David Theodore "Ted"
CESAN
(b.
27 June 1924
,
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
d.
15 October 2016
,
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
)
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David Theodore "Ted" CESAN was born 27 June 1924 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
David Theodore "Ted" CESAN was the child of David Emanuel CESAN and Irene Kathan CROUSS and the grandchild of: (paternal) James John CESAN and Louisa Edith CHISHOLM (maternal) Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS and Fanny A KATHANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
David Theodore "Ted" married Ernestine Flora WELCOME 8 July 1943 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Ernestine Flora WELCOME was born 2 June 1923 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (Wyben). Ernestine Flora died 14 November 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Ernestine Flora was the child of Ernest Henry WELCOME and Flora Ann MACKINNON.
David Theodore "Ted" married (2) Mary Lou SHEPERD abt. 1949 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . Mary Lou SHEPERD was born abt. 1929 in Massachusetts, USA.
David Theodore "Ted" married (3) Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" HAMILTON . Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" HAMILTON was born 27 September 1925 in Suffield, Connecticut, USA. Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" died 6 January 2015 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills). Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" was the child of Howard Wesley HAMILTON and Valerie RIVARD.
David Theodore "Ted" CESAN died 15 October 2016 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .
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Family and Children of David Theodore "Ted" CESAN
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Ernestine Flora WELCOME-- Date: 8 July 1943 Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Ernestine Flora WELCOME was the child of Ernest Henry WELCOME and Flora Ann MACKINNON
Name: Ernestine Welcome
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 8 Jul 1943
Marriage Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:
David Cesarn
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They were divorced around 1945
Children of David Theodore "Ted" CESAN and Ernestine Flora WELCOME:
Living (b., Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (Wyben) d. , )
David Theodore "Ted" CESAN married 
Mary Lou SHEPERD-- Date: abt. 1949 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Date: October 18, 1949
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union
Date: October 23, 1949
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union
Name: David Theodore Cesan
Marriage Year: 1949
Marriage Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 98
Page Number: 489
Index Volume Number: 142
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.142
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Children of David Theodore "Ted" CESAN and Mary Lou SHEPERD:
David Theodore "Ted" CESAN married
Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" HAMILTON-- Place:
Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" HAMILTON was the child of Howard Wesley HAMILTON and Valerie RIVARD
Children of David Theodore "Ted" CESAN and Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" HAMILTON:
Ernestine Flora WELCOME-- Date: 8 July 1943 Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USAErnestine Flora WELCOME was the child of Ernest Henry WELCOME and Flora Ann MACKINNON
Name: Ernestine Welcome
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 8 Jul 1943
Marriage Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:
David Cesarn
URL: ctatatelibrarydata.org
They were divorced around 1945
Children of David Theodore "Ted" CESAN and Ernestine Flora WELCOME:
Living (b., Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (Wyben) d. , )David Theodore "Ted" CESAN married
Mary Lou SHEPERD-- Date: abt. 1949 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA ancestry.com
Date: October 18, 1949
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union
Date: October 23, 1949
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union
Name: David Theodore Cesan
Marriage Year: 1949
Marriage Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 98
Page Number: 489
Index Volume Number: 142
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.142
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Children of David Theodore "Ted" CESAN and Mary Lou SHEPERD:
David Theodore "Ted" CESAN married
Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" HAMILTON-- Place: Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" HAMILTON was the child of Howard Wesley HAMILTON and Valerie RIVARD
Children of David Theodore "Ted" CESAN and Dorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" HAMILTON:
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1924 Birth 27 June 1924
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)1930 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: David T Cesan
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 5
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1925
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Canada French
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 97
family number: 137
sheet number and letter: 8A
line number: 3
nara publication: T626, roll 905
film number: 2340640
digital folder number: 4607002
image number: 00021
Household Gender Age
parent David E Cesan M 31
parent Irene C Cesan F 33
Ruth I Cesan F 8
David T Cesan M 5
John S Cesan M 0
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: David T Cesan
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 5
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1925
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Canada French
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 97
family number: 137
sheet number and letter: 8A
line number: 3
nara publication: T626, roll 905
film number: 2340640
digital folder number: 4607002
image number: 00021
Household Gender Age
parent David E Cesan M 31
parent Irene C Cesan F 33
Ruth I Cesan F 8
David T Cesan M 5
John S Cesan M 0
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 law1940 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: David Cesan Junior
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1925
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: South West Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 7B
Household Members:
Name Age
David E Cesan 41
Irene E Cesan 43
Ruth Cesan 18
David Cesan 15
John Cesan 10
Ernest Harrington 24
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Name: David Cesan Junior
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1925
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: South West Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 7B
Household Members:
Name Age
David E Cesan 41
Irene E Cesan 43
Ruth Cesan 18
David Cesan 15
John Cesan 10
Ernest Harrington 24
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1943 Marriage / PartnerDavid Theodore "Ted" CESAN and Ernestine Flora WELCOME 8 July 1943, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
He was 19 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.
