Alan Douglas HEY

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27 October 1917 , Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Died

31 May 1953 , Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Cause of Death: died with his daughter in a boating accident

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Sikes HEY Lilian Rosa Lottie BLACKIE

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Born: 27 October 1917 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sikes HEY

Mother: Lilian Rosa Lottie BLACKIE

Alan Douglas was a soldier in World War II.
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Alan Douglas married Gloria WOLSCHENDORF abt. 1944 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Gloria WOLSCHENDORF was born 29 January 1917 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA. Gloria died July 1983 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. Gloria was the child of Arthur Frederick WOLDORF (WOLSCHENDORF) and Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT.

Alan Douglas HEY died 31 May 1953 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA .

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Alan Douglas HEY married

Gloria WOLSCHENDORF
Marriage date: abt. 1944
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Gloria WOLSCHENDORF was the child of Arthur Frederick WOLDORF (WOLSCHENDORF) and Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT

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Name: Alan Douglas Hey

Marriage Year: 1944

Marriage Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 33

Page Number: 119

Index Volume Number: 132

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.132

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [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 Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of Alan Douglas HEY and Gloria WOLSCHENDORF

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Born: , Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
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Meredith HEY

Born: abt. 1949, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 May 1953, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1917
27 October 1917
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Name: Allan Hey
Residence: Plymouth Town, Plymouth, Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1918
Age: 2
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820727
Digital Folder Number: 4311552
Image Number: 00390
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
parent Sikes Hey M 47y
Gladys L Hey F 13y
Norman Hey M 9y
Allan Hey M 2y2m
Lydia T Bohm F 40y

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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 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Name: Allan D Hey
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1918
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
father's birthPlace: England
mother's birthPlace: England
enumeration district number: 0084
family number: 32
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 15
nara publication: T626, roll 940
Film Number: 2340675
Digital Folder Number: 4607676
Image Number: 00795
Household Gender Age
parent Sikes Hey M 56
Gladys Hey F 23
Norman W S Hey M 20
Allan D Hey M 12

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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.

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 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Name: Alan D Hey
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Street: Oak Street
House Number: 20
Inferred Residence in 1935: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 1A
Household Members:
Name Age
Sihes Hey 66
Alan D Hey 22
Evelyn Donovan 48

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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Military Service

Name: Alan D Hey
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1917
Service Number: 6071222
Unit: 35 NCB USNR
Company: 35 NCB USN
Enlistment Date: 1 Aug 1942
Discharge Date: 17 Oct 1945
Death Date: 31 May 1953
Cemetery: Vine Hills
Cemetery Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

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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.

1946 Mason Membership

Name: Alan Douglas Hey
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1917
Birth Place: Plymouth
Death Date: 31 May 1953
Last Residence Place: Plymouth
Lodge: Plymouth
Occupation: Plumber Steamfitter

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733–1990. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts

Alan Douglas HEY - Name: Alan Douglas Hey Birth Date: 27 Oct 1917 Birth Place: Plymouth Death Date: 31 May 1953 Last Residence Place: Plymouth Lodge: Plymouth Occu

Name: Alan Douglas Hey
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1917
Birth Place: Plymouth
Death Date: 31 May 1953
Last Residence Place: Plymouth
Lodge: Plymouth
Occupation: Plumber Steamfitter

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733–1990. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts

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1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Plymouth, Massachusetts

Name: Alan Hey
Age: 32
Birth Date: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 108
Household Members Age Relationship
Alan Hey 32 Head
Gloria Hey
33 Wife
Ladd Hey
3 Son
Merideth Hey
0 Daughter

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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

Alan Douglas HEY - Name: Alan D Hey Birth Date: 27 Oct 1917 Death Date: 31 May 1953 Cemetery: Vine Hills Cemetery Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Ancestry.com.

Name: Alan D Hey
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1917
Death Date: 31 May 1953
Cemetery: Vine Hills
Cemetery Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data:
Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

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