Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: Aurele Thomas
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Leominster Ward 1, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: 97
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
BirthPlace: Canada
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Household ID: 50
Line Number: 12
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film Number: 1820747
Digital Folder Number: 004311572
Image Number: 00037
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
August D Thomas Head M 21 Canada
Elizabeth Thomas Wife F 22 Canada
Aurele Thomas Son M 0 Canada
Ernest Brideau Brother-in-law M 29 Canada
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Name: Oral Thomas
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0006
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
BirthPlace: Canada-French
Immigration Year: 1921
Father's BirthPlace: New Brunswick
Mother's BirthPlace: New Brunswick
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Household ID: 64
Line Number: 57
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 894
GS Film Number: 2340629
Digital Folder Number: 004606991
Image Number: 00901
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
August Thomas Head M 32 New Brunswick
Elizabeth Thomas Wife F 32 New Brunswick
Oral Thomas Son M 10 Canada-French
Mildred Thomas Daughter F 9 Massachusetts
Irene
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: Joseph A Thomas
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 1, Leominster, Leominster City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
BirthPlace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 14-161
Family Number: 24
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 11
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1651
Digital Folder Number: 005460923
Image Number: 00270
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
August Thomas Head M 42 Canada
Elizabeth Thomas Wife F 42 Canada
Joseph A Thomas Son M 20 Canada
Mildred Thomas Daughter F 19 Massachusetts
Irene Thomas Daughter F 18 Massachusetts
Gerald Thomas Son M 17 Massachusetts
Wallace Thomas Son M 16 Massachusetts
Lillian Thomas Daughter F 11 Massachusetts
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
1947 Marriage / PartnerJoseph William THOMAS and Marie Marguerite Rita LAVOIE 25 November 1947, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
He was 25 years old.
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.
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.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
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)
Obituary Information
Name: Mr Joseph Or Bucky Thomas
Titles and Terms: Mr
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 17 Jan 1998
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
BirthPlace: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Newspaper: Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Spouse and Children
Rita Lavoie Thomas Wife Female
Elizabeth Rideau Thomas Wife Female
Parents and Siblings
August Thomas Father Male
'United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014,' database with images, FamilySearch.org
Birth — 1922
Death — 1998
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