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Household of Ruth Appleton

She is married to William Greenough Wendell.

They got married on October 7, 1914 at Ipswich, Massachusetts, she was 23 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ruth Appleton

Daniel Fuller Appleton
1826-1904
Julia Randall
1827-1886
Fanny Lanier
1864-1958

Ruth Appleton
1891-1945

1914

William Greenough Wendell
1888-1967

Francis Appleton Wendell
1915-1979

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    Historical events

    Birthday January 10, 1891

    • The temperature on January 10, 1891 was about -2.5 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
      • March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
      • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
      • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
      • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
      • August 24 » Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.

    Day of marriage October 7, 1914

    • The temperature on October 7, 1914 was between 0.8 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
      • July 28 » In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
      • August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
      • October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
      • October 27 » First World War: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin.
      • December 8 » World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
      • December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

    Day of death March 10, 1945

    • The temperature on March 10, 1945 was between 5.7 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
    • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
      • January 26 » World War II: The Red Army begins encircling the German Fourth Army near Heiligenbeil in East Prussia, which will end in destruction of the 4th Army two months later.
      • March 26 » World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
      • April 9 » World War II: The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force.
      • May 2 » World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
      • May 7 » World War II: Last German U boat attack of the war, two freighters are sunk off the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
      • August 17 » Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

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