Seth Wolcott LINSLEY

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5 January 1869 , Shelton, Connecticut, USA

Died

31 March 1966 , Hamden, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 5 January 1869 in Shelton, Connecticut, USA

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Seth Wolcott married Anna Helen (Panna) KORCH 15 September 1939 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Anna Helen (Panna) KORCH was born 17 June 1907 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville). Anna Helen (Panna) died 29 January 1985 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville). Anna Helen (Panna) was the child of Andrew (András) Henry KORCH and Anna "Panna" ROZGONYI.

Seth Wolcott LINSLEY died 31 March 1966 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA .

son of Reuben Wolcott Linsley and Elizabeth Emeline Foote

m. (1) Ida Juliette Peck, abt. 1901, in Connecticut. She died in 1931.

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Recorded occupation: Reverend

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Seth Wolcott LINSLEY married

Anna Helen (Panna) KORCH
Marriage date: 15 September 1939
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Anna Helen (Panna) KORCH was the child of Andrew (András) Henry KORCH and Anna "Panna" ROZGONYI

Marriage notes:

WEBSTER, Sept. 15 - The family of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Korch of 41 First street tonight announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Panna Korch, to Rev. S. Wolcott LInsley of New Haven Conn., retired rector of the Church of the Reconcilliation here.

The ceremony took pace place at 4.30 this afteroon in Southbridge. Rev. William H. Cole, rector of the Southbridge Episcopal Church officiated. There were no attendants.

Rev. Mr. Linsley, who is 70 years old, retired as rector of the local church last year after 28 years of service. His bride rsigned as Sunday School teacher there last week after 15 years service. She is 31 years old.

The couple filed marriage intentions here early today and a five-day waiver was signed by Associate Justice Henry B. Montague.

Since ending his rectorship, Rev. Mr. Linsley has been residing with a borther, Rev. J. Chauncy Linsley, in New Haven, Conn., where the latter is rector of an Episcopal Church. The bride groom has a son, Rev. John Linsley, who is rector of an Episcopal Cathedral at Manila in the Phiippines.

Mrs. Linsley has been employed as a secretary in the John Hancock insurance office here. The future plans of the couple were not announced.

Worcester Telegram

Worcester, Massachusetts

September 16, 1939

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Birth — 1869
5 January 1869
Shelton, Connecticut, USA

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

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

1910 - Winchester, Connecticut
Name: S Wolcott Linsley
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
District: ED 287
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: Connecticut
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 7
Sheet Number and Letter: 7B
Household ID: 166
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 135
GS Film Number: 1374148
Digital Folder Number: 004970317
Image Number: 00955

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
S Wolcott Linsley Head M 41 Connecticut
Juliette P Linsley Wife F 42 Connecticut
Elizabeth L Linsley Daughter F 7 Connecticut
John C W Linsley Son M 5 Connecticut

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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 - 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 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: S Wolcott Lindley
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 177
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: Connecticut
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 12
Sheet Number and Letter: 12B
Household ID: 212
Line Number: 68
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 749
GS Film Number: 1820749
Digital Folder Number: 004966127
Image Number: 00239

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
S Wolcott Lindley Head M 51 Connecticut
Juliette P Lindley Wife F 53 Connecticut
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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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)

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 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: S Wolcott Linsley
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 289
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: Connecticut
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 6
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Household ID: 131
Line Number: 61
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 966
GS Film Number: 2340701
Digital Folder Number: 004950046
Image Number: 00609

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1939 Marriage / Partner
Seth Wolcott LINSLEY and Anna Helen (Panna) KORCH 15 September 1939, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 70 years old.

1940 - New Haven, Connecticut
Name: S Wollcott Lindley
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 24, New Haven, New Haven Town, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 71
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Last Place of Residence: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
District: 11-143
Family Number: 45
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 61
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 542
Digital Folder Number: 005461431
Image Number: 00459

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
S Wollcott Lindley Head M 71 Connecticut
Penna Lindley Wife F 32 Connecticut
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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.'