Gertrude M SEDGLEY

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May 1879 , Skowhegan, Maine, USA

Died

abt. 1952 , Maine, USA

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William H SEDGLEY Nancy C DREW

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Born: May 1879 in Skowhegan, Maine, USA

Father: William H SEDGLEY

Mother: Nancy C DREW

Paternal grandparents: Robert SEDGLEY , Sarah LEAVITT

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Gertrude M married Harry W BARKER 30 July 1896 in Gardiner, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Harry W BARKER was born October 1873 in Crystal, Maine, USA. Harry W died abt. 1936 in Maine, USA. Harry W was the child of Charles Edward BARKER and Frances M PERKINS.

Gertrude M SEDGLEY died abt. 1952 in Maine, USA.
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Gertrude M SEDGLEY married

Harry W BARKER
Marriage date: 30 July 1896
Marriage place: Gardiner, Maine, USA
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Harry W BARKER was the child of Charles Edward BARKER and Frances M PERKINS

Marriage notes:

Harry Barker and Gertrude Sedgeley both of Gardiner, Me. He is 25. She is 18. He is a painter. She is a housekeeper. He was born in Crystal Pl. She was born in Skowhegan. It is the first marriage for both.

Intention filed: July 25, 1896

married by: Chas. O. Wadsworth, Gardiner, Justice of the Peace

married on: July 30, 1896 in Gardiner, Me.

His parents:

Chas. Barker of Crystal Pl. Occupation: Painter Birthplace: Crystal Pl.

Fannie Perkins of Gardiner Occupation: Housewife Birthplace: Damariscotta

Her parents:

Wm. Sedgeley of Skowhegan Occupation: farmer Birthplace: Skowhegan

Nancy Drew of Skowhegan Occupation: housewife Birthplace: Georgetown

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Oct 2012), Barker and Sedgeley, .

name: Barker

event type: Marriage

event date:

event place: Gardiner,,Maine

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father: Chas Barker

mother: Fannie Perkins

spouse: Sedgeley

spouse's father: Wm Sedgeley

spouse's mother: Nancy Drew

film number: 9891

dgs number: 4543969

image number: 00332

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Oct 2012), Barker and Sedgeley, .

name: Harry Barker

event type: Marriage

event date: 30 Jul 1896

event place: Gardiner,,Maine

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father: Barker

mother:

spouse: Gertrude Sedgeley

spouse's father: Sedgeley

spouse's mother:

film number: 9891

dgs number: 4543969

image number: 00333

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Oct 2012), Harry Barker and Gertrude Sedgeley, 1896.

Children of Harry W BARKER and Gertrude M SEDGLEY

Chester A S BARKER

Born: 8 October 1896, Skowhegan, Maine, USA
Died: 13 February 1934, Skowhegan, Maine, USA

Married: Mary Frances REGAN 10 October 1922 Place: Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

Robert Henry BARKER

Born: 25 March 1900, Skowhegan, Maine, USA
Died: May 1969, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1879
May 1879
Skowhegan, Maine, USA

1880 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
name : Gertrude M. Sedgley
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 2
marital status : Single
occupation : At Home
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Daughter
birthplace : Maine, United States
birthdate : 1878
spouse's name :
spouse's birthplace :
father's name : Wm. H. Sedgley
father's birthplace : Maine, United States
mother's name : Nancy Sedgley
mother's birthplace : Maine, United States
page : 492
page character : C
entry number : 1000
nara film number : T9-0488
gs film number : 1254488
digital folder number: 004241591
image number: 00027
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Wm. H. Sedgley M 24 Maine, United States
wife Nancy Sedgley F 28 Maine, United States
daughter Gertrude M. Sedgley F 2 Maine, United States
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

1896 Marriage / Partner
Gertrude M SEDGLEY and Harry W BARKER 30 July 1896, Gardiner, Maine, USA

She was 17 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Chester A S BARKER was born 8 October 1896, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

Gertrude M was 17 years old.

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 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
name: Gertrude M Barker
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 164 Skowhegan town Skowhegan village, Somerset, Maine, United States
birth date: May 1879
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 5
estimated marriage year: 1895
mother how many children: 2
number living children: 2
immigration year:
page: 41
sheet letter: B
family number: 938
reference number: 56
film number: 1240600
digital folder number: 004120200
image number: 00497
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Harry W Barker M 27 Maine
wife Gertrude M Barker F 21 Maine
son Chester A Barker M 4 Maine
son Robert H Barker M 0 Maine
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Robert Henry BARKER was born 25 March 1900, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

Gertrude M was 20 years old.

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 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
name: Gertrude M Barker
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 310
page number: 11
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Harry N Barker M 37y Maine
wife Gertrude M Barker F 32y Maine
son Chester T Barker M 14y Maine
son Robert H Barker M 10y Maine
William H Sedgley M 54y Maine
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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 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
name: Gertrude M Barker
residence: , Somerset, Maine
estimated birth year: 1879
age: 41
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820648
digital folder number: 4301003
image number: 01071
sheet number: 18
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Hary W Barker M 47y Maine
wife Gertrude M Barker F 41y Maine
son Chester A S Barker M 23y Maine
son Robert H Barker M 19y Maine
William H Sedgley M 64y Maine
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.

1922 Marriage of Child
Chester A S BARKER married 10 October 1922, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield) to Mary Frances REGAN

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 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
name: Gertrude M Barker
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
gender: Female
age: 52
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1878
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0078
family number: 68
sheet number and letter: 37A
line number: 27
nara publication: T626, roll 839
film number: 2340574
digital folder number: 4584739
image number: 01120
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Harry Barker M 58 Maine
wife Gertrude M Barker F 52 Maine
son Chester S Barker M 34 Maine
daughter-in-law Francis M Barker F 27 Maine
granddaughter Evelyn Barker F 7 Maine
granddaughter Lucia A Barker F 1 Maine
boarder Dorothy T Cressey F 24 Maine
boarder John D Cressey M 49 Maine
boarder Roberta Cressey F 45 Maine
niece Alicia P Moore F 11 Maine
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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

Waterville, Kennebec, Maine
Name: Gertrude L Barker
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1932
Street address: 5 Summer
Residence Place: Waterville; Skowhegan; Fairfield; Oakland; Winslow, Maine
Spouse: Harry W Barker
Publication Title: Waterville, Maine, City Directory, 1932

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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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)

1934 Death of Child
Chester A S BARKER died 13 February 1934, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

Gertrude M was 54 years old.

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.

Waterville, Kennebec, Maine
Name: Gertrude S Barker
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1939
Street address: Do
Residence Place: Waterville, Maine
Occupation: Housekeeper
Spouse: Harry W Barker
Publication Title: Waterville, Maine, City Directory, 1939

NOTE: Gertrude is listed as the widow of Harry

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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1940 Waterville, Kennebec, Maine
name: Gertrude Barker
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 2, Waterville, Waterville City, Kennebec, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 61
marital status: Widowed
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1879
residence in 1935: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
enumeration district number: 6-62
family number: 113
sheet number and letter: 6B
line number: 56
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1481
digital folder number: 005462025
image number: 00473
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Verne E Harlow M 41 Maine
wife Lucille E Harlow F 33 Massachusetts
daughter Bernice A Harlow F 4 Maine
stepdaughter Margaret D* F 13 Maine
Gertrude Barker F 61 Maine
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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.