Alton Edward MAINS

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11 May 1893 , Georgetown, Maine, USA

Died

2 December 1967 , Freeport, Maine, USA

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Lendall Augustine MAINS Rosa E WILLIAMS

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Born: 11 May 1893 in Georgetown, Maine, USA

Father: Lendall Augustine MAINS

Mother: Rosa E WILLIAMS

Paternal grandparents: William Henry MAINS , Margaret J PINKHAM

Maternal grandparents: Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS , Willietta "Etta" FOWLES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Alton Edward married Margaret Ann CLARK 13 January 1917 in Bath, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Margaret Ann CLARK was born 12 November 1896 in Bath, Maine, USA. Margaret Ann died 18 February 1960 in Augusta, Maine, USA. Margaret Ann was the child of Bernard James CLARKE and Louise Jane PARKER.

Alton Edward MAINS died 2 December 1967 in Freeport, Maine, USA.

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Alton Edward MAINS married

Margaret Ann CLARK
Marriage date: 13 January 1917
Marriage place: Bath, Maine, USA
Source: mainegenealogy.net

Margaret Ann CLARK was the child of Bernard James CLARKE and Louise Jane PARKER

Marriage notes:

Name of Groom: Alton MAINS

Groom's Place of Residence: Bath, Me.

Name of Bride: Margaret A. CLARK

Bride's Place of Residence: Bath, Me.

Marriage Date: Saturday, 13 Jan. 1917

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"

Children of Alton Edward MAINS and Margaret Ann CLARK

Alton Edward MAINS

Born: 13 February 1917, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 21 February 1917, Bath, Maine, USA

Isabelle MAINS

Born: 16 January 1918, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 6 February 1918, Bath, Maine, USA

Edward Alton MAINS

Born: 26 February 1919, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 27 August 1919, Bath, Maine, USA

Robert Lee MAINS

Born: 24 March 1921, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 28 January 2000, Farmington, Maine, USA

Alton Edward MAINS

Born: 6 September 1923, , Maine, USA
Died: 8 January 1987, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Ralph MAINS

Born: 28 January 1925, Freeport, Maine, USA
Died: 21 June 1982, Freeport, Maine, USA

Hazel MAINS

Born: 21 December 1928, , Maine, USA
Died: 27 June 2007, Manchester, Maine, USA

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1893 Birth
name: Alton Mains
event type: Birth
event date: 11 May 1893
event place: Georgetown, , Maine
gender: Male
age:
estimated birth year:
father: Lendall Mains
mother: Rosa Williams
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 9989
dgs number: 4703828
image number: 01585

'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KC8T-5VG : accessed 25 Nov 2012), Alton Mains, 1893.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

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

1910 Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: Alton E Maines
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 231
page number: 11
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Lendall Maines M 43y Maine
wife Rosa E Maines F 36y Maine
son Alton E Maines M 19y Maine
dau Hattie G Maines F 15y Maine
dau Bertha M Maines F 13y Maine
dau Abbie E Maines F 9y Maine
dau Florence B Maines F 7y Maine
son Walter R Maines M 2y Maine
dau Agnes E Maines F 1y 4m Maine
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Alton Edward MAINS and Margaret Ann CLARK 13 January 1917, Bath, Maine, USA

He was 23 years old.

1917
name: Alton Edward Mains
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 11 May 1893
birthplace: Georgetown, Maine, United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1654016
digital folder number: 005207067
image number: 04832

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZFB-7LF : accessed 25 Nov 2012), Alton Edward Mains, .
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

1917 Birth of Child
Alton Edward MAINS was born 13 February 1917, Bath, Maine, USA

Alton Edward was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Isabelle MAINS was born 16 January 1918, Bath, Maine, USA

Alton Edward was 24 years old.

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 Birth of Child
Edward Alton MAINS was born 26 February 1919, Bath, Maine, USA

Alton Edward was 25 years old.

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 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: Alton E Mains
residence: , Sagadahoc, Maine
estimated birth year: 1895
age: 25
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: United States
mother's birthplace: United States
film number: 1820649
digital folder number: 4301004
image number: 00218
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Alton E Mains M 25y Maine
wife Margaret A Mains F 23y Maine
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Birth of Child
Robert Lee MAINS was born 24 March 1921, Bath, Maine, USA

Alton Edward was 27 years old.

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

1923 Birth of Child
Alton Edward MAINS was born 6 September 1923, , Maine, USA

Alton Edward was 30 years old.

1925 Birth of Child
Ralph MAINS was born 28 January 1925, Freeport, Maine, USA

Alton Edward was 31 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)

1928 Birth of Child
Hazel MAINS was born 21 December 1928, , Maine, USA

Alton Edward was 35 years old.

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 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
name: Elton Mains
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 37
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1893
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Brother-in-law
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0136
family number: 183
sheet number and letter: 8B
line number: 56
nara publication: T626, roll 938
film number: 2340673
digital folder number: 4607674
image number: 00021
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Clarence Stewart M 38 Colorado
wife Bertha Stewart F 33 Maine
son Elbert Stewart M 7 Maine
brother-in-law Elton Mains M 37 Maine
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 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
name: Alton Mains
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 1, Quincy, Quincy City, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 46
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Son
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1894
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 11-180
family number: 90
sheet number and letter: 5B
line number: 67
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1630
digital folder number: 005460902
image number: 00287
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Lendall Mains M 77 Maine
wife Rose E Mains F 69 Maine
son Alton Mains M 46 Maine
granddaughter Rose Carlson F 14 Massachusetts
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.

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.

1960 Death of Spouse/Partner
Margaret Ann CLARK died 18 February 1960, Augusta, Maine, USA

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.'

1967 Death
Name: Alton E. MAINS
Date of Death: Saturday, 2 Dec. 1967
Place of Death: Freeport, Me.
Age: 74 years
Death Certificate Number: 6710103

Source citation: 'Maine Deaths, 1956-1997,' database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net/ individual_death_record.asp?id=90789 : accessed 5 June 2012), entry for Alton E. MAINS, 2 Dec. 1967, citing Maine Vital Records.