Edith Hannah BLAISDELL

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11 November 1874 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Died

7 December 1979 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 105

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Horace D BLAISDELL Sarah Ann SMITH

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Born: 11 November 1874 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Horace D BLAISDELL

Mother: Sarah Ann SMITH

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Edith Hannah married Willard Conrad CROUSS 31 January 1899 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Willard Conrad CROUSS was born 28 October 1871 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Willard Conrad died 10 June 1949 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills). Willard Conrad was the child of Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL.

Edith Hannah BLAISDELL died 7 December 1979 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .

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Willard Conrad CROUSS
Marriage date: 31 January 1899
Marriage place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Willard Conrad CROUSS was the child of Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

name: Willard C. Crouss

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event: Marriage

event date: 31 Jan 1899

event place: Springfield, Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 27

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birth date:

birthplace: Pittsfield

marriage registration year:

marriage registration place:

estimated birth year: 1872

father: George

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mother: Augusta Vogel

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spouse: Edith H. Blaisdell

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spouse's father: Horace D.

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spouse's mother: Sarah A. Smith

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record number: 145

film number: 1843715

digital folder number: 4332419

image number: 00149

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Children of Willard Conrad CROUSS and Edith Hannah BLAISDELL

Anna Beatrice CROUSS

Born: 2 May 1900, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 May 1993, Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Married: Howard Walton POND June 1924 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Willard Conrad CROUSS

Born: 15 June 1906, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 June 1906, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Lucille Sarah CROUSS

Born: 12 November 1907, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 November 1988, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Wendell Morrison GOSSE 17 September 1928 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

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1874 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Edith Blaisdell
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 11 Nov 1874
birthplace: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
death date:
name note:
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father's name: Horace D Blaisdell
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Sarah Blaisdell
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C01889-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 2028187
reference number:

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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 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Edith A. Blaisdel
residence: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1875
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Horace L. Blaisdel
father's birthplace: Vermont, United States
mother's name: Sarah A. Blaisdel
mother's birthplace: Vermont, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 5 years
occupation: At School
nara film number: T9-0534
page: 15
page character: B
entry number: 1398
film number: 1254534
Household Gender Age
parent Horace L. Blaisdel M 38
parent Sarah A. Blaisdel F 32
Edith A. Blaisdel F 5
Howard D. Blaisdel M 1
William Furyudhar M 20

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
Edith Hannah BLAISDELL and Willard Conrad CROUSS 31 January 1899, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

She was 24 years old.

1900 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Edith H Crouse
titles:
residence: Agawam Town, Hampden, Massachusetts
birth date: Nov 1874
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: William C Crouse
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Massachusetts
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Vermont
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Vermont
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: William C Crouse
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 1
estimated marriage year: 1899
mother how many children: 1
number living children: 1
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0502
sheet number and letter: 19A
household id: 344
reference number: 4
gsu film number: 1240649
image number: 00000488
Household Gender Age
spouse William C Crouse M
Edith H Crouse F
child Crouse F
Emma Billings F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Anna Beatrice CROUSS was born 2 May 1900, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Edith Hannah was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Willard Conrad CROUSS was born 15 June 1906, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Edith Hannah was 31 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)

1907 Birth of Child
Lucille Sarah CROUSS was born 12 November 1907, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Edith Hannah was 33 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Edith H Crouss
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Vermont
family number: 235
page number: 10
Household Gender Age
spouse Willard C Crouss M 38y
Edith H Crouss F 35y
child Anna B Crouss F 9y
child Lucile S Crouss F 1y 5m
Henry Feige M 50y

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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 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Edith H Crouss
residence: Precinct C Town Of Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1875
age: 45
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820699
digital folder number: 4301096
image number: 00109
sheet number: 16
Household Gender Age
spouse William C Crouss M 48y
Edith H Crouss F 45y
child Anna B Crouss F 19y
child Lucres S Crouss F 12y

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

1924 Marriage of Child
Anna Beatrice CROUSS married June 1924, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to Howard Walton POND

1926 Death of Her Father
HORACE DENNIS BLAISDELL DIES AGED 83 YEARS

'Horace Dennis Blaisdell, 83, died yesterday morning at his home, 7 Elm street, Agawam. He was born in Richford, Vt., December 3, 1842, the son of Lewis and Harriet (Chamberlain) Blaisdell, and had lived in Agawam for the last 55 years. Besides his widow, Mrs Sarah A. (Smith) Blaisdell, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs Edith H. Crouss of Agawam, and two sons, Howard D. of Mittineague, and Dwight of Agawam, and four brothers, Owen of Orange, Hartwell of North Chester, Vasco of Mittineauge and Wolfred of Guilford, Vt. Mr Blaisdell was a well known Civil war veteran. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon, and the services will be private. Re J. G. Dutton will officiate and burial will be in Agawam Center cemetery.'

Date: January 07, 1926
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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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)

1928 Marriage of Child
Lucille Sarah CROUSS married 17 September 1928, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to Wendell Morrison GOSSE

Agawam
'Agawam, Aug. 18 - Mrs Willard Crouss of Mill street, who has been the guest of Mr and Mrs W Goss at Misquamicut beach, Westerly, R. I., has returned home.'

Date: August 19, 1929
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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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 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Edith B Crouss
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 55
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1875
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Vermont
enumeration district number: 97
family number: 420
sheet number and letter: 20B
line number: 73
nara publication: T626, roll 905
film number: 2340640
digital folder number: 4607002
image number: 00048
Household Gender Age
spouse Willard C Crouss M 58
Edith B Crouss F 55
Sarah Blaisdell F 83
William J Edger M 70

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 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Edith B Crouss
Respondent: Yes
Age: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Mill Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 11B
Household Members:
Name Age
Willard C Crouss 68
Edith B Crouss 65
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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)

1949 Death of Spouse/Partner
Willard Conrad CROUSS died 10 June 1949, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

1950 - Agawam, Massachusetts
Name: Edith Crouss
Age: 75
Birth Date: abt 1875
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Howard Pond
53 Head
Anna C Pond
49 Wife
Elizabeth Pond
17 Daughter
Edith Crouss 75 Mother-in-law
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

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.

Golden Eagle Returns to Duty as Weathervane
Newly Feathered With Gold Leaf, Old Landmark Is Placed on Agawam Church Spire

'Agawam, Sept. 6. The Agawam Congregational Church, newly painted on the exterior and with many improvements inside, boasts a new golden eagle weathervane. The old weathervane, which had stood the brunt of storms for more than a century as far as can be determined was broken in removal for gold-leafing.'

'The new new golden eagle is no new part of the Agawam scene although it has been in retirement for nearly a score of years. For 55 years it swung proudly in the breeze atop the old Agawam Center grammar school and town hall. It was placed on the tower of the old building after the school was built in 1874 and remained a landmark until the building was demolished in 1939 following the opening of the present Benjamin T. Phelps Elementary School.'

'At that time, no one seeming to wish to adopt the discarded weather signal, Mrs. Howard Pond came into possession of it, partly for sentimental reasons....Read full story

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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

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.

Union
Springfield, Massachusetts
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1974

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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

Death
Name: Edith Crouss
Social Security Number: 030-36-3560
Birth Date: 11 Nov 1874
Issue Year: 1963
Issue State: Massachusetts
Last Residence: 01001, Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Death Date: Dec 1979
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