Helen Georgia
BISSELL
(b.
15 April 1912
,
Buffalo, New York, USA
d.
21 May 1994
,
Greenburgh, New York, USA
)
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Helen Georgia BISSELL was born 15 April 1912 in Buffalo, New York, USA
Helen Georgia BISSELL was the child of Raymond BISSELL and Helen WARREN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Arthur Douglas BISSELL and Fanny CASTLE (maternal) Orsamus George WARREN and Elizabeth BATESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Helen Georgia married Robert Leroy ALMY 21 June 1943 in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Robert Leroy ALMY was born 11 August 1907 in Auburn, New York, USA. Robert Leroy died 3 May 2002 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Robert Leroy was the child of Claude Eugene ALMY and Frances Lockwood CALHOUN.
Helen Georgia BISSELL died 21 May 1994 in Greenburgh, New York, USA .
Died at Hartsdale, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
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Robert Leroy ALMY-- Date: 21 June 1943 Place: Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
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Robert Leroy ALMY was the child of Claude Eugene ALMY and Frances Lockwood CALHOUN
Name: Robert Lroy Almy
Event Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1908
Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1943
Marriage Place: Lincoln, Massachusetts
Marriage Age: 35
Father Name: C Eugene Almy
Mother Name: France Calhoun
Spouse Name: Helen Georgia Bissell
Spouse Marriage Age: 31
Spouse Father Name: Rayamond Bissell
Spouse Mother Name: Helen Warren
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Children of Robert Leroy ALMY and Helen Georgia BISSELL:
Living (b., Buffalo, New York, USA d. , )
Robert Leroy ALMY-- Date: 21 June 1943 Place: Lincoln, Massachusetts, USAancestry.com
Robert Leroy ALMY was the child of Claude Eugene ALMY and Frances Lockwood CALHOUN
Name: Robert Lroy Almy
Event Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1908
Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1943
Marriage Place: Lincoln, Massachusetts
Marriage Age: 35
Father Name: C Eugene Almy
Mother Name: France Calhoun
Spouse Name: Helen Georgia Bissell
Spouse Marriage Age: 31
Spouse Father Name: Rayamond Bissell
Spouse Mother Name: Helen Warren
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Children of Robert Leroy ALMY and Helen Georgia BISSELL:
Living (b., Buffalo, New York, USA d. , )
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1912 Birth 15 April 1912
Buffalo, New York, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1943 Marriage / PartnerHelen Georgia BISSELL and Robert Leroy ALMY 21 June 1943, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
She was 31 years old.
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.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.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.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)Obituary
Helen Bissell Almy
Helen Bissell Almy, 82, wife of Robert L Almy, died May 21, 1994. She was the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Warren) Bissell. Helen was the beloved librarian in charge of the Crestwood Library in Yonkers during the 1960s and 1970s. She lived in Scarsdale for many years before moving to Hartsdale, New York in 1987.
Helen was born in Buffalo, New York, April 15, 1912, and she remembered that her father wondered if she would have a 'tempestuous life,' as it was the date the Titanic sank after crashing into an iceberg. She lived in Paris for a time as a youngster, and was a graduate of Smith College, and the Columbia University School of Library Service, yet she never bragged about her Ivy League background.
She began her career at the Crestwood Library as a children's librarian in 1964, and she knew the names and preferences of every child she helped. Helen particularly enjoyed her story hours every Thursday, and the popular summer reading programs. Later, she ...Read MORE...
Helen Bissell Almy
Helen Bissell Almy, 82, wife of Robert L Almy, died May 21, 1994. She was the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Warren) Bissell. Helen was the beloved librarian in charge of the Crestwood Library in Yonkers during the 1960s and 1970s. She lived in Scarsdale for many years before moving to Hartsdale, New York in 1987.
Helen was born in Buffalo, New York, April 15, 1912, and she remembered that her father wondered if she would have a 'tempestuous life,' as it was the date the Titanic sank after crashing into an iceberg. She lived in Paris for a time as a youngster, and was a graduate of Smith College, and the Columbia University School of Library Service, yet she never bragged about her Ivy League background.
She began her career at the Crestwood Library as a children's librarian in 1964, and she knew the names and preferences of every child she helped. Helen particularly enjoyed her story hours every Thursday, and the popular summer reading programs. Later, she ...Read MORE...
1994 Death 21 May 1994
Greenburgh, New York, USA
She died at the age of 82.
Helen is buried at: Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo Erie County New York, USA Plot: Section 8
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