George Herman WENTWORTH

(b. 16 February 1909 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 March 1982 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA )

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George Herman WENTWORTH was born 16 February 1909 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

George Herman WENTWORTH was the child of Charles Edward WENTWORTH and Katherine WINTERBAUR

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George Herman married Bertha Dorothea KORCH abt. 1929 in Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Bertha Dorothea KORCH was born 28 July 1911 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Bertha Dorothea died 3 November 2005 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Bertha Dorothea was the child of Andrew (András) Henry KORCH and Anna "Panna" ROZGONYI.

George Herman WENTWORTH died 11 March 1982 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Bertha Dorothea KORCH-- Date: abt. 1929 Place: , Massachusetts, USA
Bertha Dorothea KORCH was the child of Andrew (András) Henry KORCH and Anna "Panna" ROZGONYI

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Donald G WENTWORTH (b.24 May 1930, , Massachusetts, USA d. 11 July 1987, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Birth
Name: Georgia H Wentworth
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Event Date: 16 Feb 1909
Event Place: Webster, Massachusetts
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Mother's Name: Kathrine Winterbaur
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Reference ID: item 1 p446
GS Film Number: 2315294
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Digital Folder Number: 004000679
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1910 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: George Wentworth
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 1837
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 20
Sheet Number and Letter: 20B
Household ID: 403
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 630
GS Film Number: 1374643
Digital Folder Number: 004972461
Image Number: 01246

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Charles E Wentworth Head M 50 Massachusetts
Kate Wentworth Wife F 45 Germany
Charles Wentworth Son M 20 Massachusetts
Henry Wentworth Son M 19 Massachusetts
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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 - 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 - 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 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: George Wentworth
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 177
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1910
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 6
Sheet Number and Letter: 6A
Household ID: 91
Line Number: 47
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 749
GS Film Number: 1820749
Digital Folder Number: 004966127
Image Number: 00226

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Charles E Wentworth Head M 63 Massachusetts
Catherine Wentworth Wife F 53 Germany
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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 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: George Wentworth
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 291
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Brother-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Brother-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 13
Sheet Number and Letter: 13B
Household ID: 272
Line Number: 68
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 966
GS Film Number: 2340701
Digital Folder Number: 004950046
Image Number: 00725

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Frank Mason Head M 36 Connecticut
Irene Mason Wife F 28 Massachusetts
Richard Mason Son M 2 Massachusetts
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1930 U.S. Census

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.

1930 Birth of Child
Donald G WENTWORTH was born 24 May 1930, , Massachusetts, USA

George Herman was 21 years old.

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 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: George Wentworth
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Webster, Webster Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 14-300
Family Number:
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Line Number: 66
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1655
Digital Folder Number: 005460927
Image Number: 00911

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Wentworth Head M 31 Massachusetts
Bertha Wentworth Wife F 28 Massachusetts
Donald Wentworth Son M 9 Massachusetts
Gordon Wentworth Son M 3 Massachusetts

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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.

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)

Death
Name: George H Wentworth
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Mar 1982
Event Place: Webster, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 023834
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1909
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:VZ52-7Q7 : 4 December 2014), George H Wentworth, 11 Mar 1982; from 'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Webster, Massachusetts, death certificate number 023834, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.
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