Alton Lionel SPROUL

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9 April 1902 , Hallowell, Maine, USA

Died

7 October 1983 , West Gardiner, Maine, USA

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Wilber L SPROUL Flora A WILSON

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Born: 9 April 1902 in Hallowell, Maine, USA

Father: Wilber L SPROUL

Mother: Flora A WILSON

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Alton Lionel married Mabel E BARKER 28 April 1923 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mabel E BARKER was born 10 April 1903 in Gardiner, Maine, USA. Mabel E died 23 May 1986 in Augusta, Maine, USA. Mabel E was the child of Alberton Bradford BARKER and Sarah Lucy KIRK.

Alton Lionel SPROUL died 7 October 1983 in West Gardiner, Maine, USA.
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Alton Lionel SPROUL married

Mabel E BARKER
Marriage date: 28 April 1923
Marriage place: , Maine, USA
Mabel E BARKER was the child of Alberton Bradford BARKER and Sarah Lucy KIRK

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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

MABEL E BARKER - Bride

ALTON L SPROUL - Groom Apr 28, 1923 Maine, United States Marriage 0 W GARDINER HALLOWELL ME ME

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Children of Alton Lionel SPROUL and Mabel E BARKER

Alton L SPROUL

Born: 25 March 1925, Hallowell, Maine, USA
Died: 3 July 2012, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Francesca BACHELDER 21 August 1948 Place: , Maine, USA

Jean E SPROUL

Born: 8 February 1933, , Maine, USA
Died: 15 October 1980, Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Married: Herbert Colvin LAFLIN 7 June 1952 Place: , Maine, USA

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1902 Birth
name: Alton L Sproul
event type: Birth
event date: Apr 1902
event place: Hallowell, , Maine
gender: Male
age:
estimated birth year:
father: Hilber L Sproul
mother: Flora A Wilson
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 10041
dgs number: 4703968
image number: 02073

'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KCD5-SYR : accessed 06 Oct 2012), Alton L Sproul, 1902.
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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 Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine
name: Alton D Sproule
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Hallowell Ward 2, Kennebec, Maine
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 213
page number: 11
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Wilbur L Sproule M 42y Maine
wife Flora H Sproule F 37y Maine
son Evan G Sproule M 11y Maine
dau Avis W Sproule F 10y Maine
son Alton D Sproule M 8y Maine
son Osland A Sproule M 5y Maine
dau Addie A Sproule F 2y Maine
Emma E Rowe F 54y Maine
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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 - 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.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 Marriage / Partner
Alton Lionel SPROUL and Mabel E BARKER 28 April 1923, , Maine, USA

He was 21 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925 Birth of Child
Alton L SPROUL was born 25 March 1925, Hallowell, Maine, USA

Alton Lionel was 22 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)

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 Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine
name: Alton Sproul
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine
gender: Male
age: 27
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1903
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0026
family number: 80
sheet number and letter: 4A
line number: 32
nara publication: T626, roll 834
film number: 2340569
digital folder number: 4584734
image number: 00194
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alton Sproul M 27 Maine
wife Mabelle E Sproul F 26 Maine
son Alton Sproul M 5 Maine
brother Orland Sproul M 25 Maine
maid Marian H Allen F 18 Maine
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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 Birth of Child
Jean E SPROUL was born 8 February 1933, , Maine, USA

Alton Lionel was 30 years old.

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 Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine
name: Alton L Sproul
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Hallowell, Hallowell City, Kennebec, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 38
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1902
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 6-37
family number: 204
sheet number and letter: 8B
line number: 67
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1480
digital folder number: 005462024
image number: 01023
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alton L Sproul M 38 Maine
wife Mabel E Sproul F 37 Maine
son Alton L Sproul M 15 Maine
daughter Jean E Sproul F 7 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)

1948 Marriage of Child
Alton L SPROUL married 21 August 1948, , Maine, USA to Mary Francesca BACHELDER

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1952 Marriage of Child
Jean E SPROUL married 7 June 1952, , Maine, USA to Herbert Colvin LAFLIN

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.

1980 Death of Child
Jean E SPROUL died 15 October 1980, Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Alton Lionel was 78 years old.

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)

Death
first name: Alton
middle name:
last name: Sproul
name suffix:
birth date: 9 April 1902
social security number: 004-36-5766
place of issuance: Maine
last residence: Kennebec, Maine
zip code of last residence: 04345
death date: October 1983
estimated age at death: 81

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