Ralph J RAYMOND

(b. 25 July 1881 , Reed, Seneca, Ohio, USA d. 26 September 1961 , Tiffin, Ohio, USA )

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Ralph J RAYMOND was born 25 July 1881 in Reed, Seneca, Ohio, USA

Ralph J RAYMOND was the child of Abraham Bennett RAYMOND and Emma POST

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

Ralph J married Mary Helen CHAFFEE 10 September 1902 in Seneca County, Ohio . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary Helen CHAFFEE was born 4 March 1886 in Bloomfield, Ohio, USA. Mary Helen died 15 December 1931 in Tiffin, Ohio, USA. Mary Helen was the child of Lewis Hiram CHAFFEE and Ella C SMITH.

Ralph J RAYMOND died 26 September 1961 in Tiffin, Ohio, USA.

son of Bennett Raymond and Emma Post

Born about 1882 in Reed Township, Seneca, Ohio

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Ralph J RAYMOND married

Mary Helen CHAFFEE-- Date: 10 September 1902 Place: Seneca County, Ohio
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Mary Helen CHAFFEE was the child of Lewis Hiram CHAFFEE and Ella C SMITH

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
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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)

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1881 Birth
25 July 1881
Reed, Seneca, Ohio, USA

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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.

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
Ralph J RAYMOND and Mary Helen CHAFFEE 10 September 1902, Seneca County, Ohio

He was 21 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

Ralph J was 24 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: Ralph Raymond
Event Place: Lorain Ward 4, Lorain, Ohio
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
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 - 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)

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.

1931 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Helen CHAFFEE died 15 December 1931, Tiffin, Ohio, USA

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 - 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)

1942 Death of Child
Mildred A RAYMOND died 21 March 1942, Elyria, Ohio, USA

Ralph J was 60 years old.

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 Death
26 September 1961
Tiffin, Ohio, USA

He died at the age of 80.

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