Hazel Agnes WYLIE

Born

20 January 1923 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died

4 April 2000 , Simi Valley, California, USA

Age: 77
Cause of Death: Heart Failure

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William John WYLIE Edith Mae COLLINS

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Born: 20 January 1923 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: William John WYLIE

Mother: Edith Mae COLLINS

Paternal grandparents: John George WYLIE , Mary Ann MCMAHON

Maternal grandparents: Edwin O COLLINS , Frances Ann "Fannie" DICKENS

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Hazel Agnes married Elton Harold DEAETT October 1939 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elton Harold DEAETT was born 24 October 1918 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA . Elton Harold died 3 December 1993 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Elton Harold was the child of Elton Harold DEAETT and Marie Elise Bernadette "Alice" FOURNIER.

Hazel Agnes married (2) Rex Xavier O'HARA abt. 1945 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA . Rex Xavier O'HARA was born 2 May 1918 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. Rex Xavier died 14 August 1991 in Missouri, USA. Rex Xavier was the child of John Charles WEIPERT and Ida May MATHEWS.

Hazel Agnes married (3) Ernest Albert "Ernie" PILZ abt. 1950 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA . Ernest Albert "Ernie" PILZ was born 12 December 1918 in Rhode Island, USA. Ernest Albert "Ernie" died 26 August 2007 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Ernest Albert "Ernie" was the child of Ernest Albert PILZ and Isabella Josephine CHAMBERLAIN.

Hazel Agnes married (4) Conrad Kenneth GRANDCHAMP abt. 1962 in Walpole, Massachusetts, USA . Conrad Kenneth GRANDCHAMP was born 20 September 1922 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Conrad Kenneth died 1 September 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Conrad Kenneth was the child of Frederick Joseph GRANDCHAMP and Delvina DUGAS.

Hazel Agnes WYLIE died 4 April 2000 in Simi Valley, California, USA.

Hazel A. Wylie was married four times:
1. Elton Harold Deaett, Jr (1918-1993) m. Oct 1939 at Saint John's Episcopal Church, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. div. abt. 1944. (NOTE: He is the biological father of Bruce William Grandchamp, though they had only met once, when Bruce was 3 years old.)
2. Rex O'Hara ( - ) m. abt 1945 at Providence, Rhode Island, USA. div. abt 1948. (NOTE: Rex and Hazel were married for a brief period. While married, the family (including son Bruce) relocated to Oxnard, Ventura California, USA. Rex was a Police Officer, though the department has yet to be confirmed. Upon seperation, Hazel and son, Bruce moved back to Rhode Island.)
3. Ernest Albert "Ernie" Pilz (12 Dec 1918 Rhode Island, USA- 26 Aug 2007, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; Father's Name- Ernest Albert Pilz; Mother's Name- Isabelle J Chapdelaine) m. abt 1950 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. div. abt 1958 Rhode Island, USA. (NOTE: Ernie Pilz was the adopted father of Bruce, having formally adopted him in abt. 1952. Bruce's surname was subsequently changed from Deaett to Pilz at this time.)
4. Conrad Kenneth "Ken" Grandchamp (20 Sep 1922 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA- 1 Sep 1975 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Father- Frederick Joseph "Fred" Grandchamp, Mother- Delvina Dugas) m. abt 1962 Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. (NOTE: As Hazel's son, Bruce was a legal adult at the time of this marriage, adoption requirments were moot. In late 1973, prior to his own marriage, Bruce legally changed his surname from Pilz to Grandchamp to reflect the surname of his mother and step-father. This was done in the Van Nuys Courthouse, Los Angeles County, California, USA.)

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Recorded occupation: CAO Human Resources; Home Savings and Loan (Retired)

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Hazel Agnes WYLIE married

Elton Harold DEAETT
Marriage date: October 1939
Marriage place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Elton Harold DEAETT was the child of Elton Harold DEAETT and Marie Elise Bernadette "Alice" FOURNIER

Children of Elton Harold DEAETT and Hazel Agnes WYLIE

Bruce William GRANDCHAMP

Born: 9 January 1943, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 26 October 2005, Simi Valley, Ventura, California, USA

Married: Katherine Diana "K.D." DEPREZ

Hazel Agnes WYLIE married

Rex Xavier O'HARA
Marriage date: abt. 1945
Marriage place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Rex Xavier O'HARA was the child of John Charles WEIPERT and Ida May MATHEWS

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Hazel Agnes WYLIE married

Ernest Albert "Ernie" PILZ
Marriage date: abt. 1950
Marriage place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Ernest Albert "Ernie" PILZ was the child of Ernest Albert PILZ and Isabella Josephine CHAMBERLAIN

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Hazel Agnes WYLIE married

Conrad Kenneth GRANDCHAMP
Marriage date: abt. 1962
Marriage place: Walpole, Massachusetts, USA
Conrad Kenneth GRANDCHAMP was the child of Frederick Joseph GRANDCHAMP and Delvina DUGAS

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Birth — 1923
20 January 1923
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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)

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.

1939 Marriage / Partner
Hazel Agnes WYLIE and Elton Harold DEAETT October 1939, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

She was 16 years old.

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)

1943 Birth of Child
Bruce William GRANDCHAMP was born 9 January 1943, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Hazel Agnes was 19 years old.

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.

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

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.

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.

1975 Death of Spouse/Partner
Conrad Kenneth GRANDCHAMP died 1 September 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA

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 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

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

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1991 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rex Xavier O'HARA died 14 August 1991, , Missouri, USA

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

1993 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elton Harold DEAETT died 3 December 1993, San Antonio, Texas, USA