Mary Zeta CROWLEY

(b. 16 July 1871 , Auburn, New York, USA d. 11 August 1943 , Syracuse, New York, USA )
Age: 72

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Mary Zeta CROWLEY was born 16 July 1871 in Auburn, New York, USA

Mary Zeta CROWLEY was the child of Timothy CROWLEY and Ellen SULLIVAN

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

Mary Zeta married Will Claude RACE 31 May 1892 in Auburn, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Will Claude RACE was born 3 July 1872 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). Will Claude died 22 April 1943 in Syracuse, New York, USA. Will Claude was the child of James Winton RACE and Clementine Frances SALISBURY.

Mary Zeta CROWLEY died 11 August 1943 in Syracuse, New York, USA.

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Mary Zeta CROWLEY married

Will Claude RACE-- Date: 31 May 1892 Place: Auburn, New York, USA
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Will Claude RACE was the child of James Winton RACE and Clementine Frances SALISBURY

Thursday, June 9, 1892

RACE - CROWLEY - At Auburn, N. Y., May 31, 1892, at the residence of James W. Race, 106 Washington st., by Rev. O. M. Hilton, Miss Mary Zeta Crowley and Mr. Will Claude Race, all of Auburn.

Children of Will Claude RACE and Mary Zeta CROWLEY:

Arlene Frances RACE (b.1 July 1893, Auburn, New York, USA d. 30 July 1984, Scarsdale, New York, USA)
m. Emory Irving HESSLER 31 May 1917 in Syracuse, New York, USA

Claudia Marguerite RACE (b.6 May 1908, Auburn, New York, USA d. 16 February 1994, Miami, Florida, USA)
m. James Robert DAY 28 September 1929 in Syracuse, New York, USA

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1871 Birth
16 July 1871
Auburn, New York, USA

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 - 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

1892 Marriage / Partner
Mary Zeta CROWLEY and Will Claude RACE 31 May 1892, Auburn, New York, USA

She was 20 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Birth of Child
Arlene Frances RACE was born 1 July 1893, Auburn, New York, USA

Mary Zeta was 21 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.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
Claudia Marguerite RACE was born 6 May 1908, Auburn, New York, USA

Mary Zeta was 36 years old.

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

1917 Marriage of Child
Arlene Frances RACE married 31 May 1917, Syracuse, New York, USA to Emory Irving HESSLER

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

Mary Zeta CROWLEY - Wednesday, June 18, 1919

Wednesday, June 18, 1919

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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 Onondaga County, New York
name: Mary Race
residence: , Onondaga, New York
estimated birth year: 1872
age: 48
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Ireland
mother's birthplace: Ireland
film number: 1821248
digital folder number: 4442074
image number: 00327
sheet number: 9
Household Gender Age
spouse W Claude Race M 47y
Mary Race F 48y
child Claudia Race F 11y
Emory I Hessler M 28y
child Arlene Hessler F 26y

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 Marriage of Child
Claudia Marguerite RACE married 28 September 1929, Syracuse, New York, USA to James Robert DAY

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 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Race, W. Claude, head, age 56, b. NY, parents b. NY, works in machine shop
Race, Mary C., wife, age 56, b. NY, parents b. England
Rocks, Hilda B., roomer, age 23, b. NY, parents b. NY, vocalist in music store

living next door:
Day, James R., head, age 21, b. PA, parents b. PA, teller at bank
Day, Claudia R., wife, age 21, b NY, parents b. NY, hostess at Physicians Bldg
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)

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 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
Name: Mary Race
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 10, Syracuse, Syracuse City, Onondaga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 68
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Wife
Birthplace: New York
Estimated Birth Year: 1872
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 66-150
Family Number: 102
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Line Number: 69
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 2856
Digital Folder Number: 005459444
Image Number: 00249
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Housekeeper W Claude Race M 67 New York
Wife Mary Race F 68 New York
Son-in-law J Robert Day M 31 Pennsylvania
Daughter Claudia Day F 31 New York
Grandson J Robert Day M 8 New York
Grandson Jon William Day M 4 New York
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)