maine, USA d. 13 May 1997, Newport, Maine, USA )

Charles Edward DAVIS (b.1 April 1931, Harpswell, Maine, USA d. 1 April 1931, Harpswell, Maine, USA )

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Postcards and Memories of Bath, Maine, USA

1898 Birth
7 July 1898
Bath, Maine, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Hazel Evelyn COLLINS and Winfield Howard DAVIS 6 December 1915, Brunswick, Maine, USA

She was 17 years old.

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

1918 Birth of Child
Celia Anne DAVIS was born 18 July 1918, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Hazel Evelyn was 20 years old.

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

1920 Birth of Child
Harrison Andrew DAVIS was born 31 March 1920, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Hazel Evelyn was 21 years old.

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
James Warren DAVIS was born 15 May 1922, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Hazel Evelyn was 23 years old.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Herbert Ellsworth DAVIS was born 27 May 1924, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Hazel Evelyn was 25 years old.

1926 Birth of Child
Dorothy May DAVIS was born 13 September 1926, Harpswell, Maine, USA (Orrs Island)

Hazel Evelyn was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Elmira Virginia DAVIS was born 19 June 1929, Harpswell, Maine, USA (Orrs Island)

Hazel Evelyn was 30 years old.

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.

1931 Birth of Child
Charles Edward DAVIS was born 1 April 1931, Harpswell, Maine, USA (Orrs Island)

Hazel Evelyn was 32 years old.

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)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

Obituary
Mrs. Winfield H. Davis

BRUNSWICK - Mrs. Hazel E. Davis, wife of Winfield H. Davis, died suddenly Wednesday morning at her home on the Merriconeag Road, following a shock.

Mrs. Davis was born at Bath, July 7, 1898, the daughter of Louis and Inez Bragdon Collins. At the age of four she moved to Brunswick with her family. She married Winfield H. Davis on Dec. 6, 1915.

Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Celia Smith, Freeport, Dorothy M., Elvira E. and Elmira V., Brunswick; three sons, PFC Harrison, James, W., USA, and Herbert E., Brunswick; a brother, Corp. James W. Collins; a step father, Samuel Colby; and a step brother, Orson O'Neil, Brunswick.

The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
January 4, 1945