Alice WINDSOR

Born

5 July 1896 , Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Died

19 May 1993 , Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Age: 96
Cause of Death: stroke

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George WINDSOR Mary Hamilton SHERMAN

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Born: 5 July 1896 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Father: George WINDSOR

Mother: Mary Hamilton SHERMAN

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Alice married Charles William CYRUS 20 September 1919 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles William CYRUS was born 19 August 1893 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Charles William died 3 February 1951 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Southport) (Greenfield Hill). Charles William was the child of Karl (Karil) Oscar CYRUS and Matlida "Tillie" Louise GIMLICH.

Alice WINDSOR died 19 May 1993 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA .

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Recorded occupation: homemaker

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Alice WINDSOR married

Charles William CYRUS
Marriage date: 20 September 1919
Marriage place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Charles William CYRUS was the child of Karl (Karil) Oscar CYRUS and Matlida "Tillie" Louise GIMLICH

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married at Trinity Episcopal Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Miss Alice Windsor marriage to Charles Cyrus be celebrated next week.

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Bridgeport, Connecticut

September 9, 1919

Name: Alice Windsor

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1919

Marriage Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Spouse:

Charles Cyrus

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Children of Charles William CYRUS and Alice WINDSOR

Carolyn Louise CYRUS

Born: 26 February 1921, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died: 19 July 1992, Springfield, Vermont, USA

Married: Keith Franklyn BROWN 24 June 1950 Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Charles Windsor CYRUS

Born: 15 June 1924, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died: 17 May 2001, Merritt Island, Florida, USA

Married: Priscilla May GREENE June 1948 Place: , New Jersey, USA

Married: Joan C MORGAN 1 May 1971 Place: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Southport) (Greenfield Hill)

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Birth — 1896
5 July 1896
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

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 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
name: Alice Windsor
titles:
residence: Bridgeport city, Fairfield, Connecticut
birth date: Jul 1896
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name: George Windsor
father titles:
father birthplace: New Jersey
mother name: Mary S Windsor
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Connecticut
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: George Windsor
gender: Female
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0040
sheet number and letter: 16B
household id: 371
reference number: 89
gsu film number: 1240132
image number: 00323
Household Gender Age
parent George Windsor M
parent Mary S Windsor F
Harrett Windsor F
Alice Windsor F
George S Windsor M
John F Windsor M
Margaret Gill F
Margaret Cambell F
John Persse M

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 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
name: Alice Winsor
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New Jersey
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
family number: 284
page number: 13
Household Gender Age
parent George Winsor M 51y
parent Mary Winsor F 40y
Alice Winsor F 13y
George S Winsor M 11y
John F Winsor M 10y
Harriett Winsor F 8y
Hellen Kelley F 29y

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 Marriage / Partner
Alice WINDSOR and Charles William CYRUS 20 September 1919, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

She was 23 years old.

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 Fairfield County, Connecticut
name: Alice Cyrus
residence: , Fairfield, Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1897
age: 23
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820175
digital folder number: 4294445
image number: 00296
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles W Cyrus M 26y
Alice Cyrus F 23y

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 Birth of Child
Carolyn Louise CYRUS was born 26 February 1921, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Alice was 24 years old.

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

1924 Birth of Child
Charles Windsor CYRUS was born 15 June 1924, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Alice was 27 years old.

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 Rusling Place, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Cyrus, Charles W., head, age 36, age at first marriage 28, b. CT, parents b. CT, proprietor of drug store
Cyrus, Alice W., wife, age 33, age at first marriage 23, b. CT, father b. NJ, mother b. CT
Cyrus, Mary, daughter, age 9, b. CT
Cyrus, Windsor, son, age 5, b. CT
Olson, Britta, maid, age 19, b. Sweden
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 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
name: Alice W Cyrus
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 1, Providence, Providence City, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
gender: Female
age: 43
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Wife
relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1897
residence in 1935: Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut
enumeration district number: 6-13
family number: 391
sheet number and letter: 12A
line number: 26
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3773
digital folder number: 005461768
image number: 00372
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Charles W Cyrus M 46 Connecticut
wife Alice W Cyrus F 43 Connecticut
daughter Carolyn L Cyrus F 19 Connecticut
daughter C Windsor Cyrus F 15 Connecticut
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)

1948 Marriage of Child
Charles Windsor CYRUS married June 1948, , New Jersey, USA to Priscilla May GREENE

1950 Marriage of Child
Carolyn Louise CYRUS married 24 June 1950, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA to Keith Franklyn BROWN

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1951 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles William CYRUS died 3 February 1951, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Southport) (Greenfield Hill)

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.'

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

1971 Marriage of Child
Charles Windsor CYRUS married 1 May 1971, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Southport) (Greenfield Hill) to Joan C MORGAN

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

1992 Death of Child
Carolyn Louise CYRUS died 19 July 1992, Springfield, Vermont, USA (North, West) (Goulds Mill) (Hardscrabble Corner)

Alice was 96 years old.

1993 Death
Alice W Cyrus
First Name: Alice
Middle Name: W
Last Name: Cyrus
Gender: Female
Birth Date: Jul 5, 1896
Death Date: May 19, 1993
Age: 96
Residence: Fairfield, Fairfield Connecticut
Birth Location: Connecticut
Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Record Type: Death Record
Bride's Marital Status: Widowed
Collection: Connecticut Death Records

Source Information
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Years: 1949 to 2007
Description: This collection of Connecticut death records was provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. It contains data from 1949 to 2007.
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06134

Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001
name: Alice W Cyrus
event: Death
event date: 19 May 1993
event place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
residence: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
street address: 118 JEFFERSON ST
gender: Female
age: 96
marital status: Widowed
race: White
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Death
CYRUS, ALICE W 05 Jul 1896 19 May 1993 96 06605 (Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT) (none specified) Connecticut 045-22-5416
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