Wesley Blake FOSS

(b. 28 July 1898 , Pittsfield, New Hampshire, USA d. 4 September 1963 , Stuart, Florida, USA )

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Wesley Blake FOSS was born 28 July 1898 in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, USA

Wesley Blake FOSS was the child of Ervin Horace FOSS and Emma BLAKE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Horace Melvin FOSS and Abigail Hannah "Abbie" GREEN (maternal) Francis Warren BLAKE and Mary L JUDKINS

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Wesley Blake married Lucile Persis FLETCHER 31 October 1925 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . Lucile Persis FLETCHER was born 16 September 1902 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Lucile Persis died 26 October 1978 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA. Lucile Persis was the child of Leroy Percy FLETCHER and Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS.

Wesley Blake FOSS died 4 September 1963 in Stuart, Florida, USA .
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Lucile Persis FLETCHER-- Date: 31 October 1925 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Lucile Persis FLETCHER was the child of Leroy Percy FLETCHER and Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS

Article about the wedding (very difficult to read)
Date: November 01, 1925
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Miss Lucile Persis Fletcher Will Wed Wesley Blake Foss
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Date: October 23, 1925
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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1898 Birth
New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900
name: Westley Blake Foss
date of birth: 28 Jul 1898
place of birth: Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
father's name: Harver E Foss
mother's name: Emma A Blake
place recorded: Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
gs film number: 1000940
digital gs number: 4243751
image number: 03829
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1900 Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire
name: Wesley B Foss
titles:
residence: Pittsfield town, Merrimack, New Hampshire
birth date: Jul 1898
birthplace: New Hampshire
relationship to head-of-household: Son
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name: Elvin H Foss
father titles:
father birthplace: New Hampshire
mother name: Emma A Foss
mother titles:
mother birthplace: New Hampshire
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Elvin H Foss
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0174
sheet number and letter: 10A
household id: 274
reference number: 44
gsu film number: 1240949
image number: 01032
Household Gender Age
parent Elvin H Foss M
parent Emma A Foss F
Wesley B Foss M
Jacob G Brown M

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1910 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Wesley B Foss
birthplace: New Hampshire
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Springfield Ward 7, Hampden, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New Hampshire
mother's birthplace: New Hampshire
family number: 261
page number: 12
Household Gender Age
parent Horace E Foss M 38y
parent Emma B Foss F 40y
Wesley B Foss M 11y
Ervina E Foss F 6y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Wesley Blake Foss
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Springfield City no 3, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 28 Jul 1898
birthplace: , , United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1674457
digital folder number: 005216053
image number: 02101

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZN4-75L : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Wesley Blake Foss, .
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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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 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Wesley B Foss
residence: Part Precinct B Springfiels City, Hampden, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1899
age: 21
birthplace: New Hampshire
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820703
digital folder number: 4301100
image number: 00994
sheet number: 2
Household Gender Age
parent H Erwin Foss M 48y
parent Emma Foss F 49y
Wesley B Foss M 21y
Ervina E Foss F 16y

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

1925 Marriage / Partner
Wesley Blake FOSS and Lucile Persis FLETCHER 31 October 1925, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

He was 27 years old.

1925 Article
'Miss Lucile Fletcher a senior at Wellesley college, is spending the week end with her parents, Mr and Mrs L. P. Fletcher of Spruceland avenue.'

'Wesley Blake Foss of Berwick, Pa., is spending the week-end with his parents Mr and Mrs H. Ervin Foss of Wilmont street.'

Date: May 10, 1925
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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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 Article
'Mr and Mrs Wesley B Foss of Phillipsburg, Pa., will motor to this city for the week-end holiday to visit Mrs Foss's parents, Mr and Mrs L. P. Fletcher of Spruceland avenue and Mr Foss's parents Mr and Mrs. Irvin Foss of Wilmont street. Mrs Foss will return home after Labor day, but Mrs Foss will spend about a fortnight as the guest of Mr and Mrs Fletcher.'

Date: August 30, 1929
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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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 Philipsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania
Name: Wesley Blake Foss
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Philipsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
District: 0026
Household ID: 94
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 45
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2016
GS Film number: 2341750
Digital Folder Number: 4639688
Image Number: 00237
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Wesley Blake Foss M 31 New Hampshire
Wife Lucile F Foss F 27 Massachusetts
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.

1940 Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Name: Wesley Foss
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Street: Madison Circle
House Number: 31
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Brooklyne, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Brooklyne, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 6A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 141
Household Members:
Name Age
Wesley Foss 41
Lucile Foss 38
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 - Greenfield, Massachusetts
Name: Wesley B Foss
Age: 51
Birth Date: abt 1899
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New Hampshire
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 207
Household Members Age Relationship
Wesley B Foss 51 Head
Lucile F Foss
47 Wife
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Article
'Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Fitzgerald of Surrey, England, have purchased the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley B. Foss at 17 Green River Rd. It is the third oldest house in Greenfield and the six-room cottage was formerly a blacksmith shop for the Town Tavern, now the home of Miss Helen S. Gerrett. Fitzgerald is a retired naval officer and the couple is staying with Mrs. Fitzgerald's sister, Mrs. John B. Anderson of 47 Green River Rd., until renovations are made.'

Date: April 11, 1963
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union

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1963 Death
name: Wesley Blake Foss
prefix:
suffix:
event: Death
event date: Sep 1963
event place: Martin, Florida, United States
gender: Male
age:
race: White
estimated birth year:
source file: Fdi05.txt
source file line number: 126430
source cd number: FDI05
certificate number: 41011
volume number: 2504
notes:
other death info:
Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998

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Wesley Foss: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Wesley Foss
Date of Birth: Thursday July 28, 1898
Date of Death: September 1963
Est. Age at death: 65 years, 1 months
Last known residence:
State: Florida
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Massachusetts
Number: 030-05-8286