Mary (Mame) GERRY

(b. 21 October 1862 , Robbinston, Maine, USA d. 9 June 1900 , Robbinston, Maine, USA )

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Mary (Mame) GERRY was born 21 October 1862 in Robbinston, Maine, USA

Mary (Mame) GERRY was the child of Elbridge Joseph GERRY and Sophia Teresa JONES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Seth GARY (GERRY) and Mary STETSON

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Mary (Mame) married John Fremont BROOKS 5 September 1885 in Robbinston, Maine, USA . John Fremont BROOKS was born abt. 1856 John Fremont died abt. 1919 in Maine, USA.

Mary (Mame) GERRY died 9 June 1900 in Robbinston, Maine, USA.
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John Fremont BROOKS-- Date: 5 September 1885 Place: Robbinston, Maine, USA
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Earle Brooks

Elbridge J Brooks, b. 1882 in Robbinston, Maine, d. 31 Jan 1898 in Robbinston, Maine

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1862 Birth
name: Mary E Gerry
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 21 Oct 1862
birthplace: Robbinston, Maine
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Elbridge Gerry
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Sophia T Jones
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I03050-9
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film number: 9791
reference number:

'Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F495-C32 : accessed 12 Dec 2012), Mary E Gerry, 21 Oct 1862; citing reference , FHL microfilm 9791.
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1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Robbinston, Washington, Maine
name: Mary Gerry
estimated birth year: 1863
gender: Female
age in 1870: 7y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Elbridge J Gerry M 45y Maine
Sophia T Gerry F 31y Maine
Mabel Gerry F 10y Maine
Nellie Gerry F 9y Maine
Mary Gerry F 7y Maine
Edith Gerry F 5y Maine
Seth Gerry M 3y Maine
Max Gerry M 1y Maine
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Robbinston, Washington, Maine
name: Mary Gerry
residence: Robbinston, Washington, Maine
birthdate: 1863
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Ellridge Gerry
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name: Sophia Gerry
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status:
age (expanded): 17 years
occupation: At Home
nara film number: T9-0489
page: 156
page character: A
entry number: 2042
film number: 1254489
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Ellridge Gerry M 55 Maine, United States
wife Sophia Gerry F 41 Maine, United States
dau Mable Gerry F 20 Maine, United States
dau Nellie Gerry F 19 Maine, United States
dau Mary Gerry F 17 Maine, United States
dau Edith Gerry F 15 Maine, United States
son Seth S. Gerry M 13 Maine, United States
son Max K. Gerry M 11 Maine, United States
dau Christine Gerry F 8 ...Read MORE...

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Marriage / Partner
Mary (Mame) GERRY and John Fremont BROOKS 5 September 1885, Robbinston, Maine, USA

She was 22 years old.

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.

1900 Death
name: Mary E Brooks
event type: Death
event date: 09 Jun 1900
event place: Robbinston,,Maine
gender: Female
age: 37
estimated birth year: 1863
father: Elbridge J Gerry
mother: Sophia T Jones
spouse: John F Brooks
spouse's father: Brooks
spouse's mother:
film number: 9903
dgs number: 4543981
image number: 02990

'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZ36-16J : accessed 12 Dec 2012), Elbridge J Gerry in entry for Mary E Brooks, 1900.
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1900 Robbinston, Washington, Maine
name: Mary Brooks
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 217 Robbinston town, Washington, Maine, United States
birth date: Oct 1862
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Sister
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Female
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 9
sheet letter: A
family number: 178
reference number: 12
film number: 1240602
digital folder number: 004120202
image number: 00263
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Seth S Gerry M 34 Maine
wife Grace E Gerry F 22 Maine
mother Sophia Gerry F 62 Maine
sister Edith J Gerry F 36 Maine
sister-in-law Emma P Gerry F 21 Sweden
nephew Paul E Gerry M 1 Massachusetts
sister Mary Brooks F 38 Massachusetts
boarder Mathew B Rofus M 25 Maine
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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