Bertha Applegate
1878–1988
Dover Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States
The Life of Bertha
When Bertha Applegate was born in 1878, in Dover Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States, her father, Peter Conover Applegate, was 33 and her mother, Hannah Ann Perrine, was 33. She died before 1988, at the age of 109.
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Family Time Line
Peter Conover Applegate
1845–1918
Hannah Ann Perrine
1845–1928
Fletcher Applegate
1866–1882
Jennie M. Applegate
1869–1874
Inetta B. Applegate
1872–1889
Cora J Applegate
1877–1953
Effie H. Applegate
1877–1967
Bertha Applegate
1878–1988
Leona Applegate
1879–1989
Filmore Applegate
1881–1882
Evangeline Applegate
1883–1895
Conover E Applegate
1886–1996
Phillip L. Applegate
1888–1956
Parents & Siblings
- Peter Conover Applegate
1845–1918Male
- Hannah Ann Perrine
1845–1928Female
siblings
(11)
- Fletcher Applegate
1866–1882Male
- Jennie M. Applegate
1869–1874Female
- Inetta B. Applegate
1872–1889Female
- Cora J Applegate
1877–1953Female
- Effie H. Applegate
1877–1967Female
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World Events (8)
1879
Age 1
Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 29
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
Northern English: extremely common variant of Applegarth , in which the less familiar final element has been assimilated to the northern Middle English word gate ‘road’ or to modern English gate.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
Bertha Applegate in household of Peter C Applegate, "United States Census, 1880"
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