Dorothy Elizabeth HARRIS

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30 January 1901 , Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Died

7 March 1989 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Age: 88

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Henry A HARRIS Annie Isabel GRISWOLD

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Born: 30 January 1901 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Henry A HARRIS

Mother: Annie Isabel GRISWOLD

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Dorothy Elizabeth married Burton Judd BLESSING 17 February 1920 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Burton Judd BLESSING was born 11 March 1898 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Burton Judd died 8 November 1982 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA. Burton Judd was the child of Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING and Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK.

Dorothy Elizabeth HARRIS died 7 March 1989 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Dorothy Elizabeth HARRIS married

Burton Judd BLESSING
Marriage date: 17 February 1920
Marriage place: Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
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Burton Judd BLESSING was the child of Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING and Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK

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WETHERSFIELD

Miss Dorothy Harris daughter of Mr and Mrs H. A. Harris of Main street and Burton Blessing son of Mr and Mrs Charles Blessing of avenue were married ...

The Hartford Courant

Feb 18, 1920

BURTON BLESSING DOROTHY HARRIS 1920-02-17 WETHERSFIELD

Children of Burton Judd BLESSING and Dorothy Elizabeth HARRIS

Warren Judd BLESSING

Born: 16 July 1922, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 12 February 2012, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Dorothy HOUSER 9 October 1945

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Birth — 1901
30 January 1901
Wethersfield, 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 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Dorothy E Harris
birthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Residence: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Connecticut
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
family number: 459
page number: 19
Household Gender Age
parent Henry A Harris M 40y
parent Annie T Harris F 40y
Dorothy E Harris F 9y
H Ogden Harris M 1y 4m

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Hartford County, Connecticut

Name: Dorothy E Harris
Residence: , Hartford, Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1902
Age: 18
birthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820180
Digital Folder Number: 4294450
Image Number: 00321
sheet number: 6
Household Gender Age
parent Henry A Harris M 51y
parent Annie E Harris F 50y
Dorothy E Harris F 18y
Ogden Harris M 11y

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

1920 Marriage / Partner
Dorothy Elizabeth HARRIS and Burton Judd BLESSING 17 February 1920, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

She was 19 years old.

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.

1922 Birth of Child
Warren Judd BLESSING was born 16 July 1922, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Dorothy Elizabeth was 21 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

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 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Dorothy E Blessing
event: CENSUS
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1902
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
father's birthPlace: Connecticut
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 237
family number: 34
Sheet Number and Letter: 14A
Line Number: 8
nara publication: T626, roll 268
Film Number: 2340003
Digital Folder Number: 4531872
Image Number: 00735
Household Gender Age
spouse Burton J Blessing M 32
Dorothy E Blessing F 28
child Warren J Blessing M 7

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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.

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 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Dorothy Blessing
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Street: Main Street
House Number: 288
Inferred Residence in 1935: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 10B
Household Members:
Name Age
Burton Blessing 37
Dorothy Blessing 55
Warren Blessing 17

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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 - 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.

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

1950 - Wethersfield, Connecticut

Name: Dorothy H Blessing
Age: 48
Birth Date: abt 1902
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Burton J Blessing
50 Head
Dorothy H Blessing 48 Wife

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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.

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)

1982 Death of Spouse/Partner
Burton Judd BLESSING died 8 November 1982, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

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: Dorothy
Middle Name: E
Last Name: Blessing
Gender: Female
Birth Date: Jan 30, 1901
Death Date: Mar 7, 1989
Age: 88
Residence: Wethersfield, Hartfold Connecticut
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Connecticut
Death Location: Hartford, Hartfold, CT
Zip: 061093510
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: Dorothy E Blessing
event: Death
Event Date: 07 Mar 1989
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Residence: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
street address: 103 BANEBERRY LA
Gender: Female
Age: 88
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
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Death

U.S. Social Security Death Index
first Name: Dorothy
middle Name: H
last Name: Blessing
name suffix:
Birth Date: 30 January 1901
social security number: 042-20-9529
place of issuance: Connecticut
last Residence: Hartford, Connecticut
zip code of last Residence: 06109
death date : March 1989
estimated age at death: 88

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Social Security Death Index
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Grave

Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

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Obituary

BLESSING. Dorothy Elizabeth (Harris) Blessing, 88, of Wethersfield, widow of Burton J. Blessing, died Tuesday (March 7) at Hartford . Hospital. Born Jan. 30, 1901, she was a life long resident of Wethersfield. Prior to her retirement, she was a telephone operator for the Aetna Insurance Co. She is survived by a son, Warren J. Blessing of Wethersfield; two grandsons. Warren J. Blessing Jr. of Wethersfield, and Burton Dean Blessing of East Hartford; three great-grandchildren of Wethersfield; a
Sister: -in-law, Mrs. H. Ogden Harris; and a nephew, Allyn Harris, both of Baltimore, Md. A memorial service will be Saturday, 11 a.m., in the Trinity Episcopal Church, Main St., Wethersfield. Burial will be private in Village Cemetery, Wethersfield. There will be no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to the Trinity Parish ' Memorial Fund, 300 Main St., Wethersfield 06109. The Glastonbury Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
Thursday, March

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