Joseph A MILLER

(b. 22 February 1891 , Oswego, New York, USA d. November 1976 , New York, USA )

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Joseph A MILLER was born 22 February 1891 in Oswego, New York, USA

Joseph A MILLER was the child of Albert MILLER and Ida BAKER

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Joseph A married Helen L SHOREY 25 January 1915 in Auburn, New York, USA . Helen L SHOREY was born 7 March 1896 in Auburn, New York, USA. Helen L died 6 January 1935 in Rochester, New York, USA. Helen L was the child of William F SHOREY and Anna May DOYLE.

Joseph A MILLER died November 1976 in New York, USA.

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*** LONG SHOT possible obituary - Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, Tuesday, November 16, 1976

Miller, Joseph A. Monday, Nov. 15, 1976, Joseph A. Miller of Rochester. Survived by his wife Mabel A. Miller; his sister Adelaide Miller of Victor, N.Y.; several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 o'clock at Hedges Memorial Chapel, Inc., East Main St. at Alexander, where the service will be held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment, Irondequoit Cemetery. In lieu of flowers friends wishing may contribute to the Christ Lutheran Church, 1410 Clifford Ave in his memory.

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Helen L SHOREY-- Date: 25 January 1915 Place: Auburn, New York, USA
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Helen L SHOREY was the child of William F SHOREY and Anna May DOYLE

Name: Joseph A. Miller
Birth Date: 1892
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Age: 23
Spouse's Name: Helen L. Shorey
Spouse's Birth Date: 1897
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Spouse's Age: 18
Event Date: 25 Jan 1915
Event Place: Cayuga, New York
Father's Name: Albert Miller
Mother's Name: Ida Baker
Spouse's Father's Name: William Shorey
Spouse's Mother's Name: Anna Doyle
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00588-1
System Origin: New York-EASy
GS Film number: 853184
Reference ID: p752 n3767

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Birth
Name: Joseph Miller
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1891
Birth Place: Oswego, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 7332

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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Oswego, New York

Name: Joseph Miller
Age: 8
Birth Date: Feb 1892
Birthplace: New York, USA
Home in 1900: Oswego Ward 1, Oswego, New York
Ward of City: 1
Street: 1 Avenue
House Number: 34
Sheet Number: 2
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 36
Family Number: 37
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Albert Miller
Father's Birthplace: New York, USA
Mother's Name: Ida Miller
Mother's Birthplace: New York, USA
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 8
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Albert Miller
32 Head
Ida Miller
3 Wife
Charles A Miller
11 Son
Joseph Miller 8 Son
Ralph Miller
7 Son
Fred Miller
7 Son
William Miller
5 Son
Ethel Miller
4 Daughter
Burtie Miller
1 Son
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Joseph Miller
Residence Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Age: 14
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Birthplace: United States
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Race: W
Gender:
Family Number: 27
Page: 17
Reference ID: 29
GS Film number: 1435219
Digital Folder Number: 4296305
Image Number: 00743
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Albert Miller M 38y United States
Wife Ida Miller F 38y United States
Son Joseph Miller M 14y United States
Son Ralph Miller M 13y United States
Son Fred Miller M 12y United States
Son William Miller M 10y United States
Son Albert Miller M 6y United States
Son Ignas Miller M 5y United States
1905 New York State Census
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1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Joseph A Miller
Event Place: Auburn Ward 7, Cayuga, New York
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household ID: 91
Page: 4
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Albert Miller M 44y New York
WIFE Ida Miller F 42y New York
SON Charles A Miller M 21y New York
SON Joseph A Miller M 19y New York
SON Ray E Miller M 18y New York
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph A MILLER and Helen L SHOREY 25 January 1915, Auburn, New York, USA

He was 23 years old.

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

World War I Draft Registration
Name: Joseph A Miller
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Auburn City no 1, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 22 Feb 1891
Birthplace: Oswego, New York, United States
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
GS Film Number: 001712042
Digital Folder Number: 005262559
Image Number: 02810
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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 Monroe County, New York
name: Joseph A Miller
residence: , Monroe, New York
estimated birth year: 1891
age: 29
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821121
digital folder number: 4313453
image number: 00318
sheet number: 13
Household Gender Age
Joseph A Miller M 29y
spouse Helen Miller F 24y

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

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 Rochester, Monroe, New York
name: Joseph Miller
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Rochester, Monroe, New York
gender: Male
age: 39
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1891
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 143
family number: 102
sheet number and letter: 4B
line number: 85
nara publication: T626, roll 1452
film number: 2341187
digital folder number: 4661122
image number: 01092
Household Gender Age
Joseph Miller M 39
spouse Helen L Miller F 34

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Helen L SHOREY died 6 January 1935, Rochester, New York, USA

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 - Rochester, New York
Name: Joseph Miller
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 4, Rochester, Rochester City, Monroe, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 65-17
Family Number:
Sheet Number and Letter: 6A
Line Number: 19
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 2842
Digital Folder Number: 005459487
Image Number: 00362
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.

1976 Death
November 1976
New York, USA

He died at the age of 85.

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