Edna Browe LAWTON

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7 May 1906 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Died

13 October 1942 , North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Age: 36
Cause of Death: Ruptured Gall Bladder

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Arthur Presby LAWTON Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT)

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Born: 7 May 1906 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Arthur Presby LAWTON

Mother: Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT)

Paternal grandparents: John Abner LAWTON , Margaret Ella COGGESHALL

Maternal grandparents: Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) , Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT)

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Edna Browe married Walter Frederic THEINERT 6 December 1932 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Walter Frederic THEINERT was born 15 June 1895 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Walter Frederic died 4 March 1955 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Walter Frederic was the child of Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ.

Edna Browe LAWTON died 13 October 1942 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA .

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Walter Frederic THEINERT
Marriage date: 6 December 1932
Marriage place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Walter Frederic THEINERT was the child of Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Mary Louisa (A.K.A. Louise Marie) FRANTZ

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Born: , North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville)
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Gail Louise THEINERT

Born: 20 February 1940, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

Married: Wendell Gerry HARRIS 17 December 1962 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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1906 Birth
Name: Edna B. Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 07 May 1906
Event Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Arthur B. Lawton
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Mother's Name: Margaret Bowers
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Reference ID: p 173
GS Film number: 2315130
Digital Folder Number: 4383934
Image Number: 185

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXN5-SG9 : accessed 20 Sep 2013), Edna B. Lawton, 1906.
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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 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Arthur R. Lawton, 26, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. RI, washer ? In bleachery
Margaret Lawton, 25, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna B. Lawton, 3, b. MA
Gladys E. Lawton, 2, b. MA
Arthur L. Browe, brother-in-law, 17, b. MA, parents b. VT, works in bleachery
Isabel J. Browe, sister-in-law, 23, b. MA, parents b. VT, warper tender in cotton mill

Name: Edna B Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 114
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 88
Line Number:
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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

Edna Browe LAWTON - Edna Browe Lawton (May 7, 1906 - 13 Oct 1942)

Edna Browe Lawton (May 7, 1906 - 13 Oct 1942)

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Edna Browe LAWTON - Taken around 1918. Back row center, Margaret(Browe)Lawton and daughters Edna (l.) and Gladys (r.) Sitting Annie Laurie Browe, Margarets younger si

Taken around 1918. Back row center, Margaret(Browe)Lawton and
daughters Edna (l.) and Gladys (r.) Sitting Annie Laurie Browe,
Margaret's younger sister.

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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

Edna Browe LAWTON - Left to right: Edna Browe Lawton, Uncle (brother of Margaret Browe Lawton)Arthur L. Browe and Gladys Elizabeth Lawton.

Left to right: Edna Browe Lawton, Uncle (brother of Margaret
Browe Lawton)Arthur L. Browe and Gladys Elizabeth Lawton.

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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 Lisbon, New London, Connecticut
Arthur P. Lawton, 36, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. RI, overseer of cotton mill
Margaret Lawton, 35, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna Lawton, 13, b. MA
Gladys E. Lawton, 12, b. MA

Name: Edna Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, United States
District: 253
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 101
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1820196
Digital Folder Number: 004295764
Image Number:...Read full story

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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

Edna Browe LAWTON - This photo was taken somewhere in CT around 1921. Assume it is some sort of school photo. Second row, second from left is Edna and front row on fa

This photo was taken somewhere in CT around 1921. Assume it is
some sort of school photo. Second row, second from left is Edna
and front row on far left is Gladys w/ glasses.

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

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

Edna Browe LAWTON - Photo taken 1922, at the shore. Probably somewhere in the Fall River/New Bedford/Westport area. Left to right: Gladys Elizabeth, Arthur Presby (fathe

Photo taken 1922, at the shore. Probably somewhere in the
Fall River/ New Bedford/ Westport area. Left to right: Gladys Elizabeth, Arthur Presby (father) and Edna Browe Lawton. Edna
would have been 16 and Gladys 15.

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

Edna Browe LAWTON - Photo taken around 1923, Edna would have been about 17 at this time. Her sister Gladys said she was a real tomboy.

Photo taken around 1923, Edna would have been about 17 at this time. Her sister Gladys said she was a real tomboy.

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Edna Browe LAWTON - Edna Browe Lawton about 1923. Edna loved cats,in fact, most all animals.

Edna Browe Lawton about 1923. Edna loved cats,in fact, most all
animals.

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1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

Edna Browe LAWTON - This studio photo of Edna was probably taken around 1925/26. She would have been about 20 or 21 at this time.

This studio photo of Edna was probably taken around 1925/ 26.
She would have been about 20 or 21 at this time.

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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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Arthur P. Lawton, 45, b. MA, parents b. MA, bleacher in towel factory
Margaret M. Lawton, 44, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna B. Lawton, 24, b. MA

Name: Edna B Lawton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0240
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 83
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 894
GS Film number: 2340629
Digital Folder Number: 004606991
Image Number: 00476
Household Gender Age Birthplace
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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 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1932 Marriage / Partner
Edna Browe LAWTON and Walter Frederic THEINERT 6 December 1932, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

She was 26 years old.

Edna Browe LAWTON - Edna Browe Lawton - wedding photo - December 6, 1932 in Fall River, MA when she married Walter Frederic Theinert.

Edna Browe Lawton - wedding photo - December 6, 1932 in Fall River, MA when she married Walter Frederic Theinert.

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Edna Browe LAWTON - Edna Browe Lawton and Walter Frederic Theinert - December 6, 1932, Fall River, Massachusetts

Edna Browe Lawton and Walter Frederic Theinert - December 6, 1932, Fall River, Massachusetts

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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 North Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
name: Edna Theinert
event: Census
event date: 1935
event place: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
residence: Louisquissett Pike, North Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
street address: Louisquissett Pike
gender: Female
marital status: Married
race: White
head of household - number in family:
birth date: 07 May 1906
birthplace: Massachusetts
film number: 1711779
1935 Rhode Island State Census
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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 Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island
Old River Road
Theinert Walter F, head, 42 (should be 45), b. RI, manager, dairy farm
Theinert Edna B, wife, 33, b. MA
Theinert Elaine, daughter, 4, b. RI
Theinert Gay Louise (should be Gail), daughter, 1/ 2, b. RI
Theinert Louise, mother, 71, widow, b. Germany
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1940 Birth of Child
Gail Louise THEINERT was born 20 February 1940, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)

Edna Browe was 33 years old.

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)

1942 Death
Name: Edna Theinert
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Pocasset Hill Cemetery, Tiverton,RI
Death Date: 13 Oct 1942
Death Place: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Age: 36
Birth Date: 1906
Birthplace: Fall River, MA
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Walter F. Theinert
Father's Name: Arthur Lawton
Father's Birthplace: Fall River, MA
Mother's Name: Margaret Browe
Mother's Birthplace: FAll River, MA
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03131-4
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1955515
Reference Number: 573
Collection: Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950

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Edna Browe LAWTON - Grave - Pocasset Hill Cemetery, Tiverton, Rhode Island. Edna B. Theinert (Edna Browe Lawton, dau. of Arthur and Margaret). Ellen M. Meiggs -Grandda

Grave - Pocasset Hill Cemetery, Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Edna B. Theinert (Edna Browe Lawton, dau. of Arthur and Margaret).
Ellen M. Meiggs -Granddaughter of Edna and Walter.

Pocasset Hill Cemetery
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

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