HELP! flag male ancestor  Jerome Philip Sr.  O'KANE

  (b. April 30, 1928 Millinocket, Maine, USA   d. March 13, 2008 Millinocket, Maine, USA )  
Age: 79

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Jerome Philip Sr. O'KANE was born April 30, 1928 in Millinocket, Maine, USA

Jerome Philip Sr. O'KANE was the child of Patrick Thomas Raymond O'KANE   and   Mary Eva LEPAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  James O'KANE and Elizabeth Mary WHITTY (maternal)  François Xavier LEPAGE and Mary Emma MATTON (MATHON)

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Jerome Philip Sr.  married  Alice Mary MCDOUGALL August 6, 1955 in Millinocket, Maine, USA .  Alice Mary MCDOUGALL  was born August 3, 1935 in Millinocket, Maine, USA.  Alice Mary died August 30, 2006 in Bangor, Maine, USA.  Alice Mary was the child of Harold James MCDOUGALL SR. and Josephine Mary WILLETTE.

Jerome Philip Sr. O'KANE died March 13, 2008 in Millinocket, Maine, USA.

Occupation: Electrician



Military Service - Korean War Veteran


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Jerome Philip Sr. O'KANE married flag female ancestor Alice Mary MCDOUGALL-- Date: August 6, 1955 Place: Millinocket, Maine, USA
Alice Mary MCDOUGALL was the child of Harold James MCDOUGALL SR. and Josephine Mary WILLETTE




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Millinocket, Maine, USA
Millinocket, Me. - Mt. Katahdin
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St. Martin's Church
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Great Northern Hotel
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Millinocket, Maine, USA
Great Northern Hotel
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B. & A. Depot, Millinocket, Me.
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birth1928 Birth
April 30, 1928
Millinocket, Maine, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
marriage1955 Marriage / Partner
Jerome Philip Sr. O'KANE and Alice Mary MCDOUGALL August 6, 1955, Millinocket, Maine, USA

He was 27 years old.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
News2001 - 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.
2006 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alice Mary MCDOUGALL died August 30, 2006, Bangor, Maine, USA
death2008 Death
March 13, 2008
Millinocket, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 79.

Jerome is buried at: Millinocket Cemetery - Millinocket, Maine, USA
Added: 4/20/2019 5:55:02 PM - Updated: 12/18/2020 2:01:56 PM
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