Roy Eugene AMES

(b. 24 December 1910 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. July 1954 , Baltimore, Maryland, USA )

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Roy Eugene AMES was born 24 December 1910 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Roy Eugene AMES was the child of Burton Theodore AMES and Marie Amanda Elisabeth THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eugene Declifford AMES and Sarah Peck BACON (maternal) Samuel THIBAULT and Luce LAVOIE

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

Roy Eugene married Frances M HANSEN . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Frances M HANSEN was born abt. 1925 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Frances M died 4 February 1965 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Frances M was the child of John HANSEN and Mae BLESSING.

Roy Eugene AMES died July 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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Roy Eugene AMES married

Frances M HANSEN-- Place:
Frances M HANSEN was the child of John HANSEN and Mae BLESSING

Children of Roy Eugene AMES and Frances M HANSEN:

Kenneth Alan "Butch" AMES (b.1 November 1943, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 10 November 2007, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA)
m. Linda Joan HEDDING 29 June 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Edna Mae AMES (b.1 September 1947, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 25 February 1999, Hartford, Connecticut, USA)
m. William Ellsworth FERRIS 9 May 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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1910 Birth
24 December 1910
Hartford, Connecticut, 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 - 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 - 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 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
name: Roy Ames
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 20
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1910
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0049
family number: 63
sheet number and letter: 22A
line number: 37
nara publication: T626, roll 264
film number: 2339999
digital folder number: 4531868
image number: 00497
Household Gender Age
parent Burton T Ames M 55
parent Amand E Ames F 50
Gilbert T Ames M 25
Roy Ames M 20
Edward Ames M 17
Edna Ames F 15
Evelyn Ames F 13

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 - 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 West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
name: Roy Ames
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: West Hartford Town, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
gender: Male
age: 30
marital status: Divorced
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Brother
relationship to head of household (standardized): Brother
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1910
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 2-235
family number: 36
sheet number and letter: 2A
line number: 37
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 508
digital folder number: 005461397
image number: 00129
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Howard Gilnite M 42 Connecticut
wife Grace Gilnite F 38 Connecticut
daughter Shirly Gilnite F 18 Connecticut
daughter Irene Gilnite F 15 Connecticut
son Howard Gilnite M 12 Connecticut
son Robert Gilnite M 10 Connecticut
daughter Carol Lee Gilnite F 7 Connecticut
son Richard Gilnite M 5...Read MORE...

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)

FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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1943 Birth of Child
Kenneth Alan "Butch" AMES was born 1 November 1943, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Roy Eugene was 32 years old.

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.

1947 Birth of Child
Edna Mae AMES was born 1 September 1947, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Roy Eugene was 36 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Andover, Connecticut
Name: Ray E Ames
Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1910
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Andover, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 355
Household Members Age Relationship
Ray E Ames 40 Head
Frances M Ames
25 Wife
Kenneth A Ames
6 Son
Roy E Ames Jr
4 Son
Edna M Ames
2 Daughter
Mary A Ames
0 Daughter
Mae Duke
56 Mother-in-law
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.