Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT)

(b. 3 May 1852 , Hinesburg, Vermont, USA d. 6 August 1931 , Middletown, Rhode Island, USA )

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Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) was born 3 May 1852 in Hinesburg, Vermont, USA

Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) was the child of Laurent (Loren) Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) (BRAULT) and Margaret (Marguerite) LANOUE (LANOUX) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) and Marie-Sylvie DUQUET (maternal) Joseph LANOUE and Marie Louise DUFAULT

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

Peter Joseph married Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT) 1 January 1877 in Burlington, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children. Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT) was born 26 August 1854 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay). Elizabeth (Libby) died 18 July 1910 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Elizabeth (Libby) was the child of Pierre (Peter) TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) and Betsie (Betsey) (Elizabeth) CROSS (LACROIX) (COUVILLON).

Peter Joseph married (2) Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF) abt. 1920 . Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF) was born 27 March 1850 in Phippsburg, Maine, USA. Martha Elizabeth died 19 June 1926 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Martha Elizabeth was the child of Percepta (Peletia) RACKLIFF and Martha Jane SALLY.

Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) died 6 August 1931 in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT)

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Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) married

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Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT)-- Date: 1 January 1877 Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA
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Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT) was the child of Pierre (Peter) TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) and Betsie (Betsey) (Elizabeth) CROSS (LACROIX) (COUVILLON)

Married at St. Joseph's Parish in Burlington, Vermont

NOTE: This information can be verified in the "Marriages de St. Joseph de Burlington VT" by Veronique Gassette:

Brault, Pierre (Laurent and Marg. Lamion: of Huntington) - Married 1-1-1877 -
Tetro, Elisabeth (Pierre and Elisabeth Lacroix) -- Source: Rootsweb.com

Groom's Name: Peter Brow
Groom's Birth Date: 1853
Groom's Birthplace: Hinesburgh
Groom's Age: 24
Bride's Name: Elizabeth Rowe Petro
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 01 Jan 1877
Marriage Place: Huntington, Vermont
Groom's Father's Name: Loreno Brow
Groom's Mother's Name: Margaret
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02862-4
Syst Origin: Vermont-EASy
Source Film Number: 540065
Reference Number: Alpha-B
Collection: Vermont Marriages, 1791-1974
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Groom's Name Peter Brow
Groom's Birth Date
Groom's Birthplace
Groom's Age
Bride's Name Elizabeth Rowe Petro
Bride's Birth Date 1855
Bride's Birthplace Colchester
Bride's Age 22
Marriage Date 01 Jan 1877
Marriage Place Huntington, Vermont
Groom's Father's Name
Groom's Mother's Name
Bride's Father's Name Peter Rowe Petro
Bride's Mother's Name Betsey Row
Groom's Race
Groom's Marital Status
Groom's Previous Wife's Name
Bride's Race
Bride's Marital Status Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name
Indexing Project (Batch) Number M02876-0
System Origin Vermont-EASy
Source Film Number 540131
Reference Number Alpha P
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Children of Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) and Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT):

Victor Amos BROWE (BREAULT) (b.22 December 1878, Huntington, Vermont, USA d. 19 January 1941, Grafton, Massachusetts, USA )

George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) (b.17 January 1881, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 February 1951, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA)
m. Eleanor A WATTERS 7 June 1905 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT) (b.20 May 1884, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 July 1932, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Arthur Presby LAWTON 17 December 1905 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Isabella J. BROWE (BREAULT) (b.9 March 1887, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 March 1965, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)
m. George DENTON 8 June 1915 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Rena A BROWE (BREAULT) (b.August 1889, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Arthur Leo BROWE (BREAULT) (b.7 June 1892, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 May 1949, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)

Joseph Louis BROWE (BREAULT) (b.22 February 1896, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 January 1970, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Arline Rosamond MCLELLAN 1917

Annie Laurie BROWE (BREAULT) (b.26 June 1900, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 April 1942, Westport, Connecticut, USA )
m. Wilfred Joseph DUQUETTE October 1919 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) married

Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF)-- Date: abt. 1920 Place:
Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF) was the child of Percepta (Peletia) RACKLIFF and Martha Jane SALLY

Children of Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) and Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF):

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1852 Birth
3 May 1852
Hinesburg, Vermont, USA

1852 Baptism
Baptized as Pierre BREAULT on September 5, 1852, at St. Joseph's Church in Burlington, Vermont.
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Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) - Baptism St. Josephs Church, Burlington, Vermont

Baptism
St. Joseph's Church, Burlington, Vermont
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1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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 Huntington, Chittenden, Vermont
Loren Browe 44, blacksmith, b. Canada

Margaret Browe 42, b. Canada

Mary Browe 18, b. VT

Elizabeth Browe 14, b. VT

Merilda Browe 10, b. VT

Peter Browe 8, b. VT

Molalah Browe 6, b. VT

Geo Browe 4, b. VT
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.

