Edith Lelia THAYER

(b. 16 April 1888 , Upton, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 July 1954 , Holland, Massachusetts, USA )

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Edith Lelia THAYER was born 16 April 1888 in Upton, Massachusetts, USA

Edith Lelia THAYER was the child of Eugene Franklin THAYER and Ella Russell ALEXANDER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Welcome Adams THAYER and Clarissa Danforth THAYER (maternal) Isaac ALEXANDER and Mary Jane THAYER

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

Edith Lelia married Asahel GRISWOLD 26 November 1913 in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Asahel GRISWOLD was born 24 October 1861 in Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (Bantam) (Northfield). Asahel died 20 January 1933 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Asahel was the child of Lucius GRISWOLD and Desire GRANNIS.

Edith Lelia THAYER died 21 July 1954 in Holland, Massachusetts, USA.

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Edith Lelia THAYER married

Asahel GRISWOLD-- Date: 26 November 1913 Place: Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
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Asahel GRISWOLD was the child of Lucius GRISWOLD and Desire GRANNIS

Name: Asahel Griswold
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birth Place: Litchfield, Connecticut
Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1913
Marriage Place: Westboro, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Lucius Griswold
Mother: Desire G Griswold
Spouse: Edith Lelin Thayer

Name: Edith Lelin Thayer
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1888
Birth Place: Upton, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1913
Marriage Place: Westboro, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Eugene T Thayer
Mother: Ella R Thayer
Spouse: Asahel Griswold

Children of Asahel GRISWOLD and Edith Lelia THAYER:

Leon Asahel GRISWOLD (b.3 March 1915, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 April 1990, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Marion Eleanor GRISWOLD (b.26 June 1920, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 May 2004, Lakeville, Dakota, Minnesota, USA)

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1888 Birth
16 April 1888
Upton, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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 - 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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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 Marriage / Partner
Edith Lelia THAYER and Asahel GRISWOLD 26 November 1913, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro)

She was 25 years old.

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

1915 Birth of Child
Leon Asahel GRISWOLD was born 3 March 1915, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Edith Lelia was 26 years old.

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

1920 Birth of Child
Marion Eleanor GRISWOLD was born 26 June 1920, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)

Edith Lelia was 32 years old.

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 - Charlton, Massachusetts
Name: Edith L Griswold
Birth Year: abt 1888
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Rochdale Road Stafford St
Dwelling Number: 120
Family Number: 131
Age at first Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Ha* Griswold 68
Edith L Griswold 42
Leon A Griswold 15
Marion E Griswold 9
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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 Death of Spouse/Partner
Asahel GRISWOLD died 20 January 1933, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Edith L Griswold
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Route 20
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 1B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 29
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 700
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Edith L Griswold 52
Leon A Griswold 25

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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.

1954 Death
21 July 1954
Holland, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 66.

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