Irene FAHEY

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18 November 1906 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

Died

30 April 1986 , Auburn, Maine, USA

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Edward Francis FAHEY Jessie Evelyn HEAD

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Born: 18 November 1906 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

Father: Edward Francis FAHEY

Mother: Jessie Evelyn HEAD

Paternal grandparents: Matthew W FAHEY , Ella J KEANE

Maternal grandparents: Francis Edmund HEAD , Francis Statira Jane "Jennie" ROGERSON

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Irene married Horace Bisbee EVANS 8 May 1926 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Horace Bisbee EVANS was born 16 March 1905 in Rumford, Maine, USA. Horace Bisbee died 27 March 1978 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. Horace Bisbee was the child of Thomas Stewart EVANS and Nellie May COOMBS.

Irene FAHEY died 30 April 1986 in Auburn, Maine, USA .
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Irene FAHEY married

Horace Bisbee EVANS
Marriage date: 8 May 1926
Marriage place: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Horace Bisbee EVANS was the child of Thomas Stewart EVANS and Nellie May COOMBS

Marriage notes:

Name of Groom: Horace B. EVANS

Groom's Place of Residence: Auburn, Me.

Name of Bride: Irene FAHEY

Bride's Place of Residence: Auburn, Me.

Marriage Date: Saturday, 8 May 1926

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net : accessed 3 Jun 2012), entry for Horace B. EVANS and Irene FAHEY, Saturday, 8 May 1926, citing Maine Vital Records.

Children of Horace Bisbee EVANS and Irene FAHEY

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Born: , Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville)
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Ella EVANS

Born: 6 May 1930, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 9 December 2011, Auburn, Maine, USA

Married: Joseph RICHARDS

Married: Norman K DUMOND 15 April 1978 Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1906
18 November 1906
Lewiston, Maine, USA

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 - 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

1926 Marriage / Partner
Irene FAHEY and Horace Bisbee EVANS 8 May 1926, Lewiston, Maine, USA

She was 19 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 - 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 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine

Name: Irene Evans
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1907
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0033
family number: 438
Sheet Number and Letter: 19A
Line Number: 35
nara publication: T626, roll 827
Film Number: 2340562
Digital Folder Number: 4584727
Image Number: 01078
Household Gender Age
spouse Horace Evans M 25
Irene Evans F 23
child Edward Evans M 3

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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.

1930 Birth of Child
Ella EVANS was born 6 May 1930, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Irene was 23 years old.

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.

1973 - 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.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

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.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

1978 Death of Spouse/Partner
Horace Bisbee EVANS died 27 March 1978, Lewiston, Maine, USA

1978 Marriage of Child
Ella EVANS married 15 April 1978, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA to Norman K DUMOND

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

Obituary

Lewiston Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Friday, May 2, 1986

Irene F. Evans
LEWISTON - Irene Fahey Evans, 79, or 14 Granite St. Auburn, died Wednesday evening at Central Maine Medical Center following a long illness.

Born in Lewiston, Nov. 18, 1906, the daughter of Edward and Jessie Head Fahey, she was educated in Lewiston schools.

Mrs. Evans was married in Lewiston on May 8, 1925, to Horace B. Evans. He died in Lewiston on March 27, 1978.

For many years Mrs. Evans was a clerk at Draper's Bakery in Lewiston and Eith's Bakery in Auburn.

She was a member of the High Street Congregational Church in Auburn and Fidelity Rebekah Lodge No. 4, IOOF.

Surviors include one son, Edward T. Sr. of Venice, Fla.; one daughter, Ella E. Dumond of Auburn; five grandchildren and three-great grandchildren.

Death — 1986
30 April 1986
Auburn, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 79.