Celeste (Celestia) BRUNELL

Born

July 1865 , Altona, New York, USA

Died

24 May 1932 , Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 67

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Marcelle BRUNELL Marie Helene "Ellen" CHOUINARD

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Born: July 1865 in Altona, New York, USA

Father: Marcelle BRUNELL

Mother: Marie Helene "Ellen" CHOUINARD

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Celeste (Celestia) married Frank WHITCHER 21 February 1887 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frank WHITCHER was born 7 September 1867 in Plainfield, Massachusetts, USA. Frank died 15 May 1956 in Chester, Massachusetts, USA. Frank was the child of Reuben WHITCHER and Nancy Mahaly HATHAWAY.

Celeste (Celestia) BRUNELL died 24 May 1932 in Chester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Celeste (Celestia) BRUNELL married

Frank WHITCHER
Marriage date: 21 February 1887
Marriage place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Frank WHITCHER was the child of Reuben WHITCHER and Nancy Mahaly HATHAWAY

Children of Frank WHITCHER and Celeste (Celestia) BRUNELL

Ruth Edith WHITCHER

Born: 10 September 1893, Florida, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 January 1980, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Amos Judson DAVENPORT 2 June 1913 Place: Huntington, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1865
July 1865
Altona, New York, USA

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Marriage / Partner
Celeste (Celestia) BRUNELL and Frank WHITCHER 21 February 1887, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

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

1893 Birth of Child
Ruth Edith WHITCHER was born 10 September 1893, Florida, Massachusetts, USA

Celeste (Celestia) was 28 years old.

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 - Florida, Massachusetts
Name: Celeste Whitcher
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Florida Town, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Number of Living Children: 5
Years Married: 13
Birth Date: Jul 1865
Birthplace: New York
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1887
Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother of how many children: 5
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Frank Whitcher Head Male 33 Massachusetts
Celeste Whitcher Wife Female 35 New York
Alexander R Whitcher Son Male 12 Massachusetts
Gilbert H Whitcher Son Male 10 Massachusetts
Roy W Whitcher Son Male 8 Massachusetts
Ruth E Whitcher Daughter Female 6 Massachusetts
Arelina Whitcher Daughter Female 4 Massachusetts
Dennis Desmond Boarder Male 75 Ireland
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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

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 Marriage of Child
Ruth Edith WHITCHER married 2 June 1913, Huntington, Massachusetts, USA to Amos Judson DAVENPORT

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