1910 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
Name: Hazel G. Masterson
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event: Birth
Event Date: 22 Jan 1910
Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
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father: Matthew Masterson
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mother: Teresa Cummings
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volume/ page/ certificate number: rn2436 p529
Film Number: 2315296
Digital Folder Number: 4401713
Image Number: 522
1910 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Hazel Masterson
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Residence: Worcester Ward 3, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
family number: 59
page number: 4
Household Gender Age
parent Matthew Masterson M 20y
parent Teresa Masterson F 21y
Hazel Masterson F y 2m
Edward Masterson M 25y
1920 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Hazel Masterson
Residence: Part Of Precinct 1 City Of Worcester Part Of Ward 3, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1910
Age: 10
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
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Film Number: 1820751
Digital Folder Number: 4311576
Image Number: 00620
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
parent Matthew Masterson M 31y
parent Theresa Masterson F 33y
Hazel Masterson F 10y
Matthew Masterson M 8y
William Masterson M 4y
Mary Masterson F 3y

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Hazel G Masterson
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1910
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Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 14
family number: 1
Sheet Number and Letter: 21A
Line Number: 3
nara publication: T626, roll 967
Film Number: 2340702
Digital Folder Number: 4607703
Image Number: 00839
Household Gender Age
parent Matthew W Masterson M 41
parent Theresa E Masterson F 44
Hazel G Masterson F 20
Matthew W Masterson M 18
William F Masterson M 15
Mary Masterson F 12
Richard Masterson M 8

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Hazel Blessing
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event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 5, Worcester, Worcester City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
race (standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1910
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 23-123
family number: 153
Sheet Number and Letter: 8A
Line Number: 31
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1716
Digital Folder Number: 005461161
Image Number: 00426
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Hazel Blessing F 30 Massachusetts
mother Theresa Masterson F 53 Massachusetts
brother Richard Masterson M 18 Massachusetts
son Theodore Blessing M 0 Massachusetts

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

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.
1946 Birth of ChildRonald Charles BLESSING was born 14 August 1946, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hazel Gertrude was 36 years old.
1950 - East Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Hazel G Blessing
Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1911
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Theodore R Blessing
49 Head
Hazel G Blessing 39 Wife
Theodore Blessing Jr
10 Son
James W Blessing
9 Son
Carol Ann Blessing
8 Daughter
Ronald C Blessing
3 Son
Sandra L Blessing
1 Daughter
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.
1964 Death of Spouse/PartnerTheodore Roosevelt BLESSING died 13 October 1964, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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.
1979 Death
First Name: Hazel
Last Name: Blessing
Gender: Female
Birth Date: Jan 22, 1910
Death Date: Aug 7, 1979
Age: 69
Residence: East Hartford, Hartfold Connecticut
Birth Location: Massachusetts
Death Location: Waterbury, New Haven, CT
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
Death
BLESSING, HAZEL 22 Jan 1910 Aug 1979 69 06108 (East Hartford, Hartford, CT) 06108 (East Hartford, Hartford, CT) Massachusetts 011-05-0034

Grave
Hillside Cemetery, East Hartford, Connecticut
Hillside Cemetery
East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Thanks to Jenn Costanzo

Obituary
Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, August 9, 1979
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