HELP! Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Freda  PETTINGILL

  (b. 25 July 1917 Jay, Maine, USA   d. 19 March 2005 Lakewood, Colorado, USA )  

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Freda PETTINGILL was born 25 July 1917 in Jay, Maine, USA

Freda PETTINGILL was the child of Albert Newell Elisha PETTINGILL   and   Gertrude Grace FRENCH and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Elbridge Wilson PETTINGILL and Etta Arvilla CHILDS (maternal)  David Albion FRENCH and Eunice Hannah COBB

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Freda  married  William TRACHTENBERG 18 February 1944 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA .  The couple had (at least) 4 children. William TRACHTENBERG  was born 9 January 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).  William died 12 November 1990 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA.  William was the child of Joseph TRACHTENBERG and Bella SHAPIRO.

Freda PETTINGILL died 19 March 2005 in Lakewood, Colorado, USA.
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Freda PETTINGILL married World War II Soldier flag male ancestor William TRACHTENBERG-- Date: 18 February 1944 Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
William TRACHTENBERG was the child of Joseph TRACHTENBERG and Bella SHAPIRO




Children of William TRACHTENBERG and Freda PETTINGILL:

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Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Daniel David TRACHTENBERG (b.10 January 1946, , California, USA  d. 16 July 1982, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)



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Jay, Maine, USA
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birth1917 Birth
25 July 1917
Jay, Maine, USA
1920 Jay, Franklin, Maine
name: Freda Pettengill
residence: , Franklin, Maine
estimated birth year: 1918
age: 2
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
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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News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Freda Pettingill
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Livermore Falls, Androscoggin, Maine
gender: Female
age: 12
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1918
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0013
family number: 744
sheet number and letter: 31B
line number: 70
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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Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Freda E Pettingill
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 2, Lewiston, Lewiston City, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 21
marital status: Single
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Student nurse
relationship to head of household (standardized): Student nurse
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1919
residence in 1935: Livermore, Oxford, Maine
enumeration district number: 1-33
family number: 1
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 61
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1469
digital folder number: 005462013
image number: 00866
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
marriage1944 Marriage / Partner
Freda PETTINGILL and William TRACHTENBERG 18 February 1944, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

She was 26 years old.
Invention 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.
1946 Birth of Child
Daniel David TRACHTENBERG was born 10 January 1946, , California, USA

Freda was 28 years old.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1982 Death of Child
Daniel David TRACHTENBERG died 16 July 1982, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Freda was 65 years old.
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
1990 Death of Spouse/Partner
William TRACHTENBERG died 12 November 1990, Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
News2001 - 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.
Obituary
News & Observer, The (Raleigh, NC) - April 6, 2005

Deceased Name: Freda Pettingill Trachtenberg

LAKEWOOD, CO -- Freda Pettingill Trachtenberg, 87, formerly of Denver, Arizona, North Carolina, and Maine passed away on March 19, 2005 at the Joy of Living Assisted Living Care Center. She was born in Jay, Maine on July 25, 1917.

She is survived by her sons, Jerome and Joseph (Kay) Trachtenberg; daughter, Judy (Gary) Grange; sister, Beryl Hennessey; daughter-in-law, Misako T. Williams; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her son, Daniel and former husband, Dr. William Trachtenberg of Goldsboro, NC.

Her family is grateful for her long and fulfilling life, and wishes to thank all her loving caregivers.

Donations may be made to the Make A Wish Foundation.

Edition: Final
Page: B8
Copyright (c) 2005 The News and Observer
death2005 Death
19 March 2005
Lakewood, Colorado, USA

She died at the age of 87.

Freda is buried at: Maine Mount Vernon Road Veterans Memorial Cemetery Augusta Kennebec County Maine, USA
Added: 6/12/2012 11:29:17 AM - Updated: 5/25/2024 4:33:25 PM
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