Frances Grosvenor CROSBY

Born

21 March 1867 , Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Died

29 January 1941 , Nutley, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Frances Grosvenor married Sumner Wheeler WHITE 1 December 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sumner Wheeler WHITE was born 18 February 1865 in New York, USA. Sumner Wheeler was the child of George Eugene WHITE and Ella Augusta WHEELER .

Parents & Family of Frances Grosvenor CROSBY

Parents of Frances Grosvenor CROSBY

Father

Charles Augustus Wilkins CROSBY

Mother

Sarah Elizabeth DAY

Grandparents of Frances Grosvenor CROSBY

Paternal grandparents

John CROSBY Elizabeth WILKINS

Maternal grandparents

Moses Henry DAY Sarah Grosvenor SESSIONS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Frances Grosvenor CROSBY

Frances Grosvenor CROSBY married

Sumner Wheeler WHITE
Marriage date: 1 December 1894
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Sumner Wheeler WHITE was the child of George Eugene WHITE and Ella Augusta WHEELER

Children of Sumner Wheeler WHITE and Frances Grosvenor CROSBY

George Crosby WHITE

Born: 26 December 1895, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 4 September 1943, Shelter Island, Suffolk, New York, USA

Eleanor F WHITE

Born: abt. 1898, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Sumner W WHITE

Born: 22 January 1901, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: ,

Grosvenor WHITE

Born: 21 January 1901, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 16 June 1952, White Plains, New York, USA

Married: Margaret Genevieve BRAMLEY 19 February 1930

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Birth — 1867
21 March 1867
Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

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

1894 Marriage / Partner
Frances Grosvenor CROSBY and Sumner Wheeler WHITE 1 December 1894, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

She was 27 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
George Crosby WHITE was born 26 December 1895, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Frances Grosvenor was 28 years old.

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.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Grosvenor WHITE was born 21 January 1901, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Frances Grosvenor was 33 years old.

1901 Birth of Child
Sumner W WHITE was born 22 January 1901, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Frances Grosvenor was 33 years old.

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

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