Raymond Joseph CLARKSON

Born

11 August 1902 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died

28 March 1979 , Oakham, Massachusetts, USA

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Joseph Henry CLARKSON Helen Frances "Fannie" KIMBALL

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Born: 11 August 1902 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph Henry CLARKSON

Mother: Helen Frances "Fannie" KIMBALL

Paternal grandparents: William CLARKSON , Emma WRIGHT

Maternal grandparents: Samuel KIMBALL , Helen Frances SPRING

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Raymond Joseph married Ruth Ann COFFIN 25 December 1924 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
They divorced. Ruth Ann COFFIN was born 1 June 1904 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Raymond Joseph married (2) Sigrid Marie SWANSON abt. 1938 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sigrid Marie SWANSON was born 27 April 1908 in Oyster Bay, New York, USA (Massapequa). Sigrid Marie died 6 October 1980 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Sigrid Marie was the child of Mauritz F SWANSON and Anna M OHLANDER.

Raymond Joseph CLARKSON died 28 March 1979 in Oakham, Massachusetts, USA.
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Raymond Joseph CLARKSON married

Ruth Ann COFFIN
Marriage date: 25 December 1924
Marriage place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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They divorced in 1937

Children of Raymond Joseph CLARKSON and Ruth Ann COFFIN

Ralph Raymond CLARKSON

Born: 30 January 1926, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 March 1990, Lansing, Michigan, USA

Shirley Marion CLARKSON

Born: 10 September 1927, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 March 1989, Princeton, Massachusetts, USA

Raymond Joseph CLARKSON married

Sigrid Marie SWANSON
Marriage date: abt. 1938
Marriage place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Sigrid Marie SWANSON was the child of Mauritz F SWANSON and Anna M OHLANDER

Children of Raymond Joseph CLARKSON and Sigrid Marie SWANSON

Lorraine Carol CLARKSON

Born: 19 October 1941, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 October 2025, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Richard Earl JUBINVILLE 14 May 1960 Place: Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale)

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Name: Raymond J. Clarkson
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Event Date: 11 Aug 1902
Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
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GS Film Number: 2057389
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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

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 - 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

1924 Marriage / Partner
Raymond Joseph CLARKSON and Ruth Ann COFFIN 25 December 1924, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1926 Birth of Child
Ralph Raymond CLARKSON was born 30 January 1926, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Raymond Joseph was 23 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

1927 Birth of Child
Shirley Marion CLARKSON was born 10 September 1927, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA (East Douglas)

Raymond Joseph was 25 years old.

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)

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 - Paxton, Massachusetts
Name: Raymond Clarkson
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Paxton, Paxton Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1903
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 14-229
Family Number: 8
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Line Number: 36
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1653
Digital Folder Number: 005460925
Image Number: 00595

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Raymond Clarkson Head M 37 Massachusetts
Sigrid Clarkson Wife F 31 New York
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Birth of Child
Lorraine Carol CLARKSON was born 19 October 1941, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Raymond Joseph was 39 years old.

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 - 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.

1960 Marriage of Child
Lorraine Carol CLARKSON married 14 May 1960, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale) to Richard Earl JUBINVILLE

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

Grave

All Faiths Cemetery Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (New Swedish Cemetery)

Richard Jubinville

Death — 1979
28 March 1979
Oakham, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 76.

Obituary
Raymond J. Clarkson

OAKHAM - Raymond J. Clarkson, 76, of North Brookfield Road, formerly of 125 Manville St., Leicester, died Wednesday night in his home.

He was a stonemason and built houses and fireplaces of natural stone throughout Worcester County, and formerly operated a sawmill in Leicester.

He leave his wife, Sigrid M. (Swanson) Clarkson; a son, Ralph R. Clarkson of Haslett, Mich.; two daughgters, Lorraine C., wife of Richard E. Jubinville of Cherry Valley, and Marion J. Cote of Shrewsbury; a brother, Watler W. Clarkson of Cherry Valley, and seven grandchildren.

He was born in Worcester, son of Joseph H. and Fannie H. (Kimball) Clarkson, and lived in Leicester for 20 years before moving to Oakham in 1969.

Mr. Clarkson was a member of the First Congregational Church here and a former member of Local 6, Bricklayers Union.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Morrison Funeral Home, 1131 Main St., Leicester. The Rev. Elwood Williams will officiate. ...Read full story

Worcester Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
March 30, 1979

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