Mary Winifred
LAWRENCE
(b.
4 April 1922
,
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
d.
15 June 2017
,
Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
)
Age: 95
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Mary Winifred LAWRENCE was born 4 April 1922 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Winifred LAWRENCE was the child of Harland Barnard Carlton LAWRENCE and Christina Mary CULLINANE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Arthur Francis LAWRENCE and Florence Winifred CAREY (maternal) Daniel Joseph CULLINANE and Mary Ann MATHEWSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary Winifred married Ralph Walter COOK April 4, 1942 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ralph Walter COOK was born 12 March 1921 in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA (North Attleboro). Ralph Walter died 21 May 2013 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA. Ralph Walter was the child of Ralph Walter COOK and Hazel May WASHBURN.
Mary Winifred LAWRENCE died 15 June 2017 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA.
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Family and Children of Mary Winifred LAWRENCE
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Ralph Walter COOK-- Date: April 4, 1942 Place: Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
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Ralph Walter COOK was the child of Ralph Walter COOK and Hazel May WASHBURN
Name: Mary Lawrence W
Marriage Year: 1942
Marriage Place: Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 129
Page Number: 474
Index Volume Number: 133
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.133
Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970
Children of Ralph Walter COOK and Mary Winifred LAWRENCE:
Living (b., Milford, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
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Ralph Walter COOK-- Date: April 4, 1942 Place: Wrentham, Massachusetts, USAancestry.com
Ralph Walter COOK was the child of Ralph Walter COOK and Hazel May WASHBURN
Name: Mary Lawrence W
Marriage Year: 1942
Marriage Place: Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 129
Page Number: 474
Index Volume Number: 133
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.133
Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970
Children of Ralph Walter COOK and Mary Winifred LAWRENCE:
Living (b., Milford, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Living (b., Milford, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
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1922 Birth 4 April 1922
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)1930 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: Mary W Lawrence
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 7
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1923
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: New Hampshire
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 203
family number: 354
sheet number and letter: 15A
line number: 41
nara publication: T626, roll 917
film number: 2340652
digital folder number: 4607014
image number: 01000
Household Gender Age
parent Harland B Lawrence M 35
parent Christina M Lawrence F 38
Mary W Lawrence F 7
Ann Lawrence F 6
Christina Lawrence F 5
Arthur F Lawrence M 3
Marie Pompilonia F 16
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
name: Mary W Lawrence
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 7
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1923
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: New Hampshire
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 203
family number: 354
sheet number and letter: 15A
line number: 41
nara publication: T626, roll 917
film number: 2340652
digital folder number: 4607014
image number: 01000
Household Gender Age
parent Harland B Lawrence M 35
parent Christina M Lawrence F 38
Mary W Lawrence F 7
Ann Lawrence F 6
Christina Lawrence F 5
Arthur F Lawrence M 3
Marie Pompilonia F 16
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
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 law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1942 Marriage / PartnerMary Winifred LAWRENCE and Ralph Walter COOK April 4, 1942, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
She was 20 years old.
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.1950 - Franklin, Massachusetts
Name: Mary W Cook
Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1922
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Ralph Wp Cook
29 Head
Mary W Cook 28 Wife
Ralph Ward Cook
7 Son
Harland L Cook
5 Son
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
Name: Mary W Cook
Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1922
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Ralph Wp Cook
29 Head
Mary W Cook 28 Wife
Ralph Ward Cook
7 Son
Harland L Cook
5 Son
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
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)2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
2013 Death of Spouse/PartnerRalph Walter COOK died 21 May 2013, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
Obituary
Mary Winifred (Lawrence) Cook, 95, of Franklin died peacefully June 15, 2017 at Serenity Hill Nursing Home in Wrentham. Mary was born April 4, 1922 in Concord, the daughter of the late Harland and Christina(Cullinane) Lawrence. She lived in Concord until the 6th grade. She moved to Franklin for a year and then moved to the oval next to the Norfolk Prison in Norfolk, because her father was the head warden at the prison. She graduated from Walpole High School with the class of 1941. Under her picture in the yearbook it says Here is the girl whose eyes are brown whose spirit you can not down. Upon graduating from Walpole High School, she worked for the Telephone Company in Walpole. After she was married she continued working for the phone company until her oldest son was born. She would ride the train from Franklin Center to Walpole Center. On April 4, 1942, her birthday, she married the love of her life, Ralph W. Cook, Jr, a farmer from Franklin. They were married for 71 years until his ...Read MORE...
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Mary Winifred (Lawrence) Cook, 95, of Franklin died peacefully June 15, 2017 at Serenity Hill Nursing Home in Wrentham. Mary was born April 4, 1922 in Concord, the daughter of the late Harland and Christina(Cullinane) Lawrence. She lived in Concord until the 6th grade. She moved to Franklin for a year and then moved to the oval next to the Norfolk Prison in Norfolk, because her father was the head warden at the prison. She graduated from Walpole High School with the class of 1941. Under her picture in the yearbook it says Here is the girl whose eyes are brown whose spirit you can not down. Upon graduating from Walpole High School, she worked for the Telephone Company in Walpole. After she was married she continued working for the phone company until her oldest son was born. She would ride the train from Franklin Center to Walpole Center. On April 4, 1942, her birthday, she married the love of her life, Ralph W. Cook, Jr, a farmer from Franklin. They were married for 71 years until his ...Read MORE...
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2017 Death 15 June 2017
Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 95.
Added: 5/27/2011 4:03:16 PM
- Updated: 5/18/2022 2:37:35 PM
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