Martin H TIFFANY

Born

16 June 1904 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Died

29 September 1968 , Bayport, New York, USA

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Martin John TIFFANY Mary Evangeline KELCH

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Born: 16 June 1904 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Father: Martin John TIFFANY

Mother: Mary Evangeline KELCH

Maternal grandparents: Henry KELCH , Catherine WELCH

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Martin H married Caroline C TIMMERMAN 14 September 1930 in Morristown, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Caroline C TIMMERMAN was born August 1909 in Patterson, New York, USA. Caroline C died 26 March 1965 in Bayport, New York, USA. Caroline C was the child of Frederick TIMMERMAN and Celema THOMPSON.

Martin H TIFFANY died 29 September 1968 in Bayport, New York, USA.

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Martin H TIFFANY married

Caroline C TIMMERMAN
Marriage date: 14 September 1930
Marriage place: Morristown, Vermont, USA
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Caroline C TIMMERMAN was the child of Frederick TIMMERMAN and Celema THOMPSON

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Name: Caroline C Timmerman

Gender: Female

Age: 21

Record Type: Certificate of Marriage (Marriage)

Birth Date: abt 1909

Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1930

Marriage Place: Morristown, Lamoille, Vermont, USA

Father: Frederic Timmerman

Mother: Alema Thompson

Spouse: Martin H Tiffany

Vermont, U.S., Marriage Records, 1909-2008

Children of Martin H TIFFANY and Caroline C TIMMERMAN

Martin J TIFFANY

Born: 5 May 1931, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: July 1993, Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, USA

Frederick TIFFANY

Born: 25 July 1932, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 11 August 2010, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Married: Christa Elise Charlotte GUNDLACH 1953

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1904 Birth
Family Name Given Name Month of
Birth Day of
Birth Year of
Birth Certificate
Number County FHL roll
number
Tiffany Martin Jun 16 1904 26837 (1904) Manhattan 1984239

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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

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 Kings County, New York
name: Martin Tiffany
residence: , Kings, New York
estimated birth year: 1905
age: 15
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Grandson
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Michigan
mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
film number: 1821167
digital folder number: 4313515
image number: 00122
sheet number: 17
Household Gender Age
Henry Kelch M 59y
Catherine Kelch F 62y
John Kelch M 38y
Martin Tiffany M 15y

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 Marriage / Partner
Martin H TIFFANY and Caroline C TIMMERMAN 14 September 1930, Morristown, Vermont, USA (Morrisville)

He was 26 years old.

1930 Queens, Queens, New York
name: Martin Tiffany
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Queens (Districts 1-250), Queens, New York
gender: Male
age: 26
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1904
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Roomer
father's birthplace: Scotland
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 220
family number: 161
sheet number and letter: 9B
line number: 56
nara publication: T626, roll 1592
film number: 2341327
digital folder number: 4639141
image number: 00150
Household Gender Age
Lillian Quillan F 43
Arthur Quillan M 22
Catherine Vanness F 66
Martin Tiffany M 26
Caroline Tiffany F 21
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.

1931 Birth of Child
Martin J TIFFANY was born 5 May 1931, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Martin H was 26 years old.

1932 Birth of Child
Frederick TIFFANY was born 25 July 1932, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Martin H was 28 years old.

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 Bronx, New York
Name: Martin Tiffany
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: New York, Bronx, New York
Street: Fordham Street
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, Bronx, New York
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 4A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 70
Household Members:
Name Age
Martin Tiffany 35
Caroline Tiffany 30
Martin Tiffany 8
Frederick Tiffany 7
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)

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 - Riverhead, Suffolk, New York
Name: Martin Tiffany
Age: 45
Birth Date: abt 1905
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, USA
Dwelling Number: 14
Household Members Age Relationship
Martin Tiffany 45 Head
Caroline Tiffany
40 Wife
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.'