Nancy Rheel STEWART

(b. 18 July 1936 , Winchester, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 September 2024 , Alton, New Hampshire, USA )

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Nancy Rheel STEWART was born 18 July 1936 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA

Nancy Rheel STEWART was the child of Herbert Irving STEWART and Etta Alberta RHEEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Albert Cook STEWART and Etta May PERKINS (maternal) George Henry RHEEL and Etta Irene SMITH

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

Nancy Rheel married Dana Winslow THOMAS abt. 1957 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Dana Winslow THOMAS was born 13 September 1928 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. Dana Winslow died 30 December 2017 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA (North, South, East, Center) (Wolfeboro Falls). Dana Winslow was the child of Harold William THOMAS and Marion BEAN.

Nancy Rheel STEWART died 1 September 2024 in Alton, New Hampshire, USA .

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Dana Winslow THOMAS was the child of Harold William THOMAS and Marion BEAN

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Birth
Name: Nancy Rheel Stewart
Birth Date: 1936
Birth Place: Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 352
Page Number: 204
Index Volume Number: Index
Reference Number: F63.M362 Index

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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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 Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Name: Nancy Stewart
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1937
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Haverhill-st
House Number: 432
Farm: No
Sheet Number: 12A
Household Members:
Name Age
Herbert I Stewart 34
Etta A Stewart 34
Nancy Stewart 3
Roger Stewart 1
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 - Reading, Massachusetts
Name: Nancy R Stewart
Age: 13
Birth Date: abt 1937
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Herbert J Stewart
43 Head
Etta A Stewart
44 Wife
Nancy R Stewart 13 Daughter
Roger S Stewart
11 Son
Sally A Stewart
9 Daughter
Linda M Stewart
6 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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

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

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.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2017 - Donald J. Trump becomes President of the United States

2017 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dana Winslow THOMAS died 30 December 2017, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, USA (North, South, East, Center) (Wolfeboro Falls)

January 20, 2020 - CDC reports the first laboratory-confirmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. from samples taken on January 18 in Washington state and on the same day activates its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to respond to the emerging outbreak. (cdc.gov)

2021 - Joseph R. Biden becomes President of the United States

'In June 2022..., the U.S. Supreme Court... overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling there is no federal constitutional right to abortion. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization abandoned nearly 50 years of precedent and marked the first time in history that the Supreme Court has taken away a fundamental right.' (reproductiverights.org)

Ex-President Donald J. Trump took credit for this, stating: 'I was proudly the person responsible for the ending of … Roe v. Wade.' (truthsocial video post 112235238031827342 dated April 8, 2024)

Obituary
Nancy Rheel Stewart Thomas, longtime resident of Alton, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2024 at the age of 88. Nancy was a devoted wife, mother and friend with a generous spirit, delightful sense of humor and infectious laugh.

Nancy was born on July 18, 1936 in Winchester, MA, the eldest child of Herbert and Etta (Rheel) Stewart. She graduated from Reading High School and earned her nursing degree at Boston Children’s Hospital. Nancy married Dana W. Thomas in 1957 and they moved their growing family to Alton, NH in 1962.

For the next 15 years, Nancy was a stay-at-home mom raising her five children and volunteering at the Community Church of Alton. In 1975, she began working at Alton Central School, where she would remain for nearly 20 years, first as the Elementary Secretary/ Librarian and then as Secretary to the Principal. In 1993, she accepted an Administrative Assistant role at the SAU office for the Governor Wentworth Regional School District in Wolfeboro....Read MORE...

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2024 Death
1 September 2024
Alton, New Hampshire, USA

She died at the age of 88.

Added: 8/5/2012 8:47:40 AM - Updated: 3/27/2025 11:10:33 AM