Richard Dale BURRIS

(b. 28 September 1935 , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA d. 8 January 1971 , Danbury, Connecticut, USA )

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Richard Dale BURRIS was born 28 September 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Richard Dale BURRIS was the child of Odie BURRIS and Pauline Lucille MOORE and the grandchild of: (paternal) William Henry BURRIS and Ella Mae FLOWERS (maternal) Marlin Mcewen MOORE and Susie Vella SAGE

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Richard Dale married Marilyn Elaine MASON 17 October 1959 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marilyn Elaine MASON was born 1 October 1937 in Rhode Island, USA. Marilyn Elaine died 24 May 2014 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA. Marilyn Elaine was the child of Edgar Albert MASON and Hazel Hortense WARREN.

Richard Dale BURRIS died 8 January 1971 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.

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Richard Dale BURRIS married

Marilyn Elaine MASON-- Date: 17 October 1959 Place: Killingly, Connecticut, USA
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Marilyn Elaine MASON was the child of Edgar Albert MASON and Hazel Hortense WARREN

Name: Richa D Burris
Birth Year: abt 1935
Residence: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Age: 24
Race: White
Spouse: Maril E Mason
Spouse Residence: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Spouse Age: 22
Spouse Race: White
Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1959
Place of Marriage: Killingly, Windham
Note: officiator Other Clergyman

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Marriage Index, 1959-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
Original data: Connecticut. 1959-77 Connecticut Marriage File. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Department of Public Health.

Children of Richard Dale BURRIS and Marilyn Elaine MASON:

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Susan Gail BURRIS (b.11 March 1964, Putnam, Connecticut, USA d. 3 February 1985, Norwich, Connecticut, USA )

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1935 Birth
28 September 1935
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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.

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 - 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.

1959 Marriage / Partner
Richard Dale BURRIS and Marilyn Elaine MASON 17 October 1959, Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)

He was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Susan Gail BURRIS was born 11 March 1964, Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock)

Richard Dale was 28 years old.

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

1971 Death
First Name: Richa
Middle Name: D
Last Name: Burris
Gender: Male
Death Date: Jan 8, 1971
Residence: Canterbury, Windham Connecticut
Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, 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: Richa D Burris
event: Death
event date: 08 Jan 1971
event place: Canterbury, , Connecticut
residence: Canterbury, , Connecticut
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age: 35
marital status: Married
race: White
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estimated birth year: 1936
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spouse's name: MARI
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Death
BURRIS, RICHARD 28 Sep 1935 Jan 1971 35 (not specified) (none specified) Oklahoma 441-38-0493
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