Claire Elizabeth BOURGARDE

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7 January 1922 , Whitestone, New York, USA*

Died

19 September 1959 , North Hempstead, New York, USA

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Joseph John SIEBEL BOURGARDE Wilhelmine HENKEL

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Born: 7 January 1922 in Whitestone, New York, USA*

Father: Joseph John SIEBEL BOURGARDE

Mother: Wilhelmine HENKEL

Paternal grandparents: John SIEBEL , Mary Anna TICE

Maternal grandparents: William HENKEL , Elizabeth "Eliza" LACHMUND

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Claire Elizabeth married Walter Anthony CUSICK abt. 1945 in Whitestone, New York, USA* . Walter Anthony CUSICK was born 29 August 1923 Walter Anthony died 24 September 1981 in Babylon, New York, USA (Lindenhurst). Walter Anthony was the child of Thomas Edward CUSICK and Florence Loretta PEARSALL.

Claire Elizabeth BOURGARDE died 19 September 1959 in North Hempstead, New York, USA .

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Died in the Manhasset section of North Hempstead.

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Claire Elizabeth BOURGARDE married

Walter Anthony CUSICK
Marriage date: abt. 1945
Marriage place: Whitestone, New York, USA*
Walter Anthony CUSICK was the child of Thomas Edward CUSICK and Florence Loretta PEARSALL

Marriage notes:

1945 Marriage

Long Island City NY Star Journal, Friday, April 6, 1945

CUSICK - BOURGARDE

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Bourgarde of 145-62 8th avenue, Whitestone, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Claire Elizabeth Bourgarde, to Army Private Walter Anthony Cusick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cusick of 114-35 126th street, South Ozone Park.

The ceremony took place in the home of the bride's parents. The Rev. Archie Buchanan, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Whitestone, officiated.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Mrs. Hazel Jean Smith of the Bronx was matron of honor. Mr. Cusick was best man for his son.

The bride is a graduate of Walton High School, the Bronx, and a Manhattan business institute. She is living with her parents for the duration.

Private Cusick was graduated from John Adams High School, Ozone Park. he is in service two years.

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Birth — 1922
7 January 1922
Whitestone, New York, USA*

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925 Bronx, New York
name: Jos J Bourgarde
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1925
event place: New York, A.D. 02, E.D. 76, Bronx, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 29
nationality: United States
race: White
relationship to head of household: Head
estimated birth year: 1896
years in the u.s.:
family number: 1738
page: 18
line number: 06

name: Wilhelmina Bourgarde
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1925
event place: New York, A.D. 02, E.D. 76, Bronx, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 25
nationality: United States
race: White
relationship to head of household: Wife
estimated birth year: 1900
years in the u.s.:
family number: 1738
page: 18
line number: 07

name: Claire E Bourgarde
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1925
event place: New York, A.D. 02, E.D. 76, Bronx, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 3
nationality: United States
race: White
relationship to head of household: Daughter
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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 - 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 Bronx, New York
name: Clarie Bourgarde
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Assembly District 8, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 18
marital status: Single
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Daughter
relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1922
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 3-1430
family number: 308
sheet number and letter: 10B
line number: 57
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 2497
digital folder number: 005458164
image number: 00079
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John Bourgarde M 43 New York
wife Wilhelmina Bourgarde F 39 New York
daughter Clarie Bourgarde F 18 New York
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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
Birth: Jan. 7, 1922
Death: Sep. 19, 1959

Inscription:
WIFE OF CUSICK, WALTER ANTHONY
T5 US ARMY

Burial:
Long Island National Cemetery
Farmingdale
Suffolk County
New York, USA
Plot: 2A, 4079

Name: Claire E Cusick
Service Info.: T5 US ARMY
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1922
Death Date: 19 Sep 1959
Relation: Wife Of Cusick, Walter Anthony
Interment Date: 23 Sep 1959
Cemetery: Long Island National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2040 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211
Buried At: Section 2a Site 4079

National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator

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Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale Suffolk County New York, USA Plot: 2A, 4079

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Claire Elizabeth BOURGARDE - Name: Claire E Cusick Death Date: 19 Sep 1959 Cemetery: Long Island National Cemetery Burial Location: Farmingdale, New York Ancestry.com. U.S.

Name: Claire E Cusick
Death Date: 19 Sep 1959
Cemetery: Long Island National Cemetery
Burial Location: Farmingdale, New York

Ancestry.com. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data:
Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.

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