Thomas Henry OATES

(b. 21 June 1908 , Lewiston, Maine, USA d. 20 July 1991 , )

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Thomas Henry OATES was born 21 June 1908 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

Thomas Henry OATES was the child of Thomas Edward OATES and Ethel Flora CHASE and the grandchild of: (paternal) James J OATES and Isabell Louis SHEPPARD (maternal) Fred A CHASE and Lillian FURBUSH

Thomas Henry OATES died 20 July 1991
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1908 Birth
Name: Thos Henry Oats
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1908
Birth Place: Lewiston
Registration Place: Lewiston, Androscoggin
Father: Thel Edward Oats
Mother: Ethel Flora Chase

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

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)

1920 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Henery F Oates
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
estimated birth year: 1909
age: 11
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Grandson
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820637
digital folder number: 4300992
image number: 00623
sheet number: 9
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Fred A Chase M 57y Maine
wife Lilla C Chase F 57y Maine
son Fred A Chase M 30y Maine
dau Gladys Chase F 18y Maine
dau Ethel F Strout F 34y Maine
Henery F Oates M 11y Maine
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Thomas H Oatis
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
gender: Male
age: 21
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1909
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Grandson
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0016
family number: 33
sheet number and letter: 2A
line number: 38
nara publication: T626, roll 827
film number: 2340562
digital folder number: 4584727
image number: 00554
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Fred A Chase M 68 Maine
wife Lilla Chase F 69 Maine
daughter Ethel Strout F 44 Maine
son Fred Chase M 40 Maine
daughter Gladys Chase F 29 Maine
grandson Thomas H Oatis M 21 Maine
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)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1934 Marriage?
name: Henry T Oates
event: Marriage
residence: Lewiston, Me
event date: 30 Jun 1934
event place: Maine, United States
spouse: Dorothy C Parks
spouse's residence: Auburn, Me
certificate number:

'Maine, Marriage Index,1892-1966, 1977-1996,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KCJJ-761 : accessed 28 Dec 2012), Henry T Oates and Dorothy C Parks, 1934.
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1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

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 Is this him?
name: Henry T Oates
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 1, Auburn, Auburn City, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 31
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1909
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 1-4
family number: 122
sheet number and letter: 6B
line number: 49
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1469
digital folder number: 005462013
image number: 00097
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Henry T Oates M 31 Maine
wife Dorothy C Oates F 27 Massachusetts
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

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.

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)

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

Death
first name: Thomas
middle name: H
last name: Oates
name suffix:
birth date: 21 June 1908
social security number: 007-05-0304
place of issuance: Maine
last residence:
zip code of last residence:
death date: 20 July 1991
estimated age at death: 83

'United States Social Security Death Index,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VS87-HY6 : accessed 09 Nov 2012), Thomas H Oates, 20 July 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

name: Thomas H. Oates
event: Death
event date: 20 Jul 1991
age: 83
event place: Lewiston
city or town code: 01050
certificate number: 9106036

'Maine, Death Index, 1960-1996,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KCVP-NH7 : accessed 28 Dec 2012), Thomas H. Oates, 1991.

Added: 11/9/2012 3:06:37 PM - Updated: 5/26/2024 10:30:25 AM