Lucile Persis FLETCHER

(b. 16 September 1902 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 October 1978 , Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA )

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Lucile Persis FLETCHER was born 16 September 1902 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Lucile Persis FLETCHER was the child of Leroy Percy FLETCHER and Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS and the grandchild of: (paternal) William H FLETCHER and Abby (Abbie) GRISWOLD (maternal) Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL

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

Lucile Persis married Wesley Blake FOSS 31 October 1925 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . Wesley Blake FOSS was born 28 July 1898 in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, USA. Wesley Blake died 4 September 1963 in Stuart, Florida, USA (Potsdam). Wesley Blake was the child of Ervin Horace FOSS and Emma BLAKE.

Lucile Persis married (2) Joseph Benedict GUINANE November 1967 in Pinellas, Florida, USA . Joseph Benedict GUINANE was born 19 May 1908 in Pennsylvania, USA. Joseph Benedict died 15 January 1980 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA. Joseph Benedict was the child of Frederick Joseph GUINANE and Catherine DOTGER.

Lucile Persis FLETCHER died 26 October 1978 in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Died in Pinellas County, Florida

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Lucile Persis FLETCHER married

Wesley Blake FOSS-- Date: 31 October 1925 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Wesley Blake FOSS was the child of Ervin Horace FOSS and Emma BLAKE

Article about the wedding (very difficult to read)
Date: November 01, 1925
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Miss Lucile Persis Fletcher Will Wed Wesley Blake Foss
(also very difficult to read)
Date: October 23, 1925
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Children of Wesley Blake FOSS and Lucile Persis FLETCHER:

Lucile Persis FLETCHER married

Joseph Benedict GUINANE-- Date: November 1967 Place: Pinellas, Florida, USA
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Joseph Benedict GUINANE was the child of Frederick Joseph GUINANE and Catherine DOTGER

Name: Lucile Persis Foss
Name Prefix:
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: Nov 1967
Event Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States
Gender:
Race:
Spouse's Name:
Volume: 2583
Certificate Number: 49208

Name: Joseph Benedict Guinane
Name Prefix:
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: Nov 1967
Event Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States
Gender:
Race:
Spouse's Name:
Volume: 2583
Certificate Number: 49208

"Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 09 Jun 2013), Lucile Persis Foss, 1967.

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1902 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Lucile Persis Fletcher
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 16 Sep 1902
birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Leroy Fletcher
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Edith Bertha Crouss
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I09663-6
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 480763
reference number: p 59

Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 Vol: 521 Page: 180

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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 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Lucille P Fletcher
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Springfield Ward 4, Hampden, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 37
page number: 2
Household Gender Age
parent Leroy P Fletcher M 32y
parent Edith B Fletcher F 32y
Leroy P Fletcher M 7y
Lucille P Fletcher F 7y
Augusta Crouss F 69y
Annie Mc Carthy F 32y

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 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Lucille Fletcher
residence: Precinct C City Of Springfield 6, Hampden, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1903
age: 17
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820703
digital folder number: 4301100
image number: 00791
sheet number: 3
Household Gender Age
parent Leroy P Fletcher M 43y
parent Edith C Fletcher F 41y
Leroy Fletcher M 17y
Lucille Fletcher F 17y

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

1925 Marriage / Partner
Lucile Persis FLETCHER and Wesley Blake FOSS 31 October 1925, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

She was 23 years old.

1925 Article
'Miss Lucile Fletcher a senior at Wellesley college, is spending the week end with her parents, Mr and Mrs L. P. Fletcher of Spruceland avenue.'

'Wesley Blake Foss of Berwick, Pa., is spending the week-end with his parents Mr and Mrs H. Ervin Foss of Wilmont street.'

Date: May 10, 1925
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)

1929 Article
'Mr and Mrs Wesley B Foss of Phillipsburg, Pa., will motor to this city for the week-end holiday to visit Mrs Foss's parents, Mr and Mrs L. P. Fletcher of Spruceland avenue and Mr Foss's parents Mr and Mrs. Irvin Foss of Wilmont street. Mrs Foss will return home after Labor day, but Mrs Foss will spend about a fortnight as the guest of Mr and Mrs Fletcher.'

Date: August 30, 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 Philipsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania
Name: Lucile F Foss
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Philipsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1903
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
District: 0026
Household ID: 94
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 46
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2016
GS Film number: 2341750
Digital Folder Number: 4639688
Image Number: 00237
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Wesley Blake Foss M 31 New Hampshire
Wife Lucile F Foss F 27 Massachusetts
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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.

West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1932
Name: Lucile Foss
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1932
Residence Place: West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Wesley B Foss
Publication Title: West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1932
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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

Greenfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1937
Name: Lucile F Foss
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1937
Residence Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Wesley B Foss
Publication Title: Greenfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1937
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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 Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Name: Lucile Foss
Respondent: Yes
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Street: Madison Circle
House Number: 31
Sheet Number: 6A
Household Members:
Name Age
Wesley Foss 41
Lucile Foss 38
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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)

Greenfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1948
Name: Lucile F Foss
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1948
Residence Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Wesley B Foss
Publication Title: Greenfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1948
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1950 - Greenfield, Massachusetts
Name: Lucile F Foss
Age: 47
Birth Date: abt 1903
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Wesley B Foss
51 Head
Lucile F Foss 47 Wife
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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.

Greenfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1956
Name: Lucile F Foss
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1956
Residence Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Wesley B Foss
Publication Title: Greenfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1956
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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 Article
'Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Fitzgerald of Surrey, England, have purchased the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley B. Foss at 17 Green River Rd. It is the third oldest house in Greenfield and the six-room cottage was formerly a blacksmith shop for the Town Tavern, now the home of Miss Helen S. Gerrett. Fitzgerald is a retired naval officer and the couple is staying with Mrs. Fitzgerald's sister, Mrs. John B. Anderson of 47 Green River Rd., until renovations are made.'

Date: April 11, 1963
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union

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1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

1963 Death of Spouse/Partner
Wesley Blake FOSS died 4 September 1963, Stuart, Florida, USA (Potsdam)

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.'

1967 Marriage / Partner
Lucile Persis FLETCHER and Joseph Benedict GUINANE November 1967, Pinellas, Florida, USA

She was 65 years old.

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

Death
Name: Lucile F Guinane
Name Prefix:
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Oct 1978
Event Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States
Gender: Unknown
Age: 76
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated):
Affiliate File Name: Fdi08.txt
Affiliate Line Number: 17032
Affiliate CD Number: FDI08
Certificate Number: 80089
Volume Number:
Note:

'Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VV8K-Q3Y : accessed 09 Jun 2013), Lucile F Guinane, 1978.
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Obituary
GUINANE, MRS. LUCILE F., 76, of 2515 Park St., died Thursday (Oct 26, 1978). Born in Springfield, Mass., she came here 11 years ago from Stuart She was a professional artist and Presbyterian. Survivors include her husband Joseph B.; and two cousins, Priscilla Chase, St Petersburg, and Ervina Foes, Greenfield, Mass.
Baynard-Thompson Beach Memorial Chapel.

Tampa Bay Times
St. Petersburg, Florida
October 27, 1978

Lucile is buried at: As noted on her husband's grave stone at Floral Park Cemetery in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, she was buried in Florida.

Added: 11/14/2009 4:33:05 PM - Updated: 7/11/2025 6:11:44 PM