Gertrude Frances STEVENS

(b. 11 May 1875 , Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 March 1944 , Farmington, New Hampshire, USA )

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Gertrude Frances STEVENS was born 11 May 1875 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

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Gertrude Frances married Walter Howard SENTER 22 September 1899 in Kingston, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Walter Howard SENTER was born 15 November 1870 in Derry, New Hampshire, USA. Walter Howard died 30 March 1938 in Dover, New Hampshire, USA.

Gertrude Frances STEVENS died 14 March 1944 in Farmington, New Hampshire, USA.

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Gertrude Frances STEVENS married

Walter Howard SENTER-- Date: 22 September 1899 Place: Kingston, New Hampshire, USA

Children of Walter Howard SENTER and Gertrude Frances STEVENS:

Lawrence Plummer SENTER (b.4 April 1906, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 March 1984, Avon Park, Florida, USA)
m. Eunice Emma SELLERS 21 December 1927 in Andover, Massachusetts, USA
m. Marguerite NELSON 13 January 1937 in Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
m. Mabel Alice ROBINSON 20 August 1940 in Farmington, New Hampshire, USA

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1875 Birth
11 May 1875
Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

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

Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
Baptist Church & Rockery, Wakefield, Mass.
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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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
Gertrude Frances STEVENS and Walter Howard SENTER 22 September 1899, Kingston, New Hampshire, USA

She was 24 years old.

Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
Haywood Bros. and Wakefield Co., Wakefield, Mass.
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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.

Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
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1906 Birth of Child
Lawrence Plummer SENTER was born 4 April 1906, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Gertrude Frances was 30 years old.

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)

Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
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1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
Main Street, Wakefield, Mass.
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Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
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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)

Farmington, New Hampshire, USA
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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 - 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

1927 Marriage of Child
Lawrence Plummer SENTER married 21 December 1927, Andover, Massachusetts, USA to Eunice Emma SELLERS

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)

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

1937 Marriage of Child
Lawrence Plummer SENTER married 13 January 1937, Farmington, New Hampshire, USA to Marguerite NELSON

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 Death of Spouse/Partner
Walter Howard SENTER died 30 March 1938, Dover, New Hampshire, USA

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Marriage of Child
Lawrence Plummer SENTER married 20 August 1940, Farmington, New Hampshire, USA to Mabel Alice ROBINSON

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 Death
14 March 1944
Farmington, New Hampshire, USA

She died at the age of 68.

Added: 1/29/2021 10:20:17 AM - Updated: 1/8/2023 1:03:35 PM

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