Raymond Willard BLESSING

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27 February 1916 , Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Died

20 November 1989 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Carl Heinrich "Charles Henry" BLESSING Marie Berchtold PELTON

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Born: 27 February 1916 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Carl Heinrich "Charles Henry" BLESSING

Mother: Marie Berchtold PELTON

Paternal grandparents: Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING , Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK

Maternal grandparents: Rosina BERCHTOLD

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Raymond Willard married Marie Alice Rachel RENAUD 29 June 1946 in Berlin, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie Alice Rachel RENAUD was born 21 December 1923 in Berlin, New Hampshire, USA . Marie Alice Rachel died 12 March 2006 in South Windsor, Connecticut, USA . Marie Alice Rachel was the child of Edouard RENAUD and Mary TAYLOR.

Raymond Willard BLESSING died 20 November 1989 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Raymond Willard BLESSING married

Marie Alice Rachel RENAUD
Marriage date: 29 June 1946
Marriage place: Berlin, New Hampshire, USA
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Marie Alice Rachel RENAUD was the child of Edouard RENAUD and Mary TAYLOR

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Name: Raymond Willard Blessing

Birth Year: abt 1916

Birth Place: Wethersfield, Connecticut

Father: Charles Blessing

Mother: Marie Pelton

Spouse: Alice Rachel Renaud

Spouse Birth Place: Berlin, New Hampshire

Record Type: Marriage

Marriage Date: 29 Jun 1946

Marriage Place: St Anne's Church Berlin, Berlin

Age at Marriage: 30

Spouse Age at Marriage: 22

Spouse Father: Edward Renaud

Spouse Mother: Marie Taylor

Year Range: 1938-1947

Ancestry,com. New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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“New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947.” Online index and digital images. New England Historical Genealogical Society. Citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire.

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Birth — 1916
27 February 1916
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

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 Hartford County, Connecticut

Name: Raymond Blessing
Residence: , Hartford, Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1917
Age: 3
birthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820183
Digital Folder Number: 4294453
Image Number: 00158
sheet number: 13
Household Gender Age
parent Charles S Blessing M 36y
parent Mary Blessing F 30y
Dorothy Blessing F 7y
Raymond Blessing M 3y
Woodrow Blessing M 4m

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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

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 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Raymond Blessing
event: CENSUS
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1916
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
father's birthPlace: Connecticut
mother's birthPlace: Germany
enumeration district number: 61
family number: 23
Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Line Number: 23
nara publication: T626, roll 265
Film Number: 2340000
Digital Folder Number: 4531869
Image Number: 00022
Household Gender Age
parent Charles H Blessing M 47
parent Marie Blessing F 42
Dorothy Blessing F 17
Raymond Blessing M 14
Woodrow Blessing M 10
Thelma Blessing F 7
Marion Blessing F 7
Constant Blessing F 3

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1940 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Raymond Blessing
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law
Home in 1940: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Street: Harrison Street
House Number: 23
Inferred Residence in 1935: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 5B
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Lasker 32
Dorothy Lasker 28
Nancy Lasker 9
Raymond Blessing 24

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1940

Name: Raymond W Blessing
Residence Year: 1940
Street Address: 23 Harrison
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Chauf
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1940

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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)

World War II Army Enlistment - 1942

Name: Raymond W Blessing
Birth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Connecticut
State of Residence: Connecticut
County or City: Hartford

Enlistment Date: 28 May 1942
Enlistment State: Connecticut
Enlistment City: Hartford
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 165

National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc,

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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 / Partner
Raymond Willard BLESSING and Marie Alice Rachel RENAUD 29 June 1946, Berlin, New Hampshire, USA (Maynesborough)

He was 30 years old.

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

1950 - East Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Raymond Blessing
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1916
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 266
Household Members Age Relationship
Raymond Blessing 34 Head
Alice Blessing
26 Wife
Dorian Blessing
2 Daughter
Heborah Blessing
0 Daughter

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1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950

Name: Raymond W Blessing
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1950
Street Address: 22 Alcott dr EH
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Chauf
Spouse:
Alice M Blessing
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950

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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.

1959

living in Thompsonville in 1959

North Connecticut Valley, Connecticut, City Directory, 1961

Name: Raymond W Blessing
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1961
Residence Place: Enfield; Hazardville; Thompsonville; Suffield; Warehouse Point; Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Occupation: Foreman
Spouse:
Marie A Blessing
Publication Title: North Connecticut Valley, Connecticut, City Directory, 1961

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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

living in Enfield, CT in 1969

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 - 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 Death

First Name: Raymond
Middle Name: W
Last Name: Blessing
Gender: Male
Birth Date: Feb 27, 1916
Death Date: Nov 20, 1989
Age: 73
Residence: Enfield, Hartford Connecticut
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Connecticut
Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, CT
Zip: 060824426
Record Type: Death Record
Groom's Marital Status: Married
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: Raymond W Blessing
event: Death
Event Date: 20 Nov 1989
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Residence: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
street address: 9 ELLIS RD
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
hispanic origin:
Occupation: GEN

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Death

U.S. Social Security Death Index
first Name: Raymond
middle Name: W
last Name: Blessing
name suffix:
Birth Date: 27 February 1916
social security number: 048-03-8533
place of issuance: Connecticut
last Residence: Hartford, Connecticut
zip code of last Residence: 06082
death date : 20 November 1989
estimated age at death: 73

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Grave

Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, CT

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Obituary

BLESSING. Raymond W. Blessing, 73, of 9 Ellis Road, Enfield, husband of Marie Alice (Renaud) Blessing, died Monday (Nov. 20) at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Wethersfield, was a former resident of East Hartford, and moved to Enfield 35 years ago. He was employed as a general foreman for Pratt & Whitney Division of United Technologies Corp, for 35 years retiring in 1980, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Raymond E. Blessing of Billerica, Mass., and Mark C. Blessing of Amsterdam, Netherlands; three daughters, Mrs. Richard (Dorian) Scabich of South Windsor, Miss Deborah Blessing of New York, N.Y., and Mrs. Lisa Proctor of Pittsfield, Mass.; a
Brother: , Woodrow Blessing of Glastonbury; four
Sister: s, Mrs. Dorothy Lasker, and Mrs. Marian Garavelli, both of Glastonbury, Mrs. Thelma Merritt, and Mrs. Connie Connelly, both of East Hartford; and six grandchildren, Jonathan, Carrie, and Jason Scabich, and Laura, Emily and James

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Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
November 22, 1989