Mary Goodwin
DODSON
(b.
9 November 1912
,
Olean, New York, USA
d.
29 April 2014
,
Ithaca, New York, USA
)
Age: 101
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Mary Goodwin DODSON was born 9 November 1912 in Olean, New York, USA
Mary Goodwin DODSON was the child of William Tecumseh Sherman DODSON and Jane Agnes "Jennie" FITZPATRICK and the grandchild of: (paternal) David Barrager DODSON and Isabella FISHER (maternal) Daniel Michael FITZPATRICK and Mary Ann GOODWINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary Goodwin married Thomas James Ariza GILLIGAN 16 June 1939 in Olean, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Thomas James Ariza GILLIGAN was born 14 May 1910 in Olean, New York, USA. Thomas James Ariza died 28 September 1992 in Ithaca, New York, USA. Thomas James Ariza was the child of Daniel Murray ARIZA and Lucy Elizabeth GILLIGAN.
Mary Goodwin DODSON died 29 April 2014 in Ithaca, New York, USA.
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Thomas James Ariza GILLIGAN-- Date: 16 June 1939 Place: Olean, New York, USA
Thomas James Ariza GILLIGAN was the child of Daniel Murray ARIZA and Lucy Elizabeth GILLIGAN
St. Mary of the Angels Church
Children of Thomas James Ariza GILLIGAN and Mary Goodwin DODSON:
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Thomas James Ariza GILLIGAN-- Date: 16 June 1939 Place: Olean, New York, USAThomas James Ariza GILLIGAN was the child of Daniel Murray ARIZA and Lucy Elizabeth GILLIGAN
St. Mary of the Angels Church
Children of Thomas James Ariza GILLIGAN and Mary Goodwin DODSON:
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Olean, New York, USA
Olean High School
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Olean, New York, USA
Exchange National Bank, Olean, N.Y.
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Olean, New York, USA
Higgins Memorial Hospital
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Olean, New York, USA
Carnegie Library
postmarked 1910
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Olean, New York, USA
No. 3 School
postmarked 1911
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1912 Birth 9 November 1912
Olean, 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
1939 Marriage / PartnerMary Goodwin DODSON and Thomas James Ariza GILLIGAN 16 June 1939, Olean, New York, USA
She was 26 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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)
1992 Death of Spouse/PartnerThomas James Ariza GILLIGAN died 28 September 1992, Ithaca, New York, USA
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.Obituary
Mary Goodwin Dodson Gilligan
Ithaca, NY - Mary Goodwin Dodson Gilligan died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Bridges Cornell Heights in Ithaca at the age of 101.
Mary was born November 9, 1912 in Olean, NY, the daughter of William Tecumseh Sherman Dodson and Jennie Agnes Fitzpatrick Dodson and the sister of Malachi (Mal) W. Dodson. On June 16, 1939, she married Thomas James Gilligan, at St. Mary of the Angels Church in Olean, N.Y.
They raised their four children in Olean in Mary's family home. In 1968, Mary and
Jim moved to Ithaca, when Jim was hired to work at Cornell University in the Extension program. They both became very active in the Ithaca Community.
Mary was a 1930 graduate of Olean High School and a 1933 graduate of St. Bonaventure University, the first class to enroll women as full-time students. She remained an active alumna of St. Bonaventure, attending a regional picnic of St. Bonaventure alumni in September, 2013 at the tender age of 100 in Ithaca's...Read MORE...
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Mary Goodwin Dodson Gilligan
Ithaca, NY - Mary Goodwin Dodson Gilligan died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Bridges Cornell Heights in Ithaca at the age of 101.
Mary was born November 9, 1912 in Olean, NY, the daughter of William Tecumseh Sherman Dodson and Jennie Agnes Fitzpatrick Dodson and the sister of Malachi (Mal) W. Dodson. On June 16, 1939, she married Thomas James Gilligan, at St. Mary of the Angels Church in Olean, N.Y.
They raised their four children in Olean in Mary's family home. In 1968, Mary and
Jim moved to Ithaca, when Jim was hired to work at Cornell University in the Extension program. They both became very active in the Ithaca Community.
Mary was a 1930 graduate of Olean High School and a 1933 graduate of St. Bonaventure University, the first class to enroll women as full-time students. She remained an active alumna of St. Bonaventure, attending a regional picnic of St. Bonaventure alumni in September, 2013 at the tender age of 100 in Ithaca's...Read MORE...
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2014 Death 29 April 2014
Ithaca, New York, USA
She died at the age of 101.
Added: 2/8/2021 4:18:30 PM
- Updated: 2/9/2021 6:06:44 AM
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