James Bernard O'BRIEN

Born

12 October 1883 , Bolton, Vermont, USA

Died

2 June 1966 , Colchester, Vermont, USA

James Bernard married Marie Ovila "Olive" BOMBARD 31 March 1909 in Williston, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie Ovila "Olive" BOMBARD was born 29 March 1887 in Colchester, Vermont, USA . Marie Ovila "Olive" died 10 November 1971 in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, USA . Marie Ovila "Olive" was the child of Joseph BOMBARD and Josephine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) .

Parents & Family of James Bernard O'BRIEN

Parents of James Bernard O'BRIEN

Father

James S O'BRIEN

Mother

Jane T "Jennie" BURKE

Grandparents of James Bernard O'BRIEN

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of James Bernard O'BRIEN

James Bernard O'BRIEN married

Marie Ovila "Olive" BOMBARD
Marriage date: 31 March 1909
Marriage place: Williston, Vermont, USA
Source: familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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Marie Ovila "Olive" BOMBARD was the child of Joseph BOMBARD and Josephine TETR(E)AULT (ROWE)

Marriage notes:

name: James Bernard O'Brien

event: Marriage

event date: 31 Mar 1909

event place: Williston, , Vermont

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father:

mother:

spouse: Olive Bombard

spouse's father: Joe Bombard

spouse's mother: Josephine Rowe Bombard

film number: 1983686

digital folder number: 004703634

image number: 01405

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 11 Feb 2013), James Bernard O'Brien and Olive Bombard, 1909.

Children of James Bernard O'BRIEN and Marie Ovila "Olive" BOMBARD

Marshall Jerome O'BRIEN

Born: 20 May 1907, Williston, Vermont, USA
Died: 4 October 1991,

Margaret Alice O'BRIEN

Born: 11 February 1909, Williston, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Harold Joseph O'BRIEN

Born: 9 September 1910, Williston, Vermont, USA
Died: 14 August 1966, Montpelier, Vermont, USA

Aileen Marie O'BRIEN

Born: 12 September 1912, Williston, Vermont, USA
Died: 7 November 1984, Colchester, Vermont, USA

Bernard Eugene O'BRIEN

Born: 5 December 1914, Williston, Vermont, USA
Died: 21 January 1996, Goffstown, New Hampshire, USA

Brenden James O'BRIEN

Born: 4 July 1917, Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 7 May 1976, Berlin, Vermont, USA

Elizabeth Jane O'BRIEN

Born: 10 April 1923, Williston, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 February 2004, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Virginia Ruth O'BRIEN

Born: 14 February 1926, Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 25 September 2011, Charlotte, Vermont, USA

Beverley Theresa O'BRIEN

Born: 12 March 1928, Williston, Vermont, USA
Died: 7 December 2004, Williston, Vermont, USA

Marlene Josephine O'BRIEN

Born: 16 May 1931, Williston, Vermont, USA
Died: 23 May 1987, Hickory, North Carolina, USA

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Birth — 1883
12 October 1883
Bolton, Vermont, USA

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Marshall Jerome O'BRIEN was born 20 May 1907, Williston, Vermont, USA

James Bernard was 23 years old.

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

1909 Marriage / Partner
James Bernard O'BRIEN and Marie Ovila "Olive" BOMBARD 31 March 1909, Williston, Vermont, USA

He was 25 years old.

1909 Birth of Child
Margaret Alice O'BRIEN was born 11 February 1909, Williston, Vermont, USA

James Bernard was 25 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Birth of Child
Harold Joseph O'BRIEN was born 9 September 1910, Williston, Vermont, USA

James Bernard was 26 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Birth of Child
Aileen Marie O'BRIEN was born 12 September 1912, Williston, Vermont, USA

James Bernard was 28 years old.

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

1914 Birth of Child
Bernard Eugene O'BRIEN was born 5 December 1914, Williston, Vermont, USA

James Bernard was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Brenden James O'BRIEN was born 4 July 1917, Concord, New Hampshire, USA (East, West) (Penacook) (Concord Heights)

James Bernard was 33 years old.

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 - 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 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Jane O'BRIEN was born 10 April 1923, Williston, Vermont, USA

James Bernard was 39 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1926 Birth of Child
Virginia Ruth O'BRIEN was born 14 February 1926, Concord, New Hampshire, USA (East, West) (Penacook) (Concord Heights)

James Bernard was 42 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Beverley Theresa O'BRIEN was born 12 March 1928, Williston, Vermont, USA

James Bernard was 44 years old.

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)

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
Marlene Josephine O'BRIEN was born 16 May 1931, Williston, Vermont, USA

James Bernard was 47 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 - Williston, Vermont

Name: James O'Brien
Respondent: Yes
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Vermont
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Williston, Chittenden, Vermont
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Williston, Chittenden, Vermont
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 3B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 43
Occupation: Carpenter
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 580
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 30
Income: 550
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James O'Brien 54
Olive O'Brien 53
Elizabeth O'Brien 16
Virginia O'Brien 14
Beveley O'Brien 12
Marelone O'Brien 8

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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 - 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.'