Wallace Addison
ROBERTS
(b.
31 August 1911
,
Woodstown, New Jersey, USA
d.
June 1996
,
Albany, New York, USA
)
Age: 84
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Wallace Addison ROBERTS was born 31 August 1911 in Woodstown, New Jersey, USA
Wallace Addison ROBERTS was the child of Wallace Stewart ROBERTS and Bessie May BRIDGESWallace Addison was a soldier in World War II.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Wallace Addison married Marion Rose GIMLICH 10 June 1939 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marion Rose GIMLICH was born 29 January 1911 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Marion Rose died 17 January 2005 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. Marion Rose was the child of David John GIMLICH and Mary Barker WILCOX.
Wallace Addison married (2) Esther Haywood DAVISON 7 May 1949 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Esther Haywood DAVISON was born 11 March 1912 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Esther Haywood died 5 December 2000 in Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange). Esther Haywood was the child of John Farrell DAVISON and Bessie CORKHILL.
Wallace Addison ROBERTS died June 1996 in Albany, New York, USA .
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Family and Children of Wallace Addison ROBERTS
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Marion Rose GIMLICH-- Date: 10 June 1939 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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Marion Rose GIMLICH was the child of David John GIMLICH and Mary Barker WILCOX
"Pittsfield, Feb 21 - Mrs. David J. Gimlich of 190 Pomeroy avenue announced today the engagement of her daughter, Miss Marion R. Gimlich to W. Addison Roberts, son of Mrs Wallace S. Roberts, 23 East Housatonic street. Miss Gimlich was graduated from Miss Mills's School for Girls and Pittsfield public schools and is now with the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance company. Mr Roberts was graduated from Woodstown high school and attended Cornell. He is now special agent for the Berkshire Mutual Fire company."
Date: February 22, 1939
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
"The wedding of Miss Marion R. Gimlich of 113 Appleton avenue to W. Addison Roberts of this city is to take place, Saturday, the 10th, at the Agawam home of Miss Gimlich's sister, Mrs Thomas Lawlor. The attendants will be Mrs Richard S. Woodruff of 19 Bartlett avenue, matron of honor, and Dr Harold Barnshaw of Merchantville, N. J., best man."
Date: June 02, 1939
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
PITTSFIELD COUPLE MARRIED AT AGAWAM
Marion R. Gimlich Became Bride of W. Addison Roberts Yesterday
Special Dispatch to the Sunday Union and Republican
"Pittsfield, June 10 - Miss Marion R. Gimlich, daughter of Mrs David J Gimlich of Pittsfield was married this afternoon to W. Addison Roberts, son of Mrs Wallace S. Roberts also of Pittsfield. The ceremony which took place at the home of Mrs Thomas L. Lawlor of 58 Reed street, Agawam, sister of the bride, was performed by Rev Paul L. Sturges of the First Baptist church, Pittsfield."
"The bride's gown was of white tulle, empress style, with a finger-tip veil and a wrath of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white daisies. Her only attendant, Mrs Richard S. Woodruff of Pittsfield wore a gown of shell-pink mousseline de soie with a coronet of blue corn flowers. Her bouquet was of corn flowers and pink roses."
"Decorations for the ceremony were of spring flowers. The bride's traveling costume is a print dress of navy blue with matching accessories. Following an unannounced wedding trip, the couple will be at home at 23 Housatonic street, Pittsfield after July 1."
Date: June 11, 1939
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
Article type: News Article
Children of Wallace Addison ROBERTS and Marion Rose GIMLICH:
Living (b., Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) d. , )
Wallace Addison ROBERTS married 
Esther Haywood DAVISON-- Date: 7 May 1949 Place: Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, May 7, 1949
Esther Haywood DAVISON was the child of John Farrell DAVISON and Bessie CORKHILL
Name: Miss Esther H Davison
[Miss Esther H Davl-Son]
Gender: Female
Residence Date: Abt 1949
Residence Place: 15 Centennial Drive , Syracuse , N.y.
Employer: Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company
School: Fannie A. Smith School
Marriage Date: 7 May 1949
Marriage Place: ( Conn.
Parents: John Fdevison
Spouse:
W. Addison Roberts
Siblings:
Johrt F. Davison
Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020.
Miss Davison Married A. Roberts
Dalton Girl Weds Insurance Agent, in Ridgefield, Conn
ALTON Miss Esther H: Davison, daughter of John F Davison Of 38 Oak Street, was married , this afternoon, to W. Addison Roberts, son bf Mrs. Wallace S. Roberts of 23 East Housatonic Street Pittsfield. The ceremony took place at 2 at the Ridgefleld (Conn.) Methodist Church which was decorated with white snapdragons and babysbreath. Rev. John Crayton officiated. Escorted, by her father, the bride had her cousin, Miss Marjorie Bowterman of Pittsfield, a maid, of honor, John F. Davison Jr., the brides brother, was best man. The bride wore a floor-length gown of toast lace with cap sleeves peplum and full skirts and a toast horsehair picture hat, trimmed with ? nylon net. She carried a Colonial bouquet of yellow roses and orchid sweet peas. Miss Bowerman was dressed in a mauve ankle-length gown with lace bodice, cap sleeves and crepe skirt; and a sugar ? picture hat with navy nylon net trim. Her Colonial bouquet was of pink roses and blue sweet peas.
