Leon Everett JAQUITH

(b. 4 June 1911 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 18 July 1971 , New Haven, Connecticut, USA )

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Leon Everett JAQUITH was born 4 June 1911 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Leon Everett JAQUITH was the child of Arthur Gilman JAQUITH and Anna Elizabeth SOMMERMAN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Leon Everett married Dorothy Celine DERY 18 January 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothy Celine DERY was born abt. 1915 in Connecticut, USA. Dorothy Celine died 26 September 1960 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Dorothy Celine was the child of Emile Victor DERY and Dorothy VERHEGGEN.

Leon Everett married (2) Frances M HANSEN 5 January 1960 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . Frances M HANSEN was born abt. 1925 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Frances M died 4 February 1965 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Frances M was the child of John HANSEN and Mae BLESSING.

Leon Everett JAQUITH died 18 July 1971 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA .

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Leon Everett JAQUITH married

Dorothy Celine DERY-- Date: 18 January 1932 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Dorothy Celine DERY was the child of Emile Victor DERY and Dorothy VERHEGGEN

Name: Dorothy Dery
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 18 Jan 1932
Marriage Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:
Leon Jaquith

Ancestry.com. WEB: Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.

Children of Leon Everett JAQUITH and Dorothy Celine DERY:

Ronald Howard JAQUITH (b.16 December 1935, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 10 December 2009, )

Leon Everett JAQUITH married

Frances M HANSEN-- Date: 5 January 1960 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Frances M HANSEN was the child of John HANSEN and Mae BLESSING

Name: Leon E Jaquith
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Jan 1960
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Residence Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 48
Race: White
Spouse's Name: Franc M Ames
Spouse's Residence Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Spouse's Age: 35
Spouse's Race: White
Note: officiator Civil Official

"Connecticut, Marriage Index, 1959-2001," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 09 Jun 2013), Leon E Jaquith and Franc M Ames, 1960.

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1911 Birth
4 June 1911
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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 - 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)

1930 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Leon Jaquith
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1912
Birthplace: Connecticut
Race: White
Home in 1930: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's name: Anna Jaquith
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut

Household Members:
Name Age
Anna Jaquith 61
Florence Jaquith 22
Leon Jaquith 18
Lester Jaquith 18
Clarence Jaquith 20
Nelson Spellman 25
Lillian Spellman 26
Jean Spellman 2
Grace Maston 35

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.

1932 Marriage / Partner
Leon Everett JAQUITH and Dorothy Celine DERY 18 January 1932, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He was 20 years old.

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

1935 Birth of Child
Ronald Howard JAQUITH was born 16 December 1935, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Leon Everett was 24 years old.

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 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Leon E Jaquith
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 8, Hartford, Hartford Town, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
Birthplace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1912
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Enumeration District Number: 10-98
Family Number: 133
Sheet Number and Letter: 10A
Line Number: 15
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 536
Digital Folder Number: 005461425
Image Number: 00593
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Leon E Jaquith M 28 Connecticut
Wife Dorothy Jaquith F 25 Connecticut
Son Richard Jaquith M 7 Connecticut
Son Raymond Jaquith M 6 Connecticut
Son Ronald Jaquith M 4 Connecticut
Mother Anna Jaquith F 70 Connecticut
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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.

1960 Marriage / Partner
Leon Everett JAQUITH and Frances M HANSEN 5 January 1960, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He was 48 years old.

1960 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothy Celine DERY died 26 September 1960, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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.'

1965 Death of Spouse/Partner
Frances M HANSEN died 4 February 1965, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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

Death
Name: Leon Jaquith
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Jul 1971
Event Place: New Haven, , Connecticut
Residence Place: New Haven, , Connecticut
Address:
Gender:
Age: 60
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Hispanic Origin:
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Birth Date:
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
Father's Surname (Original):
Spouse's Name: DORO
Certificate Number: 14302

'Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZPJ-Q1S : accessed 09 Jun 2013), Leon Jaquith, 1971.
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