Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON

(b. 23 April 1879 , Sweden d. 26 March 1960 , Manhattan, New York, USA )

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Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON was born 23 April 1879 in Sweden

Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON was the child of Peter Olof ANDERSSON and Charlotta Maria STRANDBERG

Emma Petrina (Pauline) was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1897.

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Emma Petrina (Pauline) married Elbridge Joseph GERRY 1 March 1898 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elbridge Joseph GERRY was born 15 November 1878 in Robbinston, Maine, USA. Elbridge Joseph died 27 November 1902 in Greeley, Colorado, USA. Elbridge Joseph was the child of Elbridge Joseph GERRY and Sophia Teresa JONES.

Emma Petrina (Pauline) married (2) Bernard LEVIN 8 November 1937 in Manhattan, New York, USA . Bernard LEVIN was born 15 November 1881 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Bernard died 7 January 1945 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Bernard was the child of Louis L LEVIN and Amelia ISAACS.

Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON died 26 March 1960 in Manhattan, New York, USA .

Born at Morarp, Skane, Sweden

possibly immigrated Dec 19, 1897

Emma died in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.

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Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON married

Elbridge Joseph GERRY-- Date: 1 March 1898 Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
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Elbridge Joseph GERRY was the child of Elbridge Joseph GERRY and Sophia Teresa JONES

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915
name: Elbridge Joseph Gerry
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 01 Mar 1898
event place: Somerville, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 21
marital status:
race:
birth date:
birthplace:
marriage registration year:
marriage registration place:
estimated birth year: 1877
father: Elbridge J.
father's titles & terms:
mother: Sophia Jones
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Emma Petrina Anderson
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's race:
spouse's marital status:
spouse's father: Peter O.
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Esther Hedgborg
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
record number: 483
film number: 1843708
digital folder number: 4022031
image number: 00339
number of images:

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 14 June 2012), Elbridge Joseph Gerry, 1898.

Children of Elbridge Joseph GERRY and Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON:

Paul Elbridge GERRY (b.19 January 1899, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 November 1902, Greeley, Colorado, USA)

Grace Pauline GERRY (b.8 November 1901, Greeley, Colorado, USA d. 31 May 1987, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Townes Malcom HARRIS 23 December 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON married

Bernard LEVIN-- Date: 8 November 1937 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Bernard LEVIN was the child of Louis L LEVIN and Amelia ISAACS

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Surname Given Name Month of Marriage Day of Marriage Year
of Marriage Certificate Number County FHL roll number

Gerry Emma P Nov 8 1937 27961 (1937) Manhattan 1674948

Levin Bernard Nov 8 1937 27961 (1937) Manhattan 1674948

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1879 Birth
23 April 1879
Sweden

Emma Petrina (Pauline) Andersson
Father: Peter Olof Andersson (1843 - 1920)
Mother: Charlotta Maria Strandberg (1854 - 1937)

Born: 1879-04-23 Rosenlund Mörarp (M) 1) Work Charles Carl Andersson and his wife Elina Jonsson at Husensjö, Shoemaker Otto Strandborg in Benarp and Piga Clara Julin in Assar Torp.
Resident: 1881-11-15 Välinge (M) 2) From Mörarp
Lived: 1890 Höghults yard Välinge 3

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

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

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1898 Marriage / Partner
Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON and Elbridge Joseph GERRY 1 March 1898, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Paul Elbridge GERRY was born 19 January 1899, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Emma Petrina (Pauline) was 19 years old.

1900 Robbinston, Washington, Maine
name: Emma P Gerry
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 217 Robbinston town, Washington, Maine, United States
birth date: Apr 1879
birthplace: Sweden
relationship to head of household: Sister-in-law
father's birthplace: Sweden
mother's birthplace: Sweden
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 2
estimated marriage year: 1898
mother how many children: 1
number living children: 1
immigration year: 1895
page: 9
sheet letter: A
family number: 178
reference number: 10
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 Birth of Child
Grace Pauline GERRY was born 8 November 1901, Greeley, Colorado, USA

Emma Petrina (Pauline) was 22 years old.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Death of Child
Paul Elbridge GERRY died 23 November 1902, Greeley, Colorado, USA

Emma Petrina (Pauline) was 23 years old.

