Henrietta Lucretia PECK

(b. April 1860 , Jay, New York, USA d. abt. 1945 , Everett, Massachusetts, USA )

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Henrietta Lucretia PECK was born April 1860 in Jay, New York, USA

Henrietta Lucretia PECK was the child of Adoniram PECK and Maria Raisey KENADA and the grandchild of: (paternal) David PECK and Ruth HAMLIN (maternal) Asahel RAZEY and Mary "Polly" JENNE

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Henrietta Lucretia married Adelbert Luman HEWITT abt. 1881 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Adelbert Luman HEWITT was born May 1850 in Franklin Falls, St Armand, Essex County, New York, USA. Adelbert Luman died 22 January 1909 in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA. Adelbert Luman was the child of Varnum HEWITT and Mariah C FRENCH.

Henrietta Lucretia PECK died abt. 1945 in Everett, Massachusetts, USA.
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Henrietta Lucretia PECK married

Adelbert Luman HEWITT-- Date: abt. 1881 Place: , New York, USA
Adelbert Luman HEWITT was the child of Varnum HEWITT and Mariah C FRENCH

Children of Adelbert Luman HEWITT and Henrietta Lucretia PECK:

Varnum Adoniram HEWITT (b.19 July 1886, St Armand, New York, USA d. 27 March 1953, Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb NORRIS 4 May 1909 in Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Dana Van Ness HEWITT (b.18 July 1890, Franklin Falls, St Armand, Essex County, New York, USA d. November 1977, Amherst, New Hampshire, USA)
m. Elsa M KELLOUGH 18 March 1914 in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA

Helen HEWITT (b.18 May 1895, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 July 1895, Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

Harold HEWITT (b.18 May 1895, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 January 1896, Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

Ernest T HEWITT (b.11 February 1899, Everett, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 March 1899, Everett, Massachusetts, USA)

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1860 Birth
April 1860
Jay, New York, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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 Birth of Child
Varnum Adoniram HEWITT was born 19 July 1886, St Armand, New York, USA

Henrietta Lucretia was 26 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Dana Van Ness HEWITT was born 18 July 1890, Franklin Falls, St Armand, Essex County, New York, USA

Henrietta Lucretia was 30 years old.

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

1895 Birth of Child
Harold HEWITT was born 18 May 1895, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Henrietta Lucretia was 35 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Helen HEWITT was born 18 May 1895, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Henrietta Lucretia was 35 years old.

1896 Death of Child
Harold HEWITT died 4 January 1896, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Henrietta Lucretia was 35 years old.

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.

1899 Birth of Child
Ernest T HEWITT was born 11 February 1899, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

Henrietta Lucretia was 38 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adelbert Luman HEWITT died 22 January 1909, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Marriage of Child
Varnum Adoniram HEWITT married 4 May 1909, Everett, Massachusetts, USA to Lucy "Lulu" Whitcomb NORRIS

1910 Everett, Massachusetts
Name: Henrietta L Hewitt
Age in 1910: 48
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Everett Ward 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Irving Street
House Number: 40
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Native Tongue: English
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Number of Children Born: 10
Number of Children Living: 4
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Household Members:
Name Age
Henrietta L Hewitt 48
Dana V Hewitt 19
John W Merrill 31
Edith B Merrill 29
Dorothy W Merrill 3
Effie M Merrill 28

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1911 Marriage
Name: Robert O Munroe
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 02 Sep 1911
Event Place: Everett, , Massachusetts, United States
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Registration Place: Everett, , Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Widowed
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Birth Date: 1857
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Portsmouth, , New Hampshire
Father's Name: Andrew Munroe
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Mother's Name: Margaret Mcgaw
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Spouse's Name: Henrietta L Hewitt Peck
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Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 49
Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
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Spouse's Birth Date: 1862
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
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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

1914 Marriage of Child
Dana Van Ness HEWITT married 18 March 1914, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA to Elsa M KELLOUGH

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 - 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