Mary Rebecca HURD

(b. 22 February 1882 , Manhattan, New York, USA d. 15 September 1956 , Charlton, Massachusetts, USA )

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Mary Rebecca HURD was born 22 February 1882 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Mary Rebecca HURD was the child of John Walter HURD and Mary NOBLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benjamin HURD and Katherine MACLEOD

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Mary Rebecca married Arthur Clark FITTS 4 March 1903 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Arthur Clark FITTS was born 13 April 1880 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot). Arthur Clark died 16 December 1921 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot). Arthur Clark was the child of Emory C FITTS and Leila C BARNES.

Mary Rebecca HURD died 15 September 1956 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA .
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Mary Rebecca HURD married

Arthur Clark FITTS-- Date: 4 March 1903 Place: Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
Arthur Clark FITTS was the child of Emory C FITTS and Leila C BARNES

Children of Arthur Clark FITTS and Mary Rebecca HURD:

Ethel Emma FITTS (b.10 December 1903, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Rudolph Arthur FITTS (b.17 August 1905, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 December 1983, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA )

Leroy Hurd FITTS (b.5 April 1907, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 August 1990, Stamford, Connecticut, USA )

Esther Amy FITTS (b.6 April 1909, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 April 2010, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Alfred Gustav KRUEGER 1937

Clark FITTS (b.21 September 1913, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 January 2003, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Noble Melville FITTS (b.11 December 1917, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 February 2009, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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1882 Birth
22 February 1882
Manhattan, New York, USA

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

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.

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Mary Rebecca HURD and Arthur Clark FITTS 4 March 1903, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

She was 21 years old.

1903 Birth of Child
Ethel Emma FITTS was born 10 December 1903, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Mary Rebecca was 21 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Birth of Child
Rudolph Arthur FITTS was born 17 August 1905, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Mary Rebecca was 23 years old.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Leroy Hurd FITTS was born 5 April 1907, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Mary Rebecca was 25 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Esther Amy FITTS was born 6 April 1909, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Mary Rebecca was 27 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Clark FITTS was born 21 September 1913, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Mary Rebecca was 31 years old.

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

1917 Birth of Child
Noble Melville FITTS was born 11 December 1917, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

Mary Rebecca was 35 years old.

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 - 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.

1921 Death of Spouse/Partner
Arthur Clark FITTS died 16 December 1921, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot)

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 - 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.

1956 Death
15 September 1956
Charlton, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 74.

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