George GALUSHA

Born

18 September 1867 , Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Died

19 January 1962 , Bennington, Vermont, USA

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Born: 18 September 1867 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Parents of George GALUSHA

Father

Augustus GALUSHA

Mother

Polly Ann CHANDLER

Grandparents of George GALUSHA

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George GALUSHA Lucy BURNHAM

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

George married Edith Luella FRISBIE 19 June 1889 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Edith Luella FRISBIE was born 29 December 1871 in Westford, Vermont, USA. Edith Luella died 19 August 1952 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA .

George GALUSHA died 19 January 1962 in Bennington, Vermont, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of George GALUSHA

George GALUSHA married

Edith Luella FRISBIE
Marriage date: 19 June 1889
Marriage place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

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Marriage notes:

Name: George Golusha

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 19 Jun 1889

Event Place: Vermont, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 21

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Birth Year (Estimated): 1868

Father's Name: Augustus Golusha

Mother's Name: Polley A. Chandler

Spouse's Name: Edith L. Frisbie

Spouse's Gender: Female

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GS Film Number: 540092

Digital Folder Number: 004357193

Image Number: 03570

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 22 November 2015), Augustus Golusha in entry for George Golusha and Edith L. Frisbie, 19 Jun 1889, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,092.

Children of George GALUSHA and Edith Luella FRISBIE

Jeannette Emily GALUSHA

Born: 16 July 1890, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 18 May 1983, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Married: Walter Herbert RUSSELL 28 March 1910 Place: Bennington, Vermont, USA

Luella Margaret GALUSHA

Born: 18 October 1893, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 13 June 1975, Bennington, Vermont, USA

Eva Edith GALUSHA

Born: 25 December 1910, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 18 January 1971, Bennington, Vermont, USA

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Birth

Name: George Galusha
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 18 Sep 1867
Event Place: Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
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Father's Name: Augustus Galusha
Mother's Name: Polly A
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GS Film Number: 0027555
Digital Folder Number: 004661688
Image Number: 03148

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XFVX-MGQ : accessed 22 November 2015), Augustus Galusha in entry for George Galusha, 18 Sep 1867, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,555.

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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.

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 Marriage / Partner
George GALUSHA and Edith Luella FRISBIE 19 June 1889, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

He was 21 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Jeannette Emily GALUSHA was born 16 July 1890, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

George was 22 years old.

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

1893 Birth of Child
Luella Margaret GALUSHA was born 18 October 1893, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

George was 26 years old.

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

1910 Marriage of Child
Jeannette Emily GALUSHA married 28 March 1910, Bennington, Vermont, USA to Walter Herbert RUSSELL

1910 Birth of Child
Eva Edith GALUSHA was born 25 December 1910, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

George was 43 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

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.

1952 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edith Luella FRISBIE died 19 August 1952, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

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.

Death

Name: George Galusha
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 19 Jan 1962
Event Place: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
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Father's Name: Augustus Galusha
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Mother's Name: Polly Chandler
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Spouse's Name: Edith L Frisbie
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Digital Folder Number: 7021840
Image Number: 01140

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-2008,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:KFBZ-1D4 : accessed 23 November 2015), George Galusha, Death, 19 Jan 1962, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States; derived from Vermont birth, marriage, and death databases and images, 1909-2008, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington; New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.

Obituary

From the Bennington Banner January 20, 1962

George Galusha Dies at Age 94

George Galusha, a life-long resident of Shaftsbury and a direct descendant of former Vermont Gov. Jonas Galusha, died yesterday at a Bennington
nursing home at the age of 94. Among his survivors are three great-great-great grandchildren.

Friends described Mr. Galusha as 'a real old-timer with a sense of humor.' Throughout his life he maintained an interest in horses and, in his later years, gardening. He was known for his frequent visits to his neighbors and friends.

Mr. Galusha received his education in the Shaftsbury schools and North Bennington High School. Following graduation from high school he worked with his father on their farm - now known as the Poly Meadows farm - in Shaftsbury Center.
In 1887, he married the former Edith L. Frisbie of North Bennington. They continued to live on the family homestead until 1927 when the property was sold to a Mrs. Bryce, a daughter of Admiral George

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