Carolyn MERRITT

(b. 19 May 1932 , Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 January 2021 , Rochester, Minnesota, USA )

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Carolyn MERRITT was born 19 May 1932 in Pennsylvania, USA

Carolyn MERRITT was the child of Niles Bourgarde MERRITT and Marian G BRUSH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Lester George MERRITT and Cecelia "Celia" Amanda BOURGARDE (maternal) Leon Samuel BRUSH and Lula May ESTABROOK

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Carolyn married Floyd Laverne WARNER 15 November 1952 in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Floyd Laverne WARNER was born 12 June 1928 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. Floyd Laverne died 8 May 1988 in New York, USA. Floyd Laverne was the child of Murrilan Earl WARNER and Ethel Margaret BELL.

Carolyn MERRITT died 31 January 2021 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

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Carolyn MERRITT married

Floyd Laverne WARNER-- Date: 15 November 1952 Place: Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, USA
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Floyd Laverne WARNER was the child of Murrilan Earl WARNER and Ethel Margaret BELL

Name: Mr. Floyd L. Warner
Gender: Male
Residence Date: Abt 1952
Residence Place: 112 L Gaylord Street , Binghamton
Residence Place 2: Fort
Residence Place 3: York State
Employer: Links Aviation Corporation
School: Windsor Cen-isirpp , tral High School
Marriage Date: 15 Nov 1952
Father:
Murrilan Warner
Spouse:
Carolyn Merritt

Name: Miss Carolyn Merritt
[Miss Carolyn May]
[Miss Carolyn Merrill]
Gender: Female
Residence Date: Abt 1952
Residence Place: 112 L Gaylord Street , Binghamton
School: Forty Fort High School
Marriage Date: 15 Nov 1952
Father:
Niles B. Merrill
Spouse:
Floyd L. Warner

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married at Forty Fort Presbyterian Church in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, November 12, 1952

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1932 Birth
19 May 1932
Pennsylvania, USA

August 3, 1932
Mr and Mrs Niles Merritt and daughter, Carolyn, Mrs. Lester Merritt and two sons, Lester, Jr., and Robert were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Decker.

The Scranton Republican
Scranton, Pennsylvania
August 3, 1932

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 Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
name: Carolyn Merritt
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 5, Carbondale, Carbondale City, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
gender: Female
age: 7
marital status: Single
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Daughter
relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter
birthplace: Pennsylvania
estimated birth year: 1933
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 35-30
family number: 142
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 55
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3522
digital folder number: 005456662
image number: 00904
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Niles Merritt M 39 Pennsylvania
wife Marion Merritt F 39 Pennsylvania
daughter Carolyn Merritt F 7 Pennsylvania
Ella B Bagley F 60 Pennsylvania
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1940
Mr. and Mrs. Niles Merritt and daughter of Carbondale, Pa., were Sunday guests at the Brady and Eckler home.

Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York, Friday, August 2, 1940

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 - Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Name: Carolyn Merritt
Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1933
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Niles Merritt
49 Head
Marion Merritt
49 Wife
Carolyn Merritt 17 Daughter
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1952 Marriage / Partner
Carolyn MERRITT and Floyd Laverne WARNER 15 November 1952, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, USA

She was 20 years old.

1952 marriage news

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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

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.

1988 Death of Spouse/Partner
Floyd Laverne WARNER died 8 May 1988, , New York, USA

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.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2017 - Donald J. Trump becomes President of the United States

January 20, 2020 - CDC reports the first laboratory-confirmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. from samples taken on January 18 in Washington state and on the same day activates its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to respond to the emerging outbreak. (cdc.gov)

Obituary
Carolyn M. Warner, 88, formerly of Windsor, NY and currently from Rochester, MN, went to be with her Lord on January 31st, 2021, at Madonna Towers Nursing Facility, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Floyd in 1988, wonderful daughter-in-law Robin, her parents, Niles and Marion Merritt and in-laws, Murrilan and Ethel Warner. She is survived by a son, David Warner, Sr. Fort Mill, SC; a daughter, Deborah (Thomas) Palmer, Rochester, MN; grandchildren, David (Tara) Warner Jr., Joseph Warner and Sarah, Bethany Warner and Jeremiah, Eryn Warner and Ryan and Michelle Palmer; step grandson, Christopher Wagner; great grandchildren Marion and Hazel Warner; grand dog, Tiara; and sister-in-law Roberta Warner. She was a member of the Rochester Covenant Church, Rochester, MN and a previous member of the United Methodist Church, Windsor, NY. She was employed by Link Flight Simulation, Kirkwood, NY until her retirement in 1987. She enjoyed spending time with...Read MORE...

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2021 Death
31 January 2021
Rochester, Minnesota, USA

She died at the age of 88.

Carolyn is buried at: South Windsor Cemetery, Windsor, New York

Added: 8/23/2012 9:46:01 PM - Updated: 5/30/2022 5:42:13 PM