Lillian Mae BROWER

(b. August 31, 1875 , Ballston Spa, New York, USA d. March 28, 1955 , North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA )
Age: 79
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage

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Lillian Mae BROWER was born August 31, 1875 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Lillian Mae BROWER was the child of Lee Roy BROWER and Clarissa Erica MCINTOSH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jeremiah R. BROWER and Keziah MABB (maternal) Richard L. MCINTOSH and Ruth Harriet PIERSON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Lillian Mae married Jacob Jay TRIGGS November 06, 1892 in Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacob Jay TRIGGS was born April 15, 1862 in Liberty Township, Lucas, Iowa, USA. Jacob Jay died June 26, 1936 in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA. Jacob Jay was the child of David Marshall TRIGGS and Mary Maria MACINTYRE.

Lillian Mae BROWER died March 28, 1955 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Year: 1875; Birth: on Aug 31, 1875, in Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA. Birth Recorded in Lillian Mae (Brower) Triggs Family Register now in possession of Dennis Simpson.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; Roll: 331; Page: 283A; Enumeration District: 044.

Year: 1881; Census Place: Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA. Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa.

Year: 1900; Census Place: Ayrshire, Palo Alto, Iowa; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0156.

Year: 1910; Census Place: Lloyd, Dickinson, Iowa; Roll: T624_396; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0042.

Year: 1915; Iowa State Census on Jun 01, 1915 in Terril, Dickinson, Iowa, USA. Iowa, USA. State Census Collection, 1836-1925.

Year: 1920; Census Place: Lloyd, Dickinson, Iowa; Roll: T625_486; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 49.

Year: 1930; Census Place; Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Roll: 134; Page: 1B; Enumeration District 0054.

Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00399; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 60-160; Lillian Triggs 64 New York.

Year: 1955; California Death Certificate: 55-019888.

Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Lillian Mae Brower Triggs (31 Aug 1875-28 Mar 1955), Find a Grave Memorial no. 82978863, citing Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Dennis Simpson (contributor 46906948) .

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Lillian Mae BROWER married

Jacob Jay TRIGGS-- Date: November 06, 1892 Place: Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Pocahontas County, Iowa Marriage Book: 1; Page: 51; License: 436.

Jacob Jay TRIGGS was the child of David Marshall TRIGGS and Mary Maria MACINTYRE

Pocahontas County, Iowa Marriage Book: 1; Page: 51; License: 436. Certificate of Marriage. To the District Court of Pocahontas County: This Certifies, that on the 6th day of November A.D. 1892 at Laurens in said County, according to law and by authority, I duly joined in Marriage Jacob N. Triggs and Lillie N. Brower. Given under my hand the 6th day of Nov 1892. J. H. Farson.

Children of Jacob Jay TRIGGS and Lillian Mae BROWER:

Cleo Ellen TRIGGS (b.March 28, 1911, Terril, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. February 05, 1991, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA)
m. Jerome SASO February 14, 1934

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1875 Birth
August 31, 1875
Ballston Spa, New York, 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

1892 Marriage / Partner
Lillian Mae BROWER and Jacob Jay TRIGGS November 06, 1892, Laurens, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA

She was 17 years old.

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

1911 Birth of Child
Cleo Ellen TRIGGS was born March 28, 1911, Terril, Dickinson, Iowa, USA

Lillian Mae was 35 years old.

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

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

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

1936 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacob Jay TRIGGS died June 26, 1936, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

1955 Death
March 28, 1955
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

She died at the age of 79.

Added: 9/11/2022 10:40:27 AM - Updated: 10/27/2022 7:59:45 PM