Catherine (Katherine) Frances SULLIVAN

Born

14 September 1913 , Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Died

17 July 1991 , Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Catherine (Katherine) Frances married Leroy Burton BAKER 30 April 1934 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Leroy Burton BAKER was born 17 September 1907 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. Leroy Burton died 8 November 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Leroy Burton was the child of Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Annie Louise RHEEL .

Catherine (Katherine) Frances married Francis Joseph WEILAND (WEILANDT) abt. 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
Francis Joseph WEILAND (WEILANDT) was born 27 March 1915 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . Francis Joseph died 28 October 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . Francis Joseph was the child of Max WEILAND (WEILANDT) and Nora M HANNON .

Parents & Family of Catherine (Katherine) Frances SULLIVAN

Parents of Catherine (Katherine) Frances SULLIVAN

Father

Patrick Joseph SULLIVAN

Mother

Anna Josephine SULLIVAN

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine (Katherine) Frances SULLIVAN

Catherine (Katherine) Frances SULLIVAN married

Leroy Burton BAKER
Marriage date: 30 April 1934
Marriage place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
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Leroy Burton BAKER was the child of Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Annie Louise RHEEL

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They divorced before 1940.

New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947

name: Leroy B. Baker

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event: Marriage

event date: 30 Apr 1934

event place: Portsmouth, , New Hampshire

age: 26

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estimated birth year: 1908

father: Frank L.

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mother: Anna L. Rheel

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spouse: Catherine F. Sullivan

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spouse's age: 20

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spouse's estimated birth year: 1914

spouse's father: Patrick J.

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spouse's mother: Anna L. Sullivan

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film number: 2057583

digital folder number: 4245677

image number: 1570

Children of Leroy Burton BAKER and Catherine (Katherine) Frances SULLIVAN

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Born: , , Massachusetts, USA
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Beverly Ann "Midge" BAKER

Born: 16 July 1934, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 May 2007, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Pasquale Antonio MORGANELLI 1953 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

William George BAKER

Born: 28 April 1939, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: November 1981, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Catherine (Katherine) Frances SULLIVAN married

Francis Joseph WEILAND (WEILANDT)
Marriage date: abt. 1949
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Francis Joseph WEILAND (WEILANDT) was the child of Max WEILAND (WEILANDT) and Nora M HANNON

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Birth

Name: Catharine Francis Sullivan
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Event Date: 14 Sep 1913
Event Place: Boston, Essex, Massachusetts
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volume/ page/ certificate number: Page 294 No. 13216
Film Number: 2409799
Digital Folder Number: 4401720
Image Number: 301

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXVR-WSC : accessed 17 Jan 2013), Catharine Francis Sullivan, 1913.

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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 - Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Name: Catherine Sullivan
Residence: Precinct 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1914
Age: 6
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
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mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820736
Digital Folder Number: 4311561
Image Number: 00044
sheet number: 11
Household Gender Age
parent Patrick J Sullivan M 46y
parent Annie J Sullivan F 56y
Mary E Sullivan F 9y
Anna M Sullivan F 8y
Catherine Sullivan F 6y
Dennis Sullivan M 28y

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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 - Boston, Massachusetts

Name: Catherine Sullivan
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Boston (Districts 580-690), Suffolk, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1914
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Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
father's birthPlace: Irish Free State
mother's birthPlace: Irish Free State
enumeration district number: 634
family number: 337
Sheet Number and Letter: 19A
Line Number: 34
nara publication: T626, roll 949
Film Number: 2340684
Digital Folder Number: 4607685
Image Number: 00419
Household Gender Age
parent Patrick J Sullivan M 53
parent Annie Sullivan F 47
Mary A Sullivan F 19
Catherine Sullivan F 16
William J Sullivan M 9
Virginia Lane F 7

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Marriage / Partner
Catherine (Katherine) Frances SULLIVAN and Leroy Burton BAKER 30 April 1934, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)

She was 20 years old.

1934 marriage

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1934 Birth of Child
Beverly Ann "Midge" BAKER was born 16 July 1934, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Catherine (Katherine) Frances was 20 years old.

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.

1939 Birth of Child
William George BAKER was born 28 April 1939, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Catherine (Katherine) Frances was 25 years old.

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 - 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 - Boston, Massachusetts

Name: Catherine Weiland
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1948
Street Address: 8 Kensington Rox
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Spouse:
Francis J Weiland
Publication Title: Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1948

Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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

1950 - Boston, Massachusetts

Name: Katherine Weiland
Age: 36
Birth Date: abt 1914
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 129
Household Members Age Relationship
Katherine Weiland 36 Head
Francis Weiland
35
William B Baker
11 Stepson (Step Son)

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1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

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.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1981 Death of Child
William George BAKER died November 1981, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Catherine (Katherine) Frances was 68 years old.

1981 Death of Spouse/Partner
Leroy Burton BAKER died 8 November 1981, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

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 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1989 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francis Joseph WEILAND (WEILANDT) died 28 October 1989, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Death

Name: Katherine Frances Weiland
[Katherine Willard]
[Catherine Weiland]
[Katherine Baker]
[Katherine Frances Sullivan]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1913
Birth Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
[Boston, Massachusetts]
Death Date: 17 Jul 1991
Father:
Patrick J Sullivan
Mother:
Anna Sullivan
SSN: 022031102
Notes: Apr 1955: Name listed as KATHERINE FRANCES WEILAND; Jun 1958: Name listed as KATHERINE WILLARD; 20 Jan 1987: Name listed as CATHERINE FRANCES WEILAND; : Name listed as KATHERINE FRANCES BAKER; 27 Jul 1991: Name listed as CATHERINE F WEILAND

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

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ancestry.com

Obituary

WEILAND-ln South Boston, July 17, Catherine F. (Sullivan), beloved wife of the late Francis J. Weiland, beloved mother of Lawrence Baker of Quincy, Beverly Morganelli of Boston and the late William Baker, sister of Mrs. Virginia Deshler of Quincy, William Sullivan of Florida, survived by 14 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Pro-burial Mass in the Gate of Heaven Church, So. Boston, on Sat., July 20 at 10 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Catherine's memory and send to Youville Hospital, Cambridge, Mass. Retired employee of Filene's of Boston. Interment private.

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The Boston Globe
Boston, Massachusetts
July 18, 1991

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