Henrietta Ruth BLESSING

Born

February 1888 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Died

26 February 1935 , Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Age: 47
Cause of Death: automobile accident

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Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK

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Born: February 1888 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Father: Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING

Mother: Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK

Paternal grandparents: Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) , Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT

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Henrietta Ruth married Henry (Henrik) Valentin HANSEN 14 August 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Henry (Henrik) Valentin HANSEN was born 15 November 1886 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark. Henry (Henrik) Valentin died 6 April 1972 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.

Henrietta Ruth BLESSING died 26 February 1935 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA.
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Henrietta Ruth BLESSING married

Henry (Henrik) Valentin HANSEN
Marriage date: 14 August 1907
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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HENRIK HANSEN HENRIETTA BLESSING 1907-08-14 HARTFORD

Children of Henry (Henrik) Valentin HANSEN and Henrietta Ruth BLESSING

William Richard HANSEN

Born: 25 August 1908, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 13 August 1978, Hollywood, Florida, USA

Married: Audrey Margaret CARROLL 6 October 1932 Place: North East, New York, USA

Lester Louis HANSEN

Born: 14 January 1913, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 25 December 1970, , Florida, USA

Married: Elsie Flora FLECHNER 2 January 1934 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA

Edwin Donald HANSEN

Born: 13 February 1926, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 18 May 2003, Liberal, Kansas, USA

Married: Mary Alice ROCHE 4 September 1946 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Beverley D JEWETT (JOHNS) 8 August 1970 Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Birth — 1888
February 1888
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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.

1900 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Name Etta A Blessing
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Residence Hartford city, Hartford, Connecticut
Birth Date Feb 1888
Birthplace Connecticut
Relationship to Head-of-Household Daughter
Spouse Name
Spouse Titles
Spouse Birth Place
Father Name Charles Blessing
Father Titles
Father Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother Name Francis M Blessing
Mother Titles
Mother Birthplace Germany
Race or Color (expanded) White
Head-of-household Name Charles Blessing
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Years Married
Estimated Marriage Year
Mother How Many Children
Number Living Children
Immigration Year
Enumeration District 0173
Sheet Number and Letter 12B
Household ID 268
Reference Number 100
GSU Film Number 1240137
Image Number 00630
Household Gender Age
Parent Charles Blessing M
Parent Francis M Blessing F
Charles H Blessing M
Joseph H Blessing M
Fannie M Blessing F
Etta A Blessing F
Frank Blessing M
Mamie Blessing F
George H Blessing M
Albert Blessing M
Burton J

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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 - 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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Henrietta Ruth BLESSING and Henry (Henrik) Valentin HANSEN 14 August 1907, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

She was 19 years old.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
William Richard HANSEN was born 25 August 1908, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Ruth was 20 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Henrietta Hansen
birthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Hartford Ward 6, Hartford, Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Connecticut
mother's birthPlace: Connecticut
family number: 80
page number: 4
Household Gender Age
spouse Hendrick V Hansen M 24y
Henrietta Hansen F 22y
child William Hansen M 1y

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Birth of Child
Lester Louis HANSEN was born 14 January 1913, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Ruth was 24 years old.

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 Hartford County, Connecticut

Name: Henrietta Hansen
Residence: , Hartford, Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1889
Age: 31
birthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820184
Digital Folder Number: 4294454
Image Number: 00012
sheet number: 3
Household Gender Age
spouse Henry V Hansen M 32y
Henrietta Hansen F 31y
child William R Hansen M 11y
child Lester L Hansen M 6y

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1926 Birth of Child
Edwin Donald HANSEN was born 13 February 1926, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Ruth was 38 years old.

1927 Hartford, CT

Living in Hartford, CT in 1927 at the time of his father's death.

Mrs. Etta Hansen

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 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Henrietta R Hansen
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1888
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Germany
enumeration district number: 1
family number: 133
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Line Number: 93
nara publication: T626, roll 262
Film Number: 2339997
Digital Folder Number: 4531866
Image Number: 00759
Household Gender Age
spouse Henry Z Hansen M 44
Henrietta R Hansen F 42
child William R Hansen M 21
child Lester L Hansen M 17
child Edwin D Hansen M 4

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 of Child
William Richard HANSEN married 6 October 1932, North East, New York, USA to Audrey Margaret CARROLL

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)

1934 Marriage of Child
Lester Louis HANSEN married 2 January 1934, Manhattan, New York, USA to Elsie Flora FLECHNER

Date: March 03, 1935
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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Zion Hill Cemetery
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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1935 - Woman Hurt In Rockville Crash Dies Injuries Fatal to Mrs. H. V. Hansen of Hartford

Woman Hurt In Rockville Crash Dies
Injuries Fatal to Mrs. H. V. Hansen of Hartford --Man Killed in Middletown Accident
The Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
Date: Feb 27, 1935

Rockville, Feb. 26.--(Special.)--Injured in an automobile collision Sunday night in which three others were hurt, Mrs. Henrietta Ruth Hansen, 47, wife of Henry V. Hansen of 56 Congress Street, Hartford, died Tuesday at Rockville City Hospital.

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Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 2, 1935
... Father Kotowskl conducted the burial service In Mt St Benedict Cemetery Funeral of Sirs Henry Hanscn The funeral of Mrs Henrietta R Blessing Hansen of ... The bearers were Charles Blessing Joseph Blessing Frank Blessing Albert ...

Exonerated in Death Of Hartford Woman

Exonerated in Death Of Hartford Woman
Hartford Courant - Mar 21, 1935
... of criminal responsibility for the automobile collision which resulted In the death of Mrs Henrietta R Hansen of 56 Congress Street Hartford on February ...

Nolles Case Of Driver In Fatal Crash Court Frees MIT Student, Absolved by Coroner in Death of Hartford Woman

Nolles Case Of Driver In Fatal Crash
Court Frees MIT Student, Absolved by Coroner in Death of Hartford Woman Rockville
The Hartford Courant - Hartford, Conn.
Author: Special
Date: Mar 31, 1935
Rockville, March 30.--(Special.)-- Charges of manslaughter against John C. Heintzelman of 108 East Thirty-eighth Street, New York City, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Were nolled Saturday morning by Judge John E. Fisk in City Court.