May Isabel MOSHER

(b. 3 March 1870 , Ledyard, New York, USA d. 12 July 1959 , Manhattan, New York, USA )

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May Isabel MOSHER was born 3 March 1870 in Ledyard, New York, USA

May Isabel MOSHER was the child of Allen MOSHER and Marion Isabel WHEELER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Asael MOSHER and Cynthia WOOD (maternal) Cyrenus WHEELER and Thirza Dillingham EVANS

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

May Isabel married Harry Wheeler POWELL 28 January 1905 in Ledyard, New York, USA . Harry Wheeler POWELL was born 5 February 1861 in New York, USA. Harry Wheeler died 23 July 1918 in Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, USA.

May Isabel married (2) Lambert FAIRCHILD 9 August 1928 in Manhattan, New York, USA . Lambert FAIRCHILD was born 31 August 1880 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Lambert died 25 April 1959 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Lambert was the child of Henry Shields FAIRCHILD and Elizabeth Matilda CLAYLAND.

May Isabel MOSHER died 12 July 1959 in Manhattan, New York, USA .
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Harry Wheeler POWELL-- Date: 28 January 1905 Place: Ledyard, New York, USA

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May Isabel MOSHER married

Lambert FAIRCHILD-- Date: 9 August 1928 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Lambert FAIRCHILD was the child of Henry Shields FAIRCHILD and Elizabeth Matilda CLAYLAND

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1870 Birth
3 March 1870
Ledyard, New York, USA

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)

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

1892 Ledyard, E.D. 1, Cayuga, New York
Allen Mosher, m, 66, b. US, banker?
Maria I Mosher, f, 62, b. US
May I Mosher, f, 20, b. US
1892 New York State Census
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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.

1905 Marriage / Partner
May Isabel MOSHER and Harry Wheeler POWELL 28 January 1905, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

She was 34 years old.

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 - Manhattan, New York
Name: May M Powell
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, United States
District: ED 1392
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Birthplace: New York
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 6
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Household ID: 124
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 1048
GS Film Number: 1375061
Digital Folder Number: 004973042
Image Number: 01013

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
H Wheeler Powell Head M 49 New York
May M Powell Wife F 40 New York
Mary Johnson Servant F 38 Sweden
Hilda L Hargow Servant F 20 Norway

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

1918 Death of Spouse/Partner
Harry Wheeler POWELL died 23 July 1918, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, USA

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 - Passport Application
Name: May Mosher Powell
Event Type: Passport Application
Event Date: 1921
Event Place: New York, United States
Event Place (Original):
Gender: Female
Age:
Birth Date: 03 Mar 1870
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birthplace:
Spouse's Name: Harry Wheelan Powell
Spouse's Gender:
Certificate Number: 50287
Affiliate Publication Number: M1490
Affiliate Publication Title: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925
Affiliate Film Number: 1650
GS Film Number: 001673738
Digital Folder Number: 007570383
Image Number: 00065

'United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QKDF-PL5M : 16 March 2018), May Mosher Powell, 1921; citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #50287, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1650, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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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 Marriage / Partner
May Isabel MOSHER and Lambert FAIRCHILD 9 August 1928, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

She was 58 years old.

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 - Manhattan, New York
Name: May Fairchild
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Manhattan (Districts 0251-0500), New York, New York, United States
District: ED 380
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: New York
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 1
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Household ID: 16
Line Number: 61
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1553
GS Film Number: 2341288
Digital Folder Number: 004952141
Image Number: 00170

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lambert Fairchild Head M 50 Minnesota
May Fairchild Wife F 45 New York
Ellerton Warner Servant M 50 England

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 - Manhattan, New York
Name: May P Fairchild
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Assembly District 7, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States
Sex: Female
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 31-554
Family Number: 40
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Line Number: 49
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 2636
Digital Folder Number: 005458608
Image Number: 00337

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lanbert Fairchild Head M 54 Minnesota
May P Fairchild Wife F 58 New York
William J Buswell Butler M 58 England

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)

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.

1959 Death
12 July 1959
Manhattan, New York, USA

She died at the age of 89.