Maria Gertrude Katherine DEGRAVE

(b. 6 April 1880 , Norway, Racine, Wisconsin, USA d. 6 April 1937 , Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin, USA )

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Maria Gertrude Katherine DEGRAVE was born 6 April 1880 in Norway, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Maria Gertrude Katherine DEGRAVE was the child of ? and ?

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Maria Gertrude Katherine married Harry Garfield NORTON 4 November 1903 in Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Harry Garfield NORTON was born 22 August 1876 in Darlington, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA. Harry Garfield died 22 July 1966 in Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin, USA.

Maria Gertrude Katherine DEGRAVE died 6 April 1937 in Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin, USA.
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Maria Gertrude Katherine DEGRAVE married

Harry Garfield NORTON-- Date: 4 November 1903 Place: Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Children of Harry Garfield NORTON and Maria Gertrude Katherine DEGRAVE:

Harold John NORTON (b.14 December 1906, Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin, USA d. 4 June 1983, Racine, Wisconsin, USA)
m. Eleanor Ann TOTH 1942

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1880 Birth
6 April 1880
Norway, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Maria Gertrude Katherine DEGRAVE and Harry Garfield NORTON 4 November 1903, Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

She was 23 years old.

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.

1906 Birth of Child
Harold John NORTON was born 14 December 1906, Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Maria Gertrude Katherine was 26 years old.

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 - 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

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