William Waldo DOBYNS CHASE

(b. 8 February 1899 , Manhattan, New York, USA d. 10 November 1975 , Florida, USA )

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William Waldo DOBYNS CHASE was born 8 February 1899 in Manhattan, New York, USA

William Waldo DOBYNS CHASE was the child of Robert Arthur Richard DOBYNS and Grace Elizabeth CHASE

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William Waldo married Constance Annie MOODY 6 February 1926 in Northfield, Massachusetts, USA . Constance Annie MOODY was born 25 April 1901 in Northfield, Massachusetts, USA. Constance Annie died 23 February 1983 in Plaicda, Charlotte, Florida, USA. Constance Annie was the child of William Revell MOODY and Mary WHITTLE.

William Waldo married (2) Priscilla EDWARDS abt. 1955 . Priscilla EDWARDS was born 15 March 1903 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Priscilla died 19 July 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA. Priscilla was the child of George Washington EDWARDS and Anna Amelia CROUSS.

William Waldo DOBYNS CHASE died 10 November 1975 in Florida, USA.
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Constance Annie MOODY-- Date: 6 February 1926 Place: Northfield, Massachusetts, USA
Constance Annie MOODY was the child of William Revell MOODY and Mary WHITTLE

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Priscilla EDWARDS was the child of George Washington EDWARDS and Anna Amelia CROUSS

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1899 Birth
8 February 1899
Manhattan, New York, USA

1900 - Farmington, Connecticut
Name: William W Dobyns
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Farmington township (all not in included in Union School District), Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Grandson
Relationship to Head of Household: G Son
Birth Date: Feb 1900
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: New York

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Waldo Chase Head M 53 New York
Ada F Chase Wife F 49 New York
Margurite Chase Daughter F 14 New York
Ralph W Chase Son M 16 Connecticut
Grace E Dobyns Daughter F 27 New York
William W Dobyns Grandson M 0 New York
Olive Brown Boarder F 29 Wisconsin
Jennie Rose Servant F 27 Sweden
Alma M Anderson Servant F 26 Sweden

District: 136
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Household ID: 69
Line Number: 93
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
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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 - 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 - Waterbury, Connecticut
Name: William W Dobyns
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Waterbury Ward 3, New Haven, Connecticut
Street: West Main
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's name: Grace C Beach
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Machine Operator
Industry: Metal Co
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Grace C Beach 46
William W Dobyns 19
Susan S Beach 15
Celia Prince 49
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

1926 Marriage / Partner
William Waldo DOBYNS CHASE and Constance Annie MOODY 6 February 1926, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 27 years old.

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)

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)

World War II Draft Registration
Name: William Waldo Chase
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 16 Feb 1942
Event Place: New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Race: White
Complexion: Ruddy
Employer: Self
Birth Date: 08 Feb 1899
Birthplace: New York City, U S A
Height: 6 3
Weight: 200
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Relative's Name: Josephine Chase

Affiliate Publication Number: 7644724
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards for the State of Connecticut
Digital Folder Number: 102700380
Image Number: 00151
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

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.

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

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

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.

Death
Name: William Waldo Chase
Name Prefix:
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Nov 1975
Event Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States
Gender: Unknown
Age: 77
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated):
Affiliate File Name: Fdi07-1970.txt
Affiliate Line Number: 132947
Affiliate CD Number: FDI07
Certificate Number: 78836
Volume Number:
Note:

'Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VVF3-DB7 : accessed 15 Dec 2013), William Waldo Chase, 1975.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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