Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING

Born

7 September 1899 , Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Died

13 October 1964 , East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Age: 65

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

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Born: 7 September 1899 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Father: Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING

Mother: Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK

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

Theodore Roosevelt was a soldier in World War I.
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Theodore Roosevelt married Grace Agnes MAY 6 September 1924 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Grace Agnes MAY was born 17 December 1904 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Grace Agnes died 19 July 1964 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Grace Agnes was the child of Augustus "Gustave" John MAY and Emma E STANTON.

Theodore Roosevelt married (2) Hazel Gertrude MASTERSON . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Hazel Gertrude MASTERSON was born 22 January 1910 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Hazel Gertrude died 7 August 1979 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA (Waterville). Hazel Gertrude was the child of Matthew Nicholos MASTERSON and Theresa Elizabeth CUMMINGS.

Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING died 13 October 1964 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING married

Grace Agnes MAY
Marriage date: 6 September 1924
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Grace Agnes MAY was the child of Augustus "Gustave" John MAY and Emma E STANTON

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They divorced.

THEODORE BLESSING GRACE MAY 1924-09-06 HARTFORD

Children of Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING and Grace Agnes MAY

Shirley Grace BLESSING

Born: 22 July 1927, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 6 August 2009, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mabery (Mabry) Gus SIMONS 9 November 1946 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING married

Hazel Gertrude MASTERSON
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Hazel Gertrude MASTERSON was the child of Matthew Nicholos MASTERSON and Theresa Elizabeth CUMMINGS

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Ronald Charles BLESSING

Born: 14 August 1946, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 10 May 2004, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Karen J WEED 5 December 1981 Place: Bristol, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1899
7 September 1899
Manchester, Connecticut, USA

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Name Theodor Blessing
Birthplace Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Residence Hartford Ward 7, Hartford, Connecticut
Marital Status Single
Race White
Gender Male
Immigration Year
Father's Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Family Number 102
Page Number 3
Household Gender Age
Parent Chas T Blessing M 47y
Parent Frances M Blessing F 49y
Charles H Blessing M 27y
Albert A Blessing M 16y
George Blessing M 17y
Mary Blessing F 19y
Burton J Blessing M 13y
Theodor Blessing M 8y

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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 - 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

World War I Draft Registration

Theodore Roosevelt Blessing
1 Marsh Wethersfield, Conn.
age 18
b. Sept 7, 1900
clerk at Pratt & Cady Co., Capitol Ave. Hartford
nearest relative: Frances Mary Blessing, 1 Marsh Wethersfield, Conn

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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING - Theodore R. Blessing - 1918 Enlistment Papers

Theodore R. Blessing - 1918 Enlistment Papers

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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

Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING - Charles T. Blessing, Theodore R. Blessing and unknown

Charles T. Blessing, Theodore R. Blessing and unknown

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Theodore R. Blessing

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1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

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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 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Name Theodore R Blessing
Residence , Hartford, Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year 1901
Age 19
Birthplace Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace
Mother's Birthplace
Film Number 1820180
Digital Folder Number 4294450
Image Number 00349
Sheet Number 20
Household Gender Age
Parent Charles T Blessing M 58y
Parent Frances M Blessing F 60y
Theodore R Blessing M 19y

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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

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1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING - Name: Theodore Roosevelt Blessing Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 7 Sep 1900 Birth Place: South Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Resid

Name: Theodore Roosevelt Blessing
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1900
Birth Place: South Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Residence Date: 1919-1920
Residence Place: Connecticut, USA
Father: Charles T Blessing
Mother: Francis M Mesick

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Military Questionnaires, 1919-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Connecticut WWI Military Questionnaires, 1919–1920. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING - Theodore R. Blessing - Drivers Licenses

Theodore R. Blessing - Driver's Licenses

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1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Marriage / Partner
Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING and Grace Agnes MAY 6 September 1924, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He was 25 years old.

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1927 Hartford, CT

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

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

1927 Birth of Child
Shirley Grace BLESSING was born 22 July 1927, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Theodore Roosevelt was 27 years old.

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: Theodore R Blessing
event: CENSUS
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1900
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Germany
enumeration district number: 49
family number: 54
Sheet Number and Letter: 22A
Line Number: 6
nara publication: T626, roll 264
Film Number: 2339999
Digital Folder Number: 4531868
Image Number: 00497
Household Gender Age
parent Frances Blessing F 69
Theodore R Blessing M 30

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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.

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

Theodore R. Blessing, Bristol, CT in 1938 according to will of his uncle, George F. Blessing

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 - 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.

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1945

Name: Theodore B Blessing
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1945
Street Address: 21 Higbi EH
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Rep
Spouse:
Hazel G Blessing
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1945

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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.

1946 Birth of Child
Ronald Charles BLESSING was born 14 August 1946, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Theodore Roosevelt was 46 years old.

1946 Marriage of Child
Shirley Grace BLESSING married 9 November 1946, Hartford, Connecticut, USA to Mabery (Mabry) Gus SIMONS

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

1950 - East Hartford, Connecticut

Name: Theodore R Blessing
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1901
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 29
Household Members Age Relationship
Theodore R Blessing 49 Head
Hazel G Blessing
39 Wife
Theodore Blessing Jr
10 Son
James W Blessing
9 Son
Carol Ann Blessing
8 Daughter
Ronald C Blessing
3 Son
Sandra L Blessing
1 Daughter

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1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Theodore Roosevelt BLESSING - Theodore R. Blessing sketch

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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.

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1955

Name: Theodore R Blessing
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1955
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Slsman
Spouse:
Hazel G Blessing
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1955

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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.'

1964 Death

First Name: Theod
Middle Name: R
Last Name: Blessing
Gender: Male
Death Date: Oct 13, 1964
Residence: East Hartford, Hartford Connecticut
Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, CT
Record Type: Death Record
Groom's Marital Status: Married
Collection: Connecticut Death Records

Source Information
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Years: 1949 to 2007
Description: This collection of Connecticut death records was provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. It contains data from 1949 to 2007.
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06134

Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001
Name: Theod R Blessing
event: Death
Event Date: 13 Oct 1964
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Residence: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
street address:
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
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estimated Birth Year: 1899
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Hartford Suburban, Connecticut 1964

Name: Theodore R Blessing
Residence Year: 1964
Street Address: 21 Higbie dr EH
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Publication Title: Hartford Suburban, Connecticut 1964

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