Anna Beatrice CROUSS

(b. 2 May 1900 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 May 1993 , Cape Coral, Florida, USA )
Age: 93

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Anna Beatrice CROUSS was born 2 May 1900 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Anna Beatrice CROUSS was the child of Willard Conrad CROUSS and Edith Hannah BLAISDELL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL (maternal) Horace D BLAISDELL and Sarah Ann SMITH

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

Anna Beatrice married Howard Walton POND June 1924 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Howard Walton POND was born 4 April 1897 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . Howard Walton died 13 March 1960 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Howard Walton was the child of John Dudley POND and Mary SANDERSON.

Anna Beatrice CROUSS died 28 May 1993 in Cape Coral, Florida, USA.
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Anna Beatrice CROUSS married

Howard Walton POND-- Date: June 1924 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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Howard Walton POND was the child of John Dudley POND and Mary SANDERSON

"... The fourth couple to celebrate the occasion was Mr and Mrs Howard Pond of Main street, Agawam, who marked their 21st anniversary last June but were honored at a surprise observance of the affair last night. Mr. Pond is the brother of Mrs Merrell and Mrs Haven. He is in the real estate and insurance business. Mrs Pond is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard Crouss of Agawam. They have one daughter, Elizabeth, at home."

Date: October 13, 1945
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Name: Anna Beatrice Crouss
Marriage Year: 1924
Marriage Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 248
Index Volume Number: 88
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.88

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of Howard Walton POND and Anna Beatrice CROUSS:

Elizabeth Ann POND (b.4 February 1933, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 October 2012, Sebring, Florida, USA)
m. Richard Harold DANFORTH 8 September 1951 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

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1900 Birth
May 2, 1900
Agawam, Massachusetts
Anna Beatrice Crouss
daughter of Willard C. and Edith Blaisdell of Agawam
Willard is a farmer, born in Pittsfield
Edith was born in Agawam
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Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
Entrance to Riverside Park, Agawam, Mass.

Riverside Park "...started out as a picnic grove called Gallup's Grove in 1870, and was eventually renamed Riverside Grove, then Riverside Park. Prior to 1900, most of the park's patrons arrived via steamship. The Springfield Street Railway extended its line to the park in 1900...

In the early 1900s, a few mechanical rides and a carousel were added. The park was purchased in 1911 by Henry J. Perkins who transformed the park from a picnic grove to an amusement park. He built the park's first roller coaster, The Giant Dip, in 1912, which proved to be so popular that another coaster, The Greyhound, was added in 1915.[3] Under Perkins' ownership, the park continued to prosper and additional amusements were added, including a 300-foot-diameter pool that became known as Lake Takadip. The original Giant Dip coaster was replaced in 1920 by a new, more thrilling coaster that was twice the size of the Giant and was eventually named Lightning. A... Read MORE...

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Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
First Baptist Church. Agawam, Mass.
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Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
Town Hall and School
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Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
Westfield Street looking South, Feeding Hills, Mass.
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1900 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Crouse
titles: Unnamed
residence: Agawam Town, Hampden, Massachusetts
birth date: May 1900
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name: William C Crouse
father titles:
father birthplace: Massachusetts
mother name: Edith H Crouse
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: William C Crouse
gender: Female
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0502
sheet number and letter: 19A
household id: 344
reference number: 5
gsu film number: 1240649
image number: 00000488
Household Gender Age
parent William C Crouse M
parent Edith H Crouse F
Crouse F
Emma Billings F

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)

Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
Feeding Hills Village, Mass., from Railroad Crossing, 1909
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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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

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 - 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: Anna B Crouss
residence: Precinct C Town Of Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1901
age: 19
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820699
digital folder number: 4301096
image number: 00109
sheet number: 16
Household Gender Age
parent William C Crouss M 48y
parent Edith H Crouss F 45y
Anna B Crouss F 19y
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 / Partner
Anna Beatrice CROUSS and Howard Walton POND June 1924, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

She was 24 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

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1928
Name: Anna C Pond
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1928
Street Address: 44 Monroe P O Agawam 2
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Howard W Pond
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1928
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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 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Anna Pond
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 29
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1901
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 99
family number: 182
sheet number and letter: 8A
line number: 32
nara publication: T626, roll 905
film number: 2340640
digital folder number: 4607002
image number: 00121
Household Gender Age
spouse Howard Pond M 33
Anna Pond F 29
Jennie M Smith F 65

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 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Ann POND was born 4 February 1933, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Anna Beatrice was 32 years old.

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)

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1938
Name: Anna C Pond
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1938
Street Address: 719 Main PO Agawam
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Howard W Pond
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1938
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1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Anna Pond
Respondent: Yes
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Main Street
House Number: 719
Inferred Residence in 1935: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 1B
Household Members:
Name Age
Howard Pond 43
Anna Pond 39
Elizabeth Pond 7
Arthur C Oulton 25
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)

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 - Agawam, Massachusetts
Name: Anna C Pond
[Anna C Crouss]
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
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.

1951 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth Ann POND married 8 September 1951, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to Richard Harold DANFORTH

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 MORE...

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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1955
Name: Anna C Pond
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1955
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Howard W Pond
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1955
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1960 Death of Spouse/Partner
Howard Walton POND died 13 March 1960, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 Article
'Mrs. Howard Pond of Elbert Rd., Agawam, has as her guest her granddaughter, Miss Cecily Danforth of Atlanta, Ga. During the coming week they will spend a few days at Groton Long Point, Conn., visiting Mrs. Pond's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell M. Gosse of Main St., Agawam, who are there for a two weeks stay. With Mr. and Mrs. Gosse is their daughter, Mrs. William F. Gabel of Fernwood Dr., East Longmeadow.'

Date: July 22, 1962
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union

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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.

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

1993 Death
name: Anna Crouss Pond
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event: Death
event date: 28 May 1993
event place: Lee, Florida, United States
gender: Unknown
age: 93
race: White
estimated birth year:
source file: Fdi15.txt
source file line number: 251368
source cd number: FDI15
certificate number: 63067
volume number:
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Grave
Agawam Center Cemetery
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Obituary
Anna B. Pond, church organist: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Union-News (Springfield, MA) - June 2, 1993
Deceased Name: Anna B. Pond, church organist

'Anna Beatrice (Crouss) Pond, 93, of Cape Coral, Fla., and formerly of this town, a former organist at area churches, died Friday in Cape Coral Hospital.

She played at the Methodist Church in East Longmeadow, and the Church of Christ, Scientist, in Longmeadow.

She was born here, and was graduated from the former Springfield Technical High School. She lived in East Longmeadow for several years, and moved south in 1980.

She was a member of the American Guild of Organists, a charter member of the Agawam Women's Club, and a life member of the Isadore Forbes Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.

She worshipped at the Congregational Church, and was clerk of the church from 1938 to 1952.

She was the widow of Howard Pond.

She leaves a daughter, Elizabeth Danforth of North Fort Myers, Fla.; a sister, Lucille Gosse of...Read MORE...

Anna is buried at: Agawam Center Cemetery
820 Main Street

Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
(413) 786-5399

Added: 11/14/2009 9:42:57 AM - Updated: 5/19/2022 5:18:47 PM