Bessie Romaine STRINE

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17 February 1901 , York, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

16 July 2001 , Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Age: 100

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Arthur Jacob STRINE Mellie Maggie GEISLER

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Born: 17 February 1901 in York, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Arthur Jacob STRINE

Mother: Mellie Maggie GEISLER

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

Bessie Romaine married Lester Francis BOURGARDE 19 February 1927 in York, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lester Francis BOURGARDE was born 18 April 1899 in Colesville, New York, USA (Harpursville) (Nineveh). Lester Francis died 16 July 1980 in York, Pennsylvania, USA (Yorktown). Lester Francis was the child of Francis Joseph BOURGARDE and Marie Wilhelmina BLESSING.

Bessie Romaine STRINE died 16 July 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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Bessie Romaine STRINE married

Lester Francis BOURGARDE
Marriage date: 19 February 1927
Marriage place: York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lester Francis BOURGARDE was the child of Francis Joseph BOURGARDE and Marie Wilhelmina BLESSING

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Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985

Name: Lester Francis Bourgarde

Birth Date: abt 1900

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage Date: 19 Feb 1927

Marriage Place: York, York, Pennsylvania

Father Name: Francis J Bourgarde

Mother Name: Marie W Bourgarde

Spouse Name: Bessie Romaine Strine

Organization Name: St John´s Episcopal

Children of Lester Francis BOURGARDE and Bessie Romaine STRINE

Jeanne Marie BOURGARDE

Born: 28 June 1928, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 31 December 2013, Houston, Texas, USA

Married: Winfield Owen SALTER 26 December 1950 Place: Medford, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1901
17 February 1901
York, Pennsylvania, USA

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 York, York, Pennsylvania
name: Bessie Strine
birthplace: Pennsylvania
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: York Ward 11, York, Pennsylvania
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
family number: 241
page number: 10
Household Gender Age
parent Arthur Strine M 36y
parent Mellie Strine F 35y
Pauline Strine F 16y
Dewey Strine M 13y
Arthur Strine M 11y
Bessie Strine F 9y

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

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Bessie Romaine STRINE and Lester Francis BOURGARDE 19 February 1927, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Yorktown)

She was 26 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Jeanne Marie BOURGARDE was born 28 June 1928, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Yorktown)

Bessie Romaine was 27 years old.

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 York, York, Pennsylvania
name: Bessie R Bourgarde
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: York, York, Pennsylvania
gender: Female
age: 28
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1902
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Boarder
father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
enumeration district number: 0113
family number: 349
sheet number and letter: 13A
line number: 19
nara publication: T626, roll 2167
film number: 2341901
digital folder number: 4639504
image number: 00722
Household Gender Age
T Edward Dromgold M 54
Lucy E Dromgold F 35
Lester F Bourgarde M 30
Bessie R Bourgarde F 28
Jeanne M Bourgarde F 1
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
Jamaica Long Island Daily Press
Tuesday, August 8, 1939

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Strine. Dewey Strine, Mrs. Arthur J. Strine, and
Arthur J. Strine 3rd of York, Pa., are guests for a few days of Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Bourgarde of 12 Hazel place, Floral Park.

1940 Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Name: Bessie Bourgarde
Respondent: Yes
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Street: Hazel Al
House Number: 12
Inferred Residence in 1935: York, York, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: York, York, Pennsylvania
Sheet Number: 61A
Household Members:
Name Age
Lester Bourgarde 40
Bessie Bourgarde 39
Jeanne M Bourgarde 11
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
Mrs. Horace Fry of Pine avenue, Floral Park, entertained yesterday
at luncheon in honor of Mrs. Lester Bourgarde of Philadephia.

Long Island Daily Press, N. Y.
Saturday, Dec. 30, 1944

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 - Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Name: Bessie F Bourgarde
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Lester F Bourgarde
51 Head
Bessie F Bourgarde 49 Wife
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1950 Marriage of Child
Jeanne Marie BOURGARDE married 26 December 1950, Medford, Massachusetts, USA to Winfield Owen SALTER

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

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.

1980 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lester Francis BOURGARDE died 16 July 1980, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Yorktown)

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)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

Obituary
BOURGARDE: Mrs. Bessie Strine Bourgarde: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) - July 17, 2001

'Deceased Name: BOURGARDE: Mrs. Bessie Strine Bourgarde
Mrs. Bessie Strine Bourgarde, age 100, died July 16, 2001. She was a resident of Campbell Stone Apartments in Buckhead. She is survived by her daughter, Jeanne M. Salter (Mrs. Winfield O. Salter) of Atlanta, two granddaughters, Dayna Salter-Smith of New Orleans and Carrie Campbell of Houston and three great-grandsons. Funeral services will be held in York, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Bourgarde's birthplace. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her memory to The Hospice Atlanta Center, 1244 Park Vista Drive, Atlanta, GA 30319. H.M. Patterson & Son, Arlington Chapel, 404-851-9900'

Bessie R. Bourgarde Red Cross Volunteer: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
York Daily Record (PA) - July 19, 2001
Deceased Name: Bessie R. Bourgarde Red Cross Volunteer

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