Josephine Florence DURYEA

Born

13 March 1895 , Hempstead, New York, USA

Died

7 May 1940 , Hempstead, New York, USA

Cause of Death: Breast Cancer

Josephine Florence married William Sherman PROPST abt. 1919 in Hempstead, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Sherman PROPST was born 10 December 1895 in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. William Sherman died 30 August 1986 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. William Sherman was the child of William Joseph PROPST and Martha Susan "Susie" HALL .

Parents & Family of Josephine Florence DURYEA

Parents of Josephine Florence DURYEA

Father

Benjamin DURYEA

Mother

Emilie MOTT

Grandparents of Josephine Florence DURYEA

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephine Florence DURYEA

Josephine Florence DURYEA married

William Sherman PROPST
Marriage date: abt. 1919
Marriage place: Hempstead, New York, USA
William Sherman PROPST was the child of William Joseph PROPST and Martha Susan "Susie" HALL

Children of William Sherman PROPST and Josephine Florence DURYEA

Leonora Elizabeth PROPST

Born: 10 July 1921, Hempstead, New York, USA
Died: 19 January 1997, Palmyra, New York, USA

Married: Frederic Hendee JACKSON 1946 Place: Hempstead, New York, USA

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Birth — 1895
13 March 1895
Hempstead, New York, USA

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

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