Alfred Walter BRANDES

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30 March 1886 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Died

abt. 1954 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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Henry BRANDES Laura Ann KLEBART

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Born: 30 March 1886 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Henry BRANDES

Mother: Laura Ann KLEBART

Maternal grandparents: Friederich Christain VON KLEEBART , Johanna Karoline SHOEN-SCHMIDT-WOKER

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Alfred Walter married Genevieve F GILMARTIN abt. 1911 . Genevieve F GILMARTIN was born abt. 1885 in Pennsylvania, USA. Genevieve F died abt. 1944

Alfred Walter BRANDES died abt. 1954 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Genevieve F GILMARTIN
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Name: Alfred W. Brandos

Gender: Male

Residence Place: Gardner

Marriage Date: Abt 1911

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Genevieve F. Gllrnartln

Name: Genevieve F. Gllrnartln

Gender: Female

Residence Place: Carbondale

Marriage Date: Abt 1911

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Alfred W. Brandos

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1886 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Alfred Walter Brandes
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date:
Baptism/ Christening Place:
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1886
Birthplace: Webster, Massachusetts
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Brandes
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Lara Kelbart
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02211-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
Source Film Number: 1428239
Reference Number:
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1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Alfred Brandes
titles:
residence: Webster town (southwest part), Worcester, Massachusetts
birth date: Mar 1886
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Son
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name: Henry Brandes
father titles:
father birthplace: Germany
mother name: Laura Brandes
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Henry Brandes
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 1698
sheet number and letter: 15B
household id: 376
reference number: 75
gsu film number: 1240695
image number: 00128
Household Gender Age
parent Henry Brandes M
parent Laura Brandes F
Frederick Brandes M
Nellie Brandes F
Etta Brandes F
Alfred Brandes M
Minnie Brandes F
Henry Brandes M
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Alfred Brandes
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 400
page number: 24
Household Gender Age
parent Henry Brandes M 62y
parent Sa*Ra K Brandes F 57y
Nellie Brandes F 27y
Etta Brandes F 25y
Alfred Brandes M 24y
Minnie Brandes F 20y
Henry Brandes M 17y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Alfred Walter Brandes
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Southbridge City no 10, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 30 Mar 1886
birthplace: , , United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1684523
digital folder number: 005216152
image number: 03694

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZN8-193 : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Alfred Walter Brandes, .
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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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Alfred W Brandes
residence: Tom F Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1887
age: 33
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820749
digital folder number: 4311574
image number: 00147
sheet number: 18
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Alfred W Brandes M 33y Massachusetts
wife Genevieve Brandes F 34y Pennsylvania
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Alfred W Brandes
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 44
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1886
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number: 0290
family number: 344
sheet number and letter: 15B
line number: 71
nara publication: T626, roll 966
film number: 2340701
digital folder number: 4607702
image number: 00663
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alfred W Brandes M 44 Massachusetts
wife Genevieve F Brandes F 44 Pennsylvania
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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Alfred W Brandes
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Webster Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 54
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Brother
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1886
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 14-304
family number: 185
sheet number and letter: 9A
line number: 36
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1655
digital folder number: 005460927
image number: 01048
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Nellie Brandes F 56 Massachusetts
sister Etta Brandes F 52 Massachusetts
brother Alfred W Brandes M 54 Massachusetts
sister-in-law Genevieve T Brandes F 54 Pennsylvania
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

World War II Draft Registration
name: Alfred Walter Brandes
event: Draft Registration
event date: 1942
event place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
birth date: 30 Mar 1886
nara publication title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Massachusetts
nara publication number: M2090
arc identifier:
film number: 2372821
digital folder number: 004157536
image number: 02019

'United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V12T-KJ6 : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Alfred Walter Brandes, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publications M1939, M1936, and M1937; FHL microfilm 2372821.
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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.

Death
Name: Alfred W Brandes
Death Date: 1954
Death Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 96
Page Number: 491
Index Volume Number: 112
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.112

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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