Thomas J. Shortier
1925–1944 (Age 19)
Maine, United States
The Life of Thomas J.
When Thomas J. Shortier was born in 1925, in Maine, United States, his father, Thomas Joseph Shortier, was 28 and his mother, Helen Turner, was 21. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 25 November 1944, at the age of 19.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Joseph Shortier
1897–1942
Helen Turner
1904–1985
Iris Maxine Shortier
1922–1992
Thomas J. Shortier
1925–1944
Betty Jean Shortier
1926–2018
Parents & Siblings
- Thomas Joseph Shortier
1897–1942Male
- Helen Turner
1904–1985Female
siblings
(3)
- Iris Maxine Shortier
1922–1992Female
1925–1944Male
- Betty Jean Shortier
1926–2018Female
World Events (8)
1927
Age 2
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1928 · Camden Public Library is Opened
Age 3
The citizens of Camden, Maine had voted (in 1896) to establish a free public library in the town. The land for the library to be built on was donated by Mary Louise Curtis Bok in 1916. After years of fundraising and construction, the cornerstone was finally laid on August 17, 1927. The library opened on June 11, 1928. The library remains open to this day, and is now considered a National Historic Landmark.
1931
Age 6
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: from the comparative form of Middle English schort ‘short’, hence a distinguishing nickname for the shorter of two closely associated people with the same personal name (for example, members of the same household).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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