Mary Frances REGAN

(b. 28 October 1902 , Rumford, Maine, USA d. 14 March 1983 , Skowhegan, Maine, USA )

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Mary Frances REGAN was born 28 October 1902 in Rumford, Maine, USA

Mary Frances REGAN was the child of James Vincent REGAN and Mary Eliza CAYFORD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph D CAYFORD and Eliza A DONAHUE

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

Mary Frances married Chester A S BARKER 10 October 1922 in Skowhegan, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Chester A S BARKER was born 8 October 1896 in Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield). Chester A S died 13 February 1934 in Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield). Chester A S was the child of Harry W BARKER and Gertrude M SEDGLEY.

Mary Frances REGAN died 14 March 1983 in Skowhegan, Maine, USA .

m. (2) 29 Aug 1935, Gorham, New Hampshire, USA
Peter Efstratios Leakos
(1885–1964)

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Mary Frances REGAN married

Chester A S BARKER-- Date: 10 October 1922 Place: Skowhegan, Maine, USA
Chester A S BARKER was the child of Harry W BARKER and Gertrude M SEDGLEY

Names Start Date Location Record Type Marriage Cert No Bride City of Residence Groom City of Residence Bride State of Residence Groom State of Residence
MARY F REGAN - Bride
CHESTER S BARKER - Groom Oct 10, 1922 Maine, United States Marriage 0 SKOWHEGAN SKOWHEGAN ME ME

Maine Marriages Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) (Database courtesy of Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine.)

Children of Chester A S BARKER and Mary Frances REGAN:

Evelyn Nancy BARKER (b.15 November 1922, Skowhegan, Maine, USA d. 5 April 1986, Skowhegan, Maine, USA )

Lucia BARKER (b.21 March 1929, , Maine, USA d. 19 August 2001, Skowhegan, Maine, USA )
m. Paul W TEWKSBURY 27 February 1949 in , Maine, USA

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1902 Birth
28 October 1902
Rumford, Maine, 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

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 - 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.

1922 Marriage / Partner
Mary Frances REGAN and Chester A S BARKER 10 October 1922, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

She was 19 years old.

1922 Birth of Child
Evelyn Nancy BARKER was born 15 November 1922, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

Mary Frances was 20 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Lucia BARKER was born 21 March 1929, , Maine, USA

Mary Frances was 26 years old.

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 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
name: Francis M Barker
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
gender: Female
age: 27
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1903
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter-in-law
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0078
family number: 68
sheet number and letter: 37A
line number: 29
nara publication: T626, roll 839
film number: 2340574
digital folder number: 4584739
image number: 01120
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Harry Barker M 58 Maine
wife Gertrude M Barker F 52 Maine
son Chester S Barker M 34 Maine
daughter-in-law Francis M Barker F 27 Maine
granddaughter Evelyn Barker F 7 Maine
granddaughter Lucia A Barker F 1 Maine
boarder Dorothy T Cressey F 24 Maine
boarder John D Cressey M 49 Maine
boarder Roberta Cressey F 45 Maine
niece Alicia P Moore F 11 Maine
daughter-in-law B...Read MORE...

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)

1934 Death of Spouse/Partner
Chester A S BARKER died 13 February 1934, Skowhegan, Maine, USA (Bloomfield)

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 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
name: Mary Leakos
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Skowhegan Town, Somerset, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 37
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1903
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 13-59
family number: 211
sheet number and letter: 10A
line number: 3
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1492
digital folder number: 005462036
image number: 00341
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Peter Leakos M 54 Greece
wife Mary Leakos F 37 Maine
stepdaughter Evelyn Barker F 17 Maine
stepdaughter Luciah Barker F 11 Maine
stepson James Barker M 9 Maine
daughter Katherine Leakos F 4 Maine
son Stephen Leakos M 2 Maine
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)

1949 Marriage of Child
Lucia BARKER married 27 February 1949, , Maine, USA to Paul W TEWKSBURY

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 Death
14 March 1983
Skowhegan, Maine, USA

She died at the age of 80.

Added: 10/5/2012 8:02:50 PM - Updated: 1/11/2023 8:30:17 PM