Eva Belle LANDRY

(b. 17 December 1886 , Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 October 1980 , Framingham, Massachusetts, USA )

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Eva Belle LANDRY was born 17 December 1886 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

Eva Belle married William North DAVIS 17 July 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
William North DAVIS was born 10 November 1880 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. William North died 1 April 1962 in Southborough, Massachusetts, USA . William North was the child of John Augustus DAVIS and Mary Louise MCFARLAND.

Eva Belle LANDRY died 15 October 1980 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA .

daughter of Charles H Landry and Delia Courtemanche Shortley

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Eva Belle LANDRY married

William North DAVIS-- Date: 17 July 1912 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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William North DAVIS was the child of John Augustus DAVIS and Mary Louise MCFARLAND

Name: William N Davis
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Jul 1912
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Gender: Male
Age: 31
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Birth Date: 1881
Birthplace: Lewiston, , Maine
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Registration Place: Boston, , Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Father's Name: John A Davis
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Mother's Name: Mary L Macfarland
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Spouse's Name: Eva B Landry
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Spouse's Father's Name: Charles H Landry
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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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1886 Birth
17 December 1886
Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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
Eva Belle LANDRY and William North DAVIS 17 July 1912, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

She was 25 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)

Eva Belle was 26 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)

Eva Belle was 27 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

Eva Belle was 29 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

Eva Belle was 30 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)

Eva Belle was 31 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

Eva Belle was 34 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

Eva Belle was 35 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

Eva Belle was 57 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 of Spouse/Partner
William North DAVIS died 1 April 1962, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

1980 Death
15 October 1980
Framingham, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 93.

Eva is buried at: Southborough Rural Cemetery Southborough Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

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