Kathleen "Katie" GERRY

Born

22 August 1873 , Robbinston, Maine, USA

Died

10 October 1961 , Robbinston, Maine, USA

Kathleen "Katie" married George W OLIVER 19 September 1914 in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA .
George W OLIVER was born abt. 1859 in New Brunswick, Canada.

Parents & Family of Kathleen "Katie" GERRY

Parents of Kathleen "Katie" GERRY

Father

Elbridge Joseph GERRY

Mother

Sophia Teresa JONES

Grandparents of Kathleen "Katie" GERRY

Paternal grandparents

Seth GARY (GERRY) Mary STETSON

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Kathleen "Katie" GERRY

Kathleen "Katie" GERRY married

George W OLIVER
Marriage date: 19 September 1914
Marriage place: Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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Marriage notes:

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915

name: George W Oliver

titles & terms:

event: Marriage

event date: 19 Sep 1914

event place: Arlington, , Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 55

marital status:

race:

birth date: 1859

birthplace: , , New Brunswick

marriage registration year:

marriage registration place: Shirley, , Massachusetts

estimated birth year: 1859

father: Bartlett Oliver

father's titles & terms:

mother: Sarah Kenney

mother's titles & terms:

spouse: Kathleen Gerry

spouse's titles & terms:

spouse's race:

spouse's marital status:

spouse's father: Elbridge J Gerry

spouse's father's titles & terms:

spouse's mother: Sophia T Jones

spouse's mother's titles & terms:

record number: 3060

film number: 2409948

digital folder number: 4329373

image number: 00182

number of images: 1

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 14 June 2012), Kathleen Gerry, 1914.

Children of George W OLIVER and Kathleen "Katie" GERRY

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1873 Birth

Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900
Name: Kathleen Gerry
Gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening Place:
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1873
birthPlace: Robbinston, Wash, Maine
Death Date:
name note:
Race:
father's Name: Elbridge Joseph Gerry
father's birthPlace:
father's Age:
mother's Name: Sophia Jones
mother's birthPlace:
mother's Age:
indexing project (batch) number: I03050-9
system origin: Maine-EASy
source Film Number: 9791
reference number:

'Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F495-CQM : accessed 14 June 2012), Kathleen Gerry, 1873.

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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Robbinston, Washington, Maine

Name: Katie S. Gerry
Residence: Robbinston, Washington, Maine
birthdate: 1874
birthPlace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name: Ellridge Gerry
father's birthPlace: Maine, United States
mother's Name: Sophia Gerry
mother's birthPlace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 6 years
Occupation: At Home
nara Film Number: T9-0489
pAge: 156
page character: A
entry number: 2047
Film Number: 1254489
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Ellridge Gerry M 55 Maine, United States
wife Sophia Gerry F 41 Maine, United States
dau Mable Gerry F 20 Maine, United States
dau Nellie Gerry F 19 Maine, United States
dau Mary Gerry F 17 Maine, United States
dau Edith Gerry F 15 Maine, United States
son Seth S. Gerry M 13 Maine, United States
son Max K. Gerry M 11 Maine, United States
dau Christine

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Kathlein Gerry
titles & terms:
event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 190 Hartford city Ward 10, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Birth Date: Aug 1873
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Teacher
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
years Married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
Immigration Year:
pAge: 9
sheet letter: A
family number: 175
reference number: 8
Film Number: 1240138
Digital Folder Number: 004118709
Image Number: 00282
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Mary J Paige F 64 Connecticut
matron Emma L Romley F 41 Connecticut
matron Estelle M Russell F 40 Connecticut
matron Mary A Neal F 25 Scotland
matron Edna A Joslyn F 30 Vermont
matron Harriott L Griffin F 50 Connecticut
teacher Lillian A Russell F 28 Maine
teacher Kathlein Gerry F 27 Maine
teacher Clara A

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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 Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Name: Kathleen Gerry
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household:
Residence: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
family number: 1
page number: 1

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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
Kathleen "Katie" GERRY and George W OLIVER 19 September 1914, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA (West Cambridge)

She was 41 years old.

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 - 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

1926 Border Crossing

United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956
Name: Kathleen G Oliver
arrival date: 28 Jun 1926
arrival port: Calais, Maine,
Age: 52
estimated Birth Year: 1874
Birth Date:
birthPlace: , Robbinston Me
birth Country:
Gender: Female
Race: English
last Residence:
accompanied by:
departure date:
departure port:
departure contact: Sister Mrs. Lydia Barbour
arrival contact: Husband George
ship Name:
airline:
record has photo?: N
nara publication title: Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Calais, Maine, ca. 1906-1952
nara publication number: M2042
nara roll number: 4

'United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XPMR-B3X : accessed 14 June 2012), Kathleen G Oliver, 1926.

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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 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Kathaleen Oliver
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Female
Age: 56
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
birthPlace: Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1874
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household:
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0071
family number: 285
Sheet Number and Letter: 18B
Line Number: 72
nara publication: T626, roll 265
Film Number: 2340000
Digital Folder Number: 4531869
Image Number: 00459
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Gorden Hicks M 46 Maryland
wife Maud H Hicks F 51 Vermont
Fred J Buzzell M 67 Maine
Anna V Ko?Ach F 20 Connecticut
Louise Beaudry F 25 Connecticut
Bertha Sibley F 54 Maine
Thomas Larkin M 60 Connecticut
Winfield Armstrong M 62 Connecticut
William Murphy M 35 Vermont
Rose Burroughs F 63 Vermont
Hattie A Buckland F 65 Connecticut
Annie B Andrews F 62 Connecticut
Mary A Russell F 48 Canada
Sarah

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

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.

Burial Information

Brewer Cemetery in Robbinston, Washington, Maine, Lot 10A and 11A

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Lot 10A and 11A
Seth Gerry, d. 2/ 29/ 1864, age 76
Mary, wife of Seth Gerry, d. 6/ 22/ 1868, age 67
Katie G Oliver, 1873-1961
Nellie S T Gerry, 1861-1955
Edith J Gerry, 1864-1948
Seth S Gerry, 1866-1925
Grace C 1881-1954
Lucy A (Leland), Dau of Seth & Mary Gerry 1827-1873
Elbridge J Gerry Jr 1878-1902 buried in Greeley, CO
Elbridge J Gerry 1825-1904
Mabel Gerry wife of Frank W Haviland 1859-1907
George E son of Seth & Mary Gerry d 9/ 9/ 1858 age 17yrs 5mos
(Stone is down and broken)
Charlotte wife of Ezra ------ (Stone down and broken)
Ann (Gerry)Beard 11/ 8/ 1907-6/ 29/ 1988 (dau of Seth S &Grace*)
Joseph (No dates)

Death

Name: Kathleen Oliver
Death Date: 10 Oct 1961
Age: 88
Town: Robbinston
Certificate: 6108714

Ancestry.com. Maine Death Index, 1960-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: State of Maine. Maine Death Index, 1960-97. Augusta, ME, USA: State of Maine Department of Human Services.

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