Samuel MANTHA

(b. 22 June 1895 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 August 1953 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Samuel MANTHA was born 22 June 1895 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel MANTHA was the child of Arthur MANTHA and Marie Melvina COLLETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thanice Arthur MANTHA and Marceline UNKNOWN (maternal) Samuel COLLETTE and Lydia JULIEN

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Samuel married Amelda RIVERS 6 September 1915 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Amelda RIVERS was born 18 January 1897 in Union, Connecticut, USA. Amelda died abt. 1985 Amelda was the child of Ezra RIVERS and Ellen BENOIT.

Samuel MANTHA died 18 August 1953 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Amelda RIVERS-- Date: 6 September 1915 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Amelda RIVERS was the child of Ezra RIVERS and Ellen BENOIT

Name: Almelda Rivers
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1897
Birth Place: Union, Connecticut
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1915
Marriage Place: Fiskdale, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Joseph Rivers
Mother: Helen Rivers
Spouse: Samuel Mantha

Name: Samuel Mantha
Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birth Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1915
Marriage Place: Fiskdale, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Arthur Mantha
Mother: Malvina Mantha
Spouse: Almelda Rivers

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1895 Birth
22 June 1895
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Samuel Mantha
Age: 4
Birth Date: Jun 1895
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 118
Family Number: 127
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Grand Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Arthur Mantha
Father's Birthplace: France, Canada
Mother's name: Malvina Mantha
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Household Members:
Name Age
Thanice Mantha 78
Marceline Mantha 52
Arthur Mantha 25
Malvina Mantha 23
Samuel Mantha 4
Flora Mantha 9/ 12

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Sterling, Massachusetts
Name: Samuel Mantha
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Arthur Mantha
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Melvina Mantha
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Weaver
Industry: Cotton Mill
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
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Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Mantha 34
Melvina Mantha 33
Samuel Mantha 14
Flora Mantha 10
Ella Mantha 8
Louisa Mantha 6
Silvio Mantha 2
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 Marriage / Partner
Samuel MANTHA and Amelda RIVERS 6 September 1915, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

He was 20 years old.

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 - 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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Samuel Mantha
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: East Brimfield to Holland Road.
Block: 7-101
Dwelling Number: 135
Family Number: 146
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 7
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at first Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Polisher
Industry: Auger Shop
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Mantha 35
Almeda M Mantha 33
Arthur S Mantha 14
Dorothy M Mantha 11
Ralph J Mantha 6
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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Samuel Mantha
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
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Street: R F D 1 E Berinfield
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 3A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 65
Occupation: Polisher
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 1000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1010
Income Other Sources: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Mantha 44
Aleda M Mantha 42
Ralph J Mantha 16
Donald J Mantha 3

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.