Minnie Alice RHEEL

Born

May 1882 , Putnam, Connecticut, USA

Died

7 April 1953 , Medford, Massachusetts, USA

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George Phillip RHEEL Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

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Born: May 1882 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA

Father: George Phillip RHEEL

Mother: Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

Paternal grandparents: George RHEEL , Mary Eve BOSE (BOOS)

Maternal grandparents: August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) , Johanna Ernestine WALTHER

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Minnie Alice married James Alexander KERENS 21 January 1903 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. James Alexander KERENS was born 31 May 1881 in Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA (Gilbertville). James Alexander died 24 May 1938 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. James Alexander was the child of John KERENS and Mary SULLIVAN.

Minnie Alice RHEEL died 7 April 1953 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

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Minnie Alice RHEEL married

James Alexander KERENS
Marriage date: 21 January 1903
Marriage place: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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James Alexander KERENS was the child of John KERENS and Mary SULLIVAN

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He is 21. She is 20. It is the first marriage for both. He is a wool sorter, born in Gilbertsville, MA. She was born in Putnam, CT. He is the son of John Kerens and Mary Sullivan. She is the daughter of George Rheel and Minnie Tyner.

Groom's Name: James Alexander Kerens

Groom's Birth Date: 1882

Groom's Birthplace: Gilberteville

Groom's Age: 21

Bride's Name: Minnie Alice Rheel

Bride's Birth Date: 1883

Bride's Birthplace: Putnam, Ct

Bride's Age: 20

Marriage Date: 21 Jan 1903

Marriage Place: Newton, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: John Kerens

Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Sullivan

Bride's Father's Name: George Rheel

Bride's Mother's Name: Minnie Tyner

Groom's Race: White

Groom's Marital Status: Single

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Bride's Race: White

Bride's Marital Status: Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02744-4

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 2057588

Reference Number: B1903 P550 N23

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Looks like they might have separated before 1910, stayed married until at least 1917 (he is in Chicago and lists her as his wife), then possibly divorced by 1920 because it looks like he remarried before then (appears in 1920 census with another woman).

Children of James Alexander KERENS and Minnie Alice RHEEL

Gertrude Ceccilia KERENS

Born: 4 November 1905, Stow, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Married: Arthur Tobin SAWYER 1930 Place: , New Jersey, USA

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Birth — 1882
May 1882
Putnam, Connecticut, USA

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.

1900 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Name: Minnie Rheel
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Residence: Newton city, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Birth Date: May 1882
Birthplace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head-of-Household: Daughter
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Spouse Birth Place:
Father Name: George Rheel
Father Titles:
Father Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother Name: Minnie Rheel
Mother Titles:
Mother Birthplace: Massachusetts
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: George Rheel
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
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Mother How Many Children:
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Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0890
Sheet Number and Letter: 14B
Household ID: 262
Reference Number: 97
GSU Film Number: 1240664
Image Number: 00000064
Collection: United States Census, 1900

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Minnie Alice RHEEL and James Alexander KERENS 21 January 1903, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

1903 marriage

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1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Birth of Child
Gertrude Ceccilia KERENS was born 4 November 1905, Stow, Massachusetts, USA

Minnie Alice was 23 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)

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Boston, Massachusetts
Name: Minnie A Kernes
Age in 1910: 28
Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1910: Boston Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Street: Linewood Place Linewood Place
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Packer
Industry: Shoe Factory
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 8
Number of Children Born: 1
Number of Children Living: 1
Out of Work: Y
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
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Household Members Age Relationship
Ella M Gardiner
49 Head
Harry Finley
39 Lodger
Minnie A Kernes 28 Lodger
Harriett A Waugh
26 Lodger
Elbert R Waugh
26 Son
Joseph J Fowler
37 Lodger
Arthur H Sheridan
31 Lodger
James J Williamson
30 Lodger
Mabel E Rheel
21 Lodger
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 - Everett, Massachusetts
Name: Minnie Kernes
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1920: Everett Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Main Street
House Number: 117
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Foundry
Industry: Laboratory
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Minnie Kernes 37 Head
Edward F Pratt
42 Stepbrother (Step Brother)
Gertrude C Kernes
14 Daughter
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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 - Everett, Massachusetts
Name: Gertrude M O Kernes
Minnie Mrs forelady h 101 2 Main
Residence Year: 1924
Street Address: 101 2 Main
Residence Place: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: Saleslady
Publication Title: Everett, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1924

