Stanley Francis MERRITT

Born

23 February 1905 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

12 January 1935 , Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Age: 29
Cause of Death: Black Lung

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Lester George MERRITT Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE

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Born: 23 February 1905 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Lester George MERRITT

Mother: Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE

Paternal grandparents: Seth O MERRITT , Mary R HYZER

Maternal grandparents: François Joseph BOURGARDÉ , Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH

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

Stanley Francis married Lillian J BRUSH 29 November 1928 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lillian J BRUSH was born 27 December 1906 in Halstead, Pennsylvania, USA. Lillian J died 2 May 1949 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA. Lillian J was the child of Leon Samuel BRUSH and Lula May ESTABROOK.

Stanley Francis MERRITT died 12 January 1935 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Recorded occupation: Miner

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Stanley Francis MERRITT married

Lillian J BRUSH
Marriage date: 29 November 1928
Marriage place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lillian J BRUSH was the child of Leon Samuel BRUSH and Lula May ESTABROOK

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Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950

name: Stanley F. Merritt

titles & terms:

event: Marriage

event date: 29 Nov 1928

event place: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States

age: 24

estimated birth year: 1904

father: Lester G. Merritt

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mother: Cecelia Bourgarde

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spouse: Lillian J. Brush

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spouse's age: 22

spouse's estimated birth year: 1906

spouse's father: Leon S. Brush

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spouse's mother: Lula Estabrooks

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reference number: Item 2 p416 #2416

film number: 2313045

digital folder number: 004480685

image number: 00380

Children of Stanley Francis MERRITT and Lillian J BRUSH

Walter Stanley MERRITT

Born: 5 May 1935, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1 June 2016, Bridgeport, New York, USA

Married: Linda C SMITH 6 October 1973 Place: Syracuse, New York, USA

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Birth — 1905
23 February 1905
Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

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 Baptism
Name: Stanley Francis Merritt
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1905
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 19 Oct 1909
Baptism Place: Jermyn, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Father Name: Lester G Merritt
Mother Name: Cecelia Amanda Berrgrad
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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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Stanley F 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: Stanley Merritt
residence: , Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1906
age: 14
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

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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

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 Marriage / Partner
Stanley Francis MERRITT and Lillian J BRUSH 29 November 1928, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

He was 23 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 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Stanley Merritt
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
gender: Male
age: 24
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1906
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 0117
family number: 192
sheet number and letter: 10A
line number: 21
nara publication: T626, roll 2048
film number: 2341782
digital folder number: 4639379
image number: 01175
Household Gender Age
Stanley Merritt M 24
spouse Lillian Merritt F 22
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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)

Death
Name: Stanley F Merritt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 29
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1905
Birth Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 12 Jan 1935
Death Place: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Name: Lester Merritt
Father Birth Place: New York
Mother Name: Cecilia Bourigarde
Mother Birth Place: New York
Spouse Name: Lillian Brush
Certificate Number: 7392

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