Gerald Francis KILB

(b. 7 October 1889 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 October 1928 , Lewiston, Niagara, New York, USA )

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Gerald Francis KILB was born 7 October 1889 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gerald Francis KILB was the child of Francis A "Frank" KILB and Josephine A CIESIELSKI

Gerald Francis KILB died 4 October 1928 in Lewiston, Niagara, New York, USA.

Son of Francis and Josephine (Ciesielski) Kilb of Boston, Rev. Father Gerald F. Kilb, C.M., was a Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul. He was for nine years a professor of Greek and Latin, and director of music at Niagara University in Lewiston, New York, where he died at age 39. Originally buried in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery connected with Niagara University, he was reinterred in 1958 to St. Joseph's Seminary in Princeton, N.J., to make way for a power project at Niagara.

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1889 Birth
7 October 1889
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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

1910 Melrose, Massachusetts
Name: Gerald F Kilb
Age in 1910: 20
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Melrose Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Everett Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Frank A Kilb
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Hermingild A Kilb
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Frank A Kilb 49
Hermingild A Kilb 48
Gerald F Kilb 20
Marion T Kilb 19
Regina K Kilb 16
Helen M Kilb 11
Pauline A Kilb 10

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 - 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.