John Ernest CONNORS

(b. 3 September 1874 , Gardiner, Maine, USA d. 22 March 1958 , Gardiner, Maine, USA )

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John Ernest CONNORS was born 3 September 1874 in Gardiner, Maine, USA

John Ernest CONNORS was the child of ? and ?

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

John Ernest married Ella May FAHEY 19 May 1907 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ella May FAHEY was born 25 February 1886 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. Ella May died 12 December 1938 in Farmingdale, Maine, USA. Ella May was the child of Matthew W FAHEY and Ella J KEANE.

John Ernest CONNORS died 22 March 1958 in Gardiner, Maine, USA.

son of Thomas and Mary (Ormand) Connors

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John Ernest CONNORS married

Ella May FAHEY-- Date: 19 May 1907 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Ella May FAHEY was the child of Matthew W FAHEY and Ella J KEANE

NOTE: We are wondering if John J. Comer and John E. Conners are the same person or two different people. If they are different, John E. Conners would be the 2nd marriage, sometime after 1910.

Name of Groom: John J. COMER
Groom's Place of Residence: Lewiston, Me.
Name of Bride: Ella M. FAHEY
Bride's Place of Residence: Lewiston, Me.
Marriage Date: Sunday, 19 May 1907
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (www.mainegenealogy.net : accessed 3 Jun 2012), entry for John J. COMER and Ella M. FAHEY, Sunday, 19 May 1907, citing Maine Vital Records.

Children of John Ernest CONNORS and Ella May FAHEY:

Lillian Gertrude COMER (b.1 October 1907, Lewiston, Maine, USA d. 27 December 1994, Gardiner, Maine, USA)
m. Basil Gardiner PAGE 13 April 1935 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

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1874 Birth
3 September 1874
Gardiner, Maine, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

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.

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.

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)

1907 Marriage / Partner
John Ernest CONNORS and Ella May FAHEY 19 May 1907, Lewiston, Maine, USA

He was 32 years old.

1907 Birth of Child
Lillian Gertrude COMER was born 1 October 1907, Lewiston, Maine, USA

John Ernest was 33 years old.

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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 Farmingdale, Kennebec, Maine
name: John E Connors
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Farmingdale, Kennebec, Maine
gender: Male
age: 56
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1874
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Ireland
mother's birthplace: Ireland
enumeration district number: 0018
family number: 79
sheet number and letter: 3B
line number: 79
nara publication: T626, roll 834
film number: 2340569
digital folder number: 4584734
image number: 00041
Household Gender Age
John E Connors M 56
spouse Ella M Connors F 44
child Lillian G Comer F 22

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 Marriage of Child
Lillian Gertrude COMER married 13 April 1935, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Basil Gardiner PAGE

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.

1938 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ella May FAHEY died 12 December 1938, Farmingdale, Maine, USA

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.

Obituary
Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine
March 24, 1958

John E. Connors
GARDINER - John E. Connors, 83, died at a local rest home last Saturday, after being in failing health for the past several months.

He was born in Gardiner, September 3, 1874, son of Thomas and Mary Ormand Connors.

Surviving is a stepdaughter, Mrs. Basil Page of Tougus; two brothers, Thomas O. Connors of Randolph, and Frederick Connors of Gardiner; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Malaney of Rome, N.Y., and Miss Jane A. Connors, Rome, N.Y.; also several nieces, nephews and cousins.

1958 Death
22 March 1958
Gardiner, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 83.

John is buried at: Riverside Cemetery

Lewiston, Maine, USA

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