Marie Simmonds (1878 - 1966)

Marie's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Simmonds family tree.

Marie's Family

Add a parent

Add a parent

Marie Simmonds Add a partner Add a child Add a partner Add a child

Add a sibling

We currently do not have photos of Marie Simmonds. Below are potential family photos that share Marie's last name or surname. Pictures really do say a thousand words. Add photos of Marie during various points of her life

Virginia G Simmonds

Add a photo

What do you remember about Marie Simmonds? Share your memories of special moments and stories you have heard about her. Or just leave a comment to show the world that Marie is remembered.

• View Profile
• View Favorites
• Send Message

Post

Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Marie's lifetime

In 1878, in the year that Marie Simmonds was born, on June 15th, photographer Eadweard Muybridge - at the request of Leland Stanford - produced the first sequence of stop-motion still photographs. Stanford contended that a galloping horse had all four feet off the ground. Only photos of a horse at a gallop would settle the question and, using 12 cameras and a series of photos, Muybridge settled the question: Stanford was right. Muybridge's use of several cameras and stills led to motion pictures.

In 1936, she was 58 years old when on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.

In 1944, Marie was 66 years old when on November 7th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a fourth term as President of the United States. Running against Thomas Dewey, Governor of New York, Roosevelt won 53.4 of the popular vote, Dewey got 45.9%.

In 1950, she was 72 years old when on October 2, Charlie Brown appeared in the first Peanuts comic strip - created by Charles Schultz - and he was the only character in that strip. That year, Schultz said that Charlie was 4 years old, but Charlie aged a bit through the years.

In 1966, in the year of Marie Simmonds's passing, on September 8th, the first Star Trek episode, "The Man Trap," was broadcast on NBC. The plot concerned a creature that sucked salt from human bodies. The original series only aired for 3 seasons due to low ratings.