Priscilla Dawn BATH

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abt. 1926 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

10 April 1973 , Westport, Connecticut, USA

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Russell Fenton BATH Gretchen WOHLBRUCK

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Born: abt. 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Russell Fenton BATH

Mother: Gretchen WOHLBRUCK

Paternal grandparents: John BATH , Carrie Maria WHITNEY

Maternal grandparents: Theodore Clemens WOHLBRUCK , Mabel Louise BROWN

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Priscilla Dawn married Robert J DOYLE abt. 1953 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA . Robert J DOYLE was born abt. 1926

Priscilla Dawn BATH died 10 April 1973 in Westport, Connecticut, USA .
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Priscilla Dawn BATH married

Robert J DOYLE
Marriage date: abt. 1953
Marriage place: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Priscilla Dawn Bath

Marriage Year: 1953

Marriage Place: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 85

Page Number: 109

Index Volume Number: 155

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.155

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

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1926 Birth
Name: Priscilla Bath
Birth Date: 1926
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 2
Page Number: 140
Index Volume Number: 115
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.115

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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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 Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Priscilla D Bath
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 3
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1927
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 261
family number: 438
sheet number and letter: 19B
line number: 53
nara publication: T626, roll 965
film number: 2340700
digital folder number: 4607701
image number: 00676
Household Gender Age
parent Russell F Bath M 24
parent Gretchen Bath F 25
Priscilla D Bath F 3
Russell F Bath M 2
Nancy J Bath F 0
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

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

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.

Obituary
Mrs. Robert J. Doyle
WESTPORT - Mrs. Priscilla Bath Doyle, 45, of 4 Tomahawk lane, wife of Robert J. Doyle, died yesterday in her home.

Services will take place Friday at a time to be announced by the Fable funeral home, 215 West State street.

Born in Boston, Mrs. Doyle was a resident of Westport for 16 years. She was a member of the Westport Young Women's League and treasurer of Westport Social Bridge Ladder.

Survivors, in addition to her husband, are two daughters, Mrs. Deborah Ann Doyle and Miss Carolyn Whitney Doyle, both of Westport; her mother, Mrs. Russell F. Bath, of Shrewsbury, Mass.; a brother, Russell F. Bath, Jr., of Grafton, Mass,; a sister, Mrs. Nancy Roof, of Newton, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews.

The Bridgeport Telegram
Bridgeport, Connecticut
April 11, 1973