Eleanor A WATTERS

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2 November 1881 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Died

29 April 1965 , Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

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Hugh WATTERS Margaret SULLIVAN

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Born: 2 November 1881 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Hugh WATTERS

Mother: Margaret SULLIVAN

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Eleanor A married George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) 7 June 1905 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) was born 17 January 1881 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. George Washington died 28 February 1951 in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. George Washington was the child of Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) and Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT).

Eleanor A WATTERS died 29 April 1965 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
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George Washington BROWE (BREAULT)
Marriage date: 7 June 1905
Marriage place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) was the child of Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) and Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT)

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Both are age 24. It is the first marriage for both. He lives at 92 Hamlet, Fall River. She lives at 119 Palmer, Fall River. He is a teamster. Both were born in Fall River. He is the son of Peter J. and Libbie Roe. She is the daughter of Hugh J. and Margaret Sullivan. They were married by M. J. O'Reilly, Pr., 1598 South Main.

Groom's Name: George W. Browe

Groom's Birth Date: 1881

Groom's Birthplace: Fall River

Groom's Age: 24

Bride's Name: Eleanor A. Watters

Bride's Birth Date: 1881

Bride's Birthplace: Fall River

Bride's Age: 24

Marriage Date: 07 Jun 1905

Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Peter J.

Groom's Mother's Name: Libbie Roe

Bride's Father's Name: Hugh J.

Bride's Mother's Name: Margaret Sullivan

Groom's Race: White

Groom's Marital Status: Single

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Bride's Race: White

Bride's Marital Status: Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02745-7

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 2057621

Reference Number: image #756 no.466

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) and Eleanor A WATTERS

(Male) BROWE

Born: abt. 1909, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1909, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Eleanor M BROWE

Born: 9 April 1910, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1962, , New Jersey, USA

Elizabeth BROWE

Born: 7 November 1911, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 14 June 2000, West New York, New Jersey, USA

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1881 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Helena Watters
gender: Female
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birth date: 02 Nov 1881
birthplace: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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father's name: Hugh J. Watters
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Margaret
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I01953-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 1428202
reference number:
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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)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

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.

1905 Marriage / Partner
Eleanor A WATTERS and George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) 7 June 1905, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

She was 23 years old.

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
name: Lena G Browe
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 203
page number: 11
Household Gender Age
spouse George W Browe M 29y
Lena G Browe F 28y
child Adeline M Browe F y 0m

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 Birth of Child
Eleanor M BROWE was born 9 April 1910, , Rhode Island, USA

Eleanor A was 28 years old.

1911 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BROWE was born 7 November 1911, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Eleanor A was 30 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 Hudson County, New Jersey
name: Eleanor Browe
residence: , Hudson, New Jersey
estimated birth year: 1883
age: 37
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1821046
digital folder number: 4313347
image number: 01010
sheet number: 14
Household Gender Age
spouse George M Browe M 39y
Eleanor Browe F 37y
child Eleanor Browe F 9y
child Elizabeth Browe F 8y

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

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)

1930 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
name: Elenore A Browe
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
gender: Female
age: 48
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1882
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0156
family number: 42
sheet number and letter: 2B
line number: 95
nara publication: T626, roll 1355
film number: 2341090
digital folder number: 4660908
image number: 00875
Household Gender Age
spouse George N Browe M 49
Elenore A Browe F 48
child Elenore M Browe F 20
child Elizabeth Browe F 18
Margret Hughwatters F 75

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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 - Jersey City, New Jersey
Name: Eleanor Browe
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 11, Jersey City, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 24-319
Family Number: 135
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 37
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 2410
Digital Folder Number: 005462214
Image Number: 00550

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George W Browe Head M 59 Massachusetts
Eleanor Browe Wife F 58 Massachusetts
Elizabeth Neylon Lodger F 48 Massachusetts
William Neylon Lodger M 19 Massachusetts

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1951 Death of Spouse/Partner
George Washington BROWE (BREAULT) died 28 February 1951, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

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.'

Obituary
The Newport Mercury and Weekly News

Friday, April 30, 1965

Mrs. Browe, Ex-Resident

Mrs. Lena Walters Browe, widow of George W. Browe and a former resident of Portsmouth, died yesterday at her home in Jersey City, N. J. She was born in Fall River and lived in Portsmouth for a short time before moving to New Jersey about 20 years ago. She leaves a brother-in-law, Joseph L. Browe of Newport.