William North DAVIS

(b. 10 November 1880 , Lewiston, Maine, USA d. 1 April 1962 , Southborough, Massachusetts, USA )

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William North DAVIS was born 10 November 1880 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

William North DAVIS was the child of John Augustus DAVIS and Mary Louise MCFARLAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) John Augustus DAVIS and Maria Garcelon MOODY (maternal) William North MCFARLAND and Louisa B MORRILL

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

William North married Eva Belle LANDRY 17 July 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Eva Belle LANDRY was born 17 December 1886 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro). Eva Belle died 15 October 1980 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham). Eva Belle was the child of Charles Henry LANDRY and Delia COURTEMANCHE.

William North DAVIS died 1 April 1962 in Southborough, Massachusetts, USA .

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

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William North DAVIS married

Eva Belle LANDRY-- Date: 17 July 1912 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Eva Belle LANDRY was the child of Charles Henry LANDRY and Delia COURTEMANCHE

Name: William N Davis
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Jul 1912
Event Place:
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Marital Status:
Race:
Birth Date: 1881
Birthplace: Lewiston, , Maine
Registration Year:
Registration Place: Boston, , Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Father's Name: John A Davis
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Mary L Macfarland
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Eva B Landry
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles H Landry
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Delia Courtemanche
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Certificate Number: 11851
GS Film number: 2409944
Digital Folder Number: 4329369
Image Number: 00670
Number of Images: 1

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 13 February 2016), John A Davis in entry for William N Davis and Eva B Landry, 17 Jul 1912; citing p 179 no 4088, , State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,944.

Children of William North DAVIS and Eva Belle LANDRY:

Vesta Louise DAVIS (b.10 April 1913, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 January 2000, Vernon, Vermont, USA )
m. Thomas Francis O'DONNELL 1933

Delia North DAVIS (b.28 August 1914, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 June 2006, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA )

Mary Landry DAVIS (b.2 March 1916, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 March 2004, Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, USA)

John Augustus DAVIS (b.24 March 1917, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 December 2013, East Lansing, Michigan, USA)
m. Jane Adelaide COLTERYAHN 26 June 1944

William North DAVIS (b.24 June 1918, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 February 2008, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Jeanne OFFUTT 1938

Charles Henry DAVIS (b.18 April 1921, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 July 1944, Scotland, North Carolina, USA)

Walter Moody DAVIS (b.23 June 1922, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 October 2015, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Elizabeth Jane "Betty" SAYLES (SALES) 10 January 1946 in Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

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Postcards and Memories of Lewiston, Maine, USA

1880 Birth
10 November 1880
Lewiston, Maine, USA

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: William N Davis
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Lewiston city Ward 1, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
District: 12
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Number of Living Children:
Years Married:
Birth Date: Nov 1880
Birthplace: Maine
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Mother of how many children:
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Household ID: 66
Line Number: 65
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 Davis Daughter F 23 Maine
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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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
William North DAVIS and Eva Belle LANDRY 17 July 1912, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Vesta Louise DAVIS was born 10 April 1913, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

William North was 32 years old.

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Birth of Child
Delia North DAVIS was born 28 August 1914, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

William North was 33 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Birth of Child
Mary Landry DAVIS was born 2 March 1916, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

William North was 35 years old.

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 Birth of Child
John Augustus DAVIS was born 24 March 1917, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

William North was 36 years old.

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
William North DAVIS was born 24 June 1918, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

William North was 37 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

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

1921 Birth of Child
Charles Henry DAVIS was born 18 April 1921, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

William North was 40 years old.

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

1922 Birth of Child
Walter Moody DAVIS was born 23 June 1922, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

William North was 41 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

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 - 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)

1930 - Southborough, Massachusetts
name: William N Davis
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 49
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1881
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0265
family number: 172
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 85
nara publication: T626, roll 965
film number: 2340700
digital folder number: 4607701
image number: 00758
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William N Davis M 49 Maine
wife Eva B Davis F 42 Massachusetts (Eva Belle Landry)
daughter Vesta L Davis F 16 Massachusetts
daughter Delia N Davis F 15 Massachusetts
daughter Mary L Davis F 14 Massachusetts
son John A Davis M 13 Massachusetts
son William N Davis M 11 Massachusetts
son Charles H Davis M 8 Massachusetts
son Walter Davis M 7 Massachusetts
sister Vesta L Davis F 51 Maine
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.

1944 Death of Child
Charles Henry DAVIS died 12 July 1944, Scotland, North Carolina, USA

William North was 63 years old.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1946 Marriage of Child
Walter Moody DAVIS married 10 January 1946, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth Jane "Betty" SAYLES (SALES)

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 Death
1 April 1962
Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 81.

William is buried at: Southborough Rural Cemetery, Southborough, Massachusetts

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