Henry Carleton DECATUR

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27 March 1904 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

22 August 1971 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Horace Abbott DECATUR Martha Hodges SNOW

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Born: 27 March 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Horace Abbott DECATUR

Mother: Martha Hodges SNOW

Paternal grandparents: Horace Garland CATER , Elizabeth Lucy HAYES

Maternal grandparents: Augustus Brick SNOW , Lucy Ann HODGES

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Henry Carleton married Blanid REIDY abt. 1951 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA . Blanid REIDY was born 12 June 1908 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Blanid died 9 August 1989 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Blanid was the child of George E REIDY and Eugenia C CROWLEY.

Henry Carleton DECATUR died 22 August 1971 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Blanid REIDY
Marriage date: abt. 1951
Marriage place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Blanid REIDY was the child of George E REIDY and Eugenia C CROWLEY

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Name: Henry Carleton Decatur

Marriage Year: 1951

Marriage Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 119

Page Number: 5

Index Volume Number: 157

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.157

Name: Blanid Peige

Marriage Year: 1951

Marriage Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Index Volume Number: 158

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.158

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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Name: Henry Carleton Decatur
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 27 Mar 1904
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Father's Name: Horace Abbott Decatur
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Mother's Name: Martha Hodges Snow
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00842-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 595515
Reference ID: cn 8014

'Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F4XV-724 : 11 March 2018), Henry Carleton Decatur, 27 Mar 1904; citing , cn 8014; FHL microfilm 595,515.
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1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Boston, Massachusetts
Name: Henry C Decatur
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Boston Ward 17, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 1511
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1904
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 7
Sheet Number and Letter: 7B
Household ID: 150
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 620
GS Film Number: 1374633
Digital Folder Number: 004972451
Image Number: 00732

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Martha H Decatur Head F 44 Maine
Ralph G Decatur Son M 20 Massachusetts
Henry C Decatur Son M 6 Massachusetts
Eloidel Crane Lodger F 14 Alabama
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - Boston, Massachusetts
Name: Henry C Decatur
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 519
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Stepson
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Stepson
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 10
Sheet Number and Letter: 10A
Household ID: 190
Line Number: 3
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 739
GS Film Number: 1820739
Digital Folder Number: 004966116
Image Number: 00536

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arthur J Bery Head M 40 Finland
Martha H Bery Wife F 49 Maine
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 - Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Name: Henry C Decatur
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Lansdowne, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
District: ED 77
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1904
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 6
Sheet Number and Letter: 6A
Household ID: 142
Line Number: 39
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 2031
GS Film Number: 2341765
Digital Folder Number: 004952974
Image Number: 00167

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Henry C Decatur Head M 26 Massachusetts
Virginia Decatur Wife F 21 Maryland
Shirley Decatur Daughter F 2 Massachusetts
James M Decatur Son M 0 Massachusetts
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

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.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

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.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

Death
Age: 67
Given Name: Henry
Middle Name:
Surname: Decatur
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Birth Date: 27 Mar 1904
State: Massachusetts
Last Place of Residence: Worcester, Massachusetts
Previous Residence Postal Code: 01606
Event Date: Aug 1971

'United States Social Security Death Index,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:JK6L-SX3 : 19 May 2014), Henry Decatur, Aug 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Name: Henry C Decatur
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 22 Aug 1971
Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 038104
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Unknown Nativity
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'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:VZ58-WL7 : 4 December 2014),...Read full story

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