Priscilla May GREENE

(b. 2 December 1925 , Summit, New Jersey, USA d. 19 December 2002 , Merritt Island, Florida, USA )
Age: 77
Cause of Death: Lung Cancer

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Priscilla May GREENE was born 2 December 1925 in Summit, New Jersey, USA

Priscilla May GREENE was the child of Harold Stuart GREENE and Reba Elizabeth FLINT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Frederick Cole GREENE and Florence T CLARK (maternal) Frank Edward FLINT and Reba May HARLAN

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

Priscilla May married Charles Windsor CYRUS June 1948 in New Jersey, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles Windsor CYRUS was born 15 June 1924 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Charles Windsor died 17 May 2001 in Merritt Island, Florida, USA. Charles Windsor was the child of Charles William CYRUS and Alice WINDSOR.

Priscilla May GREENE died 19 December 2002 in Merritt Island, Florida, USA.

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Occupation

Priscilla May GREENE was a Retired School Teacher.

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Priscilla May GREENE married

Charles Windsor CYRUS-- Date: June 1948 Place: , New Jersey, USA
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Charles Windsor CYRUS was the child of Charles William CYRUS and Alice WINDSOR

Name: Charles W Cyrus
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1948
Marriage Place: New Jersey, USA
Spouse:
Priscilla Greene

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Name: Charl W Cyrus
Event Type: Divorce
Event Date: 09 Apr 1970
Event Place: Connecticut
Race: White
Education Level: 4 years college
Birth Date: Jun 1923
Birthplace: Connecticut
Number of Previous Marriages: Not Stated
Spouse's Name: Pris
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Education Level: 5 or more years college
Spouse's Birth Date: Dec 1925
Spouse's Birthplace: New Jersey
Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: Not Stated
Marriage Date: Jun 1948
Marriage Place: New Jersey
Separation Date: Aug 1967
Plaintiff Party: Wife
Plaintiff's Residence Place: Essex, Connecticut
Number of Children Under Age 18: Two
Custody Granted: Wife
Type of Decree: Divorce granted to wife
Grounds for Divorce: Cruelty
Case Contested: No
Court Docket Number: 130988
Court: Fairfield
Affiliate Publication Number: DR09368
Certificate Number: 1323
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"Connecticut, Divorce Index, 1968-1997," index, FamilySearch.org

Name: Charl W Cyrus
Race: White
Birth Date: June 1923
Birth State: Connecticut
Number of Previous Marriages: First
Education: 4 years college
Certificate Number: 1323
Spouse Name: Pris
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Birth State: New Jersey
Spouse Birth Date: December 1925
Spouse Number of Previous Marriages: First
Spouse Education: 5 or more years college
Marriage State: New Jersey
Marriage Date: June 1948
Separation Date: August 1967
Children Under Age 18: Two
Plaintiff: Wife
Plaintiff Town of Residence: Essex, Connecticut
Custody of Children: Wife
Decree Date: 9 Apr 1970
Type of Decree: Divorce granted to wife
Grounds for Divorce: Cruelty
Case Contested: No
Court Docket Number: 130988
Superior Court County of Decree: Fairfield

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1925 Birth
2 December 1925
Summit, New Jersey, USA

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 New Providence, Union, New Jersey
name: Priscilla M Green
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: New Providence, Union, New Jersey
gender: Female
age: 4
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: New Jersey
estimated birth year: 1926
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: Missouri
enumeration district number: 0103
family number: 38
sheet number and letter: 2A
line number: 32
nara publication: T626, roll 1388
film number: 2341123
digital folder number: 4660941
image number: 00465
Household Gender Age
parent Harold S Green M 39
parent Reba E Green F 31
Harold W Green M 8
Priscilla M Green F 4

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 - 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)

1948 Marriage / Partner
Priscilla May GREENE and Charles Windsor CYRUS June 1948, , New Jersey, USA

She was 22 years old.

1950 - Morristown, New Jersey
Name: Priscilla G Cyrus
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1926
Gender: Female
Birth Place: New Jersey
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Charles W Cyrus
25 Head
Priscilla G Cyrus 24 Wife
James T Cyrus
1 Son
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

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.

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.'

Priscilla May GREENE - Name: Mrs Windsor Cyrus School: Unquowa School School Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut Year: 1966 Yearbook Title: Gator 1966 Ancestry.com. U.S

Name: Mrs Windsor Cyrus
School: Unquowa School
School Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Year: 1966
Yearbook Title: Gator 1966

Ancestry.com. U.S. School Yearbooks [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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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.

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

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)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Windsor CYRUS died 17 May 2001, Merritt Island, Florida, USA

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

Death
CYRUS, PRISCILLA G 02 Dec 1925 18 Dec 2002 (V) 77 32920 (Cape Canaveral, Brevard, FL) (none specified) New York 112-20-0155
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Obituary
PRISCILLA CYRUS CAPE CANAVERAL

Priscilla Cyrus, 77, died Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at her daughter's residence on Merritt Island. Mrs. Cyrus formerly of Fairfield, Conn., was a retired school teacher, was very active in Alcoholics Anonymous, and was actively involved with those in need. She is survived by her daughter, Annie Huminski and husband, Pete; two sons, Jim Cyrus and wife, Eileen and John Cyrus; a special cousin, Patricia Lasell; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 20th, in the meeting room of the Cape Canaveral Group, 81 19 Canaveral Blvd. The family requests donations to Hospice of Health First, Inc., 1900 Dairy Road, West Melbourne, FL 32904 or to Space Coast Feline Network, Inc., P.O. Box 624, Cocoa, FL 32923. Arrangements by Atlantic Mortuary in Rockledge.

Florida Today
Cocoa, Florida
December 20, 2002

Priscilla is buried at: Cremated and ashes sent out to sea In Cape Canaveral, FL

Added: 6/4/2009 1:05:37 PM - Updated: 3/17/2025 2:05:58 PM