Lester George MERRITT

Born

17 February 1871 , Masonville, Delaware County, New York, USA

Died

9 November 1946 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

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Seth O MERRITT Mary R HYZER

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Born: 17 February 1871 in Masonville, Delaware County, New York, USA

Father: Seth O MERRITT

Mother: Mary R HYZER

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Lester George married Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE 2 February 1899 in Colesville, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE was born 17 September 1881 in Oneonta, New York, USA. Cecelia "Celia" Amanda died 2 September 1961 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA. Cecelia "Celia" Amanda was the child of François Joseph BOURGARDÉ and Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH.

Lester George MERRITT died 9 November 1946 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE
Marriage date: 2 February 1899
Marriage place: Colesville, New York, USA
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Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE was the child of François Joseph BOURGARDÉ and Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH

Marriage notes:

Married in the Nineveh Junction section of Colesville.

NINEVEH

Miss Celia Beauguard, of Nineveh Junction, and Lester Merritt, of Carbondale, were married on Friday evening at the home of the bride. The Rev. Henry Hill, of Afton, officiated. Miss Lizzie Demars, of Oneonta, was bridesmaid, and Monroe Hill, best man. After a short stay in this place, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt will be at home in Carbondale.

Broome Republican

Saturday, February 18, 1899

Name: Cecelia A Bourgarde

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 2 Feb 1899

Marriage Place: Nineveh Jct, New York, USA

Spouse: Lester G Merritt

Certificate Number: 1912

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Lester G Merritt

Cecelia A Bourgarde

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Children of Lester George MERRITT and Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE

Niles Bourgarde MERRITT

Born: 17 November 1900, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 12 April 1966, Binghamton, New York, USA

Married: Ellen M KOLB 24 June 1922 Place: Binghamton, New York, USA

Married: Marian G BRUSH 20 April 1931 Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Gladys Elizabeth MERRITT

Born: 24 November 1903, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: September 1986, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Myrell Jay HADSELL 31 December 1924 Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Stanley Francis MERRITT

Born: 23 February 1905, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 12 January 1935, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Lillian J BRUSH 29 November 1928 Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Raymond Lester MERRITT

Born: 17 March 1907, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 5 December 1909, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lester George MERRITT

Born: 16 December 1919, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 17 October 1973, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Bernice H MOYLE 11 November 1939

Married: Mildred MCDONALD 30 December 1946

Hobart Duane MERRITT

Born: 17 February 1924, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 15 January 1994, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Irene DAVIES 17 January 1946 Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

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Birth — 1871
17 February 1871
Masonville, Delaware County, New York, USA

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
Lester G Merritt
Nineveh Junction, Chenango, New York
Appointment date: 24 Nov 1893

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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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
Lester George MERRITT and Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE 2 February 1899, Colesville, New York, USA (Harpursville) (Nineveh)

He was 27 years old.

1900 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Name: Lester Merritt
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 11 Carbondale Township Carbondale city Ward 5, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
Birth Date: Feb 1872
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 1
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1899
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 14
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 331
Reference ID: 64
GS Film number: 1241418
Digital Folder Number: 004115104
Image Number: 00453
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Lester Merritt M 28 New York
Wife Sadie Merritt F 19 New York
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Niles Bourgarde MERRITT was born 17 November 1900, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lester George was 29 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)

1903 Birth of Child
Gladys Elizabeth MERRITT was born 24 November 1903, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lester George was 32 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Afton, Chenango, New York
Lester Merrit, 34, farmer
Cecelia, wife, 23, housework
Niles, son, 4
Gladys, daughter, 1
Stanley, son, 3/ 12
1905 New York State Census
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1905 Birth of Child
Stanley Francis MERRITT was born 23 February 1905, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lester George was 34 years old.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Raymond Lester MERRITT was born 17 March 1907, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lester George was 36 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Death of Child
Raymond Lester MERRITT died 5 December 1909, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lester George was 38 years old.

1910 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Lester J Merritt
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Carbondale Ward 1, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 291
page number: 12
Household Gender Age
Lester J Merritt M 39y
spouse Celia A Merritt F 28y
child Niles B Merritt M 9y
child Gladys E Merritt F 6y
child Stanley F Merritt M 5y

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

July 6, 1915
Mrs. Almon Couse, of Nineveh Junction, N. Y., is visiting her son, Lester Merritt, of Brook street.

Misses Anna Bouregarde, of Afton, N. Y., and Helen Merritt, of Sherburtn, N. Y. are visiting their cousin, Miss Gladys Merritt, of Brook street.

The Scranton Republican
Scranton, Pennsylvania
July 6, 1915

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

1919 Birth of Child
Lester George MERRITT was born 16 December 1919, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lester George was 48 years old.

