John HANSEN

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4 February 1888 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

February 1940 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 4 February 1888 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Father: Christian HANSEN

Mother: Unknown UNKNOWN

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John married Mae BLESSING 11 October 1912 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Mae BLESSING was born February 1892 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Mae died 5 February 1957 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Mae was the child of Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING and Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK.

John HANSEN died February 1940 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Mae BLESSING
Marriage date: 11 October 1912
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Source: www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/

Mae BLESSING was the child of Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING and Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK

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JOHN HANSEN MABEL BLESSING 1912-10-11 HARTFORD

Children of John HANSEN and Mae BLESSING

John Warner HANSEN

Born: 21 September 1913, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 13 April 1982, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Frances Veronica BUTENAS 1946 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Malcolm HANSEN

Born: 10 March 1915, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 1 May 1998, Gloucester Township, New Jersey, USA

Married: Dorothy Marie MILLETTE

Theodore Henry HANSEN

Born: 30 August 1917, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 6 May 1985, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Married: Florence A BEIGENWALT 21 June 1938 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Lois A WHALEN 26 January 1959 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Helen M HANSEN

Born: 21 February 1922, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 28 June 2010, Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

Married: Lewis LIVINGSTON (LIVINGSTONE) 18 February 1941 Place: Coventry, Connecticut, USA

Married: Charles E HANSON 4 July 1963 Place: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Frances M HANSEN

Born: abt. 1925, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 4 February 1965, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Roy Eugene AMES

Married: Leon Everett JAQUITH 5 January 1960 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Edward Robert HANSEN

Born: 17 April 1926, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 18 May 2016, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Sydney Vaughn LIVINGSTON 5 November 1947 Place: Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1888
4 February 1888
Brooklyn, New York, USA

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Is this him?
name: John Hanson
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 192 Hartford city Ward 10, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
birth date: Feb 1888
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 18
sheet letter: A
family number: 396
reference number: 4
film number: 1240138
digital folder number: 004118709
image number: 00362
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Charles Hanson M 37 Germany
wife Hellen Hanson F 35 Germany
daughter Jennie Hanson F 14 Connecticut
son John Hanson M 12 Connecticut
son Christie Hanson M 7 Connecticut
daughter Hellena Hanson F 3 Connecticut
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Is this him?
name: John Hanson
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Hartford Ward 8, Hartford, Connecticut
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Denmark
mother's birthplace: Denmark
family number: 62
page number: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Charles Hanson M 49y Denmark
wife Helen Hanson F 46y Denmark
son John Hanson M 21y Connecticut
son Christopher Hanson M 16y Connecticut
dau Helena Hanson F 13y Connecticut
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 Marriage / Partner
John HANSEN and Mae BLESSING 11 October 1912, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
John Warner HANSEN was born 21 September 1913, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

John was 25 years old.

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

1915 Birth of Child
Charles Malcolm HANSEN was born 10 March 1915, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

John was 27 years old.

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

1917 Birth of Child
Theodore Henry HANSEN was born 30 August 1917, , Connecticut, USA

John was 29 years old.

World War I Draft Registration
name: John Hansen
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Hartford City no 1, Connecticut, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 04 Feb 1888
birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1561893
digital folder number: 005206030
image number: 03261

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZFC-35F : accessed 03 Dec 2012), John Hansen, .
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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 - 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
Helen M HANSEN was born 21 February 1922, , Connecticut, USA

John was 34 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

1926 Birth of Child
Edward Robert HANSEN was born 17 April 1926, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

John was 38 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 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
name: John Hansen
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 42
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1888
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Denmark
mother's birthplace: Denmark
enumeration district number: 84
family number: 528
sheet number and letter: 37B
line number: 96
nara publication: T626, roll 265
film number: 2340000
digital folder number: 4531869
image number: 01149
Household Gender Age
John Hansen M 42
spouse May Hansen F 34
child John W Hansen M 16
child Charles M Hansen M 15
child Theodore H Hansen M 12
child Helen M Hansen F 8
child Frances M Hansen F 5
child Edward R Hansen M 3
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Marriage of Child
Theodore Henry HANSEN married 21 June 1938, Hartford, Connecticut, USA to Florence A BEIGENWALT

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.