Mary Elizabeth PETERS

Born

06/18/1860 , Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

Died

01/20/1928 , Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 67
Cause of Death: stroke

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John PETERS Mary S CHAMPNEY

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Born: 06/18/1860 in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

Father: John PETERS

Mother: Mary S CHAMPNEY

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Mary Elizabeth married Peter BARNISH 10 February 1874 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Peter BARNISH was born 01/08/1856 in Black Brook, New York, USA (Au Sable Forks). Peter died abt. 1931 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Peter was the child of François Xavier BERNECHE (BARNISH) and Lucille LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Mary Elizabeth PETERS died 01/20/1928 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA .
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Recorded occupation: homemaker

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Mary Elizabeth PETERS married

Peter BARNISH
Marriage date: 10 February 1874
Marriage place: Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA
Peter BARNISH was the child of François Xavier BERNECHE (BARNISH) and Lucille LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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Name: Peter Bernash

Event Type: Marriage

Birth Date: abt 1853

Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1874

Marriage Place: Deerfield, Massachusetts

Marriage Age: 21

Father Name: Francis Bernash

Mother Name: Lucy Bernash

Spouse Name: Mary Petrim

Spouse Marriage Age: 15

Spouse Father Name: John Petrim

Spouse Mother Name: Mary Petrim

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Children of Peter BARNISH and Mary Elizabeth PETERS

Mary Agnes "Minnie" BARNISH

Born: 27 December 1874, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1938,

Julia Ellen BARNISH

Born: 6 October 1876, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Delia Isabelle BARNISH

Born: 4 September 1878, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1907,

John Francis BARNISH

Born: 9 July 1882, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1949, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Martha Amie BRANISH

Born: 26 June 1882, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1960,

George Nelson BARNISH

Born: 1 December 1888, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1889, , Massachusetts, USA

Lena Louise BARNISH

Born: 04/15/1893, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 01/20/1970, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Alfred Joseph (Fredrick) LACASSE 17 June 1919 Place: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Jennie Lucy BARNISH

Born: 11 June 1894, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Leon Matthew BARNISH

Born: 20 February 1897, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1860
06/18/1860
Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Sullivan, New Hampshire
Name: Mary E Peters
Age in 1870: 11
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Dwelling Number: 76
Home in 1870: Sullivan, Cheshire, New Hampshire
Gender: Female
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Attended School: Y
Inferred Father: John Peters
Inferred Mother: Mary S Peters
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Peters 6
Eddie Peters 5
John Peters 2
Joseph Peters 6/ 12
John Peters 35
Mary S Peters 28
Mary E Peters 11
Nelson Peters 8

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1874 Marriage / Partner
Mary Elizabeth PETERS and Peter BARNISH 10 February 1874, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (South Deerfield)

She was 13 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Mary Agnes "Minnie" BARNISH was born 27 December 1874, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 14 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Julia Ellen BARNISH was born 6 October 1876, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 16 years old.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Delia Isabelle BARNISH was born 4 September 1878, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 18 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Deerfield, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Burnash
Age: 21
Birth Date: Abt 1859
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 145
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Peter Burnash
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Keeping House
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Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Burnash 25
Mary Burnash 21
Minnie Burnash 6
Julia Burnash 4
Delia A. Burnash 2

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 Birth of Child
Martha Amie BRANISH was born 26 June 1882, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 22 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
John Francis BARNISH was born 9 July 1882, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 22 years old.

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

1888 Birth of Child
George Nelson BARNISH was born 1 December 1888, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 28 years old.

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

1893 Birth of Child
Lena Louise BARNISH was born 04/15/1893, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (South Deerfield)

Mary Elizabeth was 32 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Jennie Lucy BARNISH was born 11 June 1894, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth was 34 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Birth of Child
Leon Matthew BARNISH was born 20 February 1897, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (South Deerfield)

Mary Elizabeth was 36 years old.

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 - Deerfield, Massachusetts
Name: Mary E Barnash
[Mary E Barnish]
Age: 47
Birth Date: Jun 1859
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1900: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
House Number: 1
Sheet Number: 12
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 256
Family Number: 264
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Peter Barnash
Marriage Year: 1874
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Mother: Number of Living Children: 3
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Barnash 46
Mary E Barnash 47
John F Barnash 16
Lena L Barnash 7
Jennie L Barnash 5

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Deerfield, Massachusetts
Name: Mary E Barnish
Age in 1910: 50
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1910: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Street: Thayer Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Peter Barnish
Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 36
Number of Children Born: 9
Number of Children Living: 6
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Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Barnish 56
Mary E Barnish 50
Lena L Barnish 17
Jennie L Barnish 15
Florence Barnish 13
Leon M Barnish 8
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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

1919 Marriage of Child
Lena Louise BARNISH married 17 June 1919, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls) to Alfred Joseph (Fredrick) LACASSE

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