Winifred Faye GROSS

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July 5, 1892 , Deer Isle, Maine, USA

Died

May 5, 1961 , Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Age: 69
Cause of Death: Illness not known

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Augustus Herbert GROSS Mary Olive TRUNDY

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Born: July 5, 1892 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA

Father: Augustus Herbert GROSS

Mother: Mary Olive TRUNDY

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Winifred Faye married Myron Ellery BRACY 14 October 1911 in Brunswick, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Myron Ellery BRACY was born February 10, 1888 in Seal Harbor, Maine, USA. Myron Ellery died July 22, 1962 in North Yarmouth, Maine, USA. Myron Ellery was the child of Herman Gustavus BRACY and Eliza Jane HERRICK.

Winifred Faye GROSS died May 5, 1961 in Yarmouth, Maine, USA.

Very strict woman, as told to me by my mother. She was a very strict Baptist woman who resented the fact that marrying my grandfather brought her out of her relatively high class family...the Trundy's and Grosses. to Yarmouth where she had 8 children and didn't seemed to ever be happy about it. I never really knew her but she always seemed unhappy to me. My cousin told me a story about one day when Grammy packed her things and walked out the door. When asked where she was going she said, "I'm sick and tired of this life. I want to go home to Deer Isle and I don't care if I have to paddle a rowboat all the way there!" She was in Yarmouth when she passed so I don't think she ever made it back to Deer Isle.

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Recorded occupation: Wife and mother

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Winifred Faye GROSS married

Myron Ellery BRACY
Marriage date: 14 October 1911
Marriage place: Brunswick, Maine, USA
Myron Ellery BRACY was the child of Herman Gustavus BRACY and Eliza Jane HERRICK

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Brunswick Methodist Church

Children of Myron Ellery BRACY and Winifred Faye GROSS

Ruth Ellen BRACY

Born: August 14, 1912, Stonington, Maine, USA
Died: November 2, 2000, Portland, Maine, USA

Mildred Edith BRACY

Born: January 28, 1914,
Died: February 4, 1998, Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Winifred Olive BRACY

Born: August 22, 1915, Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Died: November 6, 1986, Portland, Maine, USA

Married: Gordon Lionel OUELLETTE

Raymond Augustus BRACY

Born: June 28, 1918,
Died: January 12, 1994, Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Reginald Myron BRACY

Born: May 1, 1921, Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Died: May 31, 1982, North Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Kenneth Eugene BRACY

Born: October 1, 1926, North Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Died: February 23, 1991, North Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Barbara Pauline BRACY

Born: June 16, 1930, North Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Died: February 8, 1999, Portland, Maine, USA

Dorothy Louise Mary BRACY

Born: August 29, 1932, Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 2006,

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Birth — 1892
July 5, 1892
Deer Isle, Maine, 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.

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

1911 Marriage / Partner
Winifred Faye GROSS and Myron Ellery BRACY 14 October 1911, Brunswick, Maine, USA

She was 19 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Birth of Child
Ruth Ellen BRACY was born August 14, 1912, Stonington, Maine, USA (Oceanville) (Green’s Landing)

Winifred Faye was 20 years old.

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

1915 Birth of Child
Winifred Olive BRACY was born August 22, 1915, Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Winifred Faye was 23 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 Birth of Child
Reginald Myron BRACY was born May 1, 1921, Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Winifred Faye was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Kenneth Eugene BRACY was born October 1, 1926, North Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Winifred Faye was 34 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.

1930 Birth of Child
Barbara Pauline BRACY was born June 16, 1930, North Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Winifred Faye was 37 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.

1932 Birth of Child
Dorothy Louise Mary BRACY was born August 29, 1932, Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Winifred Faye was 40 years old.

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.