Margaret Ann CLARK

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12 November 1896 , Bath, Maine, USA

Died

18 February 1960 , Augusta, Maine, USA

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Bernard James CLARKE Louise Jane PARKER

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Born: 12 November 1896 in Bath, Maine, USA

Father: Bernard James CLARKE

Mother: Louise Jane PARKER

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Margaret Ann married Alton Edward MAINS 13 January 1917 in Bath, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Alton Edward MAINS was born 11 May 1893 in Georgetown, Maine, USA (Parker's Island). Alton Edward died 2 December 1967 in Freeport, Maine, USA. Alton Edward was the child of Lendall Augustine MAINS and Rosa E WILLIAMS.

Margaret Ann CLARK died 18 February 1960 in Augusta, Maine, USA.
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Margaret Ann CLARK married

Alton Edward MAINS
Marriage date: 13 January 1917
Marriage place: Bath, Maine, USA
Source: mainegenealogy.net

Alton Edward MAINS was the child of Lendall Augustine MAINS and Rosa E WILLIAMS

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Name of Groom: Alton MAINS

Groom's Place of Residence: Bath, Me.

Name of Bride: Margaret A. CLARK

Bride's Place of Residence: Bath, Me.

Marriage Date: Saturday, 13 Jan. 1917

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"

Children of Alton Edward MAINS and Margaret Ann CLARK

Alton Edward MAINS

Born: 13 February 1917, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 21 February 1917, Bath, Maine, USA

Isabelle MAINS

Born: 16 January 1918, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 6 February 1918, Bath, Maine, USA

Edward Alton MAINS

Born: 26 February 1919, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 27 August 1919, Bath, Maine, USA

Robert Lee MAINS

Born: 24 March 1921, Bath, Maine, USA
Died: 28 January 2000, Farmington, Maine, USA

Alton Edward MAINS

Born: 6 September 1923, , Maine, USA
Died: 8 January 1987, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Ralph MAINS

Born: 28 January 1925, Freeport, Maine, USA
Died: 21 June 1982, Freeport, Maine, USA

Hazel MAINS

Born: 21 December 1928, , Maine, USA
Died: 27 June 2007, Manchester, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1896
12 November 1896
Bath, Maine, 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.

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Margaret Ann CLARK and Alton Edward MAINS 13 January 1917, Bath, Maine, USA

She was 20 years old.

1917 Birth of Child
Alton Edward MAINS was born 13 February 1917, Bath, Maine, USA

Margaret Ann was 20 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Isabelle MAINS was born 16 January 1918, Bath, Maine, USA

Margaret Ann was 21 years old.

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 Birth of Child
Edward Alton MAINS was born 26 February 1919, Bath, Maine, USA

Margaret Ann was 22 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Robert Lee MAINS was born 24 March 1921, Bath, Maine, USA

Margaret Ann was 24 years old.

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

1923 Birth of Child
Alton Edward MAINS was born 6 September 1923, , Maine, USA

Margaret Ann was 26 years old.

1925 Birth of Child
Ralph MAINS was born 28 January 1925, Freeport, Maine, USA

Margaret Ann was 28 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)

1928 Birth of Child
Hazel MAINS was born 21 December 1928, , Maine, USA

Margaret Ann was 32 years old.

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)

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 - 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.