Edna Mary ROWE

(b. 15 August 1888 , Milton, Vermont, USA d. 10 September 1959 , Alameda, Alameda, California, USA )

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Edna Mary ROWE was born 15 August 1888 in Milton, Vermont, USA

Edna Mary ROWE was the child of Moses (Moise) TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) and Anna WELLS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre (Peter) TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) and Betsie (Betsey) (Elizabeth) CROSS (LACROIX) (COUVILLON) (maternal) Abraham (Amable Henry) WELLS (STERN dit NOEL) and Cordelia (Delia) (Leocadie) BELETTE HARPER (HARPIN) (HERPIN)

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

Edna Mary married Thomas Henry MCAVOY 5 November 1914 in Colchester, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Thomas Henry MCAVOY was born 7 April 1880 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay). Thomas Henry died 15 August 1972 in Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay). Thomas Henry was the child of Thomas H MCAVOY and Margaret FINNESSY.

Edna Mary ROWE died 10 September 1959 in Alameda, Alameda, California, USA.
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Edna Mary ROWE married

Thomas Henry MCAVOY-- Date: 5 November 1914 Place: Colchester, Vermont, USA
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Thomas Henry MCAVOY was the child of Thomas H MCAVOY and Margaret FINNESSY

Name: Edna M Rowe
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Record Type: Certificate of Marriage (Marriage)
Birth Date: abt 1888
Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1914
Marriage Place: Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Father: Moses Rowe
Mother: Anna Wells
Spouse: Thomas H McAvoy

Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

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Children of Thomas Henry MCAVOY and Edna Mary ROWE:

George Thomas Henry MCAVOY (b.29 April 1916, Burlington, Vermont, USA d. 29 May 1991, Berlin, Vermont, USA )

Thomas Henry MCAVOY (b.22 July 1918, Colchester, Vermont, USA d. 29 August 1998, Burlington, Vermont, USA)

Margaret Mary MCAVOY (b.19 February 1921, Essex, Vermont, USA d. 23 September 1994, Alameda, California, USA)

Mark James MCAVOY (b.28 July 1927, Essex, Vermont, USA d. 31 March 2007, Essex, Vermont, USA )

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1888 Birth
15 August 1888
Milton, Vermont, USA

1888
name: Edna M. Rowe
event: Birth
event date: 15 Aug 1888
event place: , , Vermont, United States
gender: Female
age:
estimated birth year:
father: Moses Rowe
mother: Anna Rowe
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 540139
digital folder number: 004358382
image number: 06397

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XF6V-KMJ : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Moses Rowe in entry for Edna M. Rowe, 1888.
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Edna Mary ROWE - Birth Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

Birth
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

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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 Milton, Chittenden, Vermont
name: Edna M Rowe
titles:
residence: Milton town, Chittenden, Vermont
birth date: Aug 1887
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Vermont
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Female
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0081
sheet number and letter: 13A
household id: 278
reference number: 1
gsu film number: 1241691
image number: 00171
Household Gender Age
parent Moses Rowe M
parent Anna Rowe F
Jed Rowe M
Eva E Rowe F
Edna M Rowe F
Jerome M Rowe M
Ernest P Rowe M

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 Essex, Chittenden, Vermont
name: Edna Rowe
birthplace: Vermont
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Essex, Chittenden, Vermont
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Vermont
family number: 57
page number: 3
Household Gender Age
parent Annie Rowe F 46y
Jed Rowe M 27y
Eva Rowe F 23y
Edna Rowe F 22y
Jerome Rowe M 20y
Earnest Rowe M 16y
Nelson Goddette M 47y
Lucy Goddette F 44y
Frank Goddette M 25y
George Goddette M 21y
May Goddette F 13y
Eugene Goddette M 9y

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

1914 Marriage / Partner
Edna Mary ROWE and Thomas Henry MCAVOY 5 November 1914, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

She was 26 years old.

Edna Mary ROWE - 1914 marriage Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

1914 marriage
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Birth of Child
George Thomas Henry MCAVOY was born 29 April 1916, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Edna Mary was 27 years old.

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

1918 Birth of Child
Thomas Henry MCAVOY was born 22 July 1918, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Edna Mary was 29 years old.

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 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 Birth of Child
Margaret Mary MCAVOY was born 19 February 1921, Essex, Vermont, USA (Essex Jct)

Edna Mary was 32 years old.

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

1927 Birth of Child
Mark James MCAVOY was born 28 July 1927, Essex, Vermont, USA (Essex Jct)

Edna Mary was 38 years old.

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)

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)

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

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 - 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.