flag female ancestor  Edith Helen  QUINN

  (b. 7 July 1916 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA   d. 7 January 2000 Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA )  
Age: 83
Cause of Death: COPD

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Edith Helen QUINN was born 7 July 1916 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Edith Helen QUINN was the child of Francis Leo QUINN   and   Jane Mary "Jennie" STINGEL

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Edith Helen  married  Burnham Goddu PRESTON abt. 1938 in Everett, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Burnham Goddu PRESTON  was born 7 June 1897 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA.  Burnham Goddu died 7 March 1967 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA (Romney's Marsh).  Burnham Goddu was the child of Fred Elmer PRESTON and Vienna GODDER.

Edith Helen QUINN died 7 January 2000 in Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA .





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Edith Helen QUINN was a Nurse.

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Edith Helen QUINN married World War I Soldier flag male ancestor Burnham Goddu PRESTON-- Date: abt. 1938 Place: Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Burnham Goddu PRESTON was the child of Fred Elmer PRESTON and Vienna GODDER




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birth1916 Birth
7 July 1916
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1967 Death of Spouse/Partner
Burnham Goddu PRESTON died 7 March 1967, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA (Romney's Marsh)
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
death2000 Death
7 January 2000
Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA

She died at the age of 83.

Edith is buried at: Pleasant Street Cemetary
Added: 2/18/2024 1:42:18 PM - Updated: 8/21/2025 6:04:53 PM

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