Mary Louise BONNEVILLE

(b. 2 February 1885 , Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 August 1962 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Mary Louise BONNEVILLE was born 2 February 1885 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Louise BONNEVILLE was the child of Joseph BONNEVILLE and Mary Phoebe L SANSOUCI

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Mary Louise married Buell Melvin ROBB 15 January 1908 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Buell Melvin ROBB was born 24 May 1878 in Guilford, Vermont, USA (Center, West) (Algiers) (Green River). Buell Melvin died 19 December 1913 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. Buell Melvin was the child of Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX) and Clara Slater MATTHEWS.

Mary Louise BONNEVILLE died 20 August 1962 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA .

m. (2) Arthur Gaylord Norton

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Family and Children of Mary Louise BONNEVILLE

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Mary Louise BONNEVILLE married

Buell Melvin ROBB-- Date: 15 January 1908 Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Buell Melvin ROBB was the child of Isaac Martin ROBB (ROBIDOUX) and Clara Slater MATTHEWS

name: Buell M Robb
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 15 Jan 1908
event place: Greenfield, , Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 29
marital status:
race:
birth date: 1879
birthplace: Guilford, , Vermont
marriage registration year:
marriage registration place: Greenfield, , Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1879
father: Isaac Robb
father's titles & terms:
mother: Clara Matthews
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Mary Louise P Bonneville
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's race:
spouse's marital status:
spouse's father: Joseph Bonneville
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Phebe Sansouci
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
record number: 15966
film number: 2315507
digital folder number: 4329359
image number: 00949
number of images: 1

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 26 Feb 2013), Buell M Robb and Mary Louise P Bonneville, 1908.

Children of Buell Melvin ROBB and Mary Louise BONNEVILLE:

Harold Buell ROBB (b.30 October 1908, Windsor, Vermont, USA d. 21 January 1976, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Donald Arthur ROBB (b.16 November 1910, Windsor, Vermont, USA d. 8 October 1995, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)

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1885 Birth
2 February 1885
Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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)

1908 Marriage / Partner
Mary Louise BONNEVILLE and Buell Melvin ROBB 15 January 1908, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

She was 22 years old.

1908 Birth of Child
Harold Buell ROBB was born 30 October 1908, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Mary Louise was 23 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Windsor, Windsor, Vermont
name: Louise B Robb
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Windsor, Windsor, Vermont
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Vermont
family number: 216
page number: 19
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Buel M Robb M 32y Vermont
wife Louise B Robb F 25y Massachusetts
son Harold B Robb M 1y Vermont
Fred B Harlow M 55y Vermont
Fred B Harlow M 17y Ohio
Alice L Seaver F 26y New Hampshire
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 Birth of Child
Donald Arthur ROBB was born 16 November 1910, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Mary Louise was 25 years old.

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

1913 Death of Spouse/Partner
Buell Melvin ROBB died 19 December 1913, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

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 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Louise B Robb
residence: Westfield Town Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1886
age: 34
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Widowed
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820701
digital folder number: 4301098
image number: 01026
sheet number: 14
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Louise B Robb F 34y Massachusetts
son H Buell Robb M 11y Vermont
son Donald A Robb M 9y Vermont
sis Edith Bonneville F 31y Massachusetts
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 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
ame: Louise B Norton
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 45
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1885
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0199
family number: 41
sheet number and letter: 2B
line number: 94
nara publication: T626, roll 907
film number: 2340642
digital folder number: 4607004
image number: 00938
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Arthur G Norton M 69 Massachusetts
wife Louise B Norton F 45 Massachusetts
stepson Harold B Robb M 21 Vermont
stepson Donald A Robb M 19 Vermont
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.

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 Death
20 August 1962
Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 77.