Doris Jean MACMILLAN

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20 December 1915 , Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Died

December 1988 ,

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John Daniel MACMILLAN Christina Margaret MACLEOD

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Born: 20 December 1915 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Daniel MACMILLAN

Mother: Christina Margaret MACLEOD

Paternal grandparents: William Peter MACMILLAN , Sarah MACNEIL

Maternal grandparents: Malcom MCLEOD , Christy MATHESON

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Doris Jean married Dana Moulton BEVERLY abt. 1941 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dana Moulton BEVERLY was born 30 October 1917 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA. Dana Moulton died August 1983 in Parker, La Paz, Arizona, USA. Dana Moulton was the child of Ralph Edwin BEVERLY and Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON.

Doris Jean MACMILLAN died December 1988
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Doris Jean MACMILLAN married

Dana Moulton BEVERLY
Marriage date: abt. 1941
Marriage place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Dana Moulton BEVERLY was the child of Ralph Edwin BEVERLY and Eleanor Wentworth MOULTON

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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 — 1915
20 December 1915
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

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)

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.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Doris Jean was 28 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.

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

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

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)

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

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1983 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dana Moulton BEVERLY died August 1983, Parker, La Paz, Arizona, USA

Death
Name: Doris Jean MacMillan
[Doris MacMillan Beverly]
[Doris Beverly]
SSN: 028014692
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Dec 1915
Birth Place: Somerville M, Massachusetts
Death Date: Dec 1988
Father: John D MacMillan
Mother: Christina M MacLeod
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as DORIS JEAN MACMILLAN; Feb 1942: Name listed as DORIS MACMILLAN BEVERLY; 07 Feb 1989: Name listed as DORIS J BEVERLY

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Name: Doris J. Beverly
SSN: 028-01-4692
Last Residence:
85344 Parker, La Paz, Arizona, USA
BORN: 30 Dec 1915
Died: Dec 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951)

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
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