Mary Lucy GRAZIOLA (GRAZIOLS)

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31 August 1887 , Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

Died

6 December 1986 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 99
Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure

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Domenico Angelo GRAZIOLA Alice Lucy CHOINIERE (SWEENEY)

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Born: 31 August 1887 in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Domenico Angelo GRAZIOLA

Mother: Alice Lucy CHOINIERE (SWEENEY)

Paternal grandparents: Angelino GRAZIOLA , Beatrice GRAZIOLA

Maternal grandparents: Theophile CHOINIERE (SWEENEY) , Lucie LESCARBEAU

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Mary Lucy married Lodovico Carlo BENEDETTI 02/12/1917 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Lodovico Carlo BENEDETTI was born July 02, 1892 in Chienis, Val di Gresta, Tirol, Austria. Lodovico Carlo died May 28, 1970 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Lodovico Carlo was the child of Giacomo BENEDETTI and Maria CAPPELLETTI.

Mary Lucy GRAZIOLA (GRAZIOLS) died 6 December 1986 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mary Lucy GRAZIOLA (GRAZIOLS) married

Lodovico Carlo BENEDETTI
Marriage date: 02/12/1917
Marriage place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Lodovico Carlo BENEDETTI was the child of Giacomo BENEDETTI and Maria CAPPELLETTI

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Name: Lodovico Benedetti

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 12 Feb 1917

Event Place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Male

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Father's Name: Giacomo

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Mother's Name: Mary Cappelletti

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Spouse's Name: Mary Gaziola Bruder

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Spouse's Father's Name: Dominico

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Spouse's Mother's Name: Alice Sweeney

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Certificate Number: 19

Page: 92

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Digital Folder Number: 005360045

Image Number: 00093

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 15 October 2017), Lodovico Benedetti and Mary Gaziola Bruder, 12 Feb 1917; citing Marriage, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 19, page 92, State Archives, Boston.

Children of Lodovico Carlo BENEDETTI and Mary Lucy GRAZIOLA (GRAZIOLS)

Margaret Louise BENEDETTI

Born: 27 February 1919, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 June 2018, Wayland, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Gilbert Marcel DAVENPORT 05/08/1945 Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

William Giacomo BENEDETTI

Born: 5 November 1921, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 March 2018, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Ludwick Raymond BENEDETTI

Born: 04/13/1926, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: January 2015, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1887
31 August 1887
Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

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

1912 marriage
Name: John Bruder
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Event Date: 20 Jan 1912
Event Place: Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Age: 28
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Birth Date: 1884
Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Birthplace: , , France
Father's Name: Joseph Bruder
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Mother's Name: Mary Dietrich
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Spouse's Name: Mary Graziola
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Spouse's Age: 24
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Spouse's Birth Date: 1888
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Spouse's Birthplace: Cheshire, , Massachusetts
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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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Lucy GRAZIOLA (GRAZIOLS) and Lodovico Carlo BENEDETTI 02/12/1917, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

She was 29 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 Birth of Child
Margaret Louise BENEDETTI was born 27 February 1919, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Lucy was 31 years old.

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.

1921 Birth of Child
William Giacomo BENEDETTI was born 5 November 1921, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Lucy was 34 years old.

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
Ludwick Raymond BENEDETTI was born 04/13/1926, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Lucy was 38 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)

1930 - North Adams, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Benedetti
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 23
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lodovico Benedetti Head Male 38 Austria
Mary Benedetti Wife Female 42 Massachusetts
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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 - North Adams, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Bennedette
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 7, North Adams, North Adams City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lodovico Bennedette Head Male 48 Austria
Mary Bennedette Wife Female 52 Massachusetts
Margaret Bennedette Daughter Female 21 Massachusetts
William Bennedette Son Male 18 Massachusetts
Ludwich Bennedette Son Male 14 Massachusetts
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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 Marriage of Child
Margaret Louise BENEDETTI married 05/08/1945, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA to Gilbert Marcel DAVENPORT

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

1970 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lodovico Carlo BENEDETTI died May 28, 1970, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

Death
Name: Mary L Benedetti
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Dec 1986
Event Place: North Adams, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 055761
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1887
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:VZ55-NY1 : 4 December 2014), Mary L Benedetti, 05 Dec 1986; from 'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing North Adams, Massachusetts, death certificate number 055761, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.
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