Lawrence GEVRY

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5 September 1901 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Died

5 January 1936 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Louis GEVRY Marie Rosanna Olivia BILLINGS

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Born: 5 September 1901 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Louis GEVRY

Mother: Marie Rosanna Olivia BILLINGS

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Lawrence married Agnes Evangeline WALSH 24 September 1920 in Manhattan, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agnes Evangeline WALSH was born 28 September 1901 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Agnes Evangeline died 21 May 1984 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Agnes Evangeline was the child of Edward Joseph WALSH and Ella "Ellen" Ernestine BERGMANN.

Lawrence GEVRY died 5 January 1936 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Lawrence GEVRY married

Agnes Evangeline WALSH
Marriage date: 24 September 1920
Marriage place: Manhattan, New York, USA
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Agnes Evangeline WALSH was the child of Edward Joseph WALSH and Ella "Ellen" Ernestine BERGMANN

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Name: Agnes Walsh

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 24 Sep 1920

Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, USA

Spouse: Lawrence L Geary

Certificate Number: 27830

New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937

Children of Lawrence GEVRY and Agnes Evangeline WALSH

Rita May GEVRY

Born: 6 May 1922, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 March 2008, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Anthony Richard BOCHENKO 1943 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Lawrence Louis GEVRY

Born: 2 September 1924, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 November 2013, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Aurora Claire FRECHETTE 1945 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Leona Ann NOGA 1955 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth

Name: Louis Gevry Jr.
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Event Date: 05 Sep 1901
Event Place: Webster, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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mother: Rose Billings
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 280
Film Number: 2057386
Digital Folder Number: 4254648
Image Number: 837

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXHF-3GF : accessed 30 Nov 2012), Louis Gevry Jr., 1901.

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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.

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Laurent Gevry
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Canada French
mother's birthPlace: Canada French
family number: 618
page number: 35
Household Gender Age
parent Louis Gevry M 32y
Laurent Gevry M 9y
Victoria Gevry F 7y
Avila Gevry M 6y
Louisa A Gevry F 5y
Dorilla Gevry F 4y
Simon Gevry M 69y
Rosalie Gevry F 71y

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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 Marriage / Partner
Lawrence GEVRY and Agnes Evangeline WALSH 24 September 1920, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

He was 19 years old.

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.

Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1922

Name: Lawrence Gevry
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1922
Street Address: 10 Union
Residence Place: Webster; Dudley, Massachusetts
Occupation: Clerk
Spouse:
Agnes E Gevry
Publication Title: Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1922

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1922 Birth of Child
Rita May GEVRY was born 6 May 1922, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Lawrence was 20 years old.

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Lawrence Louis GEVRY was born 2 September 1924, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Lawrence was 23 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)

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Lawrence Gevry
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1902
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's birthPlace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0289
family number: 15
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 73
nara publication: T626, roll 966
Film Number: 2340701
Digital Folder Number: 4607702
Image Number: 00599
Household Gender Age
Lawrence Gevry M 28
spouse Agnes E Gevry F 28
child Rita M Gevry F 8
child Lawrence Gevry M 5

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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)

Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1935

Name: Lawrence Gevry
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1935
Street Address: 14 Park
Residence Place: Webster;Dudley;Oxford, Massachusetts
Occupation: Emp
Spouse:
Agnes Gevry
Publication Title: Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1935

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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

Death

Name: Lawrence Gevry
Death Date: 1936
Death Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 93
Page Number: 401
Index Volume Number: 96
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.96

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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