Dana Moulton BEVERLY

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30 October 1917 , Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

August 1983 , Parker, La Paz, Arizona, USA

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Ralph Edwin BEVERLY Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON

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Born: 30 October 1917 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Ralph Edwin BEVERLY

Mother: Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON

Paternal grandparents: George Albee BEVERLY , Eliza ADAMSON

Maternal grandparents: Henry Clifford MOULTON , Eva L LUNT

Dana Moulton was a soldier in World War II.
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Dana Moulton married Doris Jean MACMILLAN abt. 1941 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Doris Jean MACMILLAN was born 20 December 1915 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. Doris Jean died December 1988 Doris Jean was the child of John Daniel MACMILLAN and Christina Margaret MACLEOD.

Dana Moulton BEVERLY died August 1983 in Parker, La Paz, Arizona, USA.

NOTE: David Ignatius Popple's half brother

Raised by his father, his aunt (Hazel A Beverly, d. 10 May 1962) and his uncle, Benjamin Harrison Shute (19 November 1888-26 May 1956)

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Dana Moulton BEVERLY married

Doris Jean MACMILLAN
Marriage date: abt. 1941
Marriage place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
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Doris Jean MACMILLAN was the child of John Daniel MACMILLAN and Christina Margaret MACLEOD

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Name: Doris Jean Macmillan

Marriage Year: 1941

Marriage Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 114

Page Number: 523

Index Volume Number: 134

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.134

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Dana Moulton BEVERLY and Doris Jean MACMILLAN

Kenneth D BEVERLY

Born: 12 June 1944, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 September 2012, Parker, La Paz, Arizona, USA

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Birth
Name: Dana Moulton Beverly
Birth Date: 1917
Birth Place: Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 641
Page Number: 953
Index Volume Number: 92
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.92

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Name: Dana Moulton Beverly
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Oct 1917
Event Place: Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
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Father's Name: Ralph E
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Mother's Name: Lena W Moulton
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Certificate Number: 369
Page: 953
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Digital Folder Number: 005360051
Image Number: 00954

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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 Wakefield, Massachusetts
Name: Dana M Beverly
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 481
Gender: Male
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
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Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1918
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 5
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 93
Line Number: 6
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 716
GS Film Number: 1820716
Digital Folder Number: 004966094
Image Number: 00536

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Ralph E Beverly Head M 33 Massachusetts
Eleanor M Beverly Wife F 29 Massachusetts
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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 Somerville, Massachusetts
Name: Dona M Beverly
Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Nephew
Home in 1930: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Street address: Ossipee Road
Ward of City: Seven part
Block: x
House Number in Cities or Towns: 93A
Dwelling Number: 234
Family Number: 452
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Benjiman H Shute 41
Hazel B Shute 35
Dona M Beverly 12
Ralph E Beverly 42

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 - 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)

1943 Army Enlistment
Name: Dana M Beverly
Name (Original): BEVERLY DANA M
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 09 Jul 1943
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Ft Mcclellan, Alabama, United States
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Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1917
Birthplace: MASSACHUSETTS
Education Level: Post-graduate
Civilian Occupation: Pharmacists
Marital Status: Married
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: No branch assignment
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 34811746
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 08523.274

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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.

1944 Birth of Child
Kenneth D BEVERLY was born 12 June 1944, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Dana Moulton was 26 years old.

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

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.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

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.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)