Mary PASSARELLA

Born

2 November 1904 , Southeast, New York, USA

Died

19 April 1990 , White Plains, New York, USA

Age: 86
Cause of Death: Natural causes

Mary married Morris FUSCO 26 October 1919 in White Plains, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Morris FUSCO was born 22 September 1894 in Morcone, Benevento, Campania, Italy. Morris died 22 May 1981 in White Plains, New York, USA.

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daughter of Pasquale Passarella and Philomena ?

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Recorded occupation: House wife

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mary PASSARELLA

Mary PASSARELLA married

Morris FUSCO
Marriage date: 26 October 1919
Marriage place: White Plains, New York, USA

Children of Morris FUSCO and Mary PASSARELLA

Stanley FUSCO

Born: abt. 1920, White Plains, New York, USA
Died: 1 December 2002, White Plains, New York, USA

Joseph FUSCO

Born: 31 march 1927, White Plains, New York, USA
Died: 22 september 1993, White Plains, New York, USA

Married: Geraldine BOUTHILET 1947

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Birth — 1904
2 November 1904
Southeast, New York, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary PASSARELLA and Morris FUSCO 26 October 1919, White Plains, New York, USA

She was 14 years old.

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 - White Plains, New York

Name: Mary Fusco
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1904
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1920: White Plains Ward 1, Westchester, New York
Street: Ferris Avenue
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Morris Fusco
Father's BirthPlace: Italy
Mother's BirthPlace: Italy
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Seamstress
Industry: Factory
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Attended School: No
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
Morris Fusco
25 Head
Mary Fusco 16 Wife

Source / record details
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1925 - White Plains, New York

Name: Mary Fusco
Gender: Female
Color or Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1905
Birth Place: USA
Residence Date: 1925
House Number: 108
Residence Place: White Plains Ward 01, Westchester
Relationship: Mother
Assembly District: 02
Line Number: 03
Page number: 22
Household Members Age Relationship
Morris Fusco
30 Father
Mary Fusco 20 Mother
Stanley Fusco
5 Son
Patsey Fusco
3 Son
Morris Fusco
2/ 12 Son
Joseph Belzino
30 Lodger

Source / record details
1925 New York State Census
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 Birth of Child
Joseph FUSCO was born 31 march 1927, White Plains, New York, USA

Mary was 22 years old.

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 - White Plains, New York

Name: Mary Fresco
[Mary Preco]
Birth Year: abt 1904
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age in 1930: 26
BirthPlace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA
Map of Home: White Plains, Westchester, New York
Street Address: Brookfield Street
Ward of City: 3d pt
Block: 162 see also ?? 5a and 5b , 11a and 11b
House Number: 142
Dwelling Number: 39
Family Number: 63
Age at First MarriAge: 15
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's BirthPlace: Italy
Mother's BirthPlace: Italy
Language Spoken: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Maurice Fresco
36 Head
Mary Fresco 26 Wife
Stanley Fresco
9 Son
Patsy Fresco
7 Son
Maurice Fresco
5 Son
Dominick Fresco
4 Son
Joseph Fresco
3 Son
Frank Fresco
0 Son
Joseph Balzano
35 Boarder

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

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 - White Plains, New York

Name: Mary D Fusco
[Mary Fusco]
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: White Plains, Westchester, New York
Map of Home in 1940: White Plains, Westchester, New York
Street: Orawanpum Street
House Number: 83
Inferred Residence in 1935: White Plains, Westchester, New York
Residence in 1935: White Plains
Sheet Number: 2B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members Age Relationship
Morrio J Fusco
46 Head
Mary D Fusco 35 Wife
Stanley Fusco
19 Son
Patsy Fusco
17 Son
Morrs Fusco Jr
14 Son
Daminica Fusco
13 Son
Joseph Fusco
13 Son
Frank Fusco
11 Son
Rocco Fusco
10 Son
Marie Fusco
6 Daughter
Phyllis Fusco
1 Daughter
Joseph Balzano
45 Lodger

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 Death of Spouse/Partner
Morris FUSCO died 22 May 1981, White Plains, New York, USA

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

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)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States