Mary CHOINACKI

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2 July 1892 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

17 February 1982 , Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA

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Joseph CHOINACKI Veronica MRYZINSKA

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Born: 2 July 1892 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Father: Joseph CHOINACKI

Mother: Veronica MRYZINSKA

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Mary married John Fred KORCH abt. 1910 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
They divorced. John Fred KORCH was born 20 July 1892 in East Lyme, Connecticut, USA (Flanders) (Niantic). John Fred died 23 September 1975 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester). John Fred was the child of Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO.

Mary CHOINACKI died 17 February 1982 in Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
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Mary CHOINACKI married

John Fred KORCH
Marriage date: abt. 1910
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John Fred KORCH was the child of Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO

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They divorced in 1925.

DIVORCE TRIAL TURNS TO FIGHT

Webster Man Charges Wife

Was Recently Released From Serving Time on Misconduct Charge

WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS OFTEN STRUCK

Husband Denies Having Female Visitors in His Room - Both Seek Custody of Four Children

A hearing in Probate court yeatday afternoon on the petition of John F. Korch of Webster against Mary Korch of the same town, developed into a battle for the custody of their four children, two sons and two daughters. The case was taken under advisement by Judge Frederick H. Chamberlain.

Mr. Korch, who sought the custody of the children as well as a divorce, introduced evidence though his counsel to show that the wife had recently been released from the House of Correction where she had been serving a sentence on a misconduct charge.

Testimony showed the couple had been separated for more than two years. The wife went to the home of her mother in New Jersey, Nov. 13, 1933, and when she returned at the end of four months, the husband moved out of the house.

Mr. Korch said that he had supported his family and had spent between $13 and $15 a week in paying their bills. He denied having women in his room where he lived, and denied giving his son, Arthur, 10 cents to go away and say nothing when he found a woman in his father's room. He said his sister would come and keep house for him.

Mrs. Korch was asked by Judge Chamberlain what plans she had for the children if the custody was given to her. She said she planned to educated them so they could have better employment thatn was afforded in the mills. She said she worked in the mill and felt it was no place for her children.

She testified that her husband often struck her and thought it was a joke to go down town and get drunk and then come home and abuse her. On one occasion he punched her in the nose, and itw as sore for three weeks, she said.

Counsel said the mother of the wife who lives in New Jersey, is a woman of some means and is anxious to take some of the children.

Attorneys Mirick, Blackmer & Rugg and Francis E. Cassidy were counsel for the husband and Atty Telesphore Leboeuf represented the wife.

Worcester Daily Telegram

Worcester, Massachusetts

January 15, 1925

CHILDREN WILL BE SEPARATED

John Korch Gets Divorce and Sons - Daughters Given to Mother

The four children of John and Mary Korch of Webster who were the subject of a battle for their custody in Probate court Wednesday will be separated by a decree of Judge Frederick H. Chamberlain handed down yesterday.

Mr. Korch has been granted a decree nisi and the custody of his two sons, Walter and Arthur. The two daughters, Gertrude and Florence are given to the mother.

By agreement of counsel the furniture in their Webster home which the mother claimed will be sold to the father, provided he pays $100 for it by Jan. 17...

Worcester Telegram

Worcester, Massachusetts

January 16, 1925

Children of John Fred KORCH and Mary CHOINACKI

Gertrude Veronica KORCH

Born: 10 January 1910, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 May 2007, West Milford, New Jersey, USA

Married: Albert Martin MCCOMAS 1938

Florence KORCH

Born: abt. 1910,
Died: ,

Walter E KORCH

Born: 26 August 1913, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: April 1967,

Arthur John KORCH

Born: 20 May 1915, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 20 October 2001,

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Birth — 1892
2 July 1892
Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

1900 - Brooklyn, New York
Name: Mary Choinaski
[Mary Choinacki]
Age: 6
Birth Date: May 1894
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: Brooklyn Ward 8, Kings, New York
Ward of City: 8
Street: 20th Street
House Number: 156
Sheet Number: 20
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 154
Family Number: 423
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Lawrence Choinaski
Father's Birthplace: Poland, Germany
Mother's name: Veronica Choinaski
Mother's Birthplace: Poland, Germany
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Household Members:
Name Age
Lawrence Choinaski 33
Veronica Choinaski 26
Mary Choinaski 6
Max Choinaski 5
Josiphine Choinaski 5
Frank Choinaski
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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

1910 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Johnn Korch, b. 1891, CT, parents b. Russia
Mary Korch, wife, b. 1892, NY, parents b. Russia
Gertrude Korch, daughter, b. 1910, MA
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name: Stanislaw Chojinacke
birthplace: Russia
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year: 1888
father's birthplace: Russia
mother's birthplace: Russia
family number: 224
page number: 10
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Stanislaw Chojinacke M 39y Russia
wife Mary Chojinacke F 37y Germany
son Anthony Chojinacke M 8y Massachusetts
son Dennis Chojinacke M 7y Massachusetts
dau Helen Chojinacke F 5y Massachusetts
son Edward Chojinacke M 3y Massachusetts

'United States Census, 1910,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ M22P-4V8 : accessed 23 Jan 2013), Stanislaw Chojinacke, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts; citing sheet 10B, family 224, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm
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1910 Birth of Child
Gertrude Veronica KORCH was born 10 January 1910, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 17 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Walter E KORCH was born 26 August 1913, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Mary was 21 years old.

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

1915 Birth of Child
Arthur John KORCH was born 20 May 1915, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Mary was 22 years old.

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 - 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

1924 - Jail Sentence in Misconduct Case
WEBSTER, Nov. 18. - Married persons coming before First District court on misconduct charges may expect jail sentences... Alphonse Trudeau of Dudley and Mrs. Mary Korch of Day's Lane, both married, and living apart from their legal mates, were sentenced to serve three months in the House of Correction by the judge, who made the above remark when imposing sentence. Both apealed. The husband of the woman was wnet for and agreed to take care of the four children, the oldest of whom is 14 years of age.

Worcester Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
November 19, 1924

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)

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.

1975 Death of Spouse/Partner
John Fred KORCH died 23 September 1975, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

Death
Name: Mary Korch
Age: 89
Birth Date: abt 1893
Death Date: 17 Feb 1982
Death Place: Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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Obituary
Name: Mary Korch
Gender: Female
Death Age: 89
Birth Date: abt 1893
Birth Place: Brooklyn
Residence Place: Verona
Death Date: Abt 1982
Death Place: Belleville
Burial Place: North Arlington
Obituary Date: 18 Feb 1982
Obituary Place: Verona, New Jersey, United States of America
Child: Gertrude Mc-Comas
Arthur Korch
Siblings: Edward Choinacki
Helen Bennett

Ancestry.com. Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
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