Gertrude Germaine OLNEY

Born

10 May 1850 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Died

3 February 1917 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Wilson OLNEY Eliza BUTLER

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Born: 10 May 1850 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Wilson OLNEY

Mother: Eliza BUTLER

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Gertrude Germaine married Eben Sutton STEVENS 6 September 1872 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Eben Sutton STEVENS was born 11 December 1846 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Eben Sutton died abt. 1924 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Eben Sutton was the child of Henry Hale STEVENS and Elizabeth Poor "Eliza" OSBORN.

Gertrude Germaine OLNEY died 3 February 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .

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Gertrude Germaine OLNEY married

Eben Sutton STEVENS
Marriage date: 6 September 1872
Marriage place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Eben Sutton STEVENS was the child of Henry Hale STEVENS and Elizabeth Poor "Eliza" OSBORN

Marriage notes:

Name: Gertrude Olney

Event Type: Marriage

Birth Date: abt 1850

Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1872

Marriage Place: Oxford, Massachusetts

Marriage Age: 22

Father Name: Watson Olney

Mother Name: Eliza L Butter

Spouse Name: Eben S Stevens

Spouse Marriage Age: 26

Spouse Father Name: Henry H

Spouse Mother Name: Eliza P Orborn

Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Children of Eben Sutton STEVENS and Gertrude Germaine OLNEY

Gertrude Olney STEVENS

Born: 15 November 1873, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1959,

Celia Campbell STEVENS

Born: 10 December 1874, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1968,

John STEVENS

Born: 11 November 1877, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1850
10 May 1850
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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.

1872 Marriage / Partner
Gertrude Germaine OLNEY and Eben Sutton STEVENS 6 September 1872, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

She was 22 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Gertrude Olney STEVENS was born 15 November 1873, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Gertrude Germaine was 23 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Celia Campbell STEVENS was born 10 December 1874, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Gertrude Germaine was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
John STEVENS was born 11 November 1877, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Gertrude Germaine was 27 years old.

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

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 - 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

Grave

South Cemetery Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1917
3 February 1917
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 66.

Gertrude Germaine OLNEY - Intervale Manor, 1940 Intervale Manor was a large private home in the late 19th century when the two Stevens sisters (Gertrude and Celia) and their

Intervale Manor, 1940

Intervale Manor was a large private home in the late 19th century when the two Stevens sisters (Gertrude and Celia) and their mother (Gertrude Olney Stevens) made this parlor throw. In the 1940s Intervale Manor became a tearoom, operated by a family member and known for its hospitality, exceptionally fine food, spacious grounds, and comfortable accommodations.

Eben Stevens (husband/ father of the above) was a founder of Intervale Textile Mills in nearby Quinebaug, Connecticut.

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