Mae Natalie OSTBERG

(b. 20 May 1899 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 February 1984 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA )

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Mae Natalie OSTBERG was born 20 May 1899 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie OSTBERG was the child of Oscar Ludwig OSTBERG and Almina Nathalia ANDERSON

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

Mae Natalie married George Frank KORCH 21 August 1918 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
George Frank KORCH was born 12 July 1894 in East Lyme, Connecticut, USA (Flanders) (Niantic). George Frank died 14 January 1955 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). George Frank was the child of Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO.

Mae Natalie OSTBERG died 10 February 1984 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mae Natalie OSTBERG married

George Frank KORCH-- Date: 21 August 1918 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
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George Frank KORCH was the child of Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO

Certificate of Marriage
Webster, August 21, 1918

Groom:
George F. Korch
age 23, white, residence - Thompson, Conn.
first marriage
occupation Woolen Weaver
born East Lyme Conn.
father - Andrew Korch
mother - Elizabeth Tonko

Bride:
May N. Ostberg
age 19, white, residence - Webster, Mass.
first marriage
born Webster, Mass.
father - Oscar Ostberg
mother - Natalie Anderson

Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920
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Children of George Frank KORCH and Mae Natalie OSTBERG:

Jayne Olive KORCH (b.9 November 1920, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 September 2014, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Stephen Francis PLAZA 27 November 1943 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Charlotte KORCH (b.27 March 1922, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 January 1992, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Eugene E ARMSTRONG 18 October 1940 in Wales, Massachusetts, USA

George Frank KORCH (b.6 May 1924, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 May 1989, )

Harold Earl KORCH (b.1 October 1925, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 February 2007, Putnam, Connecticut, USA )
m. Jeannette COLLETE 4 September 1950 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock)

Barbara M KORCH (b.26 March 1927, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 March 2007, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Charles Francis KOPAS 4 October 1947 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Warren Carl KORCH (b.2 July 1928, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 January 1979, Middletown, Connecticut, USA)

Donald Paul KORCH (b.abt. 1930, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 March 2009, Thompson, Connecticut, USA )
m. Irene BLAIN 25 November 1954 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Leonard Russell KORCH (b.18 January 1932, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 May 1962, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Madeleine Dolorea CHOINIERE October 1954 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Norma Phyllis KORCH (b.25 February 1934, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 April 2004, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Edward J SZKUTAK 4 November 1972 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

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Event Date: 20 May 1899
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1900 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: May Ostberg
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residence: Webster town (southwest part), Worcester, Massachusetts
birth date: May 1899
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
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father name: Oscar Ostberg
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father birthplace: Sweden
mother name: Natalie Ostberg
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mother birthplace: Sweden
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Oscar Ostberg
gender: Female
marital status: Single
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enumeration district: 1698
sheet number and letter: 7B
household id: 179
reference number: 97
gsu film number: 1240695
image number: 00112
Household Gender Age
parent Oscar Ostberg M
parent Natalie Ostberg F
Otilie Ostberg F
Rouben Ostberg M
Walter Ostberg M
Harry Ostberg M
May Ostberg F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1910 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: May Ostberg
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Sweden
mother's birthplace: Sweden
family number: 194
page number: 10
Household Gender Age
parent Oscar Ostberg M 46y
parent Natalia Ostberg F 46y
Tillie Ostberg F 21y
Robbert Ostberg M 19y
Walter Ostberg M 16y
Harry Ostberg M 14y
May Ostberg F 11y
Hazel Ostberg F 6y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Mae Natalie OSTBERG and George Frank KORCH 21 August 1918, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 years old.

1918 marriage

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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
Jayne Olive KORCH was born 9 November 1920, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie was 21 years old.

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
Charlotte KORCH was born 27 March 1922, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie was 22 years old.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
George Frank KORCH was born 6 May 1924, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie was 24 years old.

1925 Birth of Child
Harold Earl KORCH was born 1 October 1925, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie was 26 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 Birth of Child
Barbara M KORCH was born 26 March 1927, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie was 27 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Warren Carl KORCH was born 2 July 1928, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie was 29 years old.

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Mae N Korch
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 30
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1900
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Sweden
mother's birthplace: Sweden
enumeration district number: 0293
family number: 752
sheet number and letter: 31B
line number: 99
nara publication: T626, roll 966
film number: 2340701
digital folder number: 4607702
image number: 00865
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head George F Korch M 35 Connecticut
wife Mae N Korch F 30 Massachusetts
daughter Jayne O Korch F 9 Massachusetts
daughter Charlotte Korch F 8 Massachusetts
son George Korch M 5 Massachusetts
son Harold Korch M 4 Massachusetts
daughter Barbara Korch F 3 Massachusetts
son Warren Korch M 1 Massachusetts
son Donald Korch M 0 Massachusetts
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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.

1932 Birth of Child
Leonard Russell KORCH was born 18 January 1932, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie was 32 years old.

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)

1934 Birth of Child
Norma Phyllis KORCH was born 25 February 1934, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie was 34 years old.

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Box 112 - Thompson Road
Korch Mae, head, divorced, 40, b. MA
Korch Jayne, daughter, single, 19, b. MA
Korch Charlotte, daughter, single, 18, b. MA
Korch George, son, 15, b. MA
Korch Harold, son, 14, b. MA
Korch Barbara, daughter, 13, b. MA
Korch Donald, son, 10, b. MA
Korch Norma, daughter, 6, b. MA

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Marriage of Child
Charlotte KORCH married 18 October 1940, Wales, Massachusetts, USA to Eugene E ARMSTRONG

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1943 Marriage of Child
Jayne Olive KORCH married 27 November 1943, Webster, Massachusetts, USA to Stephen Francis PLAZA

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.

1947 Marriage of Child
Barbara M KORCH married 4 October 1947, Webster, Massachusetts, USA to Charles Francis KOPAS

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1950 Marriage of Child
Harold Earl KORCH married 4 September 1950, Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock) to Jeannette COLLETE

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 Marriage of Child
Leonard Russell KORCH married October 1954, Webster, Massachusetts, USA to Madeleine Dolorea CHOINIERE

1954 Marriage of Child
Donald Paul KORCH married 25 November 1954, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Irene BLAIN

1955 Death of Spouse/Partner
George Frank KORCH died 14 January 1955, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 Death of Child
Leonard Russell KORCH died 5 May 1962, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Natalie was 63 years old.

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.

1972 Marriage of Child
Norma Phyllis KORCH married 4 November 1972, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville) to Edward J SZKUTAK

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 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

1979 Death of Child
Warren Carl KORCH died 6 January 1979, Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Mae Natalie was 79 years old.

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)

1984 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Mae N Korch
event: Death
event date: 10 Feb 1984
event place: Webster, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 019763
birth date: 20 May 1899
birthplace: Massachusetts
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