Kenneth Alan "Butch" AMES

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1 November 1943 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Died

10 November 2007 , Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA

Age: 64

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Roy Eugene AMES Frances M HANSEN

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Born: 1 November 1943 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Roy Eugene AMES

Mother: Frances M HANSEN

Paternal grandparents: Burton Theodore AMES , Marie Amanda Elisabeth THIBAULT

Maternal grandparents: John HANSEN , Mae BLESSING

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Kenneth Alan "Butch" married Linda Joan HEDDING 29 June 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
They divorced. Linda Joan HEDDING was born 23 December 1942 in Barre, Vermont, USA (Graniteville) (South, East). Linda Joan was the child of Harry Fitzland HEDDING and Dorothy Vivian GATES.

Kenneth Alan "Butch" AMES died 10 November 2007 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA.
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Kenneth Alan "Butch" AMES married

Linda Joan HEDDING
Marriage date: 29 June 1964
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Linda Joan HEDDING was the child of Harry Fitzland HEDDING and Dorothy Vivian GATES

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Name: Linda J Hedding

Birth Year: abt 1943

Residence: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Age: 21

Race: White

Spouse: Kenne A Ames

Spouse Residence: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Spouse Age: 20

Spouse Race: White

Marriage Date: 29 Jun 1964

Place of Marriage: Hartford, Hartford

Note: officiator Civil Official

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Marriage Index, 1959-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.

Original data: Connecticut. 1959-77 Connecticut Marriage File. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Department of Public Health.

They divorced in 1988

First Name: Kenneth

Middle Name: A

Last Name: Ames

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 1943

Age: 45

Race: White

Spouse First Name: Linda

Spouse Gender: Female

Spouse Birth Date: 1942

Spouse Age: 46

Spouse Race: White

Marriage Date: 1964

Divorce Date: 1988

Divorce Location: Connecticut

Record Type: Divorce Record

Certificate Number: 08328

Collection: Connecticut Divorce Records

Certificate: Hard Copy Certificate

Source Information

Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health

Years: 1960 to 1997

Description: This collection of Connecticut divorce records was provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. It contains data on divorces filed from 1960 to 1997.

Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06134

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Christy Jean AMES

Born: 1 September 1970, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 24 October 1995, Groveton, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Randall YOUNG

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Birth — 1943
1 November 1943
Hartford, Connecticut, 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.

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 - Andover, Connecticut
Name: Kenneth A Ames
Age: 6
Birth Date: abt 1944
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Andover, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Ray E Ames
40 Head
Frances M Ames
25 Wife
Kenneth A Ames 6 Son
Roy E Ames Jr
4 Son
Edna M Ames
2 Daughter
Mary A Ames
0 Daughter
Mae Duke
56 Mother-in-law
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.'

1964 Marriage / Partner
Kenneth Alan "Butch" AMES and Linda Joan HEDDING 29 June 1964, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He was 20 years old.

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

1970 Birth of Child
Christy Jean AMES was born 1 September 1970, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Kenneth Alan "Butch" was 26 years old.

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

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

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

1995 Death of Child
Christy Jean AMES died 24 October 1995, Groveton, New Hampshire, USA (Northumberland)

Kenneth Alan "Butch" was 52 years old.

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2007 Death

First Name: Kenneth
Middle Name: Alan
Last Name: Ames
Gender: Male
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1943
Death Date: Nov 10, 2007
Age: 64
Residence: Windsor Locks, H Connecticut
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Death Location: Windsor, CT
Zip: 06096
Record Type: Death Record
Groom's Marital Status: D
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

Obituary
AMES, KENNETH ALAN 'BUTCH'
Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut
November 12, 2007

Kenneth Alan 'Butch' Ames, 64, of Windsor Locks, died peacefully on Saturday (November 10, 2007) at a local convalescent. Born on November 1, 1943, in Hartford, he was the son of the late Roy and Frances (Hansen) Ames. Butch grew up in Hartford. He later married and moved to the Rainbow section of Windsor, where he raised his family. He leaves two daughters, Kimberly Ames-Blake Pickens and her husband Clark of Windsor, and Tracey Rand and her husband William of Windsor Locks, a brother Roy Adams; eight grandchildren; and one great grandchild; former wife Linda (Hedding) Toft of Windsor Locks. He was predeceased by his daughter Christy (Ames) Young. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, November 14th, 10 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery, East Street, Windsor. Carmon Windsor Funeral Home has care of the arrangements. Please visit us at www.carmonfuneralhome.com for online condolences.