1902 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elbridge Joseph GERRY died 27 November 1902, Greeley, Colorado, USA

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

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)

1910 Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: Emma Gerry
birthplace: Sweden
relationship to head of household: lodger
residence: Somerville Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts
marital status: Widowed
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year: 1900
father's birthplace: Sweden
mother's birthplace: Sweden
occupation: waitress at restaurant
family number: 275
page number: 12
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Albert J Zetterman M 36y Sweden
wife Amanda Zetterman F 33y Sweden
Emma Gerry F 29y Sweden

NOTE: Amanda appears to be related to Emma, perhaps a cousin? Amanda and Albert are both from Sweden. They were married 12 Nov 1901 in Andover, Massachusetts. Amanda's maiden name is Anderssen, born in Jan 1877. Her father is August Anderssen and her mother is Johanna Svenson. His naturalization in 1896 says he was born in Shara, Sweden in 1873. In 1922, he traveled from Somerville, MA to Sweden and on the return trip, he left the port of Gothenburg, Sweden heading to the port of New York. Albert is the...Read MORE...

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)

1915 - New York City
Emma Gerry, born Sweden, abt. 1881, age 34
1915 New York State Census

1920 New York, New York
name: Emma P Gerry
residence: , New York, New York
estimated birth year: 1880
age: 40
birthplace: Sweden
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Widowed
occupation: waitress in restaurant
father's birthplace: Sweden
mother's birthplace: Sweden
year of immigration: 1896
year of naturalization: 1898
film number: 1821225
digital folder number: 4314018
image number: 00018
sheet number: 5
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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))

1924 Marriage of Child
Grace Pauline GERRY married 23 December 1924, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Townes Malcom HARRIS

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Manhattan, New York, New York
name: Emma Gerry
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Manhattan (Districts 1001-1249), New York, New York
gender: Female
age: 50
marital status: Widowed
race: White
birthplace: Sweden
estimated birth year: 1880
immigration year: 1924
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Sweden
mother's birthplace: Sweden
enumeration district number: 1092
family number: 41
sheet number and letter: 2B
line number: 55
nara publication: T626, roll 1579
film number: 2341314
digital folder number: 4639128
image number: 00775
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Emma Gerry F 50 Sweden
roomer Bernard Ledin M 48 New York
roomer Gertrude Nordberg F 48 Massachusetts
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)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1937 Marriage / Partner
Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON and Bernard LEVIN 8 November 1937, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

She was 58 years old.

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
Emma Levin
Age 60, born abt 1880
Birthplace Sweden
Gender Female
Race White
Home in 1940
West 180th Street
New York,
New York, New York
Household Members Age
Head Bernard Levin, head, 58, born New York
Wife Emma Levin, wife, 60, born Sweden
Lodger Gertrude Nordberg, lodger, 59, born Massachusetts

NOTE: Gertrude is the daughter of Lars Peter Nordberg and Albertina Johnson, immigrants from Sweden. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts 12 Aug 1881, she is living with her parents in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1900.
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Bernard LEVIN died 7 January 1945, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

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

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NY City Death Index

Surname Given Name Age Month Day Year Certificate
Number County Born FHL roll number

Levin Bernard 63 y Jan 7 1945 777 (1945) Manhattan 1881 - 1882 2132192

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Death
Birth: 1873, Sweden
Death: Mar. 26, 1960
Washington Heights (New York County)
New York County
New York, USA

Note: Located in Memorial Park C

Burial:
Arlington Memorial Park
Kearny
Hudson County
New Jersey, USA
Plot: Sec. 3, Grave #27

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