Joseph Aurele THOMAS

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16 April 1919 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

2 October 1964 , Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Joseph Augustin THOMAS Marie Elisabeth BRIDEAU

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Born: 16 April 1919 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Joseph Augustin THOMAS

Mother: Marie Elisabeth BRIDEAU

Paternal grandparents: Didyme THOMAS , Marie Catherine MCGRATH

Maternal grandparents: Joseph John Marcin BRIDEAU , Catherine LOSIER

Joseph Aurele THOMAS died 2 October 1964 in Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Birth — 1919
16 April 1919
Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

Amesbury, Massachusetts
Name: Mildred Thomas
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0006
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New Brunswick
Mother's Birthplace: New Brunswick
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Household ID: 64
Line Number: 58
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
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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)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

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.

Leominster, Massachusetts
Name: Mildred Thomas
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 1, Leominster, Leominster City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 14-161
Family Number: 24
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 12
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
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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)