Dorothy Celine DERY

Born

abt. 1915 , Connecticut, USA

Died

26 September 1960 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Emile Victor DERY Dorothy VERHEGGEN

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Born: abt. 1915 in Connecticut, USA

Father: Emile Victor DERY

Mother: Dorothy VERHEGGEN

Paternal grandparents: Emile-Oscar DERY , Mary (Mamie) MORIN

Maternal grandparents: Julius-E VERHEGGEN , Celine V UNKNOWN

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

Dorothy Celine married Leon Everett JAQUITH 18 January 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leon Everett JAQUITH was born 4 June 1911 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Leon Everett died 18 July 1971 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville). Leon Everett was the child of Arthur Gilman JAQUITH and Anna Elizabeth SOMMERMAN.

Dorothy Celine DERY died 26 September 1960 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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Dorothy Celine DERY married

Leon Everett JAQUITH
Marriage date: 18 January 1932
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Leon Everett JAQUITH was the child of Arthur Gilman JAQUITH and Anna Elizabeth SOMMERMAN

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Name: Dorothy Dery

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 18 Jan 1932

Marriage Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Spouse:

Leon Jaquith

Ancestry.com. WEB: Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.

Children of Leon Everett JAQUITH and Dorothy Celine DERY

Ronald Howard JAQUITH

Born: 16 December 1935, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 10 December 2009,

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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

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)

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.

1932 Marriage / Partner
Dorothy Celine DERY and Leon Everett JAQUITH 18 January 1932, Hartford, Connecticut, 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

1935 Birth of Child
Ronald Howard JAQUITH was born 16 December 1935, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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, Connecticut
Name: Dorothy Jaquith
Respondent: Yes
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1915
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Map of Home in 1940: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Street: New Britain Avenue
House Number: 46 3f
Inferred Residence in 1935: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Hartford
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 10A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 0
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members Age Relationship
Leon E Jaquith
28 Head
Dorothy Jaquith 25 Wife
Richard Jaquith
7 Son
Raymond Jaquith
6 Son
Ronand Jaquith
4 Son
Anna Jaquith
70 Mother
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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)

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.