Florence Julia HERMANCE

Born

27 May 1870 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

21 July 1945 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Robert Gibbs HERMANCE Eliza Helen NASH

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Born: 27 May 1870 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Robert Gibbs HERMANCE

Mother: Eliza Helen NASH

Paternal grandparents: John Stoutenburg HEERMANCE , Maria BRISTOL

Maternal grandparents: William NASH , Emaline WOOLEY

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Florence Julia married Robert W VOLK 22 May 1895 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Robert W VOLK was born 14 August 1867 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Robert W died 26 October 1946 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Robert W was the child of Abram (Abraham) VOLK and Matlida WARD.

Florence Julia HERMANCE died 21 July 1945 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Florence Julia HERMANCE married

Robert W VOLK
Marriage date: 22 May 1895
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Robert W VOLK was the child of Abram (Abraham) VOLK and Matlida WARD

Children of Robert W VOLK and Florence Julia HERMANCE

Ralph Leonard VOLK

Born: 2 February 1898, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 April 1977, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Dorothy Mae HODECKER 11 September 1923 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1870
27 May 1870
Pittsfield, 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

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

1895 Marriage / Partner
Florence Julia HERMANCE and Robert W VOLK 22 May 1895, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 25 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Birth of Child
Ralph Leonard VOLK was born 2 February 1898, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Florence Julia was 27 years old.

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 - 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