Elizabeth Alice "Betty" TATRO

(b. 11 February 1930 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 November 2007 , Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 77

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Elizabeth Alice "Betty" TATRO was born 11 February 1930 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Alice "Betty" TATRO was the child of Harold Butler TATRO and Effie DEANS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Wynne J TATRO (TETREAU) and Alice BUTLER

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Elizabeth Alice "Betty" married Robert Clayton SLADE 15 September 1951 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Robert Clayton SLADE was born 21 October 1928 in Stamford, Vermont, USA. Robert Clayton died December 1981 in Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA. Robert Clayton was the child of Clayton Jerome SLADE and Gertrude Florence STEIN.

Elizabeth Alice "Betty" TATRO died 5 November 2007 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA .

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Robert Clayton SLADE-- Date: 15 September 1951 Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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"North Adams, Sept. 16 - Miss Elizabeth Alice Tatro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Tatro of 27 Wall St. and Robert C. Slade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Slade of Stamford, Vt. are on a wedding trip to Cape Cod. They were married Saturday night at 7:30 in First Methodist Church by Rev. Elmer N. Haley. They will live in Springfield where Mr. Slade is a student at AIC."

"Mrs. Harold B. Tatro, Jr. of this city was matron of honor with Joan Davies and Miss Ruth Cummings as bridesmaids. Beveridge Phelps was best man. A reception at Masonic Temple was attended by about 250."

Date: September 17, 1951
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union

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1930 Birth
11 February 1930
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

1930 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Elizabeth A Tatro
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 0
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1930
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Scotland
enumeration district number: 0038
family number: 266
sheet number and letter: 11A
line number: 8
nara publication: T626, roll 884
film number: 2340619
digital folder number: 4606981
image number: 00743
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Harold B Tatro M 32 Massachusetts
wife Effie Tatro F 29 Scotland
son Harold B Tatro M 6 Massachusetts
daughter Elizabeth A Tatro F 0 Massachusetts
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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 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Elizabeth Tatro
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 5, North Adams, North Adams City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Female
age: 10
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1930
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 2-65
family number: 80
sheet number and letter: 4B
line number: 74
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1568
digital folder number: 005460840
image number: 00672
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Harold Tatro M 43 Massachusetts
wife Effie Tatro F 39 Scotland
son Butler Tatro M 16 Massachusetts
daughter Elizabeth Tatro F 10 Massachusetts
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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.

1951 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth Alice "Betty" TATRO and Robert Clayton SLADE 15 September 1951, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

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)

1981 Death of Spouse/Partner
Robert Clayton SLADE died December 1981, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA

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.

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

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

Obituary
North Adams Transcript (MA) - November 15, 2007

Deceased Name: Elizabeth Slade, 77 Native of North Adams

Thursday, November 15 Elizabeth 'Betty' (Tatro) Slade, 77, of Sandwich, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, at Cape Heritage Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a long illness.

Born and raised in North Adams, she graduated from Drury High School in 1947 and attended Skidmore College in New York for a year.
While living in North Adams, she worked for her family-owned store, McCraw & Tatro.

Before moving to Sandwich, she had lived in western Massachusetts, Montpelier, Vt., and Peterborough, N.H.

She leaves two sons, R. Scott Slade and his wife, Celeste Porter Slade, of Deerfield, N.H., and Kenneth D. Slade of Peterborough; a daughter, E. Kimberley Fagnant and her husband, Walter T. Fagnant Jr. of East Sandwich; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Tatro of Carver; and a granddaughter, Sarah E. Fagnant of East Sandwich.

A brother, Harold B. Tatro Jr. is deceased.

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2007 Death
5 November 2007
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 77.

United States Public Records Index
Name: Elizabeth T Slade
Titles and Terms (Original):
Also Known As:
2nd Also Known As Name:
3rd Also Known As Name:
Residence Date: 02 Jan 2008-20 Aug 2008
Residence Place: East Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1930
Phone Number: (508) 789-5757
Phone Number Recorded Date: 20 Aug 2008
Address: 183 N Shore Blvd
Address Continued: East Sandwich, Massachusetts 02537
Address Date: 02 Jan 2008-20 Aug 2008
2nd Address: 183 Stowe Rd
2nd Address Continued: Sandwich, Massachusetts 02563
2nd Address Date: 01 Sep 1998
3rd Address: 180 North Shr
3rd Address Continued: Sandwich, Massachusetts 02563
3rd Address Date: 31 Dec 1996
4th Address: 102 Cheryl 5
4th Address Continued: Peterborough, New Hampshire 03458
4th Address Date: 01 Jun 1987
5th Address:
5th Address Continued:
5th Address Date:
6th Address:
6th Address Continued:
6th Address Date:
Possible Relatives: E T Slade
Record Number: 17965430

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