Mae Grace BARNES

(b. 19 September 1912 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 July 2000 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA )

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Mae Grace BARNES was born 19 September 1912 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Mae Grace BARNES was the child of Frank BARNES and Helen (Nellie) VAN SLEET (BARNES) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas BARNES and Bridget FOLEY (maternal) Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) and Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR

Mae Grace BARNES died 23 July 2000 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA .

married David A Steidler (1903-1963)

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1912 Birth
Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915
name: Mary Grace Barnes
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event date: 19 Sep 1912
event place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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mother: Nellie Vansleet
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volume/ page/ certificate number: pg 312 no 348
film number: 2409729
digital folder number: 4401716
image number: 483
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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 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Mae G Barnes
residence: Northampton City 1 Part Of, Hampshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1913
age: 7
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
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film number: 1820705
digital folder number: 4301102
image number: 00517
sheet number: 4
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Frank H Barnes M 34y Massachusetts
wife Nellie H Barnes F 32y Massachusetts
son Leroy Barnes M 9y Massachusetts
dau Mae G Barnes F 7y Massachusetts
dau Hazel E Barnes F 5y Massachusetts
son Francis E Barnes M 2y11m Massachusetts
son Howard F Barnes M 9m Massachusetts
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: May G Barnes
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 17
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1913
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relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0024
family number: 103
sheet number and letter: 6B
line number: 69
nara publication: T626, roll 912
film number: 2340647
digital folder number: 4607009
image number: 00528
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Frank Barnes M 43 Massachusetts
wife Nellie Barnes F 41 Massachusetts
son Le Roy F Barnes M 19 Massachusetts
daughter May G Barnes F 17 Massachusetts
daughter Hazel E Barnes F 16 Massachusetts
son Francis Barnes M 13 Massachusetts
son Howard Barnes M 11 Massachusetts
daughter Irene G Barnes F 7 Massachusetts
daughter Norma H Barnes F 5 Massachusetts
daughter Hope H...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.

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

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

Death
Social Security Death Index
Name: Mae G. Steidler
State of Issue: Massachusetts
Date of Birth: Thursday September 19, 1912
Date of Death: Sunday July 23, 2000
Est. Age at Death: 87 years, 10 months, 4 days
Confirmation: Verified
Last known residence:
City: Florence; Bay State Village; Northampton
County: Hampshire
State: Massachusetts
ZIP Code: 01062
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Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Mae G Steidler
event: Death
event date: 23 Jul 2000
event place: Northampton, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 040251
birth date: 19 Sep 1912
birthplace: Massachusetts
spouse: David Steidler
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Obituary
Union-News (Springfield, MA) - July 25, 2000

Deceased Name: Mae G. Steidler

Mae G. (Barnes) Steidler, 87, of 15 Nutting Ave., died Sunday at home. She worked at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, retiring in 1977. Previously, she was a machine operator at the former Pro Brush Shop in the Florence section, worked in hosiery department at the former McCallum's Department Store and in housekeeping at Smith College. Born and educated here, she was a lifelong resident and a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church. Her husband, David Steidler, died in 1963. She leaves two daughters, Shirley Rodgers and Irene Steidler, both of Northampton; three sisters, Irene Moriarty of Holyoke, Norma Wellner of Butler, Pa., and Helen Fleury of South Hadley; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday morning at O'Connell Funeral Home and the church, with burial in Spring Grove Cemetery. Calling hours are this afternoon and evening. Memorial contributions may be made to...Read MORE...

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