Joseph Lazare (Mike) THOMAS

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3 September 1918 , Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

17 September 1958 , Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Age: 40

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Joseph Zabulin THOMAS Marie Julie HALL

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Born: 3 September 1918 in Saint-Isidore, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Joseph Zabulin THOMAS

Mother: Marie Julie HALL

Paternal grandparents: Louis Prudent THOMAS , Olive SAULNIER (SONIER)

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre HALL , Marie Susanne BRIDEAU

Joseph Lazare (Mike) was a soldier in World War II.
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Joseph Lazare (Mike) THOMAS died 17 September 1958 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA .
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1918 Birth
Thomas Joseph Lazare, born September 3, 1918 in St-Isidore, Gloucester, New Brunswick
son of Joseph Thomas and Julia Hall
Name of Accoucheur - Michel Thomas

Name: Joseph Lazare Thomas
Event Year: 1914-1919
Event: Naissance (Birth)
Religion: Catholique
Place of Worship or Institution: Gloucester, comté (Bureau de Santé de Bathurst Naissances)
Province: Acadie (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) (New Brunswick)
Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757
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Joseph Lazare (Mike) THOMAS - Birth and Baptism

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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 Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Lazare G Thomas
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, Fitchburg, Fitchburg City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1919
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 14-77
Family Number: 36
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Line Number: 64
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1647
Digital Folder Number: 005460919
Image Number: 00413
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Joseph Z Thomas M 49 Canada
Wife Julia Thomas F 45 Canada
Son Frank J Thomas M 22 Canada
Son Lazare G Thomas M 21 Canada
Son Gilbert Thomas M 20 Canada
Son Alvin Thomas M 19 Massachusetts
Son Leo G Thomas M 17 Massachusetts
Son Arthur Thomas M 15 Massachusetts
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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1942 Army Enlistment
Name: Lazare J Thomas
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, Citizen (White)
State of Residence: Massachusetts
County or City: Worcester

Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: Massachusetts
Enlistment City: Fort Devens
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
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
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of paper and pulp
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 154
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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)