Eleanor A Watters (2 Nov 1881 - 29 Apr 1965) - Family History

Eleanor A Watters

  (2 Nov 1881,  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA  - 29 Apr 1965,  Jersey City, New Jersey )  
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Eleanor A Watters - Life Events

1881 Birth familysearch.org  Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 name: Helena Watters gender: Female baptism/christening date: baptism/christening place: birth date: 02 Nov 1881 birthplace: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA death date: name note: race: father's name: Hugh J. Watters father's birthplace: father's age: mother's name: Margaret mother's birthplace: mother's age: indexing project (batch) number: I01953-1 system origin: Massachusetts-ODM source film number: 1428202 reference number:

1884 - Inventions - Photographic film (George Eastman, United States)
The roller coaster (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - U.S. History - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States 'Cleveland is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. His first term is best known for continued reform of civil service, and the passing of the Interstate Commerce Act. He lost re-election over the tariff issue.' (historycentral.com)

1888 - Invention - The portable photographic camera (George Eastman, United States)

1889 - Invention - The automobile (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - U.S. History - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States - 'Benjamin Harrison's Administration was notable for its lack of action. Corruption ran rampant during his tenure, and the federal budget surpassed $1 billion for the first time.' (historycentral.com)

1891 - Invention - The motion picture camera (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

1893 - Inventions - The electric toaster (Crompton Co., UK)
The zipper (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

1893 - U.S. History - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States for a second time. (historycentral.com)

1897 - Invention - Aspirin (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - U.S. History - William McKinley becomes President of the United States - 'William McKinley presided over a transitional preiod in American history. During his tenure, America became a world power for the first time. It fought and won the Spanish-American War, gaining the Philippines and Puerto Rico as territories.' (historycentral.com)

1901 - U.S. History - Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States - 'Roosevelt was 42 years old at the time of his inauguration. His major accomplishments were creating the National Parks, fighting monopolistic companies, and asserting the United States in its foreign policy.' (historycentral.com)

1903 - Invention - The first engine-powered airplane (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1907 - Invention - The electric washing machine (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1909 - U.S. History - William H. Taft becomes President of the United States - 'Taft was Roosevelt's chosen successor. He believed in a more liberal form of Presidential power than that of his predecessor. This partially explains why Taft was constantly caught in a struggle between the progressives and the conservatives.' (historycentral.com)

Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island 1910 U.S. Census  name: Lena G Browe birthplace: Massachusetts relationship to head of household: Wife residence: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island marital status: Married race : White gender: Female immigration year: father's birthplace: Massachusetts mother's birthplace: Massachusetts family number: 203 page number: 11 Household Gender Age spouse George W Browe M 29y Lena G Browe F 28y child Adeline M Browe F y 0m

1913 - Inventions - The assembly line (Henry Ford, United States)
The bra (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - U.S. History - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States - 'Wilson was an extremely activist President, introducing significant domestic reform legislation. Wilson guided the US into World War I, on the side of Great Britain and France. He transformed the war aims of the Allies into a Fight for Democracy.' (historycentral.com)

1914 - World History - August 3, 1914 - World War I begins: Germany invades Belgium

1918 - World History - End of World War I - 'On October 28th, the German fleet mutinied in Kiel. Eventually, the mutiny spread throughout the German Armed Forces. Kaiser Wilhelm was told by General Hindenberg that the loyalty of the army could no longer be guaranteed. Wilhelm abdicated and fled to Holland. Phillip Scheidemann, the Socialist leader, declared Germany a Republic. The Allies then imposed a harsh armistice on the vanquished Germans.' (historycentral.com)

1920 - U.S. History - 18th Amendment prohibits alcohol
19th Amendment gives women right to vote

