Lucy Amelia SEVERSON

(b. June 1852 , New York, USA d. abt. 1921 , Schoharie, New York, USA )

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Lucy Amelia SEVERSON was born June 1852 in New York, USA

Lucy Amelia SEVERSON was the child of George H SEVERSON and Elizabeth MCMASTER and the grandchild of: (paternal) John (Johannis) SEVERSON and Margaret VAN WORMER (maternal) Robert MCMASTER and Sarah (Sally) BROWN

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Lucy Amelia married Washington Irving GROSVENOR abt. 1873 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Washington Irving GROSVENOR was born 28 April 1845 in Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners). Washington Irving died 21 February 1925 in Cobleskill, New York, USA. Washington Irving was the child of Amasa GROSVENOR and Rachel P GARDNER.

Lucy Amelia SEVERSON died abt. 1921 in Schoharie, New York, USA.
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Lucy Amelia SEVERSON married

Washington Irving GROSVENOR-- Date: abt. 1873 Place: , New York, USA
Washington Irving GROSVENOR was the child of Amasa GROSVENOR and Rachel P GARDNER

Children of Washington Irving GROSVENOR and Lucy Amelia SEVERSON:

Clarence Henry GROSVENOR (b.18 May 1880, , New York, USA d. 13 July 1955, Esperance, New York, USA )

George W GROSVENOR (b.4 April 1885, Esperance, New York, USA d. 12 May 1888, Esperance, New York, USA )

Rachel Elizabeth GROSVENOR (b.17 June 1894, Esperance, New York, USA d. 4 August 1976, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA)
m. Charles Burtis HUNTER

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1852 Birth
June 1852
New York, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Carlisle, Schoharie, New York
Name: Lucy A Severson
Birth Year: abt 1852
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Child
Residence: Carlisle, Schoharie, New York, USA
Household number: 302
Line Number: 36
Household Members:
Name Age
George H Severson 37
Elizabeth Severson 34
Lucy A Severson 3

1855 New York State Census
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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

1860 Carlisle, Schoharie, New York
Name: Lucy A Swerson
[Lucy A Severson]
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1852
Gender: Female
Home in 1860: Carlisle, Schoharie, New York
Post Office: Carlisle
Family Number: 183
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Household Members:
Name Age
George H S Swerson 40
Elizabeth Swerson 37
Lucy A Swerson 8

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1865 Carlisle, Schoharie, New York
Name: Lucy A Severson
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Daughter
Birth Year: abt 1853
Age: 12
Residence: Carlisle, Schoharie, New York, USA
Line Number: 25
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
George Severson 47
Elisabeth Severson 43
Lucy A Severson 12

1865 New York State Census
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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.

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)

1880 Sloansville, Schoharie, New York
Name: Lucy A. Grosvenor
[Lucy A. Severson]
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1853
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Sloansville, Schoharie, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Irving Grosvenor
Father's name: George H. Severson
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's name: Elisabeth Severson
Mother's Birthplace: New York
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Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Name Age
George H. Severson 61
Elisabeth Severson 59
Irving Grosvenor 35
Lucy A. Grosvenor 27
George C. Grosvenor 1m

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
Clarence Henry GROSVENOR was born 18 May 1880, , New York, USA

Lucy Amelia was 27 years old.

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

1885 Birth of Child
George W GROSVENOR was born 4 April 1885, Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville)

Lucy Amelia was 32 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Death of Child
George W GROSVENOR died 12 May 1888, Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville)

Lucy Amelia was 35 years old.

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

1894 Birth of Child
Rachel Elizabeth GROSVENOR was born 17 June 1894, Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville)

Lucy Amelia was 42 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.

1900 Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Name: Lucy A Grosvenor
[Lucy A Severson]
Age: 47
Birth Date: Jun 1852
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Washington I Grosvenor
Marriage Year: 1873
Years Married: 27
Father's name: George H Severson
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 3

Household Members:
Name Age
Washington I Grosvenor 55
Lucy A Grosvenor 47
Clarence H Grosvenor 20
Rachel E Grosvenor 5
George H Severson 32

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Name Lucy Amelia Gusverne
Age in 1910 57
Birth Year abt 1853
Birthplace New York
Home in 1910 Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Wife
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Washington I Gusverne
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Native Tongue English
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Years Married 36
Number of Children Born 3
Number of Children Living 2
Household Members
Name Age
Washington I Gusverne 64
Lucy Amelia Gusverne 57
Rachael Elizabeth Gusverne 15
Charles Gusverne 87
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Cobleskill, New York
Name: Lucy Grosvenor
Age: 67
Birth Year: abt 1853
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Street: Lark St
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: W Irving Grosvenor
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
W Irving Grosvenor 74
Lucy Grosvenor 67
Elizabeth Grosvenor 25
Ella Butts 62

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution