Mary Helen CHAFFEE

(b. 4 March 1886 , Bloomfield, Ohio, USA d. 15 December 1931 , Tiffin, Ohio, USA )

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Mary Helen CHAFFEE was born 4 March 1886 in Bloomfield, Ohio, USA

Mary Helen CHAFFEE was the child of Lewis Hiram CHAFFEE and Ella C SMITH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Cornelius CHAFFEE and Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Mary Helen married Ralph J RAYMOND 10 September 1902 in Seneca County, Ohio . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ralph J RAYMOND was born 25 July 1881 in Reed, Seneca, Ohio, USA. Ralph J died 26 September 1961 in Tiffin, Ohio, USA. Ralph J was the child of Abraham Bennett RAYMOND and Emma POST.

Mary Helen married (2) Dow HEDDEN 24 May 1919 in Seneca, Ohio . Dow HEDDEN was born 28 March 1882 in Attica, Ohio, USA. Dow died 23 November 1957 in Tiffin, Ohio, USA. Dow was the child of Henry F HEDDEN and Mary RHINEBERGER.

Mary Helen CHAFFEE died 15 December 1931 in Tiffin, Ohio, USA.
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Mary Helen CHAFFEE married

Ralph J RAYMOND-- Date: 10 September 1902 Place: Seneca County, Ohio
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Ralph J RAYMOND was the child of Abraham Bennett RAYMOND and Emma POST

Name: Ralph J. Raymond
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Reed Twp., Seneca Co.
Age:
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Chaffee
Spouse's Birth Date: 1885
Spouse's Birthplace: Scipio Twp., Seneca Co., Ohio
Spouse's Age: 17
Event Date: 10 Sep 1902
Event Place: Seneca County, Ohio
Father's Name: Bennett Raymond
Mother's Name: Emma Post
Spouse's Father's Name: Lewis H. Chaffee
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ella Smith
Race:
Marital Status: Single
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86908-9
System Origin: Ohio-VR
GS Film number: 0388641
Reference ID: 2:3R8MLDP

"Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 19 Jun 2013), Ralph J. Raymond and Mary E. Chaffee, 10 Sep 1902.

Children of Ralph J RAYMOND and Mary Helen CHAFFEE:

Mildred A RAYMOND (b.abt. 1903, Attica, Ohio, USA d. 21 March 1942, Elyria, Ohio, USA)
m. John Hobart COLE 11 September 1920 in , Ohio, USA
m. Harry Theodore MCLUCAS 12 December 1929 in , Ohio, USA

Bennett Clifford RAYMOND (b.5 June 1906, Scipio Township, Seneca, Ohio, USA d. 5 May 1993, Alpena, Michigan, USA)

Mary Helen CHAFFEE married

Dow HEDDEN-- Date: 24 May 1919 Place: Seneca, Ohio
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Dow HEDDEN was the child of Henry F HEDDEN and Mary RHINEBERGER

Name: Dow Hedden
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 May 1919
Event Place: Seneca, Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original):
Age: 37
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Father's Name: Henry Hedden
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Mary Rineburg
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Mrs. Mary H. Raymond
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Age: 33
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Father's Name: Lewis Chaffee
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ella Smith
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID: p 453
GS Film number: 388645
Digital Folder Number: 004016656
Image Number: 00276

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 19 Jun 2013), Dow Hedden and Mrs. Mary H. Raymond, 1919.

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1886 Birth
4 March 1886
Bloomfield, Ohio, 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 Scipio, Seneca, Ohio
Name: Mary H Chaffee
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 116 Scipio Township Republic village, Seneca, Ohio, United States
Birth Date: Aug 1885
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 17
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 394
Reference ID: 5
GS Film number: 1241320
Digital Folder Number: 004117786
Image Number: 00764
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Lewis Chaffee M 39 New York
Wife Ella F Chaffee F 39 New York
Son Harry H Chaffee M 18 Ohio
Daughter Mary H Chaffee F 15 Ohio
Son Bennie H Chaffee M 12 Ohio
Daughter Sylvia M Chaffee F 4 Ohio
Daughter Corrie Chaffee F 2 Ohio
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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Helen CHAFFEE and Ralph J RAYMOND 10 September 1902, Seneca County, Ohio

She was 16 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Bennett Clifford RAYMOND was born 5 June 1906, Scipio Township, Seneca, Ohio, USA

Mary Helen was 20 years old.

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 Lorain, Lorain, Ohio
Name: Mary Raymond
Event Place: Lorain Ward 4, Lorain, Ohio
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household ID: 72
Page: 4
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Ralph Raymond M 27y Ohio
WIFE Mary Raymond F 24y Ohio
DAU Mildred Raymond F 6y Ohio
SON Clifford Raymond M 3y Ohio
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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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Helen CHAFFEE and Dow HEDDEN 24 May 1919, Seneca, Ohio

She was 33 years old.

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

1920 Marriage of Child
Mildred A RAYMOND married 11 September 1920, , Ohio, USA to John Hobart COLE

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)

1929 Marriage of Child
Mildred A RAYMOND married 12 December 1929, , Ohio, USA to Harry Theodore MCLUCAS

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio
Name: Mary H Hedden
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
District: 0013
Household ID: 87
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Line Number: 64
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 1868
GS Film number: 2341602
Digital Folder Number: 4661184
Image Number: 00798
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Dow Hedden M 48 Ohio
Wife Mary H Hedden F 44 Ohio
Son-in-law Harry Mclucas M 33 Maryland
Daughter Mildred A Mclucas F 26 Ohio
Granddaughter Yvonne I Cole F 9 Ohio
Grandson Jack R Cole M 6 Ohio
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.

Death
Name: Mary Helen Hedden
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Dec 1931
Event Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio
Residence Place:
Address: 202 S. Sandusky St.
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 04 Mar 1886
Birthplace: Seneca County, Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Burial Date: 18 Dec 1931
Burial Place: Attica, Ohio
Cemetery:
Father's Name: Lewis H. Chaffer
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Name: Ella C. Smith
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Spouse's Name: Dow Hedden
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
File Number: fn 74422
GS Film number: 1992480
Digital Folder Number: 004000606
Image Number: 01905

'Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ X6HC-F9G : accessed 19 Jun 2013), Mary Helen Hedden, 1931.

Added: 6/19/2013 1:40:39 PM - Updated: 7/11/2025 6:12:52 PM