Ruth Mary CROSSIN

(b. 8 December 1915 , Savoy, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 July 1994 , Summerville, South Carolina, USA )
Age: 79

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Ruth Mary CROSSIN was born 8 December 1915 in Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth Mary CROSSIN was the child of Thomas George CROSSIN and Mary Clarissa RISLEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) George CROSSIN and Margaret COCHRAN (maternal) Theodore RISLEY and Mary Ann MORRISON

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Ruth Mary married Guy Donovan HARWOOD 01 March 1941 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Guy Donovan HARWOOD was born 21 July 1906 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro). Guy Donovan died 14 January 1985 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. Guy Donovan was the child of Guy Forrest HARWOOD and Iva Adelaide WATERMAN.

Ruth Mary CROSSIN died 21 July 1994 in Summerville, South Carolina, USA.
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Ruth Mary CROSSIN married

Guy Donovan HARWOOD-- Date: 01 March 1941 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Guy Donovan HARWOOD was the child of Guy Forrest HARWOOD and Iva Adelaide WATERMAN

Name: Guy Donovan Harwood
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Mar 1941
Event Place: Brattleboro, , Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
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Spouse's Name: Ruth Mary Crossin
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Crossin
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Risley
GS Film number: 1984919
Digital Folder Number: 004703701
Image Number: 02267

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 27 Mar 2013), Guy Donovan Harwood and Ruth Mary Crossin, 1941.

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1915 Birth
8 December 1915
Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

1915
Name: Ruth Crossin
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 08 Dec 1915
Event Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Thomas Crossin
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Mother's Name: Mary Risley
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Reference ID: p152
GS Film number: 2409802
Digital Folder Number: 4401723
Image Number: 660

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXK4-1YL : accessed 27 Mar 2013), Thomas Crossin in entry for Ruth Crossin, 1915.
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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 - 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)

1930 Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Ruth M Crossin
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Estimated Birth Year: 1916
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Relationship to Head of Household: Stepdaughter
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Enumeration District Number: 0075
Family Number: 74
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Line Number: 63
NARA Publication: T626, roll 885
Film Number: 2340620
Digital Folder Number: 4606982
Image Number: 00896
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Frank W Taylor M 61 Massachusetts
Wife Mary C Taylor F 46 Massachusetts
Stepdaughter Ruth M Crossin F 14 Massachusetts

'United States Census, 1930,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XQ2R-PJF : accessed 27 Mar 2013), Ruth M Crossin in entry for Frank W Taylor, 1930.
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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)

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 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Marriage / Partner
Ruth Mary CROSSIN and Guy Donovan HARWOOD 01 March 1941, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

She was 25 years old.

Ruth Mary CROSSIN - 1941 marriage Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

1941 marriage
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

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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

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
Name: Guy D Harwood
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Event Type: Divorce
Event Date: 17 Apr 1974
Event Place: Escambia, Florida
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Ruth
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Certificate Number: 016054
Volume: 1818

'Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VK3W-36X : accessed 27 Mar 2013), Guy D Harwood and Ruth, 1974.
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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)

1985 Death of Spouse/Partner
Guy Donovan HARWOOD died 14 January 1985, Pensacola, Florida, USA

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

1994
Given Name: Ruth
Middle Name: C
Surname: Harwood
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Birth Date: 8 December 1915
Social Security Number: 013-16-7238
State: Massachusetts
Last Place of Residence: Summerville, Dorchester, South Carolina
Previous Residence Postal Code: 29483
Event Date: July 1994
Age: 79

'United States Social Security Death Index,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VSZV-TMS : accessed 27 Mar 2013), Ruth C Harwood, July 1994.
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1994 Death
21 July 1994
Summerville, South Carolina, USA

She died at the age of 78.

Added: 3/24/2013 9:33:05 PM - Updated: 7/11/2025 6:01:10 PM