George Nathaniel BROWE

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30 March 1880 , South Hero, Vermont, USA

Died

7 June 1963 , Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Laurent John BROWE (BREAULT)Mary Ladoiska CROSS

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Born: 30 March 1880 in South Hero, Vermont, USA

Father: Laurent John BROWE (BREAULT)

Mother: Mary Ladoiska CROSS

Paternal grandparents: Laurent (Loren) Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) (BRAULT) , Margaret (Marguerite) LANOUE (LANOUX)

Maternal grandparents: Paul Hyppolite COUVILLON (QUEVILLON dit LACROIX / CROSS) , Celia Sarah GUYETTE

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George Nathaniel married Anna Christine FLYNN 31 May 1902 in Burlington, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anna Christine FLYNN was born 1 March 1878 in Ames, Iowa, USA. Anna Christine died 1 October 1965 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

George Nathaniel BROWE died 7 June 1963 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
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Anna Christine FLYNN
Marriage date: 31 May 1902
Marriage place: Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Name: George N. Browe

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 31 May 1902

Event Place: Vermont, United States

Gender: Male

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Spouse's Name: Anna C. Flynn

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 24

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Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1878

Spouse's Father's Name: James Flynn

Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary E. Born

GS Film Number: 540089

Digital Folder Number: 004357190

Image Number: 02911

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 2 September 2015), George N. Browe and Anna C. Flynn, 31 May 1902, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,089.

Children of George Nathaniel BROWE and Anna Christine FLYNN

Harold Francis BROWE

Born: 5 April 1903, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1961, , Vermont, USA

Married: Evelyn Alice MARTELL 12 May 1924 Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA

Thelma Christina BROWE

Born: 29 July 1906, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: 13 February 2006, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Kenneth George BROWE

Born: 31 May 1913, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died: 10 November 1980, Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1880
30 March 1880
South Hero, Vermont, USA

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

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
George Nathaniel BROWE and Anna Christine FLYNN 31 May 1902, Burlington, Vermont, USA

He was 22 years old.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Harold Francis BROWE was born 5 April 1903, Burlington, Vermont, USA

George Nathaniel was 23 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 Birth of Child
Thelma Christina BROWE was born 29 July 1906, Burlington, Vermont, USA

George Nathaniel was 26 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)

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 Birth of Child
Kenneth George BROWE was born 31 May 1913, Burlington, Vermont, USA

George Nathaniel was 33 years old.

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

1924 Marriage of Child
Harold Francis BROWE married 12 May 1924, Burlington, Vermont, USA to Evelyn Alice MARTELL

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

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

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 - 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 Death
Name: George Browe
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1880
Birth Place: South Hero, Vermont
Residence Place: Burlington, Vermont
Death Date: 7 Jun 1963
Death Place: Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Father: John L Browe
Mother: Mary Cross
[Mary]
Spouse: Anna C
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of Prostate with Extensive Cocol and Dis Tant Metastases
Date Filed: 10 Jun 1963
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Death

Ancestry.com. Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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George Nathaniel BROWE - Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008

Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008

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George Nathaniel BROWE - Grave Holy Cross Cemetery Malletts Bay Chittenden County Vermont, USA Plot: Row 4, Stone 2a

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Holy Cross Cemetery
Malletts Bay
Chittenden County
Vermont, USA
Plot: Row 4, Stone 2a

Holy Cross Cemetery Malletts Bay Chittenden County Vermont, USA Plot: Row 4, Stone 2a

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