To Live In Syracuse N.Y.
The couple left on a trip to New York and Washington, D.C.. after a reception at the Hearthstone Outpost Inn in Ridgefield. They will be at home at 15 Centennial Drive, Syracuse, N.Y., after June. The bride graduated from the Fannie A. Smith School In Bridgeport, Conn., and has been employed by the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Roberts was educated at Cornell University and Bryant Stratton Business College in Boston. He is a special agent for the Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Andover.
Children of Wallace Addison ROBERTS and Esther Haywood DAVISON:
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Marion Rose GIMLICH-- Date: 10 June 1939 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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Marion Rose GIMLICH was the child of David John GIMLICH and Mary Barker WILCOX
"Pittsfield, Feb 21 - Mrs. David J. Gimlich of 190 Pomeroy avenue announced today the engagement of her daughter, Miss Marion R. Gimlich to W. Addison Roberts, son of Mrs Wallace S. Roberts, 23 East Housatonic street. Miss Gimlich was graduated from Miss Mills's School for Girls and Pittsfield public schools and is now with the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance company. Mr Roberts was graduated from Woodstown high school and attended Cornell. He is now special agent for the Berkshire Mutual Fire company."
Date: February 22, 1939
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
"The wedding of Miss Marion R. Gimlich of 113 Appleton avenue to W. Addison Roberts of this city is to take place, Saturday, the 10th, at the Agawam home of Miss Gimlich's sister, Mrs Thomas Lawlor. The attendants will be Mrs Richard S. Woodruff of 19 Bartlett avenue, matron of honor, and Dr Harold Barnshaw of Merchantville, N. J., best man."
Date: June 02, 1939
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
PITTSFIELD COUPLE MARRIED AT AGAWAM
Marion R. Gimlich Became Bride of W. Addison Roberts Yesterday
Special Dispatch to the Sunday Union and Republican
"Pittsfield, June 10 - Miss Marion R. Gimlich, daughter of Mrs David J Gimlich of Pittsfield was married this afternoon to W. Addison Roberts, son of Mrs Wallace S. Roberts also of Pittsfield. The ceremony which took place at the home of Mrs Thomas L. Lawlor of 58 Reed street, Agawam, sister of the bride, was performed by Rev Paul L. Sturges of the First Baptist church, Pittsfield."
"The bride's gown was of white tulle, empress style, with a finger-tip veil and a wrath of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white daisies. Her only attendant, Mrs Richard S. Woodruff of Pittsfield wore a gown of shell-pink mousseline de soie with a coronet of blue corn flowers. Her bouquet was of corn flowers and pink roses."
"Decorations for the ceremony were of spring flowers. The bride's traveling costume is a print dress of navy blue with matching accessories. Following an unannounced wedding trip, the couple will be at home at 23 Housatonic street, Pittsfield after July 1."
Date: June 11, 1939
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
Article type: News Article
Children of Wallace Addison ROBERTS and Marion Rose GIMLICH:
Living (b., Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) d. , )Wallace Addison ROBERTS married
Esther Haywood DAVISON-- Date: 7 May 1949 Place: Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, May 7, 1949
Esther Haywood DAVISON was the child of John Farrell DAVISON and Bessie CORKHILL
Name: Miss Esther H Davison
[Miss Esther H Davl-Son]
Gender: Female
Residence Date: Abt 1949
Residence Place: 15 Centennial Drive , Syracuse , N.y.
Employer: Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company
School: Fannie A. Smith School
Marriage Date: 7 May 1949
Marriage Place: ( Conn.
Parents: John Fdevison
Spouse:
W. Addison Roberts
Siblings:
Johrt F. Davison
Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020.
Miss Davison Married A. Roberts
Dalton Girl Weds Insurance Agent, in Ridgefield, Conn
ALTON Miss Esther H: Davison, daughter of John F Davison Of 38 Oak Street, was married , this afternoon, to W. Addison Roberts, son bf Mrs. Wallace S. Roberts of 23 East Housatonic Street Pittsfield. The ceremony took place at 2 at the Ridgefleld (Conn.) Methodist Church which was decorated with white snapdragons and babysbreath. Rev. John Crayton officiated. Escorted, by her father, the bride had her cousin, Miss Marjorie Bowterman of Pittsfield, a maid, of honor, John F. Davison Jr., the brides brother, was best man. The bride wore a floor-length gown of toast lace with cap sleeves peplum and full skirts and a toast horsehair picture hat, trimmed with ? nylon net. She carried a Colonial bouquet of yellow roses and orchid sweet peas. Miss Bowerman was dressed in a mauve ankle-length gown with lace bodice, cap sleeves and crepe skirt; and a sugar ? picture hat with navy nylon net trim. Her Colonial bouquet was of pink roses and blue sweet peas.
