Edgar Albert MASON

(b. 28 June 1911 , Warwick, Rhode Island, USA d. 31 January 1998 , Canterbury, Connecticut, USA )

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Edgar Albert MASON was born 28 June 1911 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Edgar Albert MASON was the child of Edgar Albert MASON and Louise Johanna Pauline THEINERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jerome Jesse MASON and Clarissa Nichols WAITE (maternal) Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT and Louisa REUDGEN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Edgar Albert married Hazel Hortense WARREN abt. 1936 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Hazel Hortense WARREN was born 19 October 1916 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Hazel Hortense died 4 December 1987 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA. Hazel Hortense was the child of Albert William WARREN and Minnie Clara MOORE.

Edgar Albert MASON died 31 January 1998 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA.

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Edgar Albert MASON married

Hazel Hortense WARREN-- Date: abt. 1936 Place:
Hazel Hortense WARREN was the child of Albert William WARREN and Minnie Clara MOORE

Children of Edgar Albert MASON and Hazel Hortense WARREN:

Carolyn Ann MASON (b.23 August 1936, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA d. 20 August 2024, Bristol, New Hampshire, USA)
m. Philip Henry BRINDAMOUR 30 July 1954 in Geneva, New York, USA
m. Donald Robert CARL 1960

Marilyn Elaine MASON (b.1 October 1937, , Rhode Island, USA d. 24 May 2014, Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA)
m. Richard Dale BURRIS 17 October 1959 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)

Edgar Albert MASON (b.9 February 1939, , Rhode Island, USA d. 26 February 2022, Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Gale Marlene FRESE 7 June 1969 in San Mateo, California, USA

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1911 Birth
28 June 1911
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

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 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Edgar Mason
Residence: Warwick, E.D. 026, Kent, Rhode Island
Age in years: 3
Estimated birth year: 1912
Birthplace: U S
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's birthplace: U S
Mother's birthplace: U S
Page letter: S
Line number: 3
Film number: 1769018
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1915

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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

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

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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 Pontiac Ave, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Edgar A. Mason, head, age 44, b. RI, parents b. RI, foreman at foundry
Louise J. Mason, wife, age 35, b. CT, parents b. MA
Elizabeth Mason, daughter, age 16, b. CT, father b. RI, mother b. CT
Beatrice Mason, daughter, age 10, b. RI
Edgar A. Mason, son, age 8, b. RI
Earle Mason, son, age 6, b. RI
Mary J. Mason, sister, age 48, b. RI
Walter F. Thenert, brother-in-law, age 25, b. CT, parents b. MA, moulder in foundry
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1925 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Edgar Mason Junior
Residence: Warwick, E.D. 026, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 13
Estimated birth date: 1912
Place of Birth: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Page number: 17
Line number: 16
GSU Film Number: 1769932
Family Number: 147
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

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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 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
name: Edgar A Mason
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
gender: Male
age: 18
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Rhode Island
estimated birth year: 1912
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Rhode Island
mother's birthplace: Rhode Island
enumeration district number: 14
family number: 310
sheet number and letter: 13B
line number: 57
nara publication: T626, roll 2169
film number: 2341903
digital folder number: 4547298
image number: 00313
Household Gender Age
parent Arther Hoyle M 70
Edger A Mason M 54
Laura J Mason F 45
Elizabeth Mason F 26
Beatrice Mason F 20
Edgar A Mason M 18
Earl Mason M 16
Mary N Mason F 58
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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 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
name: Edgar A Mason Junior
event: Census
event date: 1935
event place: Kent, Rhode Island, United States
residence: Main Ave, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
street address: Main Ave
gender: Male
marital status: Single
race: White
head of household - number in family:
birth date: 28 Jun 1911
birthplace: Rhode Island
film number: 1712070

1935 Rhode Island State Census
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1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1936 Birth of Child
Carolyn Ann MASON was born 23 August 1936, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

Edgar Albert was 25 years old.

1937 Birth of Child
Marilyn Elaine MASON was born 1 October 1937, , Rhode Island, USA

Edgar Albert was 26 years old.

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.

1939 Birth of Child
Edgar Albert MASON was born 9 February 1939, , Rhode Island, USA

Edgar Albert was 27 years old.

1940 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
name: Edgar Mason
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 6, Warwick City, Warwick City, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
gender: Male
age: 28
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Rhode Island
estimated birth year: 1912
residence in 1935: Greenwood, Rhode Island
enumeration district number: 2-31
family number: 479
sheet number and letter: 22A
line number: 31
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3759
digital folder number: 005461754
image number: 00086
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Edgar Mason M 28 Rhode Island
wife Hazel Mason F 23 Rhode Island
daughter Caroline Mason F 3 Rhode Island
daughter Marilyn Mason F 2 Rhode Island
son Edgar Mason M 1 Rhode Island
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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)

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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.

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 - West Warwick, Rhode Island
Name: Edgar Albert Mason Jr
Age: 38
Birth Date: abt 1912
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Street Name: East Greenwick Ave
House Number: 10th House
Apartment Number: Rear of 5th
Dwelling Number: 201
Farm: Yes
Acres: Yes
Questionnaire Number: 16
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farm
Occupation Category: Wk
Hours Worked: 100
Worker Class: O
Household Members Age Relationship
Edgar Albert Mason Jr 38 Head
Hazel Mason
33 Wife
Carolyn Ann Mason
13 Daughter
Marilyn Elaine Mason
12 Daughter
Edgar Mason III
11 Son
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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.

1954 Marriage of Child
Carolyn Ann MASON married 30 July 1954, Geneva, New York, USA to Philip Henry BRINDAMOUR

1959 Marriage of Child
Marilyn Elaine MASON married 17 October 1959, Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville) to Richard Dale BURRIS

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 Marriage of Child
Edgar Albert MASON married 7 June 1969, San Mateo, California, USA to Gale Marlene FRESE

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

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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)

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

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.

1987 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hazel Hortense WARREN died 4 December 1987, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

1998 Death
Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001
name: Edgar A Mason Jr
event: Death
event date: 31 Jan 1998
event place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
residence: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
street address: 9 MAPLE LA
gender: Male
age: 86
marital status: Widowed
race: White
hispanic origin:
occupation: DAIRY FARMER
industry: DAIRY FARMING
education: 10
birth date:
birthplace:
estimated birth year: 1912
father's name: MASON SR
spouse's name: HAZEL
certificate number: 02741

Social Security Death Index
Name: Edgar A. Mason
Date of Birth: Wednesday June 28, 1911
Date of Death: Saturday January 31, 1998
Est. Age at death: 86 years, 7 months, 3 days
Last known residence:
City: Canterbury South Canterbury
County: Windham
State: Connecticut
ZIP Code: 06331
Latitude: 41.6970
Longitude: -71.9998
Confirmation: Verified
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Rhode Island
Number: 037-10-1654
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