Seth Stetson GERRY

(b. 23 December 1866 , Robbinston, Maine, USA d. abt. 1925 , Robbinston, Maine, USA )

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Seth Stetson GERRY was born 23 December 1866 in Robbinston, Maine, USA

Seth Stetson 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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Seth Stetson married Grace E CONNICK (CORMICK) 24 October 1899 in Maine, USA . Grace E CONNICK (CORMICK) was born abt. 1881 Grace E died abt. 1954

Seth Stetson GERRY died abt. 1925 in Robbinston, Maine, USA.
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Seth Stetson GERRY married

Grace E CONNICK (CORMICK)-- Date: 24 October 1899 Place: , Maine, USA
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Name of Groom: Seth S. GERRY
Groom's Place of Residence: Robbinston, Me.
Name of Bride: Grace E. CONNICK
Bride's Place of Residence: Robbinston, Me.
Marriage Date: Tuesday, 24 Oct. 1899
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 14 Jun 2012), entry for Seth S. GERRY and Grace E. CONNICK, Tuesday, 24 Oct. 1899, citing Maine Vital Records.

name: Gerry
event type: Marriage
event date:
event place: ,,Maine
gender: Male
age:
estimated birth year:
father: Elbridge Gerry
mother: Sophia Jones
spouse: Cormick
spouse's father: Samuel Cormick
spouse's mother: Elizabeth Hayward
film number: 9947
dgs number: 4544458
image number: 01575

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 Dec 2012), Elbridge Gerry in entry for Gerry and Cormick, .

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1866 Birth
23 December 1866
Robbinston, Maine, USA

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: Seth Gerry
estimated birth year: 1867
gender: Male
age in 1870: 3y
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: Seth S. Gerry
residence: Robbinston, Washington, Maine
birthdate: 1867
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Son
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: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 13 years
occupation: At Home
nara film number: T9-0489
page: 156
page character: A
entry number: 2044
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...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 - 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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
Seth Stetson GERRY and Grace E CONNICK (CORMICK) 24 October 1899, , Maine, USA

He was 32 years old.

1900 Robbinston, Washington, Maine
name: Seth S Gerry
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 217 Robbinston town, Washington, Maine, United States
birth date: Dec 1866
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 1
estimated marriage year: 1899
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 9
sheet letter: A
family number: 178
reference number: 6
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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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)

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

1906 Birth of Child
name: ... Gerry
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 11 Jul 1906
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Seth S. Gerry
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Grace E. Co...Ick
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I00653-5
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film number: 12051
reference number: Pg8

'Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FW17-BFN : accessed 12 Dec 2012), ... Gerry, 11 Jul 1906; citing reference Pg8, FHL microfilm 12051.
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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 - Robbinston, Maine
[this one is scratched out with a note '... record ... new book page 26',
but see their first child in 1906]
3/ 8/ 1907 Annie Olivie, 2nd, Seth S Gerry (farmer, b Robbinston),
Grace E Con.. (b Cooper, ME) reported by Seth S ...

files.usgwarchives.net/ me/ washington/ Robinston/ vr/ b0008.txt

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Robbinston, Washington, Maine
name: Seth S Gerry
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Robbinston, Washington, Maine
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 118
page number: 6
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Seth S Gerry M 43y Maine
wife Grace E Gerry F 31y Maine
dau Annie O Gerry F 2y Maine
sis Nellie S Gerry F 48y Maine
sis Edith J Gerry F 45y Maine
Grace P Gerry F 8y Colorado
Fafus Charles Gerry M 32y Maine
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 Robbinston, Washington, Maine
name: Seth S Gerry
residence: Robbinston, Washington, Maine
estimated birth year: 1868
age: 52
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820650
digital folder number: 4301005
image number: 00790
sheet number: 7
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Seth S Gerry M 52y Maine
wife Grace E Gerry F 42y Maine
dau Annie O Gerry F 12y Maine
sis Edith J Gerry F 54y Maine
Grace P Gerry F 18y Colorado
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

Seth Stetson GERRY - Grave Lot 10A and 11A Seth Gerry, d. 2/29/1864, age 76 Mary, wife of Seth Gerry, d. 6/22/1868, age 67 Katie G Oliver, 1873-1961 Nellie S T Gerr

Grave

Lot 10A and 11A
Seth Gerry, d. 2/ 29/ 1864, age 76
Mary, wife of Seth Gerry, d. 6/ 22/ 1868, age 67
Katie G Oliver, 1873-1961
Nellie S T Gerry, 1861-1955
Edith J Gerry, 1864-1948
Seth S Gerry, 1866-1925
Grace C 1881-1954
Lucy A (Leland), Dau of Seth & Mary Gerry 1827-1873
Elbridge J Gerry Jr 1878-1902 buried in Greeley, CO
Elbridge J Gerry 1825-1904
Mabel Gerry wife of Frank W Haviland 1859-1907
George E son of Seth & Mary Gerry d 9/ 9/ 1858 age 17yrs 5mos
(Stone is down and broken)
Charlotte wife of Ezra ------ (Stone down and broken)
Ann (Gerry)Beard 11/ 8/ 1907-6/ 29/ 1988 (dau of Seth S &Grace*)
Joseph (No dates)

Brewer Cemetery Robbinston Washington County Maine, USA

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Seth is buried at: Brewer Cemetery Robbinston Washington County Maine, USA

Added: 6/14/2012 12:29:07 PM - Updated: 7/10/2025 1:07:30 PM