Gretchen WOHLBRUCK

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22 November 1904 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died

11 April 1995 , Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

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Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK Mabel Louise BROWN

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Born: 22 November 1904 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK

Mother: Mabel Louise BROWN

Paternal grandparents: Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK , Arabella Adelaide OMOHUNDRO

Maternal grandparents: George Edgar BROWN , Julia Clark VERRY

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Gretchen married Russell Fenton BATH 3 December 1925 in Rensselaer, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Russell Fenton BATH was born 7 January 1906 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. Russell Fenton died 11 May 1971 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA. Russell Fenton was the child of John BATH and Carrie Maria WHITNEY.

Gretchen WOHLBRUCK died 11 April 1995 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA.
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Russell Fenton BATH
Marriage date: 3 December 1925
Marriage place: Rensselaer, New York, USA
Russell Fenton BATH was the child of John BATH and Carrie Maria WHITNEY

Children of Russell Fenton BATH and Gretchen WOHLBRUCK

Priscilla Dawn BATH

Born: abt. 1926, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 April 1973, Westport, Connecticut, USA

Married: Robert J DOYLE 1953 Place: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

Russell Fenton BATH

Born: 19 August 1928, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 November 2019, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

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Birth — 1904
22 November 1904
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Gretchen Wohlbruck
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Worcester Ward 2, Worcester, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New Jersey
mother's birthplace: Rhode Island
family number: 157
page number: 7
Household Gender Age
parent Theodore C Wohlbruck M 29y
parent Mabe L Wohlbruck F 25y
Virginia Wohlbruck F 7y
Gretchen Wohlbruck F 5y
Theodor C Wohlbruck M 4y
Minnie Daly F 26y
Warren Daly M 11y

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 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Gretchen Wohlbruck
residence: Precinct 5 Worcester City 2, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1905
age: 15
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820750
digital folder number: 4311575
image number: 00952
sheet number: 8
Household Gender Age
parent Theodore L Wohlbruck M 39y
parent Mabel L Wohlbruck F 38y
Virginia Wohlbruck F 16y
Gretchen Wohlbruck F 15y
Theodore C Wohlbruck M 13y

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.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925 Marriage / Partner
Gretchen WOHLBRUCK and Russell Fenton BATH 3 December 1925, Rensselaer, New York, USA

She was 21 years old.

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)

1928 Birth of Child
Russell Fenton BATH was born 19 August 1928, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Gretchen was 23 years old.

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 Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Gretchen Bath
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 25
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1905
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Rhode Island
enumeration district number: 261
family number: 438
sheet number and letter: 19B
line number: 52
nara publication: T626, roll 965
film number: 2340700
digital folder number: 4607701
image number: 00676
Household Gender Age
spouse Russell F Bath M 24
Gretchen Bath F 25
child Priscilla D Bath F 3
child Russell F Bath M 2
child Nancy J Bath F 0

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)

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.

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

1971 Death of Spouse/Partner
Russell Fenton BATH died 11 May 1971, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1973 Death of Child
Priscilla Dawn BATH died 10 April 1973, Westport, Connecticut, USA (Green's Farms)

Gretchen was 68 years old.

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

Death
first name: Gretchen
middle name: W
last name: Bath
name suffix:
birth date: 22 November 1904
social security number: 013-50-2448
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence: Worcester, Massachusetts
zip code of last residence: 01545
death date: 11 April 1995
estimated age at death: 91

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Obituary
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
Apr 12, 1995

SHREWSBURY - Gretchen (Wohlbruck) Bath, of 504 Grafton St., who was active for many years with the Girl Scouts of America, died yesterday at home after a long illness.

Her husband, Russell F. Bath Sr., died in 1971. She leaves a son, Russell F. Bath Jr. of Shrewsbury; a daughter, Nancy B. Roof of New York City; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. A daughter, Priscilla D. Doyle, died in 1972. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Theodore and Mabel (Brown) Wohlbruck, and was raised there. She lived here since 1931. She spent summers at Humarock Beach in Marshfield for more than 50 years.

Mrs. Bath was a troop leader for the Girl Scouts here, and volunteered for many Girl Scout projects and programs. She was a life member of the Shrewsbury Women's Club. She was an advisor for the Lambda Tau Sorority of Shrewsbury High School.

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