Bertrand Canning
KNOWLES
(b.
7 May 1906
,
Glenburn, Maine, USA
d.
6 July 1964
,
Glenburn, Maine, USA
)
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Bertrand Canning KNOWLES was born 7 May 1906 in Glenburn, Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning KNOWLES was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bertrand Canning married June Elizabeth MOWER 24 August 1927 in Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
June Elizabeth MOWER was born 23 June 1908 in Bangor, Maine, USA. June Elizabeth died 27 March 1990 in Bangor, Maine, USA. June Elizabeth was the child of Frank Lester MOWER and Mildred Mae RICHARDSON.
Bertrand Canning KNOWLES died 6 July 1964 in Glenburn, Maine, USA.
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Family and Children of Bertrand Canning KNOWLES
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June Elizabeth MOWER-- Date: 24 August 1927 Place: , Maine, USA
June Elizabeth MOWER was the child of Frank Lester MOWER and Mildred Mae RICHARDSON
Children of Bertrand Canning KNOWLES and June Elizabeth MOWER:
Mildred Louise KNOWLES (b.21 December 1927, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 14 March 1996, Bangor, Maine, USA)
Marie Lucille KNOWLES (b.19 December 1929, , Maine, USA d. 25 January 2019, Bangor, Maine, USA)
Muriel Lois KNOWLES (b.9 July 1932, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 17 September 1999, )
Margaret Lorraine KNOWLES (b.22 December 1933, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 6 November 2021, Bangor, Maine, USA)
Marjorie Leona KNOWLES (b.24 November 1934, , Maine, USA d. 27 November 1934, , Maine, USA)
Maurice Lester KNOWLES (b.3 February 1936, , Maine, USA d. 1 March 2010, Penobscot, Maine, USA)
m. Maxine Pearl HARDING 1 October 1961 in , Maine, USA
Merton Lloyd KNOWLES (b.2 April 1937, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 24 January 2024, )
Melvin Lewis "Bud" KNOWLES (b.26 February 1938, Glenburn, Maine, USA d. 7 December 2016, Glenburn, Maine, USA)
Living (b., , Maine, USA d. , )
June E KNOWLES (b.abt. 1941, , Maine, USA d. 30 July 2013, Rumford, Maine, USA)
Bert KNOWLES (b.abt. 1942, , Maine, USA d. abt. 1943, , Maine, USA)
Norris Elwin KNOWLES (b.25 January 1945, Glenburn, Maine, USA d. 11 September 2021, De Funiak Springs, Walton, Florida, USA)
Jacqueline Evelyn KNOWLES (b.21 March 1948, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 15 November 2018, Bangor, Maine, USA)
June Elizabeth MOWER-- Date: 24 August 1927 Place: , Maine, USAJune Elizabeth MOWER was the child of Frank Lester MOWER and Mildred Mae RICHARDSON
Children of Bertrand Canning KNOWLES and June Elizabeth MOWER:
Mildred Louise KNOWLES (b.21 December 1927, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 14 March 1996, Bangor, Maine, USA) Marie Lucille KNOWLES (b.19 December 1929, , Maine, USA d. 25 January 2019, Bangor, Maine, USA) Muriel Lois KNOWLES (b.9 July 1932, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 17 September 1999, ) Margaret Lorraine KNOWLES (b.22 December 1933, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 6 November 2021, Bangor, Maine, USA) Marjorie Leona KNOWLES (b.24 November 1934, , Maine, USA d. 27 November 1934, , Maine, USA) Maurice Lester KNOWLES (b.3 February 1936, , Maine, USA d. 1 March 2010, Penobscot, Maine, USA)m. Maxine Pearl HARDING 1 October 1961 in , Maine, USA
Merton Lloyd KNOWLES (b.2 April 1937, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 24 January 2024, ) Melvin Lewis "Bud" KNOWLES (b.26 February 1938, Glenburn, Maine, USA d. 7 December 2016, Glenburn, Maine, USA) Living (b., , Maine, USA d. , ) June E KNOWLES (b.abt. 1941, , Maine, USA d. 30 July 2013, Rumford, Maine, USA) Bert KNOWLES (b.abt. 1942, , Maine, USA d. abt. 1943, , Maine, USA) Norris Elwin KNOWLES (b.25 January 1945, Glenburn, Maine, USA d. 11 September 2021, De Funiak Springs, Walton, Florida, USA) Jacqueline Evelyn KNOWLES (b.21 March 1948, Bangor, Maine, USA d. 15 November 2018, Bangor, Maine, USA)
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1906 Birth 7 May 1906
Glenburn, Maine, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1927 Marriage / PartnerBertrand Canning KNOWLES and June Elizabeth MOWER 24 August 1927, , Maine, USA
He was 21 years old.
1927 Birth of ChildMildred Louise KNOWLES was born 21 December 1927, Bangor, Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 21 years old.
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)1929 Birth of ChildMarie Lucille KNOWLES was born 19 December 1929, , Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 23 years old.
1932 Birth of ChildMuriel Lois KNOWLES was born 9 July 1932, Bangor, Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 26 years old.
1933 Birth of ChildMargaret Lorraine KNOWLES was born 22 December 1933, Bangor, Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 27 years old.
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1934 Birth of ChildMarjorie Leona KNOWLES was born 24 November 1934, , Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 28 years old.
1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law1936 Birth of ChildMaurice Lester KNOWLES was born 3 February 1936, , Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 29 years old.
1937 Birth of ChildMerton Lloyd KNOWLES was born 2 April 1937, Bangor, Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 30 years old.
1938 Birth of ChildMelvin Lewis "Bud" KNOWLES was born 26 February 1938, Glenburn, Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 31 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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 Birth of ChildNorris Elwin KNOWLES was born 25 January 1945, Glenburn, Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 38 years old.
1948 Birth of ChildJacqueline Evelyn KNOWLES was born 21 March 1948, Bangor, Maine, USA
Bertrand Canning was 41 years old.
1961 Marriage of ChildMaurice Lester KNOWLES married 1 October 1961, , Maine, USA to Maxine Pearl HARDING
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.
1964 Death 6 July 1964
Glenburn, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 58.
Added: 3/1/2026 12:51:48 PM
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