Frederick Herbert COLBATH

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31 May 1913 , Poland, Maine, USA

Died

16 December 2003 , Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Frederick Odell COLBATH Ada Augusta WILSON

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Born: 31 May 1913 in Poland, Maine, USA

Father: Frederick Odell COLBATH

Mother: Ada Augusta WILSON

Frederick Herbert was a soldier in World War II.
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Frederick Herbert married Dorothy Louise FRENCH 3 June 1944 in Auburn, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Dorothy Louise FRENCH was born 28 February 1916 in Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot). Dorothy Louise died 6 March 1985 in Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills). Dorothy Louise was the child of James Lincoln FRENCH and Susan Louise HANSCOM.

Frederick Herbert COLBATH died 16 December 2003 in Brunswick, Maine, USA.
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Dorothy Louise FRENCH
Marriage date: 3 June 1944
Marriage place: Auburn, Maine, USA
Dorothy Louise FRENCH was the child of James Lincoln FRENCH and Susan Louise HANSCOM

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James O'dell COLBATH

Born: 14 January 1946, Mechanic Falls, Maine, USA
Died: 11 March 2001, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Heidelore DUDEK 25 October 1969 Place: Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

Susan Ada COLBATH

Born: 13 September 1957, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 30 May 2006,

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Birth — 1913
31 May 1913
Poland, Maine, USA

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

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)

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Frederick Herbert COLBATH and Dorothy Louise FRENCH 3 June 1944, Auburn, Maine, USA (Danville)

He was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
James O'dell COLBATH was born 14 January 1946, Mechanic Falls, Maine, USA

Frederick Herbert was 32 years old.

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.

1957 Birth of Child
Susan Ada COLBATH was born 13 September 1957, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Frederick Herbert was 44 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

1969 Marriage of Child
James O'dell COLBATH married 25 October 1969, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills) to Heidelore DUDEK

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

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)

1985 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothy Louise FRENCH died 6 March 1985, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

1986 - 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.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 Death of Child
James O'dell COLBATH died 11 March 2001, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Frederick Herbert was 87 years old.

2001 - 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.

Death
first name: Fred
middle name: H
last name: Colbath
name suffix:
birth date: 31 May 1913
social security number: 006-28-1849
place of issuance: Maine
last residence: Cumberland, Maine
zip code of last residence: 04011
death date: 16 December 2003
estimated age at death: 90

'United States Social Security Death Index,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VSZF-SZ7 : accessed 23 Nov 2012), Fred H Colbath, 16 December 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

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Obituary
Fred H. Colbath
1913-2003
BRUNSWICK - Fred H Colbath, 90, formerly of Poland died Tuesday, Dec. 16, at Mid Coast Hospital.

He was born at Poland Corner on May 31, 1913, the son of Frederick and Ada Wilson O'Dell. He lived most of his life in Poland and attended the Shaker school in New Gloucester.

He had been employed at Channel 8 for 10 years and then at Gould & Scammon. He enjoyed carpentry and gardening. He married the former Dorothy French on Jun 3, 1943. She passed away on March 6, 1985. He is survived by a daughter, Susan Colbath of Brunswick; a son, Bradely Colbath of Florida; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a son, James Colbath.

Sun-Journal
Lewiston, Maine
Thursday, December 18, 2003