Hudson County, New Jersey 1920 U.S. Census  name: Eleanor Browe residence: , Hudson, New Jersey estimated birth year: 1883 age: 37 birthplace: Massachusetts relationship to head of household: Wife gender: Female race: White marital status: Married father's birthplace: mother's birthplace: film number: 1821046 digital folder number: 4313347 image number: 01010 sheet number: 14 Household Gender Age spouse George M Browe M 39y Eleanor Browe F 37y child Eleanor Browe F 9y child Elizabeth Browe F 8y

1921 - U.S. History - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States - 'Financial impropriety was rampant in the administration. Harding died of natural causes while in office.' (historycentral.com)

1923-1927 - Invention - Television (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - U.S. History - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States - 'Coolidge is probably best known for his statement that the business of America is business. This reflected his position that government should interfere as little as possible with businesses and idividuals.' (historycentral.com)

1926 - Invention - The aerosol can (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Invention - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - U.S. History - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States - 'Elected with the mandate to continue the general economic prosperity, Hoover immediately faced the Great Stock Market Crash, followed by the beginning of the Depression. His policies to cope with these events proved ineffectual.' (historycentral.com)
Stock Market crashes

1930 - Invention - Scotch tape (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey 1930 U.S. Census  name: Elenore A Browe event: Census event date: 1930 event place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey gender: Female age: 48 marital status: Married race: White birthplace: Massachusetts estimated birth year: 1882 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Wife father's birthplace: Massachusetts mother's birthplace: Massachusetts enumeration district number: 0156 family number: 42 sheet number and letter: 2B line number: 95 nara publication: T626, roll 1355 film number: 2341090 digital folder number: 4660908 image number: 00875 Household Gender Age spouse George N Browe M 49 Elenore A Browe F 48 child Elenore M Browe F 20 child Elizabeth Browe F 18 Margret Hughwatters F 75

Eleanor A Watters - Marriage(s) and Child(ren)

Eleanor A Watters married George Washington Browe (Breault) -- Date: 7 Jun 1905 Place:  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 Vol: 554 ; Page: 194 Volume/Page: Vol: 554 ; Page: 194  Both are age 24. It is the first marriage for both. He lives at 92 Hamlet, Fall River. She lives at 119 Palmer, Fall River. He is a teamster. Both were born in Fall River. He is the son of Peter J. and Libbie Roe. She is the daughter of Hugh J. and Margaret Sullivan. They were married by M. J. O'Reilly, Pr., 1598 South Main. Groom's Name: George W. Browe Groom's Birth Date: 1881 Groom's Birthplace: Fall River Groom's Age: 24 Bride's Name: Eleanor A. Watters Bride's Birth Date: 1881 Bride's Birthplace: Fall River Bride's Age: 24 Marriage Date: 07 Jun 1905 Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts Groom's Father's Name: Peter J. Groom's Mother's Name: Libbie Roe Bride's Father's Name: Hugh J. Bride's Mother's Name: Margaret Sullivan Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Single Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Single Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02745-7 System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy Source Film Number: 2057621 Reference Number: image #756 no.466 Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Ancestry  Family Group Record for Eleanor A Watters and George Washington Browe (Breault)

Children: (male) Browe (1909, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  - 1909, ) Eleanor Browe (1910, Rhode Island - 1962, ) Elizabeth Browe (07 Nov 1911, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA  - 14 Jun 2000, West New York, New Jersey)

Eleanor A Watters - Death-related Information

The Newport Mercury and Weekly News Friday, April 30, 1965 Mrs. Browe, Ex-Resident Mrs. Lena Walters Browe, widow of George W. Browe and a former resident of Portsmouth, died yesterday at her home in Jersey City, N. J. She was born in Fall River and lived in Portsmouth for a short time before moving to New Jersey about 20 years ago. She leaves a brother-in-law, Joseph L. Browe of Newport.

Possibly buried at Maryrest Cemetery,
Mahwah,
Bergen County,
New Jersey, USA
Plot: 5 B 67

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Posted by: Richard H.


Added: 8/13/2008 12:00:00 AM - 1

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