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Gretchen Ann Donohue 1913 - 1996

Gretchen Ann (Smith Hearst) Donohue was born on July 24, 1913 in Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia United States. She married John Randolph Hearst in 1933 in New York City, New York County, New York and they later divorced in 1939 in New York City. She would also marry Woolworth Jesse Donohue in 1940 in New York City, New York County and they later divorced in 1946 in New York City. Gretchen Donohue died at age 82 years old on May 15, 1996 in Palm Springs, Palm Beach County, FL, and was buried at Cremated. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gretchen Ann Donohue.
Gretchen Ann (Smith Hearst) Donohue
July 24, 1913
Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, United States
May 15, 1996
Palm Springs, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
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  • 07/24
    1913

    Birthday

    July 24, 1913
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    Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia United States
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  • 05/15
    1996

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    May 15, 1996
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    Palm Springs, Palm Beach County, Florida United States
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    Gretchen Ann Donohue lived 82 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1913, in the year that Gretchen Ann Donohue was born, the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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In 1927, when she was only 14 years old, in September, the Columbia Broadcasting System (later called CBS) became the second national radio network in the U.S. The first broadcast was a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from radio station WOR in Newark, New Jersey.
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Gretchen Smith Hearst's Family Tree & Friends

Gretchen Smith Hearst's Family Tree

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John Randolph Hearst

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Gretchen Ann Donohue

1933
Marriage date
New York City, New York County, New York United States
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Divorce
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1939
Divorce date
New York City, New York County, New York United States
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Woolworth Jesse Donohue

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Gretchen Ann Donohue

1940
Marriage date
New York City, New York County, New York United States
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Divorce
Cause of Separation
1946
Divorce date
New York City, New York County, New York United States
Divorce location
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