flag female ancestor  Shirley Amelia  DAY

  (b. 23 May 1913 Warren, Vermont, USA   d. 11 February 2009 Newport, New Hampshire, USA )  

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Shirley Amelia DAY was born 23 May 1913 in Warren, Vermont, USA

Shirley Amelia DAY was the child of Frank Chester DAY   and   Renie Lou SENOR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John Colwell DAY and Amy Annie "Gaga" BRYANT (maternal)  Louis SENOR (SENOT) and Amelia LAROSE

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Shirley Amelia  married  Edward Herrick TOWNSEND 16 September 1939 in Braintree, Vermont, USA .  Edward Herrick TOWNSEND  was born 15 August 1916 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA .  Edward Herrick died 10 November 1952 in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA.  Edward Herrick was the child of James T TOWNSEND and Ethel HERRICK.

Shirley Amelia DAY died 11 February 2009 in Newport, New Hampshire, USA .
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Shirley Amelia DAY married flag male ancestor Edward Herrick TOWNSEND-- Date: 16 September 1939 Place: Braintree, Vermont, USA
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Edward Herrick TOWNSEND was the child of James T TOWNSEND and Ethel HERRICK


Name: Edward Herrick Townsend
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Sep 1939
Event Place: Braintree, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
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Spouse's Name: Shirley Amelia Day
Spouse's Gender: Female
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Spouse's Father's Name: Frank Day
Spouse's Mother's Name: Rena Seanor
GS Film Number: 1985062
Digital Folder Number: 004703712
Image Number: 01713

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org


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Name: Shirley Day
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 May 1913
Event Place: Warren, Vermont, United States
Gender: Female
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Father's Name: Frank C Day
Mother's Name: Rena Swear
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GS Film Number: 1985062
Digital Folder Number: 004703712
Image Number: 01712

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:V8M2-JSG : accessed 22 November 2015), Shirley Day, 23 May 1913, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 1,985,062.
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News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
marriage1939 Marriage / Partner
Shirley Amelia DAY and Edward Herrick TOWNSEND 16 September 1939, Braintree, Vermont, USA (Peth) (Snowsville) (Braintree Hill)

She was 26 years old.
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
1952 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edward Herrick TOWNSEND died 10 November 1952, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
News2001 - 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.
death2009 Death
11 February 2009
Newport, New Hampshire, USA

She died at the age of 95.
Added: 9/26/2014 9:49:05 AM - Updated: 12/27/2022 6:55:25 PM

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