Dorothy Gertrude
WOLSCHENDORF
(b.
1 July 1909
,
East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
d.
3 October 1997
,
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF was born 1 July 1909 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF was the child of George Edward WOLSCHENDORF and Alice Mildred ORCUTT and the grandchild of: (paternal) William WOLSCHENDORF and Clara Eleanor HANSEN (maternal) Charles Jones ORCUTT and Sarah Ruthena BEALSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Dorothy Gertrude married Wilson Warren MILLS 14 October 1929 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Wilson Warren MILLS was born abt. 1909 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Wilson Warren died 27 June 1965 Wilson Warren was the child of Warren Wilson MILLS and Anna Maude Helen MCCARTHY.
Dorothy Gertrude married (2) Horace Tileston LAYTE 14 July 1938 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA . Horace Tileston LAYTE was born 21 July 1901 in Lawrencetown, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Horace Tileston died 13 April 1989 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA. Horace Tileston was the child of David Clifford LAYTE and Carrie Agnes TRIMPER.
Dorothy Gertrude married (3) Herbert Lane Holgar JOHNSON abt. 1990 . Herbert Lane Holgar JOHNSON was born 17 August 1905 in Needham, Massachusetts, USA. Herbert Lane Holgar died 15 December 1994 in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA (West Cambridge).
Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF died 3 October 1997 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
During her final years, she lived with the Arruda family on 5 Beachwood St Fairhaven.
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Family and Children of Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF
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Wilson Warren MILLS-- Date: 14 October 1929 Place: Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Wilson Warren MILLS was the child of Warren Wilson MILLS and Anna Maude Helen MCCARTHY
They divorced 31 Oct 1935, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Children of Wilson Warren MILLS and Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF:
Bruce Lee MILLS (b.3 May 1930, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 April 1991, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF married
Horace Tileston LAYTE-- Date: 14 July 1938 Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Horace Tileston LAYTE was the child of David Clifford LAYTE and Carrie Agnes TRIMPER
Children of Horace Tileston LAYTE and Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF:
Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF married Herbert Lane Holgar JOHNSON-- Date: abt. 1990 Place:
Children of Herbert Lane Holgar JOHNSON and Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF:
Wilson Warren MILLS-- Date: 14 October 1929 Place: Brockton, Massachusetts, USA Wilson Warren MILLS was the child of Warren Wilson MILLS and Anna Maude Helen MCCARTHY
They divorced 31 Oct 1935, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Children of Wilson Warren MILLS and Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF:
Bruce Lee MILLS (b.3 May 1930, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 April 1991, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF married
Horace Tileston LAYTE-- Date: 14 July 1938 Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USAHorace Tileston LAYTE was the child of David Clifford LAYTE and Carrie Agnes TRIMPER
Children of Horace Tileston LAYTE and Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF:
Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF married
Herbert Lane Holgar JOHNSON-- Date: abt. 1990 Place: Children of Herbert Lane Holgar JOHNSON and Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF:
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Discovering the Ancestry of Dorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF: Events, Photos & Historical Records
1909 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Dorothy Gertrude Wolsehendorf
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event: Birth
event date: 01 Jul 1909
event place: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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father: Geo. E. Wolsehendorf
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mother: Alice M. Orcutt
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volume/ page/ certificate number: Page 1
film number: 2315253
digital folder number: 4401711
image number: 1026
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Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Dorothy Gertrude Wolsehendorf
titles & terms:
event: Birth
event date: 01 Jul 1909
event place: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
gender:
race:
registration date:
registration place:
christening date:
christening place:
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death date:
death age:
father: Geo. E. Wolsehendorf
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father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother: Alice M. Orcutt
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
paternal grandfather:
paternal grandmother:
maternal grandfather:
maternal grandmother:
additional relatives:
volume/ page/ certificate number: Page 1
film number: 2315253
digital folder number: 4401711
image number: 1026
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website
1910 East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Dorothy G Wolschendorf
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 474
page number: 21
Household Gender Age
parent George E Wolschendorf M 32y
parent Alice M Wolschendorf F 31y
Mildred M Wolschendorf F 7y
Harold O Wolschendorf M 3y
Dorothy G Wolschendorf F y 10m
Sarah R Orcott F 56y
Stanley Orcott M 15y
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: Dorothy G Wolschendorf
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 474
page number: 21
Household Gender Age
parent George E Wolschendorf M 32y
parent Alice M Wolschendorf F 31y
Mildred M Wolschendorf F 7y
Harold O Wolschendorf M 3y
Dorothy G Wolschendorf F y 10m
Sarah R Orcott F 56y
Stanley Orcott M 15y
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1920 East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
name: Doreathy Wolschendorf
residence: East Bridgewater Town, Plymouth, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1910
age: 10
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820726
digital folder number: 4311551
image number: 00655
sheet number: 16
Household Gender Age
parent George E Wolschendorf M 42y
parent Alice M Wolschendorf F 40y
Mildred Wolschendorf F 16y
Harold Wolschendorf M 13y
Doreathy Wolschendorf F 10y
Evylm Wolschendorf F 9y
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: Doreathy Wolschendorf
residence: East Bridgewater Town, Plymouth, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1910
age: 10
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820726
digital folder number: 4311551
image number: 00655
sheet number: 16
Household Gender Age
parent George E Wolschendorf M 42y
parent Alice M Wolschendorf F 40y
Mildred Wolschendorf F 16y
Harold Wolschendorf M 13y
Doreathy Wolschendorf F 10y
Evylm Wolschendorf F 9y
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1929 Marriage / PartnerDorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF and Wilson Warren MILLS 14 October 1929, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA (North Bridgewater)
She was 20 years old.
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Birth of ChildBruce Lee MILLS was born 3 May 1930, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Gertrude was 20 years old.
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law1938 Marriage / PartnerDorothy Gertrude WOLSCHENDORF and Horace Tileston LAYTE 14 July 1938, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
She was 29 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.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.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.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)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 Death of Spouse/PartnerHorace Tileston LAYTE died 13 April 1989, Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
1991 Death of ChildBruce Lee MILLS died 16 April 1991, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Dorothy Gertrude was 81 years old.
1994 Death of Spouse/PartnerHerbert Lane Holgar JOHNSON died 15 December 1994, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA (West Cambridge)
Death
name: Dorothy G Johnson
event: Death
event date: 03 Oct 1997
event place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 049639
birth date: 01 Jul 1909
birthplace: Massachusetts
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'Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZR7-37X : accessed 18 Feb 2013), Dorothy G Johnson, 03 Oct 1997.
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name: Dorothy G Johnson
event: Death
event date: 03 Oct 1997
event place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 049639
birth date: 01 Jul 1909
birthplace: Massachusetts
spouse:
spouse's death date:
spouse's death place:
spouse's death certificate number:
spouse's birth date:
spouse's birth place:
'Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZR7-37X : accessed 18 Feb 2013), Dorothy G Johnson, 03 Oct 1997.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website
Postcards and Memories of New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy is buried at: Pine Grove Cemetery New Bedford Bristol County Massachusetts, USA
Added: 10/24/2010 10:44:14 PM
- Updated: 4/11/2022 5:51:48 PM
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