Frederick William JASSE

(b. 6 October 1907 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 26 October 2000 , Middletown, Connecticut, USA )
Age: 93

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Frederick William JASSE was born 6 October 1907 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Frederick William JASSE was the child of Charles Albert JASSE and Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING and the grandchild of: (maternal) Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) and Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT

Frederick William JASSE died 26 October 2000 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA.

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1907 Birth
6 October 1907
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
name: Frederick W Jasse
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 386
page number: 18
Household Gender Age
parent Charles A Jasse M 36y
parent Anna C Jasse F 36y
Charlotte E Jasse F 4y
Frederick W Jasse M 2y

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 - 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 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
name: Fred Willian Jasse
residence: , Middlesex, Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1908
age: 12
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820188
digital folder number: 4294458
image number: 00174
sheet number: 9
Household Gender Age
parent Charles A Jasse M 46y
parent Anna C Jasse F 45y
Fred Willian Jasse M 12y
Arline G Jasse F 2y3m
Pauline Jasse F 77y
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

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1927
Name: Frederick W Jasse
Residence Year: 1927
Street Address: Atkins
Residence Place: Middletown, Connecticut
Occupation: Far
Publication Title: Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1927
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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 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

name: Frederick W Jasse
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 22
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1908
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 13
family number: 285
sheet number and letter: 13A
line number: 46
nara publication: T626, roll 271
film number: 2340006
digital folder number: 4531875
image number: 00590
Household Gender Age
parent Charles A Jasse M 56
parent Anna C Jasse F 56
Frederick W Jasse M 22
Arline Jasse F 12
Pauline Jasse F 88

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 - 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 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Name: Frederick Jasse
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Street: Atkins Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 12A
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Jasse 66
Anna Jasse 66
Frederick Jasse 32
Raymond Jasse 8

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1940
Name: Frederick W Jasse
Residence Year: 1940
Residence Place: Middletown, Connecticut
Occupation: Dairy
Publication Title: Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1940
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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.

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

1950 - Is this him?
Name: Frederick Jasse
Age: 41
Birth Date: abt 1909
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 371
Household Members Age Relationship
Frederick Jasse 41 Head
Raymond Jasse
18 Son
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950
Name: Frederick W Jasse
Residence Year: 1950
Street Address: Atkins c Miner
Residence Place: Middletown, Connecticut
Occupation: Mach Opr
Publication Title: Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950
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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.

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.

Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1963
Name: Frederick W Jasse
Residence Year: 1963
Street Address: Atkins c Miner RD 1 R
Residence Place: Middletown, Connecticut
Occupation: Setupmagi
Publication Title: Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1963
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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

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2000 Death
First Name: Frederick
Middle Name: W
Last Name: Jasse
Gender: Male
Birth Date: Oct 7, 1907
Death Date: Oct 26, 2000
Age: 93
Residence: Middletown, Middlesex Connecticut
Birth Location: Connecticut
Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, CT
Record Type: Death Record
Groom's Marital Status: Single
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: Frederick W Jasse
event: Death
event date: 26 Oct 2000
event place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
residence: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
street address: 432 ATKINS ST
gender: Male
age: 93
marital status: Single
race: White
hispanic origin:
occupation: EMPLOYEE
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Death
U.S. Social Security Death Index
first name: Frederick
middle name: W
last name: Jasse
name suffix:
birth date: 6 October 1907
social security number: 042-05-1938
place of issuance: Connecticut
last residence: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
zip code of last residence: 06457
death date : 26 October 2000
estimated age at death: 93
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Obituary
Frederick Jasse, 93;

Of Middletown

Frederick W. Jasse of Atkins Street, Middletown, died Thursday at Middlesex Convalescent Center in Middletown. He was 93.

He was born in Meriden. He was employed at New Departure in Meriden before retiring. He was a former member of Westfield Grange No. 50 and the New England Draft Horse Association.

He is survived by a brother, Ray Jasse of Middletown; a sister, Arlene Rizza of New Britain; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be private. The Biega Funeral Home, Middletown, is in charge of arrangements.

Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn.: Oct 27, 2000. pg. B.4