Hazel May WASHBURN

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25 July 1900 , Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

Died

15 September 1983 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 83

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Edwin Augustus WASHBURN Mary CAMERON

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Born: 25 July 1900 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edwin Augustus WASHBURN

Mother: Mary CAMERON

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Hazel May married Ralph Walter COOK 10 July 1920 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ralph Walter COOK was born 10 December 1895 in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Ralph Walter died 1 September 1957 in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Ralph Walter was the child of Walter COOK and Caroline "Carrie" Johanne BERGMANN.

Hazel May WASHBURN died 15 September 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .

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Hazel May WASHBURN married

Ralph Walter COOK
Marriage date: 10 July 1920
Marriage place: Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA
Ralph Walter COOK was the child of Walter COOK and Caroline "Carrie" Johanne BERGMANN

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July 10, 1920

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At the camp of Mrs E. L. Wise at Lake Archer Saturday evening, Ralph Walter Cook of Franklin and Hazel May Washburn of North Attleboro were married by Rev. Melville Arthur Shafer, the double ring ceremony with special ritual being used. Guests were present from adjoining towns. After the honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Cook will live in Franklin. The bridegroom was in the Twenty-sixth Division with George MacInnie.

Name: Hazel May Washburn

Marriage Year: 1920

Marriage Place: North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA

Index Volume Number: 85

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.85

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Ralph Walter COOK and Hazel May WASHBURN

Ralph Walter COOK

Born: 12 March 1921, North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 May 2013, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Winifred LAWRENCE April 4, 1942 Place: Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA

Ronald Cameron "Jake" COOK

Born: 20 November 1922, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 September 2011, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA

Married: June Marie HUGHES 17 October 1954 Place: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Carolyn Louise COOK

Born: 20 March 1925, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 September 2011, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Married: Robert Irvin FOX 5 May 1945 Place: Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

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1900 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Hazel May Washburn
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event date: 25 Jul 1900
event place: Attleborough, Massachusetts
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father: Edwin A Washburn
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father's birthplace: Rhode Island
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mother: Mary Cameron
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volume/ page/ certificate number: v 496 p 155
film number: 1843718
digital folder number: 4341231
image number: 163
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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 North Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Hazel M Washburn
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: North Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Rhode Island
mother's birthplace: Scotland
family number: 1213
page number: 55
Household Gender Age
parent Edwin A Washburn M 48y
parent Mary Washburn F 44y
Charles E Washburn M 20y
Hazel M Washburn F 9y
Howard W Washburn M 2y

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Hazel May WASHBURN and Ralph Walter COOK 10 July 1920, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 years old.

1920 North Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Hazel M Washburn
residence: Part Of North Attleboro North Attleboro Town, Bristol, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1901
age: 19
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
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film number: 1820684
digital folder number: 4301080
image number: 00992
sheet number: 15
Household Gender Age
parent Edwin A Washburn M 57y
parent Mary Washburn F 54y
Hazel M Washburn F 19y
Howard W Washburn M 12y

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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 Birth of Child
Ralph Walter COOK was born 12 March 1921, North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA (North Attleboro)

Hazel May was 20 years old.

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
Ronald Cameron "Jake" COOK was born 20 November 1922, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro)

Hazel May was 22 years old.

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
Carolyn Louise COOK was born 20 March 1925, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro)

Hazel May 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 - 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 Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts
RALPH COOK 34, HEAD, AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE 25, B. MA, PARENTS B. MA
HAZEL COOK 29, WIFE, AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE 19, B. MA, FATHER B. MA, MOTHER B. SCOTLAND
RALPH COOK, JR. 9, DAUGHTER (ERROR), B. MA
RONALD COOK 7, SON, B. MA
CAROYLN COOK 5, DAUGHTER, B. MA
WALTER COOK 60, FATHER, B. MA, PARENTS B. MA
CAROLINE COOK 59, MOTHER, B. MA, PARENTS B. GERMANY
EVA BRAUN 30, SISTER, B. MA
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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 Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Name: Hozel M Cook
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Street: East Central
House Number: 664
Inferred Residence in 1935: Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 6A
Household Members:
Name Age
Ralph W Cook 44
Hozel M Cook 39
Ralph W Cook 19
Ronald C Cook 17
Carolyn L Cook 15
Walter Cook 70
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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)

1942 Marriage of Child
Ralph Walter COOK married April 4, 1942, Wrentham, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Winifred LAWRENCE

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 Marriage of Child
Carolyn Louise COOK married 5 May 1945, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA to Robert Irvin FOX

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 - Franklin, Massachusetts
Name: Hazel W Cook
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Ralph W Cook
54 Head
Hazel W Cook 49 Wife
Ronald C Cook
27 Son
Walter Cook
80 Father
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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
Ronald Cameron "Jake" COOK married 17 October 1954, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA to June Marie HUGHES

1957 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ralph Walter COOK died 1 September 1957, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

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 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Hazel W Cook
event: Death
event date: 15 Sep 1983
event place: Boston, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 006603
birth date: 25 Jul 1900
birthplace: Massachusetts
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Death
COOK, HAZEL 25 Jul 1900 Sep 1983 83 02093 (Wrentham, Norfolk, MA) (none specified) Massachusetts 020-34-2108
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