Fred A CHASE

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29 December 1890 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

Died

16 July 1957 , Auburn, Maine, USA

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Born: 29 December 1890 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

Father: Fred A CHASE

Mother: Lillian FURBUSH

Fred A CHASE died 16 July 1957 in Auburn, Maine, USA .

NOTE: Jessie Cobb worked for the Chase family 2 years prior to her death

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Birth — 1890
29 December 1890
Lewiston, Maine, USA

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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.

1900 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Fred A Chase
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 15 Lewiston city Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
birth date: Dec 1889
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 2
sheet letter: A
family number: 27
reference number: 40
film number: 1240587
digital folder number: 004119814
image number: 00529
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Fred A Chase M 40 Maine
wife Lillian Chase F 39 Maine
daughter Ethel F Chase F 14 Maine
son Fred A Chase M 11 Maine
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Fred A Chase
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Lewiston Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 66
page number: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Fred Chase M 48y Maine
wife Lillian Chase F 48y Maine
son Fred A Chase M 20y Maine
dau Gladys Chase F 9y Maine
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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
name: Fred A Chase
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Oxford County, Maine, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 29 Dec 1890
birthplace: Lewiston, 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: 1654008
digital folder number: 005207059
image number: 01126
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Fred A Chase
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
estimated birth year: 1890
age: 30
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820637
digital folder number: 4300992
image number: 00623
sheet number: 9
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Fred A Chase M 57y Maine
wife Lilla C Chase F 57y Maine
son Fred A Chase M 30y Maine
dau Gladys Chase F 18y Maine
dau Ethel F Strout F 34y Maine
Henery F Oates M 11y Maine
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - 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 - 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 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Fred Chase
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
gender: Male
age: 40
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1890
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0016
family number: 33
sheet number and letter: 2A
line number: 36
nara publication: T626, roll 827
film number: 2340562
digital folder number: 4584727
image number: 00554
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Fred A Chase M 68 Maine
wife Lilla Chase F 69 Maine
daughter Ethel Strout F 44 Maine
son Fred Chase M 40 Maine
daughter Gladys Chase F 29 Maine
grandson Thomas H Oatis M 21 Maine
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Fred Chase
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 3, Lewiston, Lewiston City, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 49
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Brother
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1891
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 1-35
family number: 168
sheet number and letter: 9B
line number: 68
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1469
digital folder number: 005462013
image number: 00935
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Ethel Strout F 54 Maine
brother Fred Chase M 49 Maine
sister Gladys Chase F 39 Maine
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

Death
Name: Fred A. CHASE, JR
Date of Death: Tuesday, 16 July 1957
Place of Death: Not given
Age: Not given
Death Certificate Number: 4873

Source citation: 'Maine Deaths, 1956-1997,' database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net/ individual_death_record.asp?id=408525 : accessed 9 November 2012), entry for Fred A. CHASE, JR, 16 July 1957, citing Maine Vital Records.

Obituary
FRED J. A. CHASE
Fred J. A. Chase, 67 of 8 Laurel St., Auburn, died late last night at Central Maine General Hospital where he had been a patient since Saturday.

Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Ralph Spencer of the same address.

Lewiston Daily Sun, July 17, 1957