John Alfred MCGRATH

(b. 9 April 1898 , Boothbay, Maine, USA d. August 1954 , Malden, Massachusetts, USA )

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John Alfred MCGRATH was born 9 April 1898 in Boothbay, Maine, USA

John Alfred MCGRATH was the child of John I MCGRATH and Lillian M WILLIAMS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS and Willietta "Etta" FOWLES

John Alfred MCGRATH died August 1954 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA.
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1898 - Birth
April 9, 1898, male child born to Mr. and Mrs. John McGraft

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE, For the Year Ending Feb. 18th, 1899

1898 Birth
name: John Alfred Mcgrath
event type: Birth
event date: 09 Apr 1898
event place: Boothbay Harbor, ,
gender: Male
age:
estimated birth year:
father: John Mcgrath
mother: Lillian M Williams
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 9995
dgs number: 4703834
image number: 00656

'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KCDM-7H1 : accessed 26 Nov 2012), John Alfred Mcgrath, 1898.
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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.

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 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
name: John A Mcgrath
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Gloucester Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 137
page number: 8
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self John Mcgrath M 40y Canada
wife Lillian Mcgrath F 30y Maine
son John A Mcgrath M 12y Maine
dau Eva G Mcgrath F 9y Maine
dau Viola M Mcgrath F 8y Maine
dau Alice F Mcgrath F 6y Maine
dau Hattie L Mcgrath F 4y Maine
son Walter Mcgrath M y 8m Massachusetts
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 - 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 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
name: John A Mc Grath
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 32
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1898
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Canada English
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0041
family number: 289
sheet number and letter: 14A
line number: 7
nara publication: T626, roll 896
film number: 2340631
digital folder number: 4606993
image number: 00214
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John I Mc Grath M 64 Canada English
wife Lillian Mc Grath F 55 Maine
son John A Mc Grath M 32 Maine
son Walter E Mc Grath M 28 Maine
daughter Alice Hardy F 24 Maine
daughter Louise Hardy F 21 Massachusetts
son James And? Mc Grath M Massachusetts
daughter Lillian Mc Grath F 16 Massachusetts
daughter Margaret R Mc Grath F 13 Massachusetts
grandson Robert Mc Grath M 8...Read MORE...

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 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: John A Mcgrath
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 3, Malden, Malden City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 43
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Brother-in-law
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1897
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 9-225
family number: 266
sheet number and letter: 11A
line number: 31
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1608
digital folder number: 005460880
image number: 00385
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Edith R Jewett F 50 Massachusetts
brother-in-law John A Mcgrath M 43 Maine
sister Mable M Mcgrath F 44 Massachusetts
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.

1954 Death
John A. McGrath Well-Known Veteran Dies In Malden at 57
Daily Boston Globe (1928-1960) - Boston, Mass.
Date: Aug 29, 1954
Page: C61