Kennedy Family Tree » John William Metcalf (1877-1958)
Personal data John William Metcalf
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- He was born on March 4, 1877 in Talmadge, Maine, USA.Sources 3, 5, 7
- Resident: Kennebec, Maine, USA.Source 7
- He died on December 28, 1958 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA, he was 81 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA.Source 2
- A child of James E Metcalf and Ann Roix
Household of John William Metcalf
He is married to Eva Matilda Bush.
They got married on February 1, 1902 at Manhattan, New York, USA, he was 24 years old.Sources 4, 5
Child(ren):
- Dorothy Madeline Metcalf 1902-1972
- John R Metcalf 1906-
- Arnold W Metcalf 1909-
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=108831291&pid=19822
/ Ancestry.com - U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com
- New York, New York, Marriage Certificate Index 1866-1937, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, Ancestry.com, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 03-0321f 55F / Ancestry.com
- Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922, Ancestry.com, Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 39
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, Registration State: Maine; Registration County: Kennebec; Roll: 1653908; Draft Board: 1 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday March 4, 1877
- The temperature on March 4, 1877 was about 5.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- May 8 » At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
- May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
- May 9 » Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.
- July 10 » The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
- September 24 » The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
- December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.
Day of marriage February 1, 1902
- The temperature on February 1, 1902 was between -4.1 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -1.6 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (63%). Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
- January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
- March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
- April 2 » "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
- April 2 » Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg.
- August 9 » Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Day of death December 28, 1958
- The temperature on December 28, 1958 was between 4.5 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
- March 19 » The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
- March 26 » The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
- August 18 » Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
- September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.
- November 28 » Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
- December 11 » French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.
Same birth/death day
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- 1877 » Alexander Goedicke, Russian pianist and composer († 1957)
- 1877 » Fritz Graebner, German geographer and ethnologist († 1934)
- 1877 » Garrett Morgan, African-American inventor († 1963)
- 1878 » Takeo Arishima, Japanese author and critic († 1923)
- 1949 » Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and soldier (b. 1910)
- 1959 » Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (b. 1889)
- 1960 » Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1895)
- 1963 » Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
- 1967 » Katharine McCormick, American biologist and philanthropist (b. 1875)
- 1968 » David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (b. 1893)
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Brian Kennedy, "Kennedy Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kennedy-family-tree/P19822.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "John William Metcalf (1877-1958)".