Elsie Hulda Sofia JOHNSON

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12 March 1916 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Died

2 August 2010 , Ayer, Massachusetts, USA

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Carl Helmer JOHNSON Huldah Viktoria NIELSON

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Born: 12 March 1916 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Carl Helmer JOHNSON

Mother: Huldah Viktoria NIELSON

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Elsie Hulda Sofia married Phillip David WALSH 8 June 1938 in Milford, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Phillip David WALSH was born 5 July 1909 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. Phillip David died 10 June 1967 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Phillip David was the child of Frederick Edward WALSH and Alice E MALLEY.

Elsie Hulda Sofia JOHNSON died 2 August 2010 in Ayer, Massachusetts, USA.
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Elsie Hulda Sofia JOHNSON married

Phillip David WALSH
Marriage date: 8 June 1938
Marriage place: Milford, New Hampshire, USA
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Phillip David WALSH was the child of Frederick Edward WALSH and Alice E MALLEY

Marriage notes:

Name Phillip D Walsh

Birth Year abt 1909

Birth Place Boston, Massachusetts

Father Fred E Walsh

Mother Alice Malley

Spouse Elsie H Johnson

Spouse Birth Place Boston, Massachusetts

Record Type Marriage

Marriage Date 8 Jun 1938

Marriage Place Milford, New Hampshire, USA

Age at Marriage 29

Spouse Age at Marriage 22

Spouse Father Carl H Johnson

Spouse Mother Hulda Nielson

Year range 1938-1947

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Elsie H Johnson

Phillip D Walsh

New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947

Children of Phillip David WALSH and Elsie Hulda Sofia JOHNSON

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Maureen WALSH

Born: 11 June 1940, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 November 2006, , Colorado, USA

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Birth — 1916
12 March 1916
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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 Baptism
Name: Elsie Hulda Sofia Johnson
Gender: Female
Baptism Age: 13
Event Type: Member List
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1916
Birth Place: Fitchburg
Baptism Date: 1929
Relation to Head: Daughter
Church: Emanuel Lutheran Church
Father: Carl Helmer Johnson
Mother: Hulda Viktoria Johnson

Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
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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 Marriage / Partner
Elsie Hulda Sofia JOHNSON and Phillip David WALSH 8 June 1938, Milford, New Hampshire, USA

She was 22 years old.

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Birth of Child
Maureen WALSH was born 11 June 1940, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

Elsie Hulda Sofia was 24 years old.

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - 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.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1967 Death of Spouse/Partner
Phillip David WALSH died 10 June 1967, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 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.

1973 - 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.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

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.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - 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.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - 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.

2006 Death of Child
Maureen WALSH died 14 November 2006, , Colorado, USA

Elsie Hulda Sofia was 90 years old.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

Obituary
Lifelong Fitchburg resident; 94

FITCHBURG -- Elsie (Johnson) Walsh, 94, died August 2nd in the Apple Valley Center Ayer
Elsie was born in Fitchburg on March 12, 1916 daughter of Carl H. and Hulda (Nilsson) Johnson. She was a graduate of Fitchburg High School class of 1934 and retired from Fitchburg State College, where she had worked as a student loan clerk. Through the years she had worked for Iver Johnson Co, Hedstrom Union Co., Workers Credit Union and the F.L. Drury Co. She was a lifelong member of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Fitchburg.

Her husband Phillip D. Walsh died in 1967. She is survived by her son, Terrence M. Walsh of Port Charlotte FL, her sister Helen Foley of Leominster, two grandchildren; Jennifer Nathan of Denver CO and Jonathan Walsh of New Orleans LA. and three great-grandchildren; Emma and Caroline Nathan and Haylie Walsh. She was predeceased by her daughter Maureen Rogers who died in 2006.

WALSH -- A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, Aug....Read full story

Death — 2010
2 August 2010
Ayer, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 94.

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