Possible Birth
The only female born on November 22, 1918 in Springfield, Massachusetts to what appears to be a single mother is:
Margaret Foster
Father is listed as John Foster, age 25, address unknown, born in Germany, soldier in U.S.A.
Mother is listed as Margaret Pawlaw, age 21, 233 Main St., Springfield, born in Germany.
This is possibly the child put up for adoption, later known as Annette Slade.
While this is not proven, there appears to be no sign of this Margaret Foster after her birth.
Source / record detailsMassachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
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1920 Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut
Name Frederick C Slade
Residence , Hartford, Connecticut
Estimated birth year 1881
Age in years 39
Birth place England
Relationship to head-of-household Self
Gender Male
Race or color (on document) White
Marital status Married
Film number 1820180
Digital GS number 4294450
Image number 00787
Sheet number 1
Name Anna L Slade
Residence , Hartford, Connecticut
Estimated birth year 1877
Age in years 43
Birth place Massachusetts
Relationship to head-of-household Wife
Gender Female
Race or color (on document) White
Marital status Married
Film number 1820180
Digital GS number 4294450
Image number 00787
Sheet number 1
Name: Annette Slade
Residence: , Hartford, Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1919
Age: 1
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Adopted Daughter
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Father's BirthPlace:
Mother's BirthPlace:
Film Number: 1820180
Digital Folder Number: 4294450
Image Number: 00787
Sheet
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Annette Slade
event: CENSUS
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1919
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
father's birthPlace: England
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 105
family number: 305
Sheet Number and Letter: 12B
Line Number: 56
nara publication: T626, roll 261
Film Number: 2339996
Digital Folder Number: 4531865
Image Number: 01059
Household Gender Age
parent Frederick C Slade M 48
parent Anna L Slade F 52
Mario Slade M 17
Annette Slade F 11
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1938
Name: Annette Slade
Residence Year: 1938
Street Address: 125 Oakland
Residence Place: Bristol; Plainville; Terryville, Connecticut
Occupation: Clerk
Publication Title: Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1938
Bristol, Connecticut, City Directory, 1939
Name: Annette Slade
Residence Year: 1939
Street Address: 125 Oakland
Residence Place: Bristol, Connecticut
Occupation: Clerk
Publication Title: Bristol, Connecticut, City Directory, 1939
1940 Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Annette Slade
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut
Street: Oakland Street
House Number: 125
Inferred Residence in 1935: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 2A
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederick C Slade 58
Anna L Slade 65
Annette Slade 21
NOTE: There is a note that a form is missing about a 4th person -- that is probably Herman Theinert
Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1940
Name: Annette Slade
Residence Year: 1940
Street Address: 125 Oakland
Residence Place: Bristol; Plainville; Terryville, Connecticut
Occupation: Clerk
Publication Title: Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1940
1940 Marriage / PartnerAnnette SLADE and Donald Eugene KAHMS 3 July 1940, Bristol, Connecticut, USA
She was 21 years old.
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1941
Name: Annette Kahms
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1941
Street Address: 19 Bohemia
Residence Place: Bristol; Plainville; Terryville, Connecticut
Spouse:
Donald E Kahms
Publication Title: Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1941
Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1941
Slade Annette married Donald Kahms rem to Plainville
Name: Anna L Slade
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1941
Street Address: 125 Oakland
Residence Place: Bristol; Plainville; Terryville, Connecticut
Spouse:
Frederick C Slade
Publication Title: Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1941
1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.
The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950
Name: Annette S Kahms
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1950
Street Address: 9 Carol dr F BPO
Residence Place: Bristol, Connecticut
Spouse:
Donald E Kahms
Publication Title: Bristol, Plainville and Terryville, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950
Bristol, Connecticut, City Directory, 1955
Name: Annette S Kahms
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1955
Street Address: 9 Carol dr
Residence Place: Bristol, Connecticut
Spouse:
Donald E Kahms
Publication Title: Bristol, Connecticut, City Directory, 1955
Bristol, Connecticut, City Directory, 1956
Name: Mrs Annette S Kahms
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1956
Street Address: 9 Carol dr
Residence Place: Bristol, Connecticut
Publication Title: Bristol, Connecticut, City Directory, 1956
Donald E rem to Plainville
NOTE: In 1957, Donald is living with a Herman P Kahms and his wife Katherine H at 172 Broad St in Bristol, CT. Looks like it might be his brother or his father.
Hartford Courant, January 13, 1956
Donald E. Kahms to Annette S. Kahras. land and on Carol Drive
Hartford Courant, Februrary 17, 1956
Annette S.Kahms to Kon-' Manly and Veronica Kieiel. land ;ind buildings on Carol Dr
1956 Marriage / PartnerAnnette SLADE and Joseph BENJAMIN 4 February 1956, Bristol, Connecticut, USA
She was 37 years old.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
2001 Death of Spouse/PartnerDonald Eugene KAHMS died 5 January 2001, Neosho, Missouri, USA
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
Death
Name: Annette Slade
[Annette Slade Kahms]
[Annette Benjamin]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1918
Birth Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Death Date: 12 Jan 2002
Father: Frederick C Slade
Mother: Anna L Thienert
SSN: 048097084
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as ANNETTE SLADE; Jun 1937: Name listed as ANNETTE SLADE KAHMS; Aug 1958: Name listed as ANNETTE BENJAMIN
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Name: Annette Benjamin
Age: 83
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1918
Death Date: 12 Jan 2002
Death Place: New Jersey, USA
Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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