Dean Henry DETTON

(b. 27 June 1908 , Richmond, Cache, Utah, USA d. 23 February 1958 , Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA )

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Dean Henry DETTON was born 27 June 1908 in Richmond, Cache, Utah, USA

Dean Henry DETTON was the child of Joseph DETTON and Hilva Diana JOHNSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) John Fewtrell Wylde DETTON and Caroline Karen Nielsen ANDERSEN (maternal) Lars Christian JOHNSON and Matilda MADSEN

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Dean Henry married Vesta Maline PESSETTO 6 December 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Vesta Maline PESSETTO was born 18 February 1909 in Sunnyside, Utah, USA. Vesta Maline died 12 May 1981 in Incline Village, Nevada, USA (Crystal Bay). Vesta Maline was the child of John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO and Ellen Bell ROBB.

Dean Henry DETTON died 23 February 1958 in Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA.

Occupation: American professional wrestler and World Heavyweight Champion

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Vesta Maline PESSETTO-- Date: 6 December 1930 Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Vesta Maline PESSETTO was the child of John Baptista "Jack" PESSETTO and Ellen Bell ROBB

Name: Dean Henry Dutton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1908
Marriage Date: 6 Dec 1930
Marriage Place: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Father: Joe Dutton
Mother: Hilva Johnson
Spouse: Maline Pessetto
FHL Film Number: 429138

Name: Maline Possetto
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Sunnyside
Marriage Place: Salt Lake City
Father: J.B. Possetto
Mother: Ellen Robb
Spouse: Dean Henry Dutton
FHL Film Number: 429138

Ancestry.com. Utah, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1887-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Children of Dean Henry DETTON and Vesta Maline PESSETTO:

Dean Henry DETTON (b.23 October 1931, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA d. 29 April 2015, , Nevada, USA)

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Birth
Name: Dean Henry Detton
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1908
Birth Place: Cache, Utah, USA
Father: Joseph Detton
Mother: Hilva Johnson
State File Number: 286

Ancestry.com. Utah, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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

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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 Marriage / Partner
Dean Henry DETTON and Vesta Maline PESSETTO 6 December 1930, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

He was 22 years old.

1930 - Salt Lake City, Utah
Name: Dean Detton
[Dean Auton]
Birth Year: abt 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 21
Birthplace: Utah
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Home in 1930: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Map of Home: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Ward of City: 5
Block: 1948
House Number: 462r
Dwelling Number: 490
Family Number: 506
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Utah
Mother's Birthplace: Utah
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
J Reed Detton
23 Head
Verna S Detton
21 Wife
Robert R Detton
0 Son
Dean Detton 21 Brother
Mabel E Recse
49 Sister-in-law
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.

1931 Birth of Child
Dean Henry DETTON was born 23 October 1931, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Dean Henry was 23 years old.

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 - Vista, California
Name: Dean H Delton
[Dean H Detton]
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Utah
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Vista, San Diego, California
Map of Home in 1940: Vista, San Diego, California
Street: Lada De Loma
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, New York
Residence in 1935: New York, New York
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 3B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 74
Occupation: Rancher
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 40
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 3rd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
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Household Members Age Relationship
Dean H Delton 31 Head
Maline V Delton
31 Wife
Dean Delton Jr
8 Son
Joyce A Delton
4 Daughter
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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)

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

FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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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.

Death
Name: Dean Henry Detton
Social Security #: 558284935
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1908
Birth Place: Utah
Death Date: 23 Feb 1958
Death Place: Alameda
Mother's Maiden Name: Johnson
Father's Surname: Detton

Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

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Grave
Mountain View Cemetery Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
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Dean is buried at: Mountain View Cemetery Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA

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America - Did you know? 150 residences in New York City got the first televisions in 1936.

Utah originates from an Apache Indian word (yuttahih), which means people of the mountains. (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 14, 1896 - Utah becomes 45th U.S. state

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