Barbara HUGELMAN

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20 June 1917 , West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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10 January 2002 , Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

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John Robert HUGELMAN Elizabeth HUETTNER

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Born: 20 June 1917 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Robert HUGELMAN

Mother: Elizabeth HUETTNER

Paternal grandparents: John HUGELMAN , Elizabeth B LENPOLD

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Barbara married Raymond Aubrey PRATT 1 March 1941 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Raymond Aubrey PRATT was born 12 August 1914 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence). Raymond Aubrey died 20 July 1970 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Raymond Aubrey was the child of Jesse Horatio PRATT and Lillian Alice BADER.

Barbara HUGELMAN died 10 January 2002 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.

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Raymond Aubrey PRATT
Marriage date: 1 March 1941
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Raymond Aubrey PRATT was the child of Jesse Horatio PRATT and Lillian Alice BADER

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RAYMOND PRATT BARBARA HUGELMAN 1941-03-01 HARTFORD

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Birth — 1917
20 June 1917
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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

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 West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
name: Barbara Hugelman
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
gender: Female
age: 13
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1917
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number: 0227
family number: 291
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 91
nara publication: T626, roll 269
film number: 2340004
digital folder number: 4531873
image number: 00211
Household Gender Age
parent John Robert Hugelman M 41
parent Elizabeth H Hugelman F 37
Barbara Hugelman F 13
Allan N Hugelman M 12

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
name: Barbara Hugelman
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 10, Hartford, Hartford Town, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
gender: Female
age: 22
marital status: Single
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Lodger
relationship to head of household (standardized): Lodger
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1918
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 10-122
family number: 73
sheet number and letter: 5B
line number: 46
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 537
digital folder number: 005461426
image number: 00234
Household Gender Age Birthplace
wife Estella Carlin F 37 Connecticut
head Henry E Carlin M 39 Connecticut
daughter Marjorie Carlin F 17 Connecticut
son Wesley Carlin M 14 Connecticut
son Frederick Carlin M 14 Connecticut
son David Carlin M 12 Connecticut
lodger Barbara Hugelman F 22 Connecticut
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Marriage / Partner
Barbara HUGELMAN and Raymond Aubrey PRATT 1 March 1941, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

She was 23 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 - East Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Barbara Pratt
Age: 32
Birth Date: abt 1918
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Raymond Pratt
35 Head
Barbara Pratt 32 Wife
R Schard Pratt
7 Son
Marjorie Pratt
4 Daughter
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.'

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Raymond Aubrey PRATT died 20 July 1970, 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.

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

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.

Death
Name: Barbara Elizabeth Hugelman
[Barbara Hugelman Pratt]
[Barbara Muirhead]
[Barbara Elizabeth Hugeiman]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Jun 1917
Birth Place: West Hartford, Connecticut
[West Htfd, Connecticut]
Death Date: 10 Jan 2002
Father:
John R Hugeiman
Mother:
Elizabeth Huettner
SSN: 049091983
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as BARBARA ELIZABETH HUGELMAN; Sep 1957: Name listed as BARBARA HUGELMAN PRATT; Apr 1974: Name listed as BARBARA HUG MUIRHEAD; 23 Jan 2002: Name listed as BARBARA H MUIRHEAD

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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Obituary
January 12, 2002
MUIRHEAD, Barbara (Pratt)

Barbara (Pratt) Muirhead died on Thursday, (January 10, 2002) at Masonic Geriatric Facility in Wallingford where she spent the last four years of her life under the loving care of nurses and staff; born in West Hartford, daughter of Elizabeth and John Hugelman, June 20, 1917; wife of Raymond A. Pratt and John J. Muirhead, both deceased, student of metaphysics and 40 year member of the Christian Science Mother Church, Boston, MA; worked many years within the insurance industry for both Aetna and Traveler's Insurance Companies in Hartford, was active in the Republican Party and Parent Teacher's Associations in East Hartford. She leaves two children who loved her dearly, Richard K. Pratt, recently retired and living in North Carolina, Marjorie P. Rutkoski of East Hampton; and three grandchildren, Lynn Rutkoski of Maui, Hawaii, Kimberly A. Pratt of Washington, D.C. and Rich Y. Pratt of Atlanta, GA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...Read full story

Obituary
MUIRHEAD. John J. Muirhead, Sr., 79, of East Hartford passed away Tuesday (Feb. 25, 1997). He was the husband or Barbara Pratt Muirhead and the late Margaret (Schaub) Muirhead. Born in Manchester, he had resided in East Hartford for the past 37 years. He was a former communicant of St. Christopher Church, East Hartford. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 30 years by John Hancock Life Insurance Company. Besides his wife, Barbara, Mr. Muirhead is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Denise Muirhead of Haddam, John Jr. and Coleen Muirhead of Manchester, David and Tamaria Muirhead of New Hartford; two stepchildren and their spouses, Richard and Roxanne Pratt of East Hartford, Marge and Walter Rutkowski of East Hampton; 12 grandchildren, Rick, Cynthia, and Michael Muirhead; Melissa, John III, and David Muirhead; Matt, Logan, and Margaret Kelsey Muirhead; Richard and Kimberly Pratt; and Lynn Rutkowski. Funeral service will be Saturday at 9:15 a.m. from the...Read full story