Olive (Olivia) BROWN

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26 August 1897 , Chelsea, Vermont, USA

Died

2 May 1923 , Washington, Vermont, USA

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Calvin M BROWN Anna Luella BETCHEL

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Born: 26 August 1897 in Chelsea, Vermont, USA

Father: Calvin M BROWN

Mother: Anna Luella BETCHEL

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Olive (Olivia) married John Seth THOMPSON 15 September, 1913 in Washington, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
John Seth THOMPSON was born 12 April, 1893 in Small Point, Maine, USA. John Seth died 23 May, 1953 in Barre, Vermont, USA (Graniteville) (South, East). John Seth was the child of John Henry THOMPSON and Minne S WALLACE.

Olive (Olivia) BROWN died 2 May 1923 in Washington, Vermont, USA.
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Olive (Olivia) BROWN married

John Seth THOMPSON
Marriage date: 15 September, 1913
Marriage place: Washington, Vermont, USA
John Seth THOMPSON was the child of John Henry THOMPSON and Minne S WALLACE

Children of John Seth THOMPSON and Olive (Olivia) BROWN

Terresa E THOMPSON

Born: abt. 1915, , Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Dorothy Emma THOMPSON

Born: 05 June, 1917, Barre, Vermont, USA
Died: 23 May, 1959, Barre, Vermont, USA

Beatrice THOMPSON

Born: abt. 1919, , Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1985,

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Birth — 1897
26 August 1897
Chelsea, Vermont, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Olive (Olivia) BROWN and John Seth THOMPSON 15 September, 1913, Washington, Vermont, USA

She was 16 years old.

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

1917 Birth of Child
Dorothy Emma THOMPSON was born 05 June, 1917, Barre, Vermont, USA (Graniteville) (South, East)

Olive (Olivia) was 19 years old.

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.