Clarence L MCCANN

(b. 7 December 1874 , New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. 17 April 1954 , Lewiston, Maine, USA )

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Clarence L MCCANN was born 7 December 1874 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA

Clarence L MCCANN was the child of John Fred MCCANN and Elizabeth BARTOLL

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

Clarence L married Eliza (Lida) BUTLER 3 August 1896 in Poland, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Eliza (Lida) BUTLER was born abt. 1877 in Iowa, USA. Eliza (Lida) died 28 February 1948 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Clarence L MCCANN died 17 April 1954 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

NOTE: His brother, George, was county attorney at the time of the Jessie Cobb murder

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Family and Children of Clarence L MCCANN

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Clarence L MCCANN married

Eliza (Lida) BUTLER-- Date: 3 August 1896 Place: Poland, Maine, USA

See marriage record for Clarence L MCCANN and Eliza (Lida) BUTLER
Name of Groom: Clarence L. MCCANN
Groom's Place of Residence: New Gloucester, Me.
Name of Bride: Eliza BUTLER
Bride's Place of Residence: Poland, Me.
Marriage Date: Monday, 3 Aug. 1896
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net : accessed 12 Nov 2012), entry for Clarence L. MCCANN and Eliza BUTLER, Monday, 3 Aug. 1896, citing Maine Vital Records.

Name: Clarence L Mccann
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 03 Aug 1896
Event Place: Poland, , Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name:
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Eliza Butler
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Father's Name:
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GS Film Number: 9993
Digital Folder Number: 004703832
Image Number: 00716

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1907 ", database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 14 February 2016), Clarence L Mccann and Eliza Butler, 1896.

Children of Clarence L MCCANN and Eliza (Lida) BUTLER:

Verna E MCCANN (b.7 August 1897, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. , )

Myrtle MCCANN (b.21 December 1899, New Gloucester, Maine, USA d. , )

Helen S MCCANN (b.abt. 1905, , Maine, USA d. , )

Catherine B MCCANN (b.abt. 1907, , Maine, USA d. , )

John Frederic MCCANN (b.abt. 1911, , Maine, USA d. , )

Clarence Leon MCCANN (b.abt. 1919, , Maine, USA d. , )

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Birth
Name: Clarence L. Mccann
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 07 Dec 1874
Birthplace: New Gloucester, Maine
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: John F. Mccann
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03041-1
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film number: 9827
Reference ID:

'Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F497-B78 : accessed 14 February 2016), Clarence L. Mccann, 07 Dec 1874; citing New Gloucester, Maine; FHL microfilm 9,827.
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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)

1880 - New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
Name: Clarence L Mccann
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States
District: ED 40
Gender: Male
Age: 5
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Birthplace: Maine, United States
Father's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Note:
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 403
Sheet Number and Letter: 403A
Household ID: 4922644
Person Number: 4
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0478
GS Film Number: 1254478
Digital Folder Number: 005160739
Image Number: 00197

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John F Mccann Self M 37 Maine, United States
Elizabeth Mccann Wife F 36 Maine, United States
George E Mccann Son M 14 Maine,...Read MORE...

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1896 Marriage / Partner
Clarence L MCCANN and Eliza (Lida) BUTLER 3 August 1896, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

He was 21 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Verna E MCCANN was born 7 August 1897, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

Clarence L was 22 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.

1899 Birth of Child
Myrtle MCCANN was born 21 December 1899, New Gloucester, Maine, USA

Clarence L was 25 years old.

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.

1905
McCann, J. F., farmer, No
Elizabeth (Bartoll), ho
*Geo. E., law,Boston,Mass
*M. Ella, tr, Hancock Ho, Everett, Mass
Clarence L., farmer
McCann, C. L., farmer, No 1
Lid a C. (Butler), ho
Verna E., pupil
Myrtle

The Gray and New Gloucester register, 1905
archive.org/ stream/ graynewglouceste00mitch / graynewglouceste00mitch_djvu.txt

* indicates non-resident

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 - New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: John F Mccann
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: United States
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 58
page number: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self John F Mccann M 67y Maine
wife Elizabeth Mccann F 67y Maine
son Clarence S Mccann M 35y Maine
Lida C Mccann F 33y Iowa
Verna E Mccann F 12y Maine
Myrtle S Mccann F 8y Maine
Helen S Mccann F 5y Maine
Catherine B Mccann F 3y Maine
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
name: Clarence L Mccann
residence: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
estimated birth year: 1875
age: 45
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820639
digital folder number: 4300994
image number: 00681
sheet number: 1
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Clarence L Mccann M 45y Maine
wife Eliza C Mccann F 42y Iowa
dau Helen L Mccann F 14y Maine
dau Catherine Mccann F 13y Maine
son John F Mccann M 9y Maine
son Clarence L Mccann M 8m Maine
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 - New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
Name: Clarence L Mccann
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States
District: ED 23
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Birthplace: Maine
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 7
Sheet Number and Letter: 7B
Household ID: 164
Line Number: 69
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 830
GS Film Number: 2340565
Digital Folder Number: 004950948
Image Number: 00635

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Clarence L Mccann Head M 54 Maine
Eliza C Mccann Wife F 52 Iowa
Catherine B Mccann Daughter F 23 Maine
Frederic J Mccann Son M 19 Maine
C Leon Mccann Son M 10 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 - New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine
Name: Clarance L Mccann
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Intervale, New Gloucester Town, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Maine
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 3-36
Family Number: 244
Sheet Number and Letter: 13A
Line Number: 26
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1474
Digital Folder Number: 005462018
Image Number: 00989

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Clarance L Mccann Head M 64 Maine
Lida C Mccann Wife F 62 Maine
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.

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

1948 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eliza (Lida) BUTLER died 28 February 1948, Lewiston, Maine, USA

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.

Death
Clarence died April 17, 1954.
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His obituary - Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, April 19, 1954