Kenneth Philbrick HAYES

Born

25 June 1934 , North Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Died

17 May 2000 , Veazie, Maine, USA

Kenneth Philbrick married Deidra MAYER 30 December 1961 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Deidra MAYER was born abt. 1934

Parents & Family of Kenneth Philbrick HAYES

Parents of Kenneth Philbrick HAYES

Father

Frank Bradford HAYES

Mother

Mary Etta PHILBRICK

Grandparents of Kenneth Philbrick HAYES

Paternal grandparents

George Howard HAYES Minnie Estelle DOLLOFF

Maternal grandparents

Charles E PHILBRICK Grace Agnus COBB

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Kenneth Philbrick HAYES

Kenneth Philbrick HAYES married

Deidra MAYER
Marriage date: 30 December 1961
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Kenneth Hayes Fiance Of Miss Deidra Mayer‎

New York Times - Nov 25, 1962

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Birth — 1934
25 June 1934
North Yarmouth, Maine, USA

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 Gray, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Kenneth B Hayes
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event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Gray Town, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 5
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: 1935
residence in 1935: North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine
enumeration district number: 3-29
family number: 151
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 27
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1474
Digital Folder Number: 005462018
Image Number: 00812
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Frank B Hayes M 25 Maine
wife Mary E Hayes F 24 Maine
son Kenneth B Hayes M 5 Maine
son Charles Hayes M 4 Maine

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Marriage / Partner
Kenneth Philbrick HAYES and Deidra MAYER 30 December 1961,

He was 27 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.

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)

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

Death

Name: Kenneth P. Hayes
State of Issue: Maine
Date of Birth: Monday June 25, 1934
Date of Death: Wednesday May 17, 2000
Est. Age at Death: 65 years, 10 months, 22 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known Residence:
City: Bangor; Glenburn; Hermon; Veazie
County: Penobscot
State: Maine
ZIP Code: 04401

Source / record details
Social Security Death Index
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

Obituary

From: www.umass.edu/ umassmag/ archives/ 2001/ spring2001/ inmemoriamb.html

Kenneth Hayes ’69G, 65, a longtime University of Maine professor who also was active in Democratic politics died Tuesday. Kenneth Hayes, who lived in Veazie, left teaching in 1996 after suffering a heart attack. He had also been battling cancer. Hayes taught political science at the Orono campus for more than 30 years and was the author of three books on Maine politics. In the political sphere, he served a term in the State Senate and ran for Congress in 1988 in an unsuccessful bid to unseat one of his former students, Republican Olympia Snowe. Snowe, now in the U.S. Senate, said Hayes will be sorely missed. Another of his ex-students, Democratic U.S. Rep. John Baldacci, remembered Hayes as a professor, a mentor, a colleague, and a friend. A North Yarmouth native, Hayes received his bachelors' degree at Orono before earning a master's from Yale and a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at

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