Dorothy Madeline RICKERS

(b. 5 August 1903 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 October 2002 , North Hempstead, New York, USA )

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Dorothy Madeline RICKERS was born 5 August 1903 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dorothy Madeline RICKERS was the child of Frank RICKERS and Sophia WEBER

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Dorothy Madeline married Alburn Morton GUTTERSON 17 April 1931 in Manhattan, New York, USA . Alburn Morton GUTTERSON was born 5 January 1901 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Alburn Morton died 2 July 1971 in North Hempstead, New York, USA (Great Neck) (Manhasset) (Port Washington). Alburn Morton was the child of Alburn Morton GUTTERSON and Lillian Maude FEIGE.

Dorothy Madeline RICKERS died 2 October 2002 in North Hempstead, New York, USA .

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Dorothy Madeline RICKERS married

Alburn Morton GUTTERSON-- Date: 17 April 1931 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
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Alburn Morton GUTTERSON was the child of Alburn Morton GUTTERSON and Lillian Maude FEIGE

Family Name Given Name Month of Marriage Day of Marriage Year of Marriage Certificate Number County Groom FHL roll number
Rickers Dorothy M Apr 17 1931 8186 (1931) Manhattan Gutterson Alburn M Jr 1684178

Miss Dorothy Rickers to Be Wed to A. M. Gutterson Jr.

Mr. and Mrs Prank W. Rickers of 2676 Bedford Ave. announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Dorothy Madeline Rickers, to Alburn Morton Gutterson Jr , son of Mr. and Mrs. Alburn M. Gutterson, Prince George Hotel, Manhattan and Wilton, N. H.

Miss Rickers attended Packer Collegiate Institute and is a graduate
of the Knox School in Cooperstown.

N. Y. Mr. Gutterson is a graduate of New York University.

The wedding will take place in the spring.

BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK CITY, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1930

Miss Dorothy Rickers to Be Wed To A. M. Gutterson Jr. April 17

The marriage of Miss Dorothy Madeline Rickers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Rickers of 2676 Bedford Ave., to Alburn Morton Gutterson Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Alburn M. Gutterson of the Prince George Hotel. Manhattan, and Wilton, N. H., will take place on April 17. The ceremony will be performed at 6:30 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Manhattan.

BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1931

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1903 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Dorothy Madaline Rickers
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 05 Aug 1903
birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Frank W. Rickers
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Sophia Weber
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I00834-7
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 595165
reference number: 6721
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1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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

1910 New York, New York
name: Dorothy W Rickers
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 144
page number: 7
Household Gender Age
parent Frank Rickers M 37y
parent Sophia Rickers F 35y
Frank O Rickers M 8y
Dorothy W Rickers F 6y
Elizabeth Weber F 68y
Catherine Kupler F 19y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Kings County, New York
name: Dorothy M Rickers
residence: , Kings, New York
estimated birth year: 1904
age: 16
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821149
digital folder number: 4313497
image number: 00830
sheet number: 1
Household Gender Age
parent Frank W Rickers M 45y
parent Sophia Rickers F 44y
Dorothy M Rickers F 16y
Elizabeth Weber F 78y

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Dorothy Madeline RICKERS and Alburn Morton GUTTERSON 17 April 1931, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

She was 27 years old.

BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1931

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 New York, New York
name: Dorothy Gutterson
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Assembly District 12, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 35
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1905
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 31-1087
family number: 61
sheet number and letter: 2B
line number: 62
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 2650
digital folder number: 005458622
image number: 00062
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alum Gutterson M 38 New York
wife Dorothy Gutterson F 35 Massachusetts
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 - 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

1971 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alburn Morton GUTTERSON died 2 July 1971, North Hempstead, New York, USA (Great Neck) (Manhasset) (Port Washington)

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 - 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

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

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.

Death
Died in the Great Neck section of North Hempstead.

GUTTERSON, DOROTHY R 05 Aug 1903 02 Oct 2002 (V) 99 11020 (Great Neck, Nassau, NY) (none specified) New York 054-38-0692
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Dorothy is buried at: Riverside Cemetery
454 Nashua Street

Milford, New Hampshire, USA
603-673-1662

Added: 6/2/2011 5:34:55 PM - Updated: 5/28/2024 2:20:09 PM