Bernice H MOYLE

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6 June 1919 , Pennsylvania, USA

Died

5 June 1983 , Pennsylvania, USA

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Frederick Charles MOYLE Bessie (Betsey) ADDLEY

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Born: 6 June 1919 in Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Frederick Charles MOYLE

Mother: Bessie (Betsey) ADDLEY

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Bernice H married Lester George MERRITT 11 November 1939 in Lackawana County, Pennsylvania . They divorced. Lester George MERRITT was born 16 December 1919 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA. Lester George died 17 October 1973 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA. Lester George was the child of Lester George MERRITT and Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE.

Bernice H MOYLE died 5 June 1983 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Lester George MERRITT
Marriage date: 11 November 1939
Marriage place: Lackawana County, Pennsylvania
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Lester George MERRITT was the child of Lester George MERRITT and Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE

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Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950

name: Lester G. Merritt

titles & terms:

event: Marriage

event date: 11 Nov 1939

event place: Lackawanna Co, Pennsylvania, United States

age: 21

estimated birth year: 1918

father: Lester Merritt

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mother: Celia Bourgurde

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spouse: Bernice H. Moyle

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spouse's age: 21

spouse's estimated birth year: 1918

spouse's father: Frederick Moyle

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spouse's mother: Bessie Addley

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reference number: No. 2494 P. 494

film number: 2313429

digital folder number: 004480796

image number: 00301

Divorced Oct 22, 1946, Scranton, PA according to 2nd marriage record (below)

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Birth — 1919
6 June 1919
Pennsylvania, USA

1920 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Bernice Moyle
residence: , Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1919
age: 1
birthplace: Pennsylvania
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
mother's birthplace: England
film number: 1821577
digital folder number: 4383800
image number: 00416
sheet number: 10
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Fred Moyle M 43y Pennsylvania
wife Bessie Moyle F 36y England
son Alfred Moyle M 15y Pennsylvania
dau Mildred Moyle F 11y Pennsylvania
son Delbert Moyle M 7y Pennsylvania
dau Bernice Moyle F 1y Pennsylvania

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

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 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Bernice H Moyle
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
gender: Female
age: 11
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1919
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
mother's birthplace: England
enumeration district number: 0117
family number: 141
sheet number and letter: 7A
line number: 24
nara publication: T626, roll 2048
film number: 2341782
digital folder number: 4639379
image number: 01169
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Stanley C Winans M 26 Pennsylvania
wife Ruth I Winans F 29 Pennsylvania
son Charles L Winans M 2 Pennsylvania
head Fred C Moyle M 53 Pennsylvania
wife Bessie Moyle F 46 England
son Delbert C Moyle M 17 Pennsylvania
daughter Bernice H Moyle F 11 Pennsylvania
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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.

1939 Marriage / Partner
Bernice H MOYLE and Lester George MERRITT 11 November 1939, Lackawana County, Pennsylvania

She was 20 years old.

1940 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Bernice Merritt
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 6, Carbondale, Carbondale City, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
gender: Female
age: 21
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Daughter
relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter
birthplace: Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1919
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 35-32
family number: 187
sheet number and letter: 10B
line number: 50
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3522
digital folder number: 005456662
image number: 00984
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Fred C Moyle M 64 Pennsylvania
wife Bessie Y Moyle F 56 England
daughter Bernice Merritt F 21 Pennsylvania
son-in-law Lester Merritt M 20 Pennsylvania
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1940
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Mr. and Mrs, Lester Merritt, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Merritt, Sr., of Carbondale, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellsworth of Cooperstown, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson of Albany were guests over Decoration Day at the Brady and Eckler home.

The Otsego Farmer
Cooperstown, New York
Friday, June 7, 1940

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.

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 - 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.