Henry Butler RHINEHART

(b. 11 September 1913 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 October 1976 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 63

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Henry Butler RHINEHART was born 11 September 1913 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Butler RHINEHART was the child of Henry RHINEHART and Frances Wilcox BUTLER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacob RHINEHART and Delphine DECKER (maternal) Edward Edwin BUTLER and Mary Lenora COUCH

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Henry Butler married Mary Elizabeth "Betty" FRALEY 28 October 1936 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" FRALEY was born 5 July 1918 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Mary Elizabeth "Betty" died 1 May 1996 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Mary Elizabeth "Betty" was the child of Everett John FRALEY and Mary Elizabeth MADDEN.

Henry Butler RHINEHART died 26 October 1976 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Mary Elizabeth "Betty" FRALEY-- Date: 28 October 1936 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Elizabeth "Betty" FRALEY was the child of Everett John FRALEY and Mary Elizabeth MADDEN

Name: Mary Elizabeth Fraley
Marriage Year: 1936
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 63
Page Number: 547
Index Volume Number: 118
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.118

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 Henry Butler RHINEHART and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" FRALEY:

Carole RHINEHART (b.6 September 1937, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 January 2010, Tampa, Florida, USA)
m. John W HOUGHTALING 15 October 1955 in New Lebanon, New York, USA

Barbara Louise RHINEHART (b.4 July 1939, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 April 2009, Tampa, Florida, USA)
m. Ronald John LICCARDI 31 August 1957 in New Lebanon, New York, USA
m. William Walter NYLAND 30 June 1973

Cheryl Ann RHINEHART (b.8 January 1945, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 February 2017, Lee, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Henry L RIEKE 16 August 1962

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1913 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Henry Butler Rhinehart
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event: Birth
event date: 11 Sep 1913
event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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father: Henry Rhinehart
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mother: Frances W. Butler
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volume/ page/ certificate number: p 142
film number: 2409731
digital folder number: 4401718
image number: 186
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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
name: Henry Rhinehart
residence: , Rensselaer, New York
estimated birth year: 1914
age: 6
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Grandson
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821257
digital folder number: 4442083
image number: 00179
sheet number: 7
Household Gender Age
Edwin Butler M 61y
Mary Butler F 58y
Frances W Rhinehart F 27y
Henry Rhinehart M 32y
Henry Rhinehart M 6y
Delphine N Rhinehart F 2y3m

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 Death of his mother
RHINEHART, Frances W., March 21, 1921, age 29 yrs. 3 mos. 17 dys. (276 E.Lenox Rd.)

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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
name: Henry B Rhinehart
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: New Lebanon, Columbia, New York
gender: Male
age: 16
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1914
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 0039
family number: 316
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 79
nara publication: T626, roll 1418
film number: 2341153
digital folder number: 4661088
image number: 00096
Household Gender Age
parent Henry Rhinehart M 43
parent Carrie T Rhinehart F 41
Henry B Rhinehart M 16
Delaphine N Rhinehart F 12
Cyrus R Temple M 42
Charles B Cobb M 73

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

1936 Marriage / Partner
Henry Butler RHINEHART and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" FRALEY 28 October 1936, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 23 years old.

1937 Birth of Child
Carole RHINEHART was born 6 September 1937, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry Butler 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.

1939 Birth of Child
Barbara Louise RHINEHART was born 4 July 1939, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry Butler was 25 years old.

1940 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
name: Henry Rhinehart
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 3, Pittsfield, Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 26
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1914
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 2-94
family number: 119
sheet number and letter: 6A
line number: 28
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1569
digital folder number: 005460841
image number: 00449
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Henry Rhinehart M 26 Massachusetts
wife Mary Rhinehart F 21 Massachusetts
daughter Carol Rhinehart F 2 Massachusetts
daughter Barbara Rhinehart F 0 Massachusetts
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 Birth of Child
Cheryl Ann RHINEHART was born 8 January 1945, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry Butler was 31 years old.

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 - Lenox, Massachusetts
Name: Henry Rhinehart
Age: 36
Birth Date: abt 1914
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 14
Household Members Age Relationship
Henry Rhinehart 36 Head
Mary E Rhinehart
31 Wife
Carol F Thiashart
12 Daughter
Barbara Thiashart
10 Daughter
Cheryl A Thiashart
5 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.

1955 Marriage of Child
Carole RHINEHART married 15 October 1955, New Lebanon, New York, USA to John W HOUGHTALING

1957 Marriage of Child
Barbara Louise RHINEHART married 31 August 1957, New Lebanon, New York, USA to Ronald John LICCARDI

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.

1976 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Henry B Rhinehart
event: Death
event date: 26 Oct 1976
event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 047928
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birthplace: Massachusetts
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