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William Barry OWEN 1860 - 1914
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| aka | William B. Owen, W. B. Owen, William Owen, W. Owen |
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| birth | 15 April 1860, Vineyard Haven, MA |
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| death | 19 April 1914, Vineyard Haven, MA |
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| marriage | married on 22 Feb 1887:
 Mae Montgomery ROBINSON b. ........... |
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PARENTS
| father | Leander C. OWEN b. 15 Oct 1833, Vineyard Haven |
| mother | Jane Grafton LUCE b. <1841>, ........., MA |
| marriage | got married on 15 May 1859 in Chilmark, MA |
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LIFE
In July 1897 William Barry Owen (Director National Gramophone Company (NY)) arrives in Britain to exploit Berliner's Gramphone patents
In 1898 Owen and Trevor Williams form THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY
1901 ENGLAND & WALES CENSUS:
Director Gramophone & Typewriter
Mr. OWEN (single male)
SS "LUCANIA"
Dep. Saturday 13 July 1901, Liverpool
Arr. 20 July 1901, New York
(soource: ANCESTRY: UK Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960)
On 9 June 1903 William Barry Owen elected Treasurer of the International Zonophone Company
On 4 March 1904 William Barry Owen nominated as Director International Zonophone Company
On 3 May 1904 William Barry Owen retired from the board of Directors and returned to America; Alfred Clark takes over
William Barry OWEN
SS "CYMRIC"
10 Dec 1903, Liverpool
20 Dec 1903, Boston
William Barry OWEN
+ Mae M. OWEN
SS "CRETIC"
16 June 1904, Liverpool
25 June 1904, Boston
William Barry OWEN
SS "KAISER WILHELM II"
23 Nov 1904, Southampton
30 Nov 1904, New York
President of the Luxemoor Company
NOTES
- The Launching of the Gramophone in America 1890-1896 by Raymond R. Wile (in: ARSC Journal Vol. 24, No. 2 of Fall 1993) online article
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