Edward Warren CROUSS

(b. 9 November 1920 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 August 1986 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA )

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Edward Warren CROUSS was born 9 November 1920 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Warren CROUSS was the child of Raymond Scott CROUSS and Elizabeth FISHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Herman August CROUSS and Caroline "Carrie" Louise SCOTT (maternal) Robert FISHER and Margaret ROBERTSON

Edward Warren was a soldier in World War II.

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

Edward Warren married Doris Anne WHITE 23 August 1941 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
They divorced. Doris Anne WHITE was born 26 August 1925 in Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville) (Hazardville). Doris Anne died 3 January 1996 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Doris Anne was the child of Frederick Ernest WHITE and Annie MCJANNETT.

Edward Warren married (2) Marjorie Ruth NICHOLS 25 February 1963 in Vernon, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marjorie Ruth NICHOLS was born 24 January 1926 in Charleston, Vermont, USA (East, West). Marjorie Ruth died 24 September 2013 in Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville) (Hazardville). Marjorie Ruth was the child of Howard Stephen NICHOLS and Bertha Angelina LASSONDE.

Edward Warren CROUSS died 23 August 1986 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .
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Edward Warren CROUSS married

Doris Anne WHITE-- Date: 23 August 1941 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Doris Anne WHITE was the child of Frederick Ernest WHITE and Annie MCJANNETT

Name: Edward Warren Crouse
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1920
Father: Raymond
Mother: Elizabeth
Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1941
Marriage Place: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
Spouse: Doris Anne White
Spouse Gender: Female
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Marriage

Name: Edward Warren Crouss
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 23 Aug 1941
Marriage Place: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
Spouse: Doris Anne White
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 18
Spouse Father: Fred
Spouse Mother: Annie
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Marriage

Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Marriage Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01923; Roll Number: S-30906; Archive Number: M-2073383.

Divorced in 1956

Children of Edward Warren CROUSS and Doris Anne WHITE:

Living (b., Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) d. , )

Edward Warren CROUSS married

Marjorie Ruth NICHOLS-- Date: 25 February 1963 Place: Vernon, Connecticut, USA
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Marjorie Ruth NICHOLS was the child of Howard Stephen NICHOLS and Bertha Angelina LASSONDE

name: Edwar W Crouss
event: Marriage
event date: 25 Feb 1963
event place: Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
residence: Massachusetts
age: 42
race: White
spouse: Marjo N Cole
spouse's residence: Massachusetts
spouse's age: 37
spouse's race: White
notes: officiator Other Clergyman
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Children of Edward Warren CROUSS and Marjorie Ruth NICHOLS:

Carol A CROUSS (b.28 March 1963, Stafford, Connecticut, USA d. 16 January 2012, Suffield, Connecticut, USA)
m. Richard GARDNER

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1920 Birth
9 November 1920
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

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 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Edward W Crouss
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 9
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1921
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: New Hampshire
enumeration district number: 97
family number: 423
sheet number and letter: 20B
line number: 88
nara publication: T626, roll 905
film number: 2340640
digital folder number: 4607002
image number: 00048
Household Gender Age
parent Raymond S Crouss M 38
parent Elizabeth S Crouss F 31
Herman F Crouss M 13
Roland S Crouss M 10
Edward W Crouss M 9
Leslie N Crouss M 7
Robert W Crouss M 6
Raymond G Crouss M 2
Bernadette Doray F 18

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)

The Springfield Daily Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
Monday, July 25, 1938

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1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Edward Crouss
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1921
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Elm Street
House Number: 122
Inferred Residence in 1935: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 7B
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Crouss 42
Roland Crouss 20
Edward Crouss 19
Leslie Crouss 17
Robert Crouss 16
Raymond Crouss 12
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Marriage / Partner
Edward Warren CROUSS and Doris Anne WHITE 23 August 1941, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

He was 20 years old.

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 Navy Enlistment
Name: Edward Crouss
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1920
Death Date: 23 Aug 1986
SSN: 018182105
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 14 Nov 1944
Release Date 1: 4 May 1945

Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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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.

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1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Springfield, Massachusetts
Name: Edward W Crouss
Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1921
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 199
Household Members Age Relationship
Edward W Crouss 29 Head
Doris A Crouss
24 Wife
Laurel A Crouss
7 Daughter
Frederick R Crouss
3 Son
Judith E Crouss
2 Daughter
Randall S Crouss
0 Son
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1951
Name: Edward W Crouss
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1951
Street Address: 38 Warrenton
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Slsman
Spouse:
Doris A Crouss
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1951
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The Springfield Union
Springfield, Massachusetts
Friday, July 6, 1951

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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1952
Name: Edward W Crouss
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1952
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Slsman
Spouse:
Doris A Crouss
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1952
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The Springfield Union
Springfield, Massachusetts
Thursday, February 19, 1953

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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.

The Springfield Union
Springfield, Massachusetts
February 21, 1956

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The Springfield Union
Springfield, Massachusetts
Wednesday, August 6, 1958

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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 Marriage / Partner
Edward Warren CROUSS and Marjorie Ruth NICHOLS 25 February 1963, Vernon, Connecticut, USA

He was 42 years old.

1963 Birth of Child
Carol A CROUSS was born 28 March 1963, Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville)

Edward Warren was 42 years old.

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.'

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1965
Name: Edward W Crouss
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1965
Street Address: 4 224 Pearl
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Clerk
Spouse:
Marjorie N Crouss
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1965
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1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

The Springfield Union
Springfield, Massachusetts
Friday, October 25, 1968

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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 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Edward W Crouss
event: Death
event date: 23 Aug 1986
event place: Springfield, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 048044
birth date: 09 Nov 1920
birthplace: Massachusetts
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U.S. Social Security Death Index
first name: Edward
middle name:
last name: Crouss
name suffix:
birth date: 9 November 1920
social security number: 018-18-2105
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence: Feeding Hills, Hampden, Massachusetts
zip code of last residence: 01030
death date : August 1986
estimated age at death: 66
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