Niles Bourgarde MERRITT

(b. 17 November 1900 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 April 1966 , Binghamton, New York, USA )

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Niles Bourgarde MERRITT was born 17 November 1900 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Niles Bourgarde MERRITT was the child of Lester George MERRITT and Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Seth O MERRITT and Mary R HYZER (maternal) François Joseph BOURGARDÉ and Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH

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

Niles Bourgarde married Ellen M KOLB 24 June 1922 in Binghamton, New York, USA . Ellen M KOLB was born 15 May 1902 in Maine, New York, USA. Ellen M died 14 July 2005 in Lake Worth, Florida, USA. Ellen M was the child of George J KOLB and Bessie L PERRY.

Niles Bourgarde married (2) Marian G BRUSH 20 April 1931 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marian G BRUSH was born 21 November 1900 in Oakland, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA. Marian G died 24 March 1978 in Binghamton, New York, USA. Marian G was the child of Leon Samuel BRUSH and Lula May ESTABROOK.

Niles Bourgarde MERRITT died 12 April 1966 in Binghamton, New York, USA.
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Niles Bourgarde MERRITT married

Ellen M KOLB-- Date: 24 June 1922 Place: Binghamton, New York, USA
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Ellen M KOLB was the child of George J KOLB and Bessie L PERRY

Name: Niles B Merritt
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Jun 1922
Event Place: Broome, New York, United States
Age: 21
Marital Status:
Previous Husband's Name:
Race:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Birthplace:
Father's Name: Lester Merritt
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Cecelia Bourgarde
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Additional Relatives:
Spouse's Name: Ellen M Kolb
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1902
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Father's Name: George Kolb
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Bessie Perry
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID:
GS Film number: 0808823
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 004541134
Image Number: 00358

"New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jul 2013), Niles B Merritt and Ellen M Kolb, 1922.

Children of Niles Bourgarde MERRITT and Ellen M KOLB:

Niles Bourgarde MERRITT married

Marian G BRUSH-- Date: 20 April 1931 Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
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Marian G BRUSH was the child of Leon Samuel BRUSH and Lula May ESTABROOK

Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950
name: Niles B. Merritt
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 20 Apr 1931
event place: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
age: 30
estimated birth year: 1901
father: Lester Merritt
father's titles & terms:
mother: Celia Baragard
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Marian Decker
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's age: 30
spouse's estimated birth year: 1901
spouse's father: Leon Brusk
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Lula Esterbrooks
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
reference number: p 87
film number: 2313049
digital folder number: 004480783
image number: 00069

Children of Niles Bourgarde MERRITT and Marian G BRUSH:

Carolyn MERRITT (b.19 May 1932, , Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 January 2021, Rochester, Minnesota, USA)
m. Floyd Laverne WARNER 15 November 1952

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1900 Birth
17 November 1900
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Baptism
Name: Niles Bouregard Merritt
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1900
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 24 Mar 1901
Baptism Place: Jermyn, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Baptism Age: 0
Father Name: Lester George Merritt
Mother Name: Celia Amanda Merritt
Sponsors or Witnesses: Dr William Merritt, Mrs J? W Merritt, Lester George Merritt
Organization Name: Trinity Church Carbondale and St James Church

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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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.

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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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 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Niles B Merritt
birthplace: Pennsylvania
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Carbondale Ward 1, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
marital status: Single
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
parent Lester J Merritt M 39y
parent Celia A Merritt F 28y
Niles B Merritt M 9y
Gladys E Merritt F 6y
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

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 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
name: Niles Merritt
residence: , Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1901
age: 19
birthplace: Pennsylvania
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
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
parent Lester Merritt M 46y
parent Selia Merritt F 36y
Niles Merritt M 19y
Gladys Merritt F 16y
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 / Partner
Niles Bourgarde MERRITT and Ellen M KOLB 24 June 1922, Binghamton, New York, USA

He was 21 years old.

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

Binghamton, Broome, New York
Name: Niles B Merritt
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1928
Street Address: 22 Mildred av
Residence Place: Binghamton, New York
Occupation: Chfr
Spouse:
Ellen Merritt
Publication Title: Binghamton, New York, City Directory, 1928
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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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Niles Bourgarde MERRITT and Marian G BRUSH 20 April 1931, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

He was 30 years old.

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

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

1932 Birth of Child
Carolyn MERRITT was born 19 May 1932, , Pennsylvania, USA

Niles Bourgarde was 31 years old.

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 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Niles Merritt
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 5, Carbondale, Carbondale City, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
gender: Male
age: 39
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1901
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 35-30
family number: 142
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 53
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3522
digital folder number: 005456662
image number: 00904
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Niles Merritt M 39 Pennsylvania
wife Marion Merritt F 39 Pennsylvania
daughter Carolyn Merritt F 7 Pennsylvania
Ella B Bagley F 60 Pennsylvania
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940
Mr. and Mrs. Niles Merritt and daughter of Carbondale, Pa., were Sunday guests at the Brady and Eckler home.

Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York, Friday, August 2, 1940

Carbondale, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1940
Name: Niles B Merritt
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1940
Street Address: 42 Canaan
Residence Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Lab
Spouse:
Marion Merritt
Publication Title: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1940
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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)

1942 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Name: Niles Merritt
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1901
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 69
Household Members Age Relationship
Niles Merritt 49 Head
Marion Merritt
49 Wife
Carolyn Merritt
17 Daughter
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 - 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.'

Niles Bourgarde MERRITT - Rose Hill Cemetery Hallstead Susquehanna County Pennsylvania, USA

Rose Hill Cemetery
Hallstead
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA

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1966 Death
12 April 1966
Binghamton, New York, USA

He died at the age of 65.

Obituary
Niles Merritt Dies in Hospital

Funeral services will be today for Niles Merritt, Main St., Windsor, N.Y., who died Tuesday in Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, N.Y. Born in Carbondale, son of the late Lester and Cecilia Merritt, he was an honorary member of Mitchell Hose Co. and Windsor Fire Co.; president of the ambulance crew and a member of Windsor Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his widow, the former Marian Brush; a daughter, Mrs. Floyd Warner, Windsor; two brothers, Lester, Way-mart; Hubert, Baltimore, and two grandchildren. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. from the Woods Funeral Home, Windsor, Rev. Richard Lauterback, officiating. Interment, Hallgtead Cemetery, Hallstead.

Scrantonian Tribune
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Sunday, April 17, 1966

Postcards and Memories of Binghamton, New York, USA

Niles is buried at: Rose Hill Cemetery Hallstead Susquehanna County Pennsylvania, USA

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