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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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) and Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT) 1 January 1877, Burlington, Vermont, USA

He was 24 years old.

Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) - 1877 marriage St. Josephs Church, Burlington, Vermont

1877 marriage
St. Joseph's Church, Burlington, Vermont
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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.

1878 Birth of Child
Victor Amos BROWE (BREAULT) was born 22 December 1878, Huntington, Vermont, USA

Peter Joseph was 26 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Peter Brow, 28, work in bleachery, b. VT, parents b. Canada
Libby Brow, wife, 26, b. VT, parents b. Canada
Victor A. Brow, son, 1, b. VT, parents b. Canada
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 Birth of Child
George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) was born 17 January 1881, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Peter Joseph was 28 years old.

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.

1882 Fall River Directory
Brow Albert, house 20 Borden
Brow Arnold, house 6 Brow
Brow Charles F. machinist, house 3 Grant
Brow Charles P. clerk, Tecumseh mills, boards 6 Brow
Brow Edward H. B. & Co. cotton brokers, 3 Borden block, boards 35 Maple
Brow Francis E. apothecary, 63 South Main, and S. Main, cor. Globe, boards 20 Borden
Brow George A. died February, 1881
Brow Henry A. operative, boards 6 Brow
Brow Joesph, overseer, woolen mills, house 1 John
Brow Joseph Mrs. house 22 Rodman
Brow Peter J. driver, house 124 Division
Brow Sarah, widow of Benjamin, house 32 Grant
Brow Stephen F. & Co. (Walter J. Brow), apothecarios, 62 Second, house 56 do.
Brow Walter J. (Stephen F. Brow & Co.), 62 Second
Brow William H. engineer, Davol mills, house 160 Second

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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT) was born 20 May 1884, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Peter Joseph was 32 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Isabella J. BROWE (BREAULT) was born 9 March 1887, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Peter Joseph was 34 years old.

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

Fall River, Massachusetts City Directories, 1889-91 - Ancestry.com
Name: Peter J. Browe
Location 2: house 26 Mill
Occupation: brakeman
City: Fall River
State: MA

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
Rena A BROWE (BREAULT) was born August 1889, , Massachusetts, USA

Peter Joseph was 37 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

1892 Birth of Child
Arthur Leo BROWE (BREAULT) was born 7 June 1892, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Peter Joseph was 40 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896 Birth of Child
Joseph Louis BROWE (BREAULT) was born 22 February 1896, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Peter Joseph was 43 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 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Peter Browe, b. May 1852, 48, b. VT, parents b. Canada, teamster
Libbie Browe, wife, b. Oct 1854, 45, b. VT, father b. France, mother b. Canada, mother of 7 children, 7 children living
Victor A. Browe, b. Dec 1878, 21, son, b. VT, day watchman
George W. Browe, b. Jan 1880, 20, son, b. MA, U.S. Army
Margaret M. Browe, b. May 1884, 16, daughter, b. MA, cotton spinner
Isabella J. Browe, b. Mar 1887, 13, b. MA, at school
Rena A. Browe, b. Aug 1889, 10, b. MA, at school
Arthur Browe, b. June 1892, 7, b. MA, at school
Joseph L. Browe, b. Feb 1896, 4, b. MA
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
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1900 Birth of Child
Annie Laurie BROWE (BREAULT) was born 26 June 1900, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Peter Joseph was 48 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901
Name: Peter J Browe
Residence Year: 1901
Street Address: Rear 1179 South Main South Main
Residence Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
Occupation: Teamster, Standard Oil Co.
Publication Title: Fall River, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1901

Living with him, Victor A. Browe, watchman, Standard Oil Co.

