Esther Agnes STOKES

(b. 29 July 1891 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 March 1966 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Esther Agnes STOKES was born 29 July 1891 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Esther Agnes STOKES was the child of George Joseph STOKES and Janet BLACKLEY

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Esther Agnes married Bertram Alfredo BRUNDAGE 28 July 1914 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Bertram Alfredo BRUNDAGE was born 10 May 1874 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Bertram Alfredo died 13 June 1953 in Florida, USA. Bertram Alfredo was the child of Cornelius Y BRUNDAGE and Fidelia WATSON.

Esther Agnes STOKES died 10 March 1966 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Esther Agnes STOKES married

Bertram Alfredo BRUNDAGE-- Date: 28 July 1914 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Bertram Alfredo BRUNDAGE was the child of Cornelius Y BRUNDAGE and Fidelia WATSON

Children of Bertram Alfredo BRUNDAGE and Esther Agnes STOKES:

Doris Esther BRUNDAGE (b.8 May 1915, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 September 1989, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA)

Winifred Elizabeth BRUNDAGE (b.30 May 1917, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 January 2012, New London, New Hampshire, USA)
m. John Richard WHITE September 26, 1934 in , New York, USA

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1891 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Esther Stokes
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 29 Jul 1891
birthplace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: George J.
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Jane Hickley
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I02006-2
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 1902437
reference number:
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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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.

1900 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Esther Stokes
Age: 8
Birth Date: Jul 1891
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Pittsfield Ward 4, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward of City: 4 (Part Of)
Street: Bridgeman Street
House Number: 93
Sheet Number: 9
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 11
Family Number: 186
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: George Stokes
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 9
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
George Stokes 43
John Stokes 21
Charles Stokes 17
George Stokes 15
Esther Stokes 8
Gilbert Stokes 6
Elizabeth Butterfield 38
Lillian P Butterfield 9

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 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Esther Stokes
Age in 1910: 18
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Pittsfield Ward 2, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Cherry Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Press Operator
Industry: Printing Office
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John H Stokes 31
Bessie Stokes 29
Esther Stokes 18
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

1914 Marriage / Partner
Esther Agnes STOKES and Bertram Alfredo BRUNDAGE 28 July 1914, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 23 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Birth of Child
Doris Esther BRUNDAGE was born 8 May 1915, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Esther Agnes was 23 years old.

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

1917 Birth of Child
Winifred Elizabeth BRUNDAGE was born 30 May 1917, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica)

Esther Agnes was 25 years old.

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Ester Brundage
residence: Precinct A Pittsfield City Ward Of City 3, Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1892
age: 28
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820680
digital folder number: 4301046
image number: 00647
sheet number: 8
Household Gender Age
spouse Bert Brundage M 45y
Ester Brundage F 28y
child Doris Brundage F 4y7m
child Winfred Brundage F 2y7m

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 - 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 Clermont, Lake, Florida
name: Esther A Brundage
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Clermont, Lake, Florida
gender: Female
age: 38
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1892
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: England
enumeration district number: 23
family number: 256
sheet number and letter: 9A
line number: 47
nara publication: T626, roll 322
film number: 2340057
digital folder number: 4531943
image number: 00919
Household Gender Age
spouse Bert A Brundage M 56
Esther A Brundage F 38
child Doris E Brundage F 14
child Winifred E Brundage F 12

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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 Marriage of Child
Winifred Elizabeth BRUNDAGE married September 26, 1934, , New York, USA to John Richard WHITE

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 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

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.

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

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

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 Death of Spouse/Partner
Bertram Alfredo BRUNDAGE died 13 June 1953, , Florida, USA

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.

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

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

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.'

1966 Death
10 March 1966
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 74.

Added: 1/4/2009 4:59:44 PM - Updated: 8/14/2019 8:13:41 AM