To Live In Syracuse N.Y.
The couple left on a trip to New York and Washington, D.C.. after a reception at the Hearthstone Outpost Inn in Ridgefield. They will be at home at 15 Centennial Drive, Syracuse, N.Y., after June. The bride graduated from the Fannie A. Smith School In Bridgeport, Conn., and has been employed by the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Roberts was educated at Cornell University and Bryant Stratton Business College in Boston. He is a special agent for the Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Andover.
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1911 Birth 31 August 1911
Woodstown, New Jersey, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law1937 Pittsfield
Listed in the obituary of his grandfather, Samuel Bridges, in Pittsfield
Date: January 11, 1937
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
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Listed in the obituary of his grandfather, Samuel Bridges, in Pittsfield
Date: January 11, 1937
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
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1939 Marriage / PartnerWallace Addison ROBERTS and Marion Rose GIMLICH 10 June 1939, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
He was 27 years old.
1940 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: W Addison Roberts
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1912
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New Jersey
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Wendell Avenue
House Number: 114
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 6A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 141
Household Members:
Name Age
W Addison Roberts 28
Marion R Roberts 29
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Name: W Addison Roberts
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1912
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New Jersey
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Wendell Avenue
House Number: 114
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 6A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 141
Household Members:
Name Age
W Addison Roberts 28
Marion R Roberts 29
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMilitary Service
Name: Wallace Roberts
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1910
Death Date: 8 Feb 1996
SSN: 408142267
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 31 Aug 1942
Release Date 1: 8 Nov 1945
Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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Name: Wallace Roberts
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1910
Death Date: 8 Feb 1996
SSN: 408142267
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 31 Aug 1942
Release Date 1: 8 Nov 1945
Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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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.1949 Marriage / PartnerWallace Addison ROBERTS and Esther Haywood DAVISON 7 May 1949, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA (Branchville)
He was 37 years old.
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.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 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)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)Death
U.S. Social Security Death Index
first name: W
middle name: A
last name: Roberts
name suffix:
birth date: 31 August 1911
social security number: 016-03-8962
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence: Claverack, Columbia, New York
zip code of last residence: 12513
death date : 2 June 1996
estimated age at death: 85
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U.S. Social Security Death Index
first name: W
middle name: A
last name: Roberts
name suffix:
birth date: 31 August 1911
social security number: 016-03-8962
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence: Claverack, Columbia, New York
zip code of last residence: 12513
death date : 2 June 1996
estimated age at death: 85
Social Security Death Index
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Obituary
W. ADDISON ROBERTS, 84: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Times Union, The (Albany, NY) - June 4, 1996
Deceased Name: W. ADDISON ROBERTS, 84
'ALBANY -- W. Addison Roberts, 84, of Court Drive, Greenville, died Sunday at Albany Medical Center.
He was a longtime agent with Aetna Insurance before retiring in 1989. He served on the Claverack school board for several years prior to consolidation with Hudson. He was elected to two four-year terms on the Hudson school board and served two terms as president. He joined the First Presbyterian Church in 1950 and was active as a deacon and trustee, finally serving as treasurer for 18 years.
He was most recently of the First Reformed Church, Hudson.
He was a 40-year member and a past president of the Hudson Rotary, a member of the Columbia Golf and Country Club, and a Paul Harris Fellow Member. He was also a former resident of Claverack.
Survivors include his wife, Esther (Davison) Roberts; a daughter, Ellen Hammond of...Read MORE...
W. ADDISON ROBERTS, 84: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Times Union, The (Albany, NY) - June 4, 1996
Deceased Name: W. ADDISON ROBERTS, 84
'ALBANY -- W. Addison Roberts, 84, of Court Drive, Greenville, died Sunday at Albany Medical Center.
He was a longtime agent with Aetna Insurance before retiring in 1989. He served on the Claverack school board for several years prior to consolidation with Hudson. He was elected to two four-year terms on the Hudson school board and served two terms as president. He joined the First Presbyterian Church in 1950 and was active as a deacon and trustee, finally serving as treasurer for 18 years.
He was most recently of the First Reformed Church, Hudson.
He was a 40-year member and a past president of the Hudson Rotary, a member of the Columbia Golf and Country Club, and a Paul Harris Fellow Member. He was also a former resident of Claverack.
Survivors include his wife, Esther (Davison) Roberts; a daughter, Ellen Hammond of...Read MORE...
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