Mary Winifred LAWRENCE

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4 April 1922 , Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Died

15 June 2017 , Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 95

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Harland Barnard Carlton LAWRENCE Christina Mary CULLINANE

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Born: 4 April 1922 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Harland Barnard Carlton LAWRENCE

Mother: Christina Mary CULLINANE

Paternal grandparents: Arthur Francis LAWRENCE , Florence Winifred CAREY

Maternal grandparents: Daniel Joseph CULLINANE , Mary Ann MATHEWS

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Mary Winifred married Ralph Walter COOK April 4, 1942 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ralph Walter COOK was born 12 March 1921 in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA (North Attleboro). Ralph Walter died 21 May 2013 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA. Ralph Walter was the child of Ralph Walter COOK and Hazel May WASHBURN.

Mary Winifred LAWRENCE died 15 June 2017 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA.

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Mary Winifred LAWRENCE married

Ralph Walter COOK
Marriage date: April 4, 1942
Marriage place: Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
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Ralph Walter COOK was the child of Ralph Walter COOK and Hazel May WASHBURN

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Name: Mary Lawrence W

Marriage Year: 1942

Marriage Place: Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 129

Page Number: 474

Index Volume Number: 133

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.133

Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

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Birth — 1922
4 April 1922
Concord, Massachusetts, USA

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 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: Mary W Lawrence
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 7
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1923
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: New Hampshire
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 203
family number: 354
sheet number and letter: 15A
line number: 41
nara publication: T626, roll 917
film number: 2340652
digital folder number: 4607014
image number: 01000
Household Gender Age
parent Harland B Lawrence M 35
parent Christina M Lawrence F 38
Mary W Lawrence F 7
Ann Lawrence F 6
Christina Lawrence F 5
Arthur F Lawrence M 3
Marie Pompilonia F 16

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.

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Winifred LAWRENCE and Ralph Walter COOK April 4, 1942, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

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 - Franklin, Massachusetts
Name: Mary W Cook
Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1922
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Ralph Wp Cook
29 Head
Mary W Cook 28 Wife
Ralph Ward Cook
7 Son
Harland L Cook
5 Son
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.'

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)

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

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2013 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ralph Walter COOK died 21 May 2013, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA

Obituary
Mary Winifred (Lawrence) Cook, 95, of Franklin died peacefully June 15, 2017 at Serenity Hill Nursing Home in Wrentham. Mary was born April 4, 1922 in Concord, the daughter of the late Harland and Christina(Cullinane) Lawrence. She lived in Concord until the 6th grade. She moved to Franklin for a year and then moved to the oval next to the Norfolk Prison in Norfolk, because her father was the head warden at the prison. She graduated from Walpole High School with the class of 1941. Under her picture in the yearbook it says Here is the girl whose eyes are brown whose spirit you can not down. Upon graduating from Walpole High School, she worked for the Telephone Company in Walpole. After she was married she continued working for the phone company until her oldest son was born. She would ride the train from Franklin Center to Walpole Center. On April 4, 1942, her birthday, she married the love of her life, Ralph W. Cook, Jr, a farmer from Franklin. They were married for 71 years until his ...Read full story

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Death — 2017
15 June 2017
Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 95.

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