Wallace David FRENCH

Born

27 August 1924 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

Died

18 June 1975 , Chelsea, Maine, USA

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James Lincoln FRENCH Susan Louise HANSCOM

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Born: 27 August 1924 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

Father: James Lincoln FRENCH

Mother: Susan Louise HANSCOM

Paternal grandparents: David Albion FRENCH , Eunice Hannah COBB

Maternal grandparents: George Aaron HANSCOM , Eva Marie HOLT

Wallace David was a soldier in World War II.
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Wallace David married Helen Bernice FOSTER 2 July 1946 in Poland, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Helen Bernice FOSTER was born 8 October 1928 in Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills). Helen Bernice died 6 May 2003 in Madison, Maine, USA. Helen Bernice was the child of Vinton Alma FOSTER and Florence M SWALLOW.

Wallace David FRENCH died 18 June 1975 in Chelsea, Maine, USA .

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Wallace David FRENCH married

Helen Bernice FOSTER
Marriage date: 2 July 1946
Marriage place: Poland, Maine, USA
Helen Bernice FOSTER was the child of Vinton Alma FOSTER and Florence M SWALLOW

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Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine

July 6, 1946

Name of Groom: Wallace D. FRENCH

Groom's Place of Residence: Poland, Me.

Name of Bride: Hellen B. FOSTER

Bride's Place of Residence: Mechanic Falls, Me.

Marriage Date: Tuesday, 2 July 1946

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 Wallace D. FRENCH and Hellen B. FOSTER, Tuesday, 2 July 1946, citing Maine Vital Records.

Children of Wallace David FRENCH and Helen Bernice FOSTER

Wesley Wallace FRENCH

Born: 27 March 1950, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 9 May 2013, , Maine, USA

Gary Allen FRENCH

Born: 3 July 1954, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 27 April 2015, Canaan, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1924
27 August 1924
Lewiston, Maine, USA

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 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Wallace D French
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
gender: Male
age: 5
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1925
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0044
family number: 292
sheet number and letter: 13A
line number: 40
nara publication: T626, roll 828
film number: 2340563
digital folder number: 4584728
image number: 00340
Household Gender Age
parent James L French M 35
parent Susie L French F 30
Dorothy L French F 14
James L French M 11
Wallace D French M 5
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 Poland, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Wallace D French
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Poland Town, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 15
marital status: Single
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Son
relationship to head of household (standardized): Son
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1925
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 1-73
family number: 206
sheet number and letter: 61A
line number: 8
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1470
digital folder number: 005462014
image number: 00978
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head James L French M 44 Maine
daughter Dorothy L French F 24 Maine
son Wallace D French M 15 Maine
daughter Patricia A French F 6 Maine
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.

1946 Marriage / Partner
Wallace David FRENCH and Helen Bernice FOSTER 2 July 1946, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

He was 21 years old.

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

1950 Birth of Child
Wesley Wallace FRENCH was born 27 March 1950, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Wallace David was 25 years old.

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.

1954 Birth of Child
Gary Allen FRENCH was born 3 July 1954, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Wallace David was 29 years old.

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.

1975 Death
Name: Wallace D. FRENCH
Date of Death: Wednesday, 18 June 1975
Place of Death: Chelsea, Me.
Age: 50 years
Death Certificate Number: 7504612

Source citation: 'Maine Deaths, 1956-1997,' database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net/ individual_death_record.asp?id=108258 : accessed 3 June 2012), entry for Wallace D. FRENCH, 18 June 1975, citing Maine Vital Records.

Obituary
Wallace French
POLAND - Wallace D. French, 51, died Wednesday night at the Veteran's Hospital, Togus, following a long illness.

He was born at Lewiston, August 27, 1924, the son of James L and Susie Hanscom French. He attended Poland schools and was a graduate of Mechanic Falls High School and had been employed in a local paper mill. He was a member of the Minot Corner Methodist Church, a veteran of WWII, a former member and past commander of the Nathan Herrick Post, VFW. He was married July 2, 1946, to Helen Foster, who survives.

Other survivors include his step-mother, Mrs. Ruby French, Lewiston; two sons, Wesley, Auburn, and Gary, Poland; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Colbath, Poland, and Mrs. Patricia Beauchesne, Lewiston; and three grandchildren.

Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, June 20, 1975