In loving memory
Gladys Muriel Lister (nee Ainsworth)
Mrs.
February 13, 1903 – March 30, 1951
Lived 48 years
Elmwood · Methuen, MA
Life story
Born and raised in England until he teens when he family immigrated to Canada and then she married and her new family immigrated to the USA. She raised 5 kids, mainly on her own, until they were all older teens before losing her battle with breast cancer.
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1903
Born February 13
1903
Gladys Muriel Ainsworth is born in England
1913
Gladys was 10 when the 16th Amendment allowed a federal income tax
1918
Gladys was 15 when the Armistice ended World War I
1920
Immigrates from UK to Canada with family Quebec Canada
1920
Gladys was 17 when Prohibition began
1927
Marriage to Horace Lister
1928
Birth of daughter Ethel Miriam Lister
1928
Gladys was 25 when Mickey Mouse debuted in "Steamboat Willie"
1929
Immigrate from Canada to USA Lawrence MA
1929
Birth of daughter Dorothy May Lister
1930
Birth of daughter Gladys Irene Lister
1933
Birth of son Robert Milner Lister
1934
Birth of son Gordon Ainsworth Lister
1935
US Naturalization
1941
Gladys was 38 when the United States entered World War II
1942
Gladys was 39 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1947
Discovered Breast Cancer
1948
2nd Cancer Operation
1951
Gladys Muriel Lister dies of breast cancer
1951
Passed away March 30, age 48
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