George Hoyt Paul BAKER

(b. 2 December 1911 , Revere, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 October 1997 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

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George Hoyt Paul BAKER was born 2 December 1911 in Revere, Massachusetts, USA

George Hoyt Paul BAKER was the child of Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Annie Louise RHEEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Franz Karl “Frank Oscar” BEIERSTETTEL BAKER and Anna May SCHMIDT (maternal) George Phillip RHEEL and Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

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George Hoyt Paul married Corinne (Clorinda) GRANDE abt. 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Corinne (Clorinda) GRANDE was born 27 July 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Corinne (Clorinda) died 26 September 2003 in Newport, Vermont, USA (Newport Center). Corinne (Clorinda) was the child of Gaetano GRANDE and Concetta JENCO (LENGO).

George Hoyt Paul BAKER died 29 October 1997 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .

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George Hoyt Paul BAKER married

Corinne (Clorinda) GRANDE-- Date: abt. 1936 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Corinne (Clorinda) GRANDE was the child of Gaetano GRANDE and Concetta JENCO (LENGO)

Name: Paul Baker
Marriage Year: 1936
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 115
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.115

Name: Clorinda Grande
Marriage Year: 1936
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 119
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.119

Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

Children of George Hoyt Paul BAKER and Corinne (Clorinda) GRANDE:

Paul Edward BAKER (b.17 January 1940, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 February 2025, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA)

Harry Joseph BAKER (b.1 March 1942, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 February 1988, Fulton, Georgia, USA)

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1911 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Hoyt Baker
titles & terms:
event: Birth
event date: 02 Dec 1911
event place: Revere, Massachusetts
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father: Frank L. Baker
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mother: Annie L. Rheel
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 844
film number: 2409267
digital folder number: 4401715
image number: 479
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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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 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: Hoyt Baker
residence: Malden Ward 7 Precinct 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1912
age: 8
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820713
digital folder number: 4301110
image number: 00935
sheet number: 15
Household Gender Age
parent Anna L Baker F 35y
Frank Baker M 15y
Leroy Baker M 12y
Raymond Baker M 10y
Hoyt Baker M 8y

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)

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)

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 - City Directory, Everett, Masachusetts
Baker Paul H (Corinne) cook h 129 Glendale

Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - City Directory, Everett, Masachusetts
Baker Paul H (Corinne) cook h 129 Glendale

Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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1940 Everett, Massachusetts
Name: H Paul Baker
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 3, Everett, Everett City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
Last Place of Residence: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
District: 9-132
Family Number: 213
Sheet Number and Letter: 10B
Line Number: 64
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1604
Digital Folder Number: 005460876
Image Number: 00663

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
H Paul Baker Head M 29 Massachusetts
Carrinne Baker Wife F 25 Massachusetts
Paul Baker Son M 0 Massachusetts

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 Birth of Child
Paul Edward BAKER was born 17 January 1940, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

George Hoyt Paul was 28 years old.

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)

FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
The Draft

1942 Birth of Child
Harry Joseph BAKER was born 1 March 1942, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

George Hoyt Paul was 30 years old.

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 - Escape from prison
Escaped From Prison
18 Sep 1947 • Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
He, his brother Earl Raymond Baker and another prisoner escaped from Charlestown State Prison and were apprehended an hour later.

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

1950 - Everett, Massachusetts
Name: Paul Baker
Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1911
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 246
Household Members Age Relationship
Kaul Baker 39 Head
Corinne Baker
35 Wife
Paul Baker Jr
10 Son
Harry Baker
8 Son
Richard Baker
5 Son
Charyl Baker
2 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.

1988 Death of Child
Harry Joseph BAKER died 1 February 1988, Fulton, Georgia, USA

George Hoyt Paul was 76 years old.

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

Death
Name: George Hoyt Baker
George H Baker
George Baker
SSN: 031123160
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1911
Birth Place: Revere Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1 Oct 1997
Father: Frank L Baker
Mother: Anna Rheel
Claim Date: 24 Nov 1973
Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement.
Notes: 19 Apr 1978: Name listed as GEORGE HOYT BAKER; 20 Nov 1973: Name listed as GEORGE H BAKER; 10 Nov 2005: Name listed as GEORGE BAKER

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Name: George Baker
Certificate: 006556
Death Place: Boston
Death Date: 29 Oct 1997
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1911

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
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