Gertrude FLANIGAN

(b. 7 October 1905 , Auburn, New York, USA d. 16 October 1999 , Auburn, New York, USA )

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Gertrude FLANIGAN was born 7 October 1905 in Auburn, New York, USA

Gertrude FLANIGAN was the child of John J FLANIGAN and Rose Ann WABY and the grandchild of: (paternal) John FLANIGAN and Elizabeth DUNN

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

Gertrude married Howard W SHOREY 3 May 1928 in Auburn, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Howard W SHOREY was born 30 September 1907 in Auburn, New York, USA. Howard W died 10 July 1973 in Auburn, New York, USA. Howard W was the child of William F SHOREY and Anna May DOYLE.

Gertrude FLANIGAN died 16 October 1999 in Auburn, New York, USA.

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Burial Information:
Last Name First Name Mid Age Burial Date Section Lot
Shorey Gertrude 94 10-18-1999 30 11
Shorey Howard W 65 7-12-1973 30 11
Shorey Roberta E 46 12-27-1986 60 DZ
Shorey William F 17 MOS 10-23-1913 8 24

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Gertrude FLANIGAN married

Howard W SHOREY-- Date: 3 May 1928 Place: Auburn, New York, USA
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Howard W SHOREY was the child of William F SHOREY and Anna May DOYLE

Name: Howard W Shorey
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 3 May 1928
Marriage Place: Auburn, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 9495
Records Sharing Certificate Number:
Name
Gertrude M Flanigan
Gertrude M Flannigan
Howard W Shorey

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1905 Birth
7 October 1905
Auburn, New York, USA

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 Cayuga County, New York
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Name: Gertrude M Flanigan
Residence: , Cayuga, New York
Estimated Birth Year: 1906
Age: 14
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Film Number: 1821089
Digital Folder Number: 4313421
Image Number: 00388
Sheet Number: 8
Collection: United States Census, 1920

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 Marriage / Partner
Gertrude FLANIGAN and Howard W SHOREY 3 May 1928, Auburn, New York, USA

She was 22 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)

1930 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Gertrude M Shorey
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
gender: Female
age: 24
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1906
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 5
family number: 257
sheet number and letter: 9B
line number: 54
nara publication: T626, roll 1410
film number: 2341145
digital folder number: 4661080
image number: 01040
Household Gender Age
spouse Howard W Shorey M 27
Gertrude M Shorey F 24

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Gertrude Shorey
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1906
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Street: Peacock Street
House Number: 11
Inferred Residence in 1935: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 1B
Household Members:
Name Age
Howard Shorey 32
Gertrude Shorey 34
William Shorey 3
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Auburn, New York
Name: Gertrude F Shorey
Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Birth Place: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Howard W Shorey
40 Head
Gertrude F Shorey 40 Wife
William H Shorey
13 Son
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.

1973 Death of Spouse/Partner
Howard W SHOREY died 10 July 1973, Auburn, New York, 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.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

Death
Name: Gertrude F. Shorey
Date of Birth: Saturday October 07, 1905
Date of Death: Saturday October 16, 1999
Est. Age at death: 94 years, 9 days
Last known residence:
City: Auburn; Aurelius; Fleming; Fosterville; Owasco; Sennett; Throop
County: Cayuga
State: New York
ZIP Code: 13021
Latitude: 42.9235
Longitude: -76.5525
Confirmation: Verified
Social Security details:
State of Issue: New York
Number: 061-18-2119
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Obituary
GERTRUDE F. SHOREY: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Syracuse Herald American (NY) - October 17, 1999
Deceased Name: GERTRUDE F. SHOREY

'Gertrude Flanigan Shorey of 11 Peacock St.,Auburn,died Saturday at Auburn Memorial Hospital.

Born in Auburn, she was a graduate of Auburn Academic High School. She retired after 35 years with New York Telephone Co. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and a member of the Telephone Pioneers.

Her husband, Howard W., died in 1973.

Survivors: A son, William of Auburn; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday in Holy Family Church, Auburn. Burial, St. Joseph's Cemetery. No calling hours. Farrell Funeral Home, Auburn, has arrangements.

Contributions: Holy Family Church, 85 North St., Auburn 13021.'

Gertrude is buried at: Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
Lake Avenue

Auburn, New York, USA

http://www.stjosephscemetery.org/sj_interments.html

Added: 10/18/2010 2:55:22 PM - Updated: 3/26/2025 7:27:48 PM