Leon Samuel BRUSH

(b. May 7 1880 , Oakland, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. March 5 1955 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA )

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Leon Samuel BRUSH was born May 7 1880 in Oakland, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Leon Samuel BRUSH was the child of Richard N BRUSH and Louisa J (Lovisa) SUTTON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Leon Samuel married Lula May ESTABROOK May 1900 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Lula May ESTABROOK was born November 1881 in Pennsylvania, USA. Lula May died abt. 1974 Lula May was the child of Whitmore Barrett ESTABROOK and Caroline "Carrie" MILLER.

Leon Samuel BRUSH died March 5 1955 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Leon Samuel BRUSH married

Lula May ESTABROOK-- Date: May 1900 Place:
Lula May ESTABROOK was the child of Whitmore Barrett ESTABROOK and Caroline "Carrie" MILLER

MARRIAGE
BRUSH - ESTABROOK
- Leon Samuel Brush and Miss Lulu Estabrook, of Brushville, were married Monday by Evangelist John A. Davis at his home in Binghamton. Mr. & Mrs. J. Bixby were the witnesses. Mrs. Bixby is a sister of the bride. Mr. & Mrs. Brush will reside at Brushville.
Published: TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Susquehanna, PA, May 10, 1900, p.2

Children of Leon Samuel BRUSH and Lula May ESTABROOK:

Marian G BRUSH (b.21 November 1900, Oakland, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 March 1978, Binghamton, New York, USA)
m. Lysle Ernest DECKER 13 October 1920 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
m. Niles Bourgarde MERRITT 20 April 1931 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lillian J BRUSH (b.27 December 1906, Halstead, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 May 1949, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA)
m. Stanley Francis MERRITT 29 November 1928 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
m. Frederick James COLES 4 February 1943

Zelda Caroline BRUSH (b.16 February 1910, , Pennsylvania, USA d. September 1980, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA)

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1880 Birth
May 7 1880
Oakland, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA

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

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.

1900 Marriage / Partner
Leon Samuel BRUSH and Lula May ESTABROOK May 1900,

He was 19 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Marian G BRUSH was born 21 November 1900, Oakland, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Leon Samuel was 20 years old.

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.

1906 Birth of Child
Lillian J BRUSH was born 27 December 1906, Halstead, Pennsylvania, USA

Leon Samuel was 26 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Zelda Caroline BRUSH was born 16 February 1910, , Pennsylvania, USA

Leon Samuel was 29 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 - 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

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

1920 Marriage of Child
Marian G BRUSH married 13 October 1920, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA to Lysle Ernest DECKER

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

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)

1928 Marriage of Child
Lillian J BRUSH married 29 November 1928, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA to Stanley Francis MERRITT

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.

1931 Marriage of Child
Marian G BRUSH married 20 April 1931, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA to Niles Bourgarde MERRITT

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)

1949 Death of Child
Lillian J BRUSH died 2 May 1949, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Leon Samuel was 69 years old.

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.

1955 Death
March 5 1955
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

He died at the age of 74.

Leon is buried at: Maple Ridge Cemetery Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

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