Clarice Pray
MEACHAM
Born
28 November 1915
,
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died
23 February 1968
,
Ellington, Connecticut, USA
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Clarice Pray MEACHAM was born 28 November 1915 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edward A MEACHAM and Rosella STILES (maternal) William Fayette PRAY and Sarah Maria WALKERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Clarice Pray married Frederick Kinsley WHITTUM abt. 1941 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frederick Kinsley WHITTUM was born 23 September 1908 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Frederick Kinsley died 13 August 1946 in Connecticut, USA. Frederick Kinsley was the child of Norman Edward WHITTUM and Charlotte May BULLARD.
Clarice Pray MEACHAM died 23 February 1968 in Ellington, Connecticut, USA.
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Frederick Kinsley WHITTUM-- Date: abt. 1941 Place:
Frederick Kinsley WHITTUM was the child of Norman Edward WHITTUM and Charlotte May BULLARD
Frederick Kinsley WHITTUM-- Date: abt. 1941 Place: Frederick Kinsley WHITTUM was the child of Norman Edward WHITTUM and Charlotte May BULLARD
Children of Frederick Kinsley WHITTUM and Clarice Pray MEACHAM
Frederick Kinsley WHITTUM (b.28 August 1941, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 July 2004, Ellington, Connecticut, USA)m. Ann Rene LEARNED 12 August 1967 in East Lyme, Connecticut, USA (Flanders) (Niantic)
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1915 Birth 28 November 1915
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA1941 Birth of ChildFrederick Kinsley WHITTUM was born 28 August 1941, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
Clarice Pray was 25 years old.
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.
1946 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrederick Kinsley WHITTUM died 13 August 1946, , Connecticut, USA
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.
1967 Marriage of ChildFrederick Kinsley WHITTUM married 12 August 1967, East Lyme, Connecticut, USA (Flanders) (Niantic) to Ann Rene LEARNED
1968 Death 23 February 1968
Ellington, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 52.
Added: 3/8/2021 10:52:55 AM
- Updated: 3/30/2025 1:49:32 PM
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