1920 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
name: Lester Merritt
residence: , Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1874
age: 46
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821577
digital folder number: 4383800
image number: 00358
sheet number: 19
Household Gender Age
Lester Merritt M 46y
spouse Selia Merritt F 36y
child Niles Merritt M 19y
child Gladys Merritt F 16y
child Stanley Merritt M 14y

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.

1922 Marriage of Child
Niles Bourgarde MERRITT married 24 June 1922, Binghamton, New York, USA to Ellen M KOLB

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Hobart Duane MERRITT was born 17 February 1924, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lester George was 53 years old.

1924 Marriage of Child
Gladys Elizabeth MERRITT married 31 December 1924, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA to Myrell Jay HADSELL

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

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 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Lester G Merritt
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
gender: Male
age: 59
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1871
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 0106
family number: 27
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 97
nara publication: T626, roll 2048
film number: 2341782
digital folder number: 4639379
image number: 00641
Household Gender Age
Lester G Merritt M 59
spouse Celia Merritt F 47
child Lester Merritt M 9
child Hobart Merritt M 6
child Gladys Hodsal F 26
Myrell Hodsal M 28
Duane Hodsal M 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.

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

August 3, 1932
Mr and Mrs Niles Merritt and daughter, Carolyn, Mrs. Lester Merritt and two sons, Lester, Jr., and Robert were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Decker.

The Scranton Republican
Scranton, Pennsylvania
August 3, 1932

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 Death of Child
Stanley Francis MERRITT died 12 January 1935, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Lester George was 63 years old.

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1937
The Otsego Farmer
Cooperstown, NY
Friday, June 4, 1937

HYDE PARK
'Mr and Mrs Lester Merritt and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Lyrell Hadsel and two children of Carbondale, Pa., spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Brady and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Eckler.'

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 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Name: Lester G Merritt
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Street: Brook Street
House Number: 82
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 11B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 239
Household Members:
Name Age
Lester G Merritt 62
Celia Merritt 57
Herbert Merritt 16
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940
Hyde Park

Mr. and Mrs, Lester Merritt, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Merritt, Sr., of Carbondale, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellsworth of Cooperstown, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnso'n of Albany were guests over Decoration Day at the Brady and Eckler home.

The Otsego Farmer
Cooperstown, New York
Friday, June 7, 1940

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)

1942
Merritt Hobart D r 82 Brook
Lester G (Celia A) h 82 Brook
Lester G jr (Bernice) drill press opr h 42 Reynolds av
Lillian J wid Stanley clk Hubert F Clark r 58 Grove
Niles B (Marion) lab r 42 Canaan

Publication Title: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1942

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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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.

Death
Name: Lester G Merritt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 75
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1871
Birth Place: Masonville, New York
Death Date: 9 Nov 1946
Death Place: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Name: Seth Merritt
Father Birth Place: Masonville, New York
Mother Name: Mary
Mother Birth Place: New York
Spouse Name: Celia Bourgarde
Certificate Number: 96170

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
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Obituary
LESTER E MERRITT IS DEAD
FUNERAL SERVICES WEDNESDAY

Carbondale. Nov. 12. Lester G Merritt, a former Delaware and Hudson Railroad locomotive engineer died at 7:30 o'clock Saturday night in his home, 82 Brook Street, the result of a stroke he suffered two weeks ago. He was aged seventy-five years and was born at Masonville, N. Y. Mr. Merritt came to Carbondale forty-eight years ago and was employed on the railroad for forty years at the time of his retirement three years ago. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Celia Bourgarde of Oneonta, N. Y.; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Hadsell, - Carbondale; three sons. Niles B Forty Fort: Lester G. Jr. Binghamton, and Hobart Merritt, Baltimore, Md; five grandchildren and a brother, Ira Merritt, Jackson, Mien, s .t The funeral will be at 1 o'clock the home will be conducted by Rev. S. Turner Foster, DD, of the Presbyterian Church. Interment...Read full story

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Funeral
FUNERAL OF L. G. MERRITT

Carbondale. Nov. 13.- The funeral of Lester G. Merritt Sr.. a retired Delaware and Hudson Railroad locomotive engineer, was held from the home, Brook Street, this after noon. There was a large gathering of relatives and friends present during the service which was conducted by Rev. S. Turner Foster, D.D., First Presbyterian Church pastor. interment was in Willow View Cemetery, Clifford. The casket bearers were: Emmett E Brown, Howard Freer, Robert Healey, Luther Bellis, John Fryer and Bert MacMullen.

The Times-Tribune
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, November 13, 1946

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