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1926 - Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Kerens Gertrude E sten r 101 Main
Kerens Minnie A Mrs. h 101 Main

Publication Title: Everett, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1926

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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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 - 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 Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: Minnia A Kerens
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 47
marital status: Widowed
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1883
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 429
family number: 139
sheet number and letter: 5B
line number: 73
nara publication: T626, roll 928
film number: 2340663
digital folder number: 4607664
image number: 00581
Household Gender Age
Minnia A Kerens F 47
child Gertrude C Kerens F 24
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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.

1932 Resident of Boston
Commonwealth Terrace
Kerens Minnie A, 9 Commonwealth Terrace, nurse, age 49
Sullivan David C, 9 Commonwealth Terrace, retired, age 60
Sullivan Louise A, 9 Commonwealth Terrace, housewife, age 41

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Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1932
Name: Minnie A Kerens
Residence Year: 1932
Street Address: 9 Comlth ter Br
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation: Nurse
Publication Title: Boston, 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 Resident of Boston
Egan Doris L - 9 Commonwealth Terrace, stenographer, age 22
Kerens Minnie A - 9 Commonwealth Terrace, nurse, age 52
Sullivan Louise A - 9 Commonwealth Terrace, housekeeper, age 43
Sulvhan Rita E - 9 Commonwealth Terrace, stenographer, age 20

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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 Death of Spouse/Partner
James Alexander KERENS died 24 May 1938, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

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

1939
Name: Minnie A Kerens
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1939
Street Address: 106 Greenbrier Dor
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation: Nurse
Spouse: Jas Kerens
Publication Title: Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939

Kerens Minnie A wid Jas nurse r 106 Greenbrier Dor

Publication Title: Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939

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1940 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Name: Minnie Kerens
Respondent: Yes
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1940: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Street: Greenbrier Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 14A
Household Members:
Name Age
Ella Hay 59
Minnie Kerens 57
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Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
Name: Minnie A Kerens
Residence Year: 1940
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Boston, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
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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)

1942 Boston
NOTE: In 1942, Louise A Sullivan is living alone at 9 Commonwealth Terrace. She is a 48 year old housewife.

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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.

1946 Resident of Boston
Commonwealth Terrace
Kerens Minnie A, 9 Commonwealth Terrace, nurse, age 61
Sullivan, Louise A, 9 Commonwealth Terrace, housekeeper, age 55

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

1950 - Elizabeth, New Jersey
Name: Minnie A Kerens
Age: 67
Birth Date: abt 1883
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Arthur T Sawyer
52 Head
Gertrude Sawyer
44 Wife
Minnie A Kerens 67 Mother-in-law
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

Death
Name: Minnie A Kerens
Death Date: 1953
Death Place: Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 66
Page Number: 153
Index Volume Number: 130
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.130

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [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 Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Obituary

The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts Wednesday, April 8, 1953

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Obituary
KERENS Of Medford. April 7. Minnie (Rhell) of 65 Grove St., West Medford. widow of James Kerens and mother of Mrs. Gertrude K. Sawyer of Cranford, N. J. Services at the Chapel of the Newton Cemetery Thursday. April 9. at 3:30 p. m. Friends may call at the Gregg Chapel. 29B Walnut st.. Newtonville. Wednesday, 7-9 p.m.

The Boston Globe
Boston, Massachusetts
Wednesday, April 8, 1953

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