James Arthur MCGRATH

(b. 30 October 1911 , Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA d. April 1973 , Florida, USA )

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James Arthur MCGRATH was born 30 October 1911 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

James Arthur 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

James Arthur MCGRATH died April 1973 in Florida, USA.
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1920 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
name: Arthur Mcgrath
residence: Gloucester City Part Of Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1912
age: 8
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
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film number: 1820690
digital folder number: 4301086
image number: 00242
sheet number: 6
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self John Mcgrath M 52y Canada
wife Lillian Mcgrath F 42y Maine
son Walter Mcgrath M 17y Maine
dau Alice Mcgrath F 14y Maine
dau Louise Mcgrath F 10y Massachusetts
son Arthur Mcgrath M 8y Massachusetts
dau Lillian Mcgrath F 6y Massachusetts
dau Ruth Mcgrath F 3y11m Massachusetts
dau Viola Bradford F 17y Maine
Margaret A Bradford F 9m Massachusetts
Hannah Haskell F 29y Maine
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1911 Birth
name: James A. Mcgrath
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event: Birth
event date: 30 Oct 1911
event place: Gloucester, Massachusetts
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mother: Lillian M. Williams
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volume/ page/ certificate number: item 1 p 510
film number: 2409218
digital folder number: 4401714
image number: 522

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXVM-RDF : accessed 26 Nov 2012), James A. Mcgrath, 1911.
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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: James Arthur McGrath
event date: 1930
event place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age:
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year:
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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: 11
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...

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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 - 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.

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.

Death
first name: James
middle name:
last name: Mcgrath
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birth date: 30 October 1911
social security number: 014-12-3300
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence: Longwood, Seminole, Florida
zip code of last residence: 32750
death date: April 1973
estimated age at death: 62
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