Lois GREGORY

(b. 13 September 1861 , Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA d. 10 December 1935 , Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA )

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Lois GREGORY was born 13 September 1861 in Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA

Lois GREGORY was the child of ? and ?

Lois GREGORY died 10 December 1935 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Spouse:
Henry Abijah Fitch (1857 - 1937)

Children:
Harry Alexander Fitch (1879 - 1937)*

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1861 Birth
13 September 1861
Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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)

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 Montclair, Essex, New Jersey
Name: Lois G Fitch
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 204 Montclair town Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Birth Date: Sep 1861
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 14
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1886
Mother of how many children: 4
Number of Living Children: 2
Immigration Year:
Page: 17
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 306
Reference ID: 36
GS Film number: 1240970
Digital Folder Number: 004120430
Image Number: 00077
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Henry A Fitch M 43 New York
Wife Lois G Fitch F 39 New York
Son Nelson Fitch M 9 New York
Daughter Helen Fitch F 2 New Jersey
Father-in-law Isaac M Gregory M 63 New York
Mother-in-law Angeline Gregory F 56 Michigan
Servant Glara Le Roy F 25 New York
Servant Alfred Steadman M 48 England
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 Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Name: Lois E Fitch
Event Place: Brooklyn Ward 24, Kings, New York
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household ID: 45
Page: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Henry A Fitch M 52y New York
WIFE Lois E Fitch F 48y New York
SON Nelson Fitch M 19y New York
DAU Helen G Fitch F 11y New Jersey
Angeline E Gregory F 21y Kansas
Edna May Hayward F 27y New York
Frederick A Hayward M 26y New York
Abbie E Brown F 26y Georgia
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Kings County, New York
Name: Lois G Fitch
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Kings, New York
Gender: Female
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household ID: 17
Sheet Number: 1
GS Film number: 1821143
Digital Folder Number: 4313491
Image Number: 01115
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Henry A Fitch M 62y New York
WIFE Lois G Fitch F 58y New York
DAU Helen G Fitch F 21y New Jersey
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 Manhattan, New York, New York
Name: Lois G Fitch
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Manhattan (Districts 1001-1249), New York, New York
Gender: Female
Age: 65
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1865
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
District: 1007
Household ID: 4
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Line Number: 21
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 1576
GS Film number: 2341311
Digital Folder Number: 4638862
Image Number: 00976
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Wife Nellie Jackson F 65 New York
Head Cornelias Jackson M 68 Missouri
Lodger P Wakarhara M 24 Japan
Lodger Wilhelm Gunthert M 22 Germany
Lodger James C Crone M 40 New York
Lodger Louise Church F 38 Massachusetts
Lodger Henry Fitch M 72 New York
Lodger Lois G Fitch F 65 New York
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)

Death
Name: Lois Gregory Fitch
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix:
Event Date: 10 Dec 1935
Event Place: St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida
Gender: Female
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Age (Original): 74y 2m 27d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1861
Birthplace: Fonda, N. Y.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Henry A. Fitch
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Father's Name: Isaac Merritt Gregory
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Name Prefix:
Father's Birthplace: Troy, N. Y.
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Potter
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name Prefix:
Mother's Birthplace: N. Y.
Occupation: Housewife
Address: 450 4th Ave. So.
Residence Place:
Cemetery: Vault
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 13 Dec 1935
Funeral Home:
Informant's Name:
Additional Relatives: X
GS Film number: 2135814
Reference ID: cn 20918

'Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FP7H-G72 :...Read MORE...

Pinellas County, Florida
Name: Lois G Fitch
Titles and Terms (Original):
Titles and Terms:
Gender: Female
Precinct Number: 007
Precinct: Tarpon Springs, Pinellas, Florida
Residence Place: , Pinellas, Florida
Age (Formatted): 74y
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Birthplace: , , New York
Race (Original):
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Line Number: 27
GS Film number: 2425168
Digital Folder Number: 4280113
Image Number: 01173

'Florida, State Census, 1935,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ MNV1-GSB : accessed 24 Apr 2013), Lois G Fitch, , Pinellas, Florida.
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Lois is buried at: Royal Palm South Cemetery Saint Petersburg Pinellas County Florida, USA

Added: 4/19/2013 11:02:20 AM - Updated: 5/8/2024 12:38:47 AM