Basil Gardiner PAGE

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10 July 1910 , Gardiner, Maine, USA

Died

12 December 1974 ,

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Albert Martin PAGE Marcia Pamela GLIDDEN

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Born: 10 July 1910 in Gardiner, Maine, USA

Father: Albert Martin PAGE

Mother: Marcia Pamela GLIDDEN

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Basil Gardiner married Lillian Gertrude COMER 13 April 1935 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . Lillian Gertrude COMER was born 1 October 1907 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. Lillian Gertrude died 27 December 1994 in Gardiner, Maine, USA. Lillian Gertrude was the child of John Ernest CONNORS and Ella May FAHEY.

Basil Gardiner PAGE died 12 December 1974
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Lillian Gertrude COMER
Marriage date: 13 April 1935
Marriage place: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Lillian Gertrude COMER was the child of John Ernest CONNORS and Ella May FAHEY

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GARDINER, April 24 (Special) - A marriage which the bridal couple succeeded until Tuseday in keeping a secret from their friends was that of Miss Lillian Gertrude Comer of Farmingdale, and Basil G. Page of this city, driver on fulltime duty at the Central fire station. The ceremony was performed April 13 in Lewiston by Rev. Edward Babcock, D. D. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Ellen Comer of Farmingdale, and is employed at the Gardiner Shoe Co. Mr. Page is the son of Mrs. Marcia Page of this city.

The Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine

April 25, 1935

LILLIAM G CORNER - Bride

BASIL G PAGE - Groom Apr 13, 1935 Maine, United States Marriage 0 FARMINGDALE GARDINER ME ME

Maine Marriages Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996

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1910 Birth
Name: Basil Gardiner Page
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1910
Birth Place: Gardiner
Registration Place: Gardiner, Kennebec
Father: Albert Page, b. Edgecomb, Maine
Mother: Maria Glidden, b. Freedom, Maine

Ancestry.com. Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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)

1920 Kennebec County, Maine
name: Basil G Paige
residence: , Kennebec, Maine
estimated birth year: 1911
age: 9
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820643
digital folder number: 4300998
image number: 00406
sheet number: 4
Household Gender Age
parent Marcia P Paige F 30y
Basil G Paige M 9y
Allen H Paige M 8y
Edward Paige M 2y2m
Gideon F Pond M 71y
Hedwig M Pond F 61y
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
name: Basil G Page
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
gender: Male
age: 19
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1911
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0024
family number: 93
sheet number and letter: 4B
line number: 67
nara publication: T626, roll 834
film number: 2340569
digital folder number: 4584734
image number: 00151
Household Gender Age
parent Marcia G Page F 38
Basil G Page M 19
Allen H Page M 18
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)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 Marriage / Partner
Basil Gardiner PAGE and Lillian Gertrude COMER 13 April 1935, Lewiston, Maine, USA

He was 24 years old.

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

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.

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

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

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.

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