Mary Louise MCFARLAND

(b. August 1848 , Maine, USA d. 1 March 1925 , Brighton, Massachusetts, USA* )

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Mary Louise MCFARLAND was born August 1848 in Maine, USA

Mary Louise MCFARLAND was the child of William North MCFARLAND and Louisa B MORRILL

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

Mary Louise married John Augustus DAVIS 19 March 1869 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
John Augustus DAVIS was born December 1841 in New Portland, Maine, USA. John Augustus died 17 December 1913 in Peaks Island, Cumberland, Maine, USA. John Augustus was the child of John Augustus DAVIS and Maria Garcelon MOODY.

Mary Louise MCFARLAND died 1 March 1925 in Brighton, Massachusetts, USA*.

NOTE: Mary's son, Walter, was the last known person to have seen Jessie Cobb alive.

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Mary Louise MCFARLAND married

John Augustus DAVIS-- Date: 19 March 1869 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

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John Augustus DAVIS was the child of John Augustus DAVIS and Maria Garcelon MOODY

Name: John A. Davis
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Spouse's Name: Mary Louisa Mcfarland
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Event Date: 19 Mar 1869
Event Place: Lewiston,Androscoggin,Maine
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M52051-3
System Origin: Maine-ODM
GS Film number: 11335
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"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch.org : accessed 13 February 2016), John A. Davis and Mary Louisa Mcfarland, 19 Mar 1869; citing Lewiston,Androscoggin,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,335.

Children of John Augustus DAVIS and Mary Louise MCFARLAND:

Henry William DAVIS (b.21 December 1869, Lewiston, Maine, USA d. 8 August 1877, Lewiston, Maine, USA)

Walter Moody DAVIS (b.10 November 1874, Skowhegan, Maine, USA d. 11 September 1947, Windsor, Connecticut, USA )
m. Ethel Frances SMITH BLACKDEN 18 May 1904 in , Maine, USA

Vesta Louise DAVIS (b.23 July 1877, , Maine, USA d. 10 November 1964, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA )

William North DAVIS (b.10 November 1880, Lewiston, Maine, USA d. 1 April 1962, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Eva Belle LANDRY 17 July 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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1848 Birth
August 1848
Maine, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Louise MCFARLAND and John Augustus DAVIS 19 March 1869, Lewiston, Maine, USA

She was 20 years old.

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

1869 Birth of Child
Henry William DAVIS was born 21 December 1869, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Mary Louise was 21 years old.

1870 - Lewiston, Maine
name: John A Davis
estimated birth year: 1842
gender: Male
age in 1870: 28y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
John A Davis M 28y Maine
Mary L Davis F 22y Maine
William Davis M 5m Maine
Sarah Fowler F 19y Massachusetts
John A Mcfarland M 17y Maine
Rose A Miles F 28y Maine
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1874 Birth of Child
Walter Moody DAVIS was born 10 November 1874, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

Mary Louise was 26 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Vesta Louise DAVIS was born 23 July 1877, , Maine, USA

Mary Louise was 28 years old.

1877 Death of Child
Henry William DAVIS died 8 August 1877, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Mary Louise was 29 years old.

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)

1880 - Auburn, Maine
Name: M Louise Davis
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
District: ED 8
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Keeping House
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Birthplace: Maine, United States
Father's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Note:
Sheet Letter: C
Sheet Number: 175
Sheet Number and Letter: 175C
Household ID: 4900481
Person Number: 1
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0475
GS Film Number: 1254475
Digital Folder Number: 005160736
Image Number: 00353

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John A Davis Self M 37 Maine, United States
M Louise Davis Wife F 32 Maine, United States
Walter M Davis Son M 5 Maine,...Read MORE...

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
William North DAVIS was born 10 November 1880, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Mary Louise was 32 years old.

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.

1900 - Lewiston, Maine
Name: Mary S Davis
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Lewiston city Ward 1, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
District: 12
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Number of Living Children: 3
Years Married: 31
Birth Date: Aug 1848
Birthplace: Maine
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1869
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Mother of how many children: 4
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Household ID: 66
Line Number: 62
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240587
Digital Folder Number: 004119814
Image Number: 00428

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John A Davis Head M 59 Maine
Mary S Davis Wife F 52 Maine
Walter M Davis Son M 24 Maine
Vesta S...Read MORE...

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 of Child
Walter Moody DAVIS married 18 May 1904, , Maine, USA to Ethel Frances SMITH BLACKDEN

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

1912 Marriage of Child
William North DAVIS married 17 July 1912, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Eva Belle LANDRY

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

1913 Death of Spouse/Partner
John Augustus DAVIS died 17 December 1913, Peaks Island, Cumberland, Maine, USA

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.