Gertrude Florence COBB

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22 April 1878 , Raymond, Maine, USA

Died

30 December 1967 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Ivory COBB Harriet VERRILL

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Born: 22 April 1878 in Raymond, Maine, USA

Father: Ivory COBB

Mother: Harriet VERRILL

Paternal grandparents: William Elwell COBB , Hannah COBB

Maternal grandparents: William VERRILL , Lydia TRIPP

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Gertrude Florence married Georges Frank CHESNEL 29 April 1899 in Minot, Maine, USA . Georges Frank CHESNEL was born abt. 1873 in Canada. Georges Frank died 7 July 1957 in Maine, USA.

Gertrude Florence COBB died 30 December 1967 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

NOTE: Gertrude Florence Cobb Chesnel was the sister of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story above. At the time of the murder, Gertrude was married to Frank Chesnel and living in Poland, Maine next door to her father, Ivory Cobb.

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Gertrude Florence COBB married

Georges Frank CHESNEL
Marriage date: 29 April 1899
Marriage place: Minot, Maine, USA
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Names Start Date Location Record Type Marriage Cert No Bride City of Residence Groom City of Residence Bride State of Residence Groom State of Residence

GERTRUDE COBB - Bride

FRANK CHENELLE - Groom Apr 29, 1899 Maine, United States Marriage 0 POLAND AUBURN ME ME

Maine Marriages Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996

name: Frank Chenelle

event type: Marriage

event date: 29 Apr 1899

event place: Minot,,Maine

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father: Chenelle

mother:

spouse: Gertrude Cobb

spouse's father: Cobb

spouse's mother:

film number: 9913

dgs number: 4543991

image number: 00578

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Oct 2012), Cobb in entry for Frank Chenelle and Gertrude Cobb, 1899.

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1878 Birth

Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922

Name: Gertrude Cobb
Birth Date: 22 Apr 1878
Birth Place: Raymond
Registration Place: Raymond, Cumberland
Father: Ivory Cobb

Gertrude and Gracie Cobb
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1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Raymond, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Gertrude M. Cobb
Residence: Raymond, Cumberland, Maine
birthdate: 1878
birthPlace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name: Jerry Cobb
father's birthPlace: Maine, United States
mother's Name: Hattie Cobb
mother's birthPlace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 2 years
Occupation:
nara Film Number: T9-0478
pAge: 450
page character: A
entry number: 504
Film Number: 1254478
Household Gender Age
parent Jerry Cobb M 34
parent Hattie Cobb F 33
Eunice H. Cobb F 7
Jessie Cobb F 5
Gertrude M. Cobb F 2

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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
Gertrude Florence COBB and Georges Frank CHESNEL 29 April 1899, Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot)

She was 21 years old.

Minot, Androscoggin, Maine

Jessie Cobb of Sabattus, spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. Chenell.

The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
April 28, 1900

1900 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine

Name: Gertrude F Chenelle
titles:
Residence: Poland town, Androscoggin, Maine
Birth Date: Apr 1878
birthPlace: Maine
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse Name: Frank Chenelle
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place: Canada Fr
father Name:
father titles:
father birthPlace: Maine
mother Name:
mother titles:
mother birthPlace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Frank Chenelle
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 1
estimated marriage year: 1899
mother how many children: 0
number living children: 0
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0031
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Household ID: 12
reference number: 42
gsu Film Number: 1240588
Image Number: 00171
Household Gender Age
spouse Frank Chenelle M
Gertrude F Chenelle F

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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

1905 - Minot

Mrs. Frank Channelle is visiting for a few weeks at Bath.

Lewiston Daily Sun, Saturday morning, June 3, 1905

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 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine

Name: Gertrude Chunel
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
family number: 250
page number: 13
Household Gender Age
spouse Frank Chunel M 37y
Gertrude Chunel F 32y

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913

MINOT
Little Son of Mrs. Robinson of the Children's Home Dies at Minot Corner.

Minot, Jan. 17 - Frank Chesnelle and family are quarantined with diphtheria. A little nephew, Raymond Robinson was taken ill Saturday and when the doctor was called he pronounced it diphtheria. The little fellow died Thursday afternoon. Much sympathy is extended to his mother, Mrs. Grace Robinson who is quarantined at the Children's Home with scarlet fever also to Mr. and Mrs. Chesnelle who have been so faithful in caring for him. Ray was a bright lovable child and was a favorite in school.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine
January 18, 1913

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 Androscoggin County, Maine

Name: Gertrude Chesnel
Residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1879
Age: 41
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
Film Number: 1820638
Digital Folder Number: 4300993
Image Number: 00177
sheet number: 7
Household Gender Age
spouse Frank Chesnel M 47y
Gertrude Chesnel F 41y

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - 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 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine

Name: Gertrude F Chesnel
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1878
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0044
family number: 265
Sheet Number and Letter: 12A
Line Number: 50
nara publication: T626, roll 828
Film Number: 2340563
Digital Folder Number: 4584728
Image Number: 00338
Household Gender Age
spouse Frank G Chesnel M 57
Gertrude F Chesnel F 52

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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.

1940 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine

Name: Gertrude Chesnel
titles & terms:
event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Poland Town, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
race (standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife
birthPlace: Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1879
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 1-73
family number: 99
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Line Number: 42
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1470
Digital Folder Number: 005462014
Image Number: 00965
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Frank G Chesnel M 67 Maine
wife Gertrude Chesnel F 61 Maine

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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 - Minot

Mrs. Grace Philbrick of Lewiston is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Chesnell.

The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
June 22, 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 - 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.

1957 Death of Spouse/Partner
Georges Frank CHESNEL died 7 July 1957, , Maine, USA

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.'