Rosa Emma MAINS

(b. 22 August 1920 , Bath, Maine, USA d. 1 December 1979 , Brunswick, Maine, USA )

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Rosa Emma MAINS was born 22 August 1920 in Bath, Maine, USA

Rosa Emma MAINS was the child of Lendall Augustine MAINS and Rosa E WILLIAMS and the grandchild of: (paternal) William Henry MAINS and Margaret J PINKHAM (maternal) Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS and Willietta "Etta" FOWLES

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

Rosa Emma married Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM 6 August 1937 in Maine, USA . Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM was born 11 November 1906 in Portland, Maine, USA (Deering). Franklin "Frank" died 18 April 1956 in Maine, USA. Franklin "Frank" was the child of Herbert GRAFFAM and Abbie E GROVES.

Rosa Emma MAINS died 1 December 1979 in Brunswick, Maine, USA.
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Rosa Emma MAINS married

Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM-- Date: 6 August 1937 Place: , Maine, USA
Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM was the child of Herbert GRAFFAM and Abbie E GROVES

Name of Groom: Frank GRAFFAM
Groom's Place of Residence: Brunswick, Me.
Name of Bride: Rose E. MAINS
Bride's Place of Residence: Quincy, Mass.
Marriage Date: Friday, 6 Aug. 1937
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 24 Nov 2012), entry for Frank GRAFFAM and Rose E. MAINS, Friday, 6 Aug. 1937, citing Maine Vital Records.

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1920 Birth
Name: Rosa Emma Mains
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1920
Birth Place: Bath
Registration Place: Bath, Sagadahoc
Father: Lendall A Mains
Mother: Rosa

Ancestry.com. Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
name: Rosie Mains
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 9
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1921
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0095
family number: 374
sheet number and letter: 19A
line number: 43
nara publication: T626, roll 936
film number: 2340671
digital folder number: 4607672
image number: 00489
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Leondall Mains M 64 Maine
wife Rosie Mains F 57 Maine
son Wendall Mains M 17 Maine
daughter Rosie Mains F 9 Maine
son-in-law Forrest E Glidden M 29 Maine
daughter-in-law Florence B Glidden F 28 Maine
grandson Frederick Glidden M 9 Maine
granddaughter Lillian Glidden F 5 Massachusetts
granddaughter Rose L Carlson F 4 Massachusetts

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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

1937 Marriage / Partner
Rosa Emma MAINS and Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM 6 August 1937, , Maine, USA

She was 16 years old.

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 Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
name: Rose Graffam
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Brunswick Town, Cumberland, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 19
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1921
residence in 1935: Quincy, Suffolk, Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 3-11B
family number: 439
sheet number and letter: 14B
line number: 79
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1474
digital folder number: 005462018
image number: 00323
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Franklin Graffam M 34 Maine
wife Rose Graffam F 19 Maine
daughter Rose Ann Graffam F 0 Maine
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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.

1956 Death of Spouse/Partner
Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM died 18 April 1956, , Maine, USA

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

1979 Death
1 December 1979
Brunswick, Maine, USA

She died at the age of 59.

Added: 6/5/2012 2:49:27 PM - Updated: 7/15/2025 6:44:59 PM