Raymond Lester PLANTE

(b. 13 December 1920 , Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA d. 3 May 1993 , Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA )

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Raymond Lester PLANTE was born 13 December 1920 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Raymond Lester PLANTE was the child of George Joseph PLANTE and Susan Jane "Jennie" BAKER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre (Peter) PLANTE and Melanise BOULAY (BOULEY) (maternal) John BAKER and Jane DAVIS

Raymond Lester was a soldier in World War II.

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

Raymond Lester married Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE 5 October 1947 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE was born abt. 1926 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point). Eleanor Alda died 4 June 2018 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater). Eleanor Alda was the child of James F MCGUIRE and Margaret V SMITH.

Raymond Lester PLANTE died 3 May 1993 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA .
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Family and Children of Raymond Lester PLANTE

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Raymond Lester PLANTE married

Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE-- Date: 5 October 1947 Place: Stonington, Connecticut, USA
Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE was the child of James F MCGUIRE and Margaret V SMITH

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St. Michael's Church, Pawcatuck, was the scene of the marriage at 9 a.m. of Miss Eleanor A. McGuire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. McGuire of 1 Brinden Avenue, Pawcatuck, and Raymond L. Plante, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Plante of Esmond...

The Providence Sunday Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
October 5, 1947

Children of Raymond Lester PLANTE and Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE:

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Barbara PLANTE (b.23 September 1953, d. 17 February 2004, Greenville, Rhode Island, USA)

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1920 Birth
13 December 1920
Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

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

1925 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Raymond Plante
Residence: Smithfield, E.D. 337, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 4
Estimated birth date: 1921
Place of Birth: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Page number: 30
Line number: 8
GSU Film Number: 1769847
Family Number: 228
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

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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 Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Raymond S Plant
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Birth Year (Estimated): 1921
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
District: 0275
Household ID: 340
Sheet Number and Letter: 12A
Line Number: 23
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2173
GS Film number: 2341907
Digital Folder Number: 4547302
Image Number: 00450
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George J Plant M 51 Rhode Island
Wife Jennie Plant F 48 Massachusetts
Son Earl G Plant M 21 Rhode Island
Daughter Beatrice M Plant F 18 Rhode Island
Son Raymond S Plant M 9 Rhode Island
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.

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 Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
name: Raymond L Plante
event: Census
event date: 1935
event place: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
residence: Old County Road, Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
street address: Old County Road
gender: Male
marital status: Single
race: White
head of household - number in family:
birth date: 13 Dec 1920
birthplace: Rhode Island
film number: 1711778
1935 Rhode Island State Census
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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 Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
name: Raymond L Plante
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Smithfield Town, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
gender: Male
age: 19
marital status: Single
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Son
relationship to head of household (standardized): Son
birthplace: Rhode Island
estimated birth year: 1921
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 4-248
family number: 254
sheet number and letter: 12A
line number: 36
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3769
digital folder number: 005461764
image number: 01016
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head George J Plante M 61 Rhode Island
wife Jennie S Plante F 57 Massachusetts
daughter Beatrice M Plante F 28 Rhode Island
son Raymond L Plante M 19 Rhode Island
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1947 Marriage / Partner
Raymond Lester PLANTE and Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE 5 October 1947, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

He was 26 years old.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

Raymond Lester PLANTE - l to r: Ray Plante, John Baker, Leo Baker

l to r: Ray Plante, John Baker, Leo Baker

photos and papers belonging to Evelyn Feige Baker

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 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

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.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

Death
Age: 73
Given Name: Raymond
Middle Name: L
Surname: Plante
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1920
State: Rhode Island
Last Place of Residence: Providence, Rhode Island
Previous Residence Postal Code: 02917
Event Date: 03 May 1993
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Raymond is buried at: St. Ann Cemetery
72 Church Street

Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard)

Added: 1/15/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 6/19/2026 8:48:24 AM