Etta Alberta RHEEL

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17 June 1905 , Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

Died

17 August 1987 , Reading, Massachusetts, USA

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George Henry RHEEL Etta Irene SMITH

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Born: 17 June 1905 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

Father: George Henry RHEEL

Mother: Etta Irene SMITH

Paternal grandparents: George Phillip RHEEL , Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

Maternal grandparents: Charles Edward SMITH , Theresa Mariah BACON

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Etta Alberta married Herbert Irving STEWART 17 March 1932 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Herbert Irving STEWART was born 3 November 1906 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Herbert Irving died 2 July 1974 in North Reading, Massachusetts, USA. Herbert Irving was the child of Albert Cook STEWART and Etta May PERKINS.

Etta Alberta RHEEL died 17 August 1987 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA.

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Herbert Irving STEWART
Marriage date: 17 March 1932
Marriage place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
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Herbert Irving STEWART was the child of Albert Cook STEWART and Etta May PERKINS

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New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947

name: Herbert I. Stewart

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event: Marriage

event date: 17 Mar 1932

event place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

age: 25

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estimated birth year: 1907

father: Albert C. Stewart

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mother: Etta Perkins

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spouse: Etta A. Rheel

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spouse's age: 25

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spouse's estimated birth year: 1907

spouse's father: George H. Rheel

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spouse's mother: Etta I. Smith

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reference number: item 1

film number: 2070086

digital folder number: 4245965

image number: 258

Children of Herbert Irving STEWART and Etta Alberta RHEEL

Nancy Rheel STEWART

Born: 18 July 1936, Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 September 2024, Alton, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Dana Winslow THOMAS 1957

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1905 Birth
Name: Etta Alberta Rheel
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 17 Jun 1905
Birthplace: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: George H. Rheel
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Mother's Name: Etta I. Smith
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10342-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2057531
Reference Number: p 692
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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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

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 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: Etta Rheel
residence: Malden City Ward 6 Precinct 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1906
age: 14
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820713
digital folder number: 4301110
image number: 00769
sheet number: 24
Household Gender Age
parent George Rheel M 39y
parent Etta Rheel F 37y
Etta Rheel F 14y

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

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 Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: Etta A Reil
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 24
marital status: Single
race: W
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1906
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 536
family number: 256
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 95
nara publication: T626, roll 932
film number: 2340667
digital folder number: 4607668
image number: 00279
Household Gender Age
parent George H Reil M 49
parent Etta J Reil F 47
Etta A Reil 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 Marriage / Partner
Etta Alberta RHEEL and Herbert Irving STEWART 17 March 1932, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

She was 26 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

Wakefield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1936
Name: Etta A Stewart
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1936
Street Address: 62 Pleasant
Residence Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Herbert I Stewart
Publication Title: Wakefield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1936
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1936 Birth of Child
Nancy Rheel STEWART was born 18 July 1936, Winchester, Massachusetts, USA

Etta Alberta was 31 years old.

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 Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Name: Etta A Stewart
Respondent: Yes
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1906
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Haverhill-st
House Number: 432
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 12A
Household Members:
Name Age
Herbert I Stewart 34
Etta A Stewart 34
Nancy Stewart 3
Roger Stewart 1
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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)

1950 - Reading, Massachusetts
Name: Etta A Stewart
Age: 44
Birth Date: abt 1906
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Herbert J Stewart
43 Head
Etta A Stewart 44 Wife
Nancy R Stewart
13 Daughter
Roger S Stewart
11 Son
Sally A Stewart
9 Daughter
Linda M Stewart
6 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.

1974 Death of Spouse/Partner
Herbert Irving STEWART died 2 July 1974, North Reading, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1987 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Etta A Stewart
event: Death
event date: 17 Aug 1987
event place: Tewksbury, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 041194
birth date: 17 Jun 1905
birthplace: Massachusetts
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STEWART, ETTA 17 Jun 1905 Aug 1987 82 01867 (Reading, Middlesex, MA) (none specified) Massachusetts 031-28-9492
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