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July 30, 1945
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Mary Lou Sheperd Bride of David T. Cesan
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October 23, 1949){kind=small}
COUPLE MARRIED IN FEEDING HILLS
Mary Lou Sheperd Bride of David T. Cesan
Feeding Hills Congregational Church was the scene yesterday afternoon...
The Springfield Sunday Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
October 23, 1949
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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1953
Name: David T Cesan
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1953
Street Address: 302 N West PO FH
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Mary Lou Cesan
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1953
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Name: David T Cesan
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1953
Street Address: 302 N West PO FH
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Mary Lou Cesan
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1953
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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1961
Name: David T Cesan
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1961
Street Address: 1234 North FH RD 1
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Firefighter
Spouse:
Mary L Cesan
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1961
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Name: David T Cesan
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1961
Street Address: 1234 North FH RD 1
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Firefighter
Spouse:
Mary L Cesan
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1961
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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.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.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)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)
1995 Death of Spouse/PartnerErnestine Flora WELCOME died 14 November 1995, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.2015 Death of Spouse/PartnerDorothy Valerie "Dee Dee" HAMILTON died 6 January 2015, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)
Obituary
David T. 'Ted' Cesan, 92, passed away peacefully in his home on October 15, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. 'Ted' as he was affectionately known was the husband and high school sweet heart to the late Dorothy 'Dee Dee' (Hamilton) Cesan; who predeceased him on January 15, 2015. They enjoyed more than 30 years of marriage together. Ted was born on June 27, 1924, in Springfield a son of the late David E. and Irene (Crouss) Cesan along with brother John and sister Ruth; but was a lifelong resident of Feeding Hills and Agawam. His family farmed, growing tobacco and produce. His father was a Representative of Eastern States Farmers Exchange and Ted and his brother John worked with their father in business ( David E. Cesan & Sons Inc.) delivering grain, seed, and fertilizers to local farmers until 1965 after the Exchange was acquired by Agway. Ted was also a firefighter for the Agawam Fire Department where he served for 30 years ( 1952-1982) , first as a volunteer and later appointed...Read MORE...
David T. 'Ted' Cesan, 92, passed away peacefully in his home on October 15, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. 'Ted' as he was affectionately known was the husband and high school sweet heart to the late Dorothy 'Dee Dee' (Hamilton) Cesan; who predeceased him on January 15, 2015. They enjoyed more than 30 years of marriage together. Ted was born on June 27, 1924, in Springfield a son of the late David E. and Irene (Crouss) Cesan along with brother John and sister Ruth; but was a lifelong resident of Feeding Hills and Agawam. His family farmed, growing tobacco and produce. His father was a Representative of Eastern States Farmers Exchange and Ted and his brother John worked with their father in business ( David E. Cesan & Sons Inc.) delivering grain, seed, and fertilizers to local farmers until 1965 after the Exchange was acquired by Agway. Ted was also a firefighter for the Agawam Fire Department where he served for 30 years ( 1952-1982) , first as a volunteer and later appointed...Read MORE...
2016 Death 15 October 2016
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 92.
Added: 8/8/2010 1:18:27 PM
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