Mary Louise BENNETT

(b. February 1900 , Connecticut, USA d. 7 January 1950 , Winter Park, Florida, USA )
Age: 49

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Mary Louise BENNETT was born February 1900 in Connecticut, USA

Mary Louise BENNETT was the child of George Hoxsie BENNETT and Minerva "Minnie" Katheryne GIMLICH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Caleb Henry BENNETT and Mary Lee HOXSIE (maternal) Jacob C GIMLICH and Louisa Ellen FEIGE

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

Mary Louise married Charles Benjamin AYCRIGG 27 June 1925 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles Benjamin AYCRIGG was born 22 September 1889 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. Charles Benjamin died 24 October 1976 in Winter Park, Florida, USA. Charles Benjamin was the child of Benjamin AYCRIGG and Abbie BROWN.

Mary Louise BENNETT died 7 January 1950 in Winter Park, Florida, USA.
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Mary Louise BENNETT married

Charles Benjamin AYCRIGG-- Date: 27 June 1925 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Charles Benjamin AYCRIGG was the child of Benjamin AYCRIGG and Abbie BROWN

BENNETT-AYCRIGG PITTSFIELD WEDDING

Miss Mary L. Bennett Becomes Mrs Charles B. Aycrigg - Afternoon Ceremony

"Pittsfield, June 27 - Miss Mary Louise Bennett, daughter of Mrs George Hoxsie Bennett of 363 Columbus avenue, was married to Charles Benjamin Aycrigg of 236 South street at her home this afternoon with a company of 100 relatives and friends attending. The house was decorated with white roses, peonies and suringas. The bride wore white satin with duchess lace and carried white roses and lilies of the valley."

"The maid of honor was the bride's aunt, Miss Carolyn E. Gimlich, who wore beige georgette with Spanish lace embroidery and colored medallion French hat. She carried a bouquet of larkspur and snap dragons. The bridesmaids were Missess Adelaide Bennett of Phoenix, R. I., Ernestine Louise Humphrey, Marjorie and Marion Gimlich, Sally and Louise Peach and Mrs John Nicholson, Jr., of this city, and Miss Barbara Louise Briggs of Ashaway, R. I., all cousins of the bride. They wore gowns of pastel shades. Rev George H. Heyn of St Stephen's Episcopal church and Rev Henry B. Dickert of the Lutheran church officiated. George B. Aycrigg of Winter Haven, Fla., was best man. The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, William A. Pike of this city who with Mrs Pike is spending the summer in Southington, Ct. The bride's mother wore pansy purple georgette with gold embroidery. A trio consisting of Mrs Gordon Barrett, piano; Miss Eleanor McCromick, violinist, and Miss Marion Patten, cellist, played for the wedding and reception. Charles W. Cyrus was master of ceremonies."

"The guests present included Mr and Mrs Karl O. Cyrus, Mr and Mrs Charles W. Cyrus, Miss Charlotte E Blight of Bridgeport, Ct., Mr and Mrs George Dewey San of Boston, Mr and Mrs Henry W. Haynes of Sen Breeze, Fla., Mr and Mrs A. Lloyd Briggs and Miss Maud Briggs of Ashaway, R. I., Mr and Mrs J. W. Himmelsbach of Chicago, and Mr and Mrs George B. Aycrigg and son of Winter Haven, Fla."

"The bride attended the McDuffie school in Springfield, the Garland school in Boston, the New England Conservatory of Music and the Berkshire Business college. Mr Aycrigg, who has been living with his aunt, Miss Kate C. Brown on South street, served in the ambulance corps in France during the World war. He is now with Kidder, Peabody & Co. They are to spend the summer in Boston."

Date: June 28, 1925
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Children of Charles Benjamin AYCRIGG and Mary Louise BENNETT:

Benjamin AYCRIGG (b.12 June 1926, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 November 2014, , Florida, USA)
m. Artemisia Eugenie DEMOPOULOS 23 July 1955 in Winter Park, Florida, USA

Mary Lee AYCRIGG (b.23 June 1929, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 February 2022, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA)
m. Robert Dunham SETZER 19 September 1950 in Winter Park, Florida, USA

Gerard AYCRIGG (b.19 April 1932, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )
m. Terry J GUILEOIL September 1967

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1900 Birth
February 1900
Connecticut, USA

1900 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
name: Mary L Bennet
titles:
residence: Bridgeport city, Fairfield, Connecticut
birth date: Feb 1900
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name: George H Bennet
father titles:
father birthplace: Connecticut
mother name: Menella Bennet
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: George H Bennet
gender: Female
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0024
sheet number and letter: 11B
household id: 239
reference number: 63
gsu film number: 1240131
image number: 00659
Household Gender Age
parent George H Bennet M
parent Menella Bennet F
Mary L Bennet F
Bertha Reichert F
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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

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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

1920 Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island
name: Mary Bennett
residence: , Washington, Rhode Island
estimated birth year: 1900
age: 20
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1821681
digital folder number: 4385049
image number: 00008
sheet number: 2
Household Gender Age
parent Minnie K Bennett F 42y
Mary Bennett F 20y

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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

The Springfield Daily Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
Friday, February 6, 1925

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1925 Marriage / Partner
Mary Louise BENNETT and Charles Benjamin AYCRIGG 27 June 1925, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 25 years old.

