Ruth Mae ORCUTT

(b. 14 December 1919 , Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA d. 19 May 1977 , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA )

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Ruth Mae ORCUTT was born 14 December 1919 in Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA

Ruth Mae ORCUTT was the child of Stanley Tower ORCUTT and Eva Mary GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles Jones ORCUTT and Sarah Ruthena BEAL (maternal) Ferdinand GIRARD and Mary Louise LAREAU

Ruth Mae ORCUTT died 19 May 1977 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.

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1919 Birth
14 December 1919
Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA

1920 Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
name: Ruth Orcutt
residence: , Merrimack, New Hampshire
estimated birth year: 1920
age: 0
birthplace: New Hampshire
relationship to head of household: Granddaughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1821013
digital folder number: 4313306
image number: 00022
sheet number: 9
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Fred Gerard M 45y Canada
wife Louise Gerard F 44y Canada
dau Meda Gerard F 20y New Hampshire
dau Eva Orcutt F 19y New Hampshire
dau Evangeline Gerard F 16y New Hampshire
son Vernon Gerard M 3y New Hampshire
Wallace Orcutt M 1y New Hampshire
Paul Gerard M 3m New Hampshire
Ruth Orcutt F 6m New Hampshire
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire
name: Ruth M Orcutt
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire
gender: Female
age: 10
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: New Hampshire
estimated birth year: 1920
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Stepdaughter
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: New Hampshire
enumeration district number: 0026
family number: 25
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 92
nara publication: T626, roll 1304
film number: 2341039
digital folder number: 4610736
image number: 00974
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Acel L Quimby M 31 New Hampshire
wife Eva M Quimby F 29 New Hampshire
stepson Wallace J Orcutt M 11 New Jersey
stepdaughter Ruth M Orcutt F 10 New Hampshire
daughter Pauline M Quimby F 5 New Hampshire
daughter Teresa M Quimby F 4 New Hampshire
son Leroy R Quimby M 3 New Hampshire
daughter Louise A Quimby F 0 New Hampshire
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 Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
name: Ruth Orcutt
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Gerrish, Boscawen Town, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
gender: Female
age: 20
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Niece
birthplace: New Hampshire
estimated birth year: 1920
residence in 1935: Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire
enumeration district number: 7-5
family number: 44
sheet number and letter: 3A
line number: 35
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 2293
digital folder number: 005454930
image number: 00093
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Eddie J Girard M 38 New Hampshire
wife Beatrice B Girard F 32 New Hampshire
son Eddie J Girard M 5 New Hampshire
niece Ruth Orcutt F 20 New Hampshire
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1943
name: Lionel J. Blais
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 13 Jan 1943
event place: Allenstown, Merrimack, New Hampshire
age: 30
marital status:
race:
birthplace:
estimated birth year: 1913
father: Alphonse Blais
father's titles & terms:
mother: Mary J. England
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Ruth M. Orcutt
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's age: 23
spouse's marital status:
spouse's race:
spouse's birthplace:
spouse's estimated birth year: 1920
spouse's father: Stanley J. Orcutt
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Eva M. Girard
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
clerk's locality:
reference number:
film number: 2319380
digital folder number: 4244882
image number: 1329

'New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FLDN-NYG : accessed 17 Feb 2013), Lionel J. Blais and Ruth M. Orcutt and null, 1943.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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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.

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.

Obituary
Birth: Dec. 14, 1919
Death: May 19, 1977
Lowell
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA

(Obituary Published in the Lowell Sun)
Ruth Sweetser
... at age 57
Mrs. Ruth M. (Orcutt) Sweetser, wife of HErbert E. Sweetser of 22 West Bowers Street, died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon at St Josephs Hospital, at the age of 57 years. She was born in Boscowen New Hampshire December 14th 1919 a daughter of Stanley T. Orcutt of Chico California, and the late Eva M. (Girard) Quimby.and had been a resident of Manchester NH before taking up residence in Lowell 25 years ago. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dougals S. (Brenda) Johnston, and Mrs. Gray T. (Sanda) Britton, both of Lowell; and one son, Herbert E. Sweetser Jr. Of Pelham, New Hampshire; and six grandchildren, Jennifer Britton, Donna Johnston, Tina Johnston, and Douglas Johnston all of Lowell and Gary Sweetser and Glen Sweetser both of Pelham. New Hampshire and Several brothers and sisters....Read MORE...