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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
Name: Peter J Browe
Residence Year: 1902
Street Address: 455 Globe
Residence Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
Occupation: Teamster
Publication Title: Fall River, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1902

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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)

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1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905
Name: Peter J Browe
Residence Year: 1905
Street Address: 92 Hamlet
Residence Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Fall River, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1905

Browe, George W., teamster, boards 92 Hamlet
Browe, Peter J., house 92 Hamlet
Browe, Victor A., boards 92 Hamlet

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1905 Marriage of Child
George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) married 7 June 1905, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Eleanor A WATTERS

1905 Marriage of Child
Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT) married 17 December 1905, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Arthur Presby LAWTON

Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
1906
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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 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Peter J. Browe, 58, b. VT, parents b. VT, married 31 years, works on steamboat
Libby, wife, age 54, b. VT, parents b. VT, mother of 8 children, 8 children living
Rena, daughter, age 20, b. MA
Joseph, son, age 14, b. MA
Annie, daughter, age 10, b. MA
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Browe, George W., hostler, h. West Main road
Browe, Peter J. fireman h. Cory's lane
Browe, Rena A., h. Cory's lane
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1910 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT) died 18 July 1910, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

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)

Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
Looking Across Lake Iroquois, 1913
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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

Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Marriage of Child
Isabella J. BROWE (BREAULT) married 8 June 1915, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to George DENTON

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
Name: Peter J Browe
Residence Year: 1918
Street Address: 3 Brewer
Residence Place: Newport, Rhode Island
Publication Title: Newport, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1918

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1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919
Name: Peter J Browe
Residence Year: 1919
Residence Place: Newport, Rhode Island
Publication Title: Newport, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1919

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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

1919 Marriage of Child
Annie Laurie BROWE (BREAULT) married October 1919, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Wilfred Joseph DUQUETTE

1920 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Peter J. Browe, age 66, b. VT, parents b. Canada, fireman (or foreman) at power and light company
Elizabeth, wife, age 64, b. ME, parents b. ME
Jacob Clement, lodger, age 37, b. Ireland, washer of laundry
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920
Name: Peter J Browe
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1920
Street Address: 3 Gillies CT
Residence Place: Newport, Rhode Island
Occupation: Helper
Spouse: Martha E Browe
Publication Title: Newport, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1920

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Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
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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

Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island 1921 City Directory Page 170
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Browe, Peter J. (Martha E.), helper, 449 Thames house 3 Gillies ct

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922
Name: Peter J Browe
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1922
Residence Place: Newport, Rhode Island
Spouse: Martha E Browe
Publication Title: Newport, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1922

Peter J Browe (Martha E) rem to Middletown

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1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924
Name: Peter J Browe
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1924
Street Address: at Middletown
Residence Place: Newport, Rhode Island
Occupation: Engineer
Spouse: Martha E Browe
Publication Title: Newport, Rhode Island, City Directory, 1924

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Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island
Name: Peter Browe
Residence: Middletown, E.D. 044, Newport, Rhode Island
Age: 71
Estimated Birth Date: 1854
Place of Birth: Vermont
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Page Number: 20
Line Number: 6
Film Number: 1769934
Family Number: 162
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

wife - Martha E. Browe

1925 Rhode Island State Census

1926 Death of Spouse/Partner
Martha Elizabeth RADCLIFF (RACKLIFF) died 19 June 1926, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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)

1930 Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island
Frank Lima, 59, head, b. Portugal
Mary Lima, 56, b. Portugal
Jacqueline Neidauer, 3 8/ 12, grand-daughter, b. NY
Peter J. Browe, 77, lodger, b. VT, parents b. Canada
Marion Cabral, 60, lodger, b. Portugal
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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 Death
Name: Peter J. Brown
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 06 Aug 1931
Death Place: Howard, Rhode Island
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1852
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Pullan
Father's Name: Loring Browe
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Margaret Laneau
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03104-2
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1941130
Reference Number: 481
Collection: Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950

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Obituary
DIED
BROWE - August 6, 1931, Peter J. Browe, formerly of Middletown, R. I.

Newport Mercury and Weekly News
August 14, 1931

Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) - Grave Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island

Grave
Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island
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1933 - Probate Court
In probate court the first and final account of Joseph L. Browe as administrator of the estate, of Peter J. Browe, was allowed and passed for record, and an order entered for the distribution of the surplus of said estate to the persons entitled thereto. The administrator was represented by William P. Sheffield, as attorney.

Newport Mercury and Weekly News
Newport, Rhode Island
Friday, May 10, 1933

Peter is buried at: Middletown Cemetery
Wyatt Road

Middletown, Rhode Island, USA (Green's End)

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