The Springfield Sunday Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
June 28, 1925

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1926 Birth of Child
Benjamin AYCRIGG was born 12 June 1926, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary Louise was 26 years old.

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 Article
'Mrs George H Bennett of Pittsfield and her daughter Mrs Charles B. Aycrigg, also of Pittsfield, who are summering at Mrs Bennett's new summer cottage 'The Ledge,' Quonochontaug, spent part of last week at Waumpesset Point at By-the-Sea, as the guests of Mrs William A. Pike of Pittsfield.'

Date: August 05, 1928
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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1928 Article
'Pittsfield, Oct 18... Mr and Mrs Charles B. Aycrigg and Mrs George Hoxie Bennett have returned to their home at 19 Brunswick street after and extended stay at Quonochontaug hights, Quonochontaug beach, R. I.'

Date: October 19, 1928
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 Birth of Child
Mary Lee AYCRIGG was born 23 June 1929, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary Louise was 29 years old.

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Mary B Aycrigg
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 30
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1900
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 60
family number: 500
sheet number and letter: 21A
line number: 6
nara publication: T626, roll 885
film number: 2340620
digital folder number: 4606982
image number: 00817
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles B Aycrigg M 40
Mary B Aycrigg F 30
child Benjamin Aycrigg M 3
child Mary Lee Aycrigg F 1
Minnie K Bennett F 54
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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)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1931
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1931
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1931
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1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1932
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1932
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1932
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1932 Birth of Child
Gerard AYCRIGG was born 19 April 1932, , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Louise was 32 years old.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1933
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1933
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1933
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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)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1934
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1934
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Emp
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1934
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1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1935
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1935
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1935
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1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1936
Name: Cliarles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1936
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1936
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1937
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1937
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1937
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1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1938
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1938
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1938
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1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1939
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939
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1940 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Aycrigg
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Brunswick
House Number: 19
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8B
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Aycrigg 50
Mary Aycrigg 40
Ben Aycrigg 14
Mary Aycrigg 10
Gerard Aycrigg 8
Minnie Bennet 64
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1940
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1941
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1941
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1941
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1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1943
Name: Charles B Mary B Aycrigg
Residence Year: 1943
Street Address: 19 Brunswick
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1943
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Winter Park, Topics, Winter Park, Florida, Friday, January 8, 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Aycrigg, with their children, Ben, Mary Lee
and Gerry, spent New Year's Day With the former's brother in Winter Haven. Newcomers here last season, the Ayerigg family have recently moved from Sylvan Boulevard to 178 Brewer Avenue, and have with them Mrs. George H. Bennett, of Pittsfield, Mass., mother of Mrs. Aycrigg.

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Winter Park, Topics, Winter Park, Florida, Friday, March 12, 1943
Mrs. George H. Bennett and her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aycrigg, 178 Brewer Avenue, have recently entertained friends from the north, Mr, and Mrs. William Foss of Pittsfleld, Mass., who were at the Jefferson Court in Orlando, and Mr. and Mrs. Dow Drukker of Passaic, N. J., who came over from Daytona where they have a winter home.

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 Florida Census - Winter Park, Florida

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Mary Louise BENNETT - 1945 Census Winter Park, Florida

1945 Census Winter Park, Florida

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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 Death
name: Mary Bennett Aycrigg
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suffix:
event: Death
event date: 1950
event place: Orange, Florida, United States
gender: Female
age:
race: White
estimated birth year:
source file: FDI03-1950.txt
source file line number: 893
source cd number: FDI03
certificate number: 1??84
volume number: 1392
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Obituary
Mrs. Charles B. Aycrigg

Mrs. Mary Bennett Aycrigg, 49, a former resident of this city, died Saturday night at the Winter Park (Fla.) General Hospital.

Mrs. Aycrigg, who left Pittsfield five years ago, resided on Brunswick Street. She was the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gimlich and niece of the late Mrs. William A. Pike. She attended the McDuffy School in Springfield and the Garland School in Boston.

Survivors are her husband, Charles B., two sons, Benjamin and Gerard and one daughter, Mary Lee; also her mother, Mrs. George H. Bennett.

Funeral services were held today at All-Saints' Episcopal Church in Winter Park.

The Berkshire Evening Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Monday, January 9, 1950