Jane ST CYR

(b. 26 May 1922 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 21 February 1986 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

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Jane ST CYR was born 26 May 1922 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Jane ST CYR was the child of Donald Joseph Oliver ST CYR and Margaret Anna HORAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Napoleon J ST CYR and Jennie Agnes DOWNES (maternal) Owen HORAN and Catherine QUILTY

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

Jane married John NICHOLSON 7 June 1947 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
John NICHOLSON was born 6 March 1918 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). John died 4 February 1988 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. John was the child of John NICHOLSON and Doris Elizabeth GIMLICH.

Jane ST CYR died 21 February 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .

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Jane ST CYR married

John NICHOLSON-- Date: 7 June 1947 Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA
John NICHOLSON was the child of John NICHOLSON and Doris Elizabeth GIMLICH

Mr and Mrs John Nicholson III of Berwyn, Pa. and Nantucket, Mass. celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary recently in Newtown, Pa.

Mrs Nicholson is the former Jane St. Cyr of Meriden. The couple was married on June 7, 1947 at St. Josephs Church in Meriden.

The anniversary party was given by Dr. Carol R. St. Cyr of Arlington, Va. for members of the family, wedding party and friends.

Parents of the Nicholsons are Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. St. Cyr of 410 E. Main St.

The Morning Record
Meriden, Conn.
Modnay, June 19, 1972

Pittsfield Berkshire County Eagle, Wednesday, January 29, 1947 ...
... M Jane St Cyr Engaged to John Nicholson Connecticut Nurse Will Marry Late Sheriffs Grandson From Thursday's Mr and Mrs Donald J St Cyr Conn announce ...

Pittsfield Berkshire Evening Eagle, Saturday, June 07, 1947 : Front
... and Mr Kelly was given a stag dinner Jane St Cyr Married to John Nicholson Connecticut Girl Is Bride of Late Sheriffs Grandson In a morning wedding today in ...

Children of John NICHOLSON and Jane ST CYR:

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1922 Birth
26 May 1922
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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)

1930 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
name: Jane M St Cyr
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
gender: Female
age: 7
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1923
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
enumeration district number: 164
family number: 185
sheet number and letter: 8B
line number: 85
nara publication: T626, roll 273
film number: 2340008
digital folder number: 4531877
image number: 01134
Household Gender Age
parent Donald J St Cyr M 38
parent Margaret A St Cyr F 35
Jane M St Cyr F 7
Carol R St Cyr F 5

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 - 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.

1947 Marriage / Partner
Jane ST CYR and John NICHOLSON 7 June 1947, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

She was 25 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Charlotte, North Carolina
Name: Jane H Nicholson
Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1923
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
John H Nicholson
32 Head
Jane H Nicholson 27 Wife
Jeffrey J Nicholson
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.

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 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Jane Nicholson
event: Death
event date: 21 Feb 1986
event place: Boston, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 001304
birth date: 24 May 1922
birthplace: Connecticut
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Obituary
Jane Nicholson

Mrs. Jane M. Nicholson, 63, of Berwyn, Pa., and Nantucket died Friday at University Hospital in Boston after a long illness. A frequent visitor to the Berk-shires, Mrs. Nicholson was the wife of Pittsfield native John Nicholson III. She was born May 26, 1922, in Meriden, Conn., daughter of Donald and Margaret Horn St. Cyr. She graduated from Meriden High School in 1940 and Meriden Hospital School of Nursing in 1943. Besides her husband, she leaves a son, Jeffery Nicholson, and a daughter, Mrs. Richard Hardy, both of Nantucket, and three grandchildren. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 at the Lewis Funeral Home, Union Street, Nantucket. Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Mary's Church, Federal Street, Nantucket 02554.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
February 25, 1986