Louise Cuyler GERRY

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12 June 1883 , Robbinston, Maine, USA

Died

21 June 1962 , Robbinston, Maine, USA

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Elbridge Joseph GERRY

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Sophia Teresa JONES

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Seth GARY (GERRY) Mary STETSON

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1883 Birth

Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900
Name: Louise Cuyler Gerry
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 12 Jun 1883
birthPlace: Robbinston, Wash, Maine
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father's Name: Elbridge Joseph Gerry
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mother's Name: Sophia Jones
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indexing project (batch) number: I03050-9
system origin: Maine-EASy
source Film Number: 9791
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familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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Biography

'Louise Cuyler Gerry — also known as Louise C. Gerry — of Snyder, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Robbinston, Washington County, Maine. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940. Female. Congregationalist or Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution; Zonta; Grange. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.'
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Name: Louise C Gerry
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Residence: Somerville city, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Jun 1883
birthPlace: Maine
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father's birthPlace: Maine
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mother's birthPlace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Frederick A Peck
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
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enumeration District: 0931
pAge: 13
sheet letter: B
family number: 286
reference number: 85
Film Number: 1240665
Image Number: 00000489
Household Gender Age
Frederick A Peck M
Nellie M Peck F
Elenor B Goddard F
Louise C Gerry F

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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 Buffalo, Erie, New York

Name: Louise Gerry
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household:
Residence: Buffalo Ward 21, Erie, New York
Marital Status: Single
race : White
Gender: Female
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father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
family number: 156
page number: 6
Household Gender Age
John W Cameron M 52y
Ruth H Cameron F 52y
Louise Gerry F 26y
Pauline Bissell F 29y
Rose Franger F 36y
Emma Morton F 35y

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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 Erie County, New York

Name: Louise C Gerry
Residence: , Erie, New York
estimated Birth Year: 1884
Age: 36
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
Film Number: 1821109
Digital Folder Number: 4313441
Image Number: 00216
sheet number: 3

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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

Date: March 13, 1927
Location: South Dakota
Paper: Aberdeen Daily News
Article type: News Article

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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 Buffalo, Erie, New York

Name: Louise Gerry
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Buffalo (Districts 1-250), Erie, New York
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1884
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Partner
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0245
family number: 51
Sheet Number and Letter: 18B
Line Number: 57
nara publication: T626, roll 1430
Film Number: 2341165
Digital Folder Number: 4661100
Image Number: 00109
Household Gender Age
Elizabeth Elmer F 43
Louise Gerry F 46

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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)

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.

Date: March 30, 1944
Location: Ohio
Paper: Plain Dealer

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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 Death

Maine State Archives. Death Index (online).
Certificate Number: 6206302
Last Name: GERRY
First Name: LOUISE
Middle Name: C
Date of Death: Thursday, June 21, 1962
Town of Death: ROBBINSTON
Age at Death: 79 Years

Obituary Information

'[Source: Obituary of Miss Louise Cuyler Gerry, a newspaper clipping, found in Diary of Minerva (Sharman) Gray, 1962. Name of newspaper and date are not present on the clipping.]

The obituary mentions that Louise had worked in Buffalo, New York for the Larkin Company, as their personnel manager. She had also worked in Albany, New York as a Civil Service Commissioner. She was also the Zonta Club's first international president. Her survivors included four nephews and five nieces:
Percy Beckett of Calais, Maine; Philip Beckett of Calais, Maine; Paul Beckett of Calais, Maine; Elbridge G. Brook of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Miss Christine Beckett of Calais, Maine; Miss Edith Beckett of Calais, Maine; Mrs. Fred Beard of Amherst, Massachusetts; Mrs. Townes M. Harrison of Providence, Rhode Island; and Mrs. William J. Grund of West Somerville, Massachusetts.'