Helena Louise FRATSCHER

Born

6 February 1901 , Shelton, Connecticut, USA

Died

27 April 1983 , Derby, Connecticut, USA

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William Amandus FRATSCHER Karoline Therese FROLICH

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Born: 6 February 1901 in Shelton, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Amandus FRATSCHER

Mother: Karoline Therese FROLICH

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Helena Louise married Albert A BLESSING 8 July 1919 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Albert A BLESSING was born 7 September 1893 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Albert A died 31 October 1964 in Van Nuys, California, USA*. Albert A was the child of Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING and Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK.

Helena Louise FRATSCHER died 27 April 1983 in Derby, Connecticut, USA.

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Helena Louise FRATSCHER married

Albert A BLESSING
Marriage date: 8 July 1919
Marriage place: Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Albert A BLESSING was the child of Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING and Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK

Children of Albert A BLESSING and Helena Louise FRATSCHER

Charles William BLESSING

Born: 27 May 1920, Shelton, Connecticut, USA
Died: 18 April 2009, Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married: Myrtle Lillian SCHENK 16 August 1941 Place: Shelton, Connecticut, USA

Donald Albert BLESSING

Born: 17 April 1925, Shelton, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2 September 2009, Longmont, Colorado, USA

Married: Alice Shirley BLAKE 12 March 1947

Married: Marabelle DOWLER 21 June 1957

Marjorie Eleanor BLESSING

Born: 27 April 1928, Shelton, Connecticut, USA
Died: 9 July 1993, Derby, Connecticut, USA

Married: Richard Clark STEVENS 9 February 1946 Place: Shelton, Connecticut, USA

Lillian BLESSING

Born: 8 October 1932, Shelton, Connecticut, USA
Died: 22 March 2010, Ansonia, Connecticut, USA

Married: Walter Alexander ZELANIN 30 January 1954 Place: Shelton, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1901
6 February 1901
Shelton, Connecticut, USA

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut

Name: Louisa Fratcher
birthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Residence: Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother's birthPlace: Germany
family number: 385
page number: 17
Household Gender Age
parent Teressa Fratcher F 48y
Mary Fratcher F 23y
Rosa Fratcher F 19y
Louisa Fratcher F 9y

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Helena Louise FRATSCHER and Albert A BLESSING 8 July 1919, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

She was 18 years old.

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 Fairfield County, Connecticut

Name Louise Blessing
Residence , Fairfield, Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year 1902
Age 18
Birthplace Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household
Gender Female
Race White
Marital Status Married
Father's Birthplace
Mother's Birthplace
Film Number 1820177
Digital Folder Number 4294447
Image Number 00476
Sheet Number 19
Household Gender Age
Samuel Goodman M 29y
Rose Goodman F 28y
Samuel Goodman M 7y
George Goodman M 3y9m
Albert Blessing M 24y
Louise Blessing F 18y

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

Helena Louise FRATSCHER - Albert A. and Louise (Fratcher) Blessing

Albert A. and Louise (Fratcher) Blessing

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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

1920 Birth of Child
Charles William BLESSING was born 27 May 1920, Shelton, Connecticut, USA (Huntington)

Helena Louise was 19 years old.

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

1925 Birth of Child
Donald Albert BLESSING was born 17 April 1925, Shelton, Connecticut, USA (Huntington)

Helena Louise was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marjorie Eleanor BLESSING was born 27 April 1928, Shelton, Connecticut, USA (Huntington)

Helena Louise was 27 years old.

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 Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut

Name: Albert Blessing
event: CENSUS
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1895
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother's birthPlace: Germany
enumeration district number: 182
family number: 231
Sheet Number and Letter: 13A
Line Number: 46
nara publication: T626, roll 259
Film Number: 2339994
Digital Folder Number: 4531863
Image Number: 00317
Household Gender Age
Albert Blessing M 35
spouse Louise Blessing F 30
child Charles Blessing M 10
child Donald Blessing M 6
child Marjorie Blessing F 1

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

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.

1932 Birth of Child
Lillian BLESSING was born 8 October 1932, Shelton, Connecticut, USA (Huntington)

Helena Louise was 31 years old.

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 Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut

Name: Louise Blessing
Respondent: Yes
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Street: Healeys Ross Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 9A
Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Blessing 46
Louise Blessing 39
Charles Blessing 19
Donald Blessing 15
Marjory Blessing 11
Lillian Blessing 7

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Marriage of Child
Charles William BLESSING married 16 August 1941, Shelton, Connecticut, USA to Myrtle Lillian SCHENK

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.

1946 Marriage of Child
Marjorie Eleanor BLESSING married 9 February 1946, Shelton, Connecticut, USA to Richard Clark STEVENS

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

1950 - Shelton, Connecticut

Name: Louise Blessing
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Albert Blessing
56 Head
Louise Blessing 49 Wife
Lillian Blessing
17 Daughter
Richard C Hevens
26 Son-in-law
Marjorie E Hevens
22 Daughter
Susan L Hevens
3 Daughter
Richard C Hevens Jr
1 Son

Source / record details
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

1954 Marriage of Child
Lillian BLESSING married 30 January 1954, Shelton, Connecticut, USA to Walter Alexander ZELANIN

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.'

1964 Death of Spouse/Partner
Albert A BLESSING died 31 October 1964, Van Nuys, California, USA*

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 Death

First Name: Louise
Middle Name: F
Last Name: Blessing
Gender: Female
Birth Date: Feb 6, 1901
Death Date: Apr 27, 1983
Age: 82
Residence: Ansonia, New Haven Connecticut
Birth Location: Connecticut
Death Location: Derby, New Haven, CT
Zip: 06401
Record Type: Death Record
Bride's Marital Status: Widowed
Collection: Connecticut Death Records

Source Information
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Years: 1949 to 2007
Description: This collection of Connecticut death records was provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. It contains data from 1949 to 2007.
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06134

Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001
Name: Louise F Blessing
event: Death
Event Date: 27 Apr 1983
Event Place: Derby, , Connecticut
Residence: Ansonia, , Connecticut
street address: 477 BEAVER ST
Gender:
Age: 82
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
hispanic origin:
Occupation: RACKER
industry: CHROMIUM PROCESS OF

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