Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE

Born

11/19/1907 , Bronx, New York, USA

Died

abt. 1975 , Pomona, New York, USA

Cause of Death: alcoholism related illness

Edwin (Edward) Charles married Ethel Cecilia MACKENZIE 14 August 1926 in Bronx, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ethel Cecilia MACKENZIE was born 08/30/1903 in Brooklyn, New York, USA . Ethel Cecilia died 4/21/1994 in New York, USA. Ethel Cecilia was the child of Henry MACKENZIE and Lillian Mabel POSEY .

Parents & Family of Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE

Parents of Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE

Father

George NYE

Mother

Mary BLESSING

Grandparents of Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Francis BLESSING Mary FITZPATRICK

He died due to complications from alcoholism in Pilgrim's State Hospital in New York sometime in the 1970's.

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Bronx Police Detective.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE

Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE married

Ethel Cecilia MACKENZIE
Marriage date: 14 August 1926
Marriage place: Bronx, New York, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Ethel Cecilia MACKENZIE was the child of Henry MACKENZIE and Lillian Mabel POSEY

Marriage notes:

Name: Ethel C MacKenzie

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 14 Aug 1926

Marriage Place: Bronx, New York, USA

Spouse: Edwin W Nye

Certificate Number: 4643

Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Children of Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE and Ethel Cecilia MACKENZIE

Frances Joyce NYE

Born: 4/7/1928, Bronx, New York, USA
Died: 11/7/2005, San Lorenzo, California, USA

Married: George Perry PARKER 1949 Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Edwin Charles NYE

Born: 23 August 1930, Bronx, New York, USA
Died: 22 October 1997,

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Birth — 1907
11/19/1907
Bronx, New York, USA

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 - Bronx, New York

Name: Edwin Wm Nye
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1906
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1920: Bronx Assembly District 1, Bronx, New York
Street: East 141 St Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: George Nye
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's Name: Mary Nye
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Attended School: yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George Nye 42
Mary Nye 33
Edwin Wm Nye 14
George F Nye 12
Thomas N Nye

Source / record details
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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
Edwin (Edward) Charles NYE and Ethel Cecilia MACKENZIE 14 August 1926, Bronx, New York, USA

He was 18 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 Birth of Child
Frances Joyce NYE was born 4/7/1928, Bronx, New York, USA

Edwin (Edward) Charles was 20 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 - Bronx, New York

Name: Edwin Nye
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Bronx (Districts 751-972), Bronx, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
BirthPlace: New York
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edwin Nye Head M 24 New York
Ethel Nye Wife F 27 New York
Frances Nye Daughter F 2 New York
District: 0924 , Sheet Number and Letter: 23B , Household ID: 254 , Line Number: 74 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T626 , Affiliate Film Number: 1482 , GS Film Number: 2341217 , Digital Folder Number: 004661152 , Image Number: 00147

Source / record details
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

1930 Birth of Child
Edwin Charles NYE was born 23 August 1930, Bronx, New York, USA

Edwin (Edward) Charles was 22 years old.

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 - Bronx, New York

Name: Edwin Nye
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Assembly District 6, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): white
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
BirthPlace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Last Place of Residence: New York City
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edwin Nye Head M 34 New York
Ethel Nye Wife F 37 New York
Frances Nye Daughter F 11 New York
Edwin Nye Son M 9 New York
District: 3-720 , Family Number: 91 , Sheet Number and Letter: 4A , Line Number: 8 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 2479 , Digital Folder Number: 005458146 , Image Number: 00548

Source / record details
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

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.

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