Gertrude Grace FRENCH

(b. 2 April 1898 , Minot, Maine, USA d. 24 July 1991? , Maine, USA )

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Gertrude Grace FRENCH was born 2 April 1898 in Minot, Maine, USA

Gertrude Grace FRENCH was the child of David Albion FRENCH and Eunice Hannah COBB and the grandchild of: (paternal) David Moulton FRENCH and Matilda W KEENEN (maternal) Ivory COBB and Celia Ann EDWARDS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Gertrude Grace married Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL 9 May 1914 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL was born 9 May 1894 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore). Albert Newell Elisha died 3 July 1963 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore). Albert Newell Elisha was the child of Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL and Etta Arvilla CHILDS.

Gertrude Grace FRENCH died 24 July 1991? in Maine, USA.

NOTE: Gertrude French was the niece of Jessie Cobb, the murdered woman in the story above.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Gertrude Grace FRENCH

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Gertrude Grace FRENCH married

Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL-- Date: 9 May 1914 Place: Livermore Falls, Maine, USA
Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL was the child of Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL and Etta Arvilla CHILDS

Children of Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL and Gertrude Grace FRENCH:

Albert Elbridge PETTINGILL (b.29 May 1915, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA d. 3 June 1972?, )

Freda PETTINGILL (b.25 July 1917, Jay, Maine, USA d. 19 March 2005, Lakewood, Colorado, USA)
m. William TRACHTENBERG 18 February 1944

Frederick C PETTINGILL (b.abt. 1918, Jay, Maine, USA d. 5 October 2001, , Maine, USA)
m. Virginia KING 13 March 1942

Beryl Etta PETTINGILL (b.11 August 1922, Jay, Maine, USA d. 12 December 2010, Shelton, Connecticut, USA )
m. Robert Marshall HUNTON 1 February 1943 in , Maine, USA
m. Ralph Charles HENNESSEY

Beverly PETTINGILL (b.13 September 1926, , Maine, USA d. January 1990, )
m. Oscar Thomas EMMONS 7 July 1946 in , Maine, USA

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1898 Birth
Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907
name: Grace Gertrude French
event type: Birth
event date: 02 Apr 1898
event place: Minot,,Maine
gender: Female
age:
estimated birth year:
father: David A French
mother: Eunece H Cobb
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 9944
dgs number: 4544455
image number: 01342
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1900 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: Gertrude G French
titles & terms:
residence: Bath city, Sagadahoc, Maine
birth date: Apr 1898
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Daughter
spouse:
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace:
father: David A French
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother: Eunice French
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: David A French
gender: Female
marital status:
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0211
page: 4
sheet letter: A
family number: 69
reference number: 23
film number: 1240599
image number: 00221
Household Gender Age
parent David A French M
parent Eunice French F
David M French M
Jas L French M
Gertrude G French F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot)
Souvenir W. Minot, Me.
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Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot)
Union Church, West Minot
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Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot)
Post Office, West Minot, Maine
Postcard

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.

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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

Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot)
A Boat Ride on Little Androscoggin River between Auburn and Minot, Me.
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Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot)
Canning Factory, West Minot
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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

1914 Marriage / Partner
Gertrude Grace FRENCH and Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL 9 May 1914, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

She was 16 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Birth of Child
Albert Elbridge PETTINGILL was born 29 May 1915, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

Gertrude Grace was 17 years old.

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

1917 Birth of Child
Freda PETTINGILL was born 25 July 1917, Jay, Maine, USA

Gertrude Grace was 19 years old.

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 Jay, Franklin, Maine
name: Gertrude Pettengill
residence: , Franklin, Maine
estimated birth year: 1895
age: 25
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: 1820642
digital folder number: 4300997
image number: 00549
sheet number: 24
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Albert Pettengill M 30y Maine
wife Gertrude Pettengill F 25y Maine
son Albert Pettengill M 4y Maine
son Frederic Pettengill M 2y Maine
dau Freda Pettengill F 2y Maine
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.

1922 Birth of Child
Beryl Etta PETTINGILL was born 11 August 1922, Jay, Maine, USA

Gertrude Grace was 24 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

1926 Birth of Child
Beverly PETTINGILL was born 13 September 1926, , Maine, USA

Gertrude Grace was 28 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 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Grace Pettingill
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine
gender: Female
age: 32
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1898
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0013
family number: 744
sheet number and letter: 31B
line number: 67
nara publication: T626, roll 828
film number: 2340563
digital folder number: 4584728
image number: 00257
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Albert Pettingill M 35 Maine
wife Grace Pettingill F 32 Maine
son Albert Pettingill M 14 Maine
son Frederick C Pettingill M 12 Maine
daughter Freda Pettingill F 12 Maine
daughter Beryl E Pettingill F 7 Maine
daughter Beverly Pettingill F 3 Maine
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)

1943 Marriage of Child
Beryl Etta PETTINGILL married 1 February 1943, , Maine, USA to Robert Marshall HUNTON

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.

1946 Marriage of Child
Beverly PETTINGILL married 7 July 1946, , Maine, USA to Oscar Thomas EMMONS

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL died 3 July 1963, Livermore Falls, Maine, USA (East Livermore)

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

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Name: Gertrude Freida PETTINGILL
Date of Death: Wednesday, 24 July 1991
Place of Death: Lewiston, Me.
Age: 92 years
Death Certificate Number: 9106061

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