Sydney Vaughn LIVINGSTON

(b. 30 December 1930 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 17 June 2010 , West Hartford, Connecticut, USA )

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Sydney Vaughn LIVINGSTON was born 30 December 1930 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sydney Vaughn LIVINGSTON was the child of Sidney Earle LIVINGSTON and Helen E MURRAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) James LIVINGSTON and Emma E AMES

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Sydney Vaughn married Edward Robert HANSEN 5 November 1947 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Edward Robert HANSEN was born 17 April 1926 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Edward Robert died 18 May 2016 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Edward Robert was the child of John HANSEN and Mae BLESSING.

Sydney Vaughn LIVINGSTON died 17 June 2010 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Sydney Vaughn LIVINGSTON married

Edward Robert HANSEN-- Date: 5 November 1947 Place: Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA
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Edward Robert HANSEN was the child of John HANSEN and Mae BLESSING

EDWARD HANSEN VAUGHN LIVINGSTON 1947-11-05 WINDSOR LOCKS

Children of Edward Robert HANSEN and Sydney Vaughn LIVINGSTON:

Living (b., , Connecticut, USA d. , )

Ellen HANSEN (b.15 May 1951, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 17 May 1951, Hartford, Connecticut, USA)

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1930 Birth
30 December 1930
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

1930 Her family
name: Sidney E Livingston
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 38
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1892
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Scotland
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
enumeration district number: 0220
family number: 2
sheet number and letter: 1A
line number: 5
nara publication: T626, roll 269
film number: 2340004
digital folder number: 4531873
image number: 00006
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Sidney E Livingston M 38 Connecticut
wife Helen E Livingston F 28 Connecticut
son Roland E Livingston M 7 Connecticut
son Clyde R Livingston M 6 Connecticut
daughter Ethel H Livingston F 4 Connecticut

'United States Census, 1930,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XMPY-S6K : accessed 22 Jan 2013), Sidney E Livingston, West...Read MORE...

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 West Hartford, Connecticut
name: Sydney Livingston
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: West Hartford Town, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
gender: Female
age: 9
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1931
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 2-224
family number: 14
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 52
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 507
digital folder number: 005461396
image number: 00843
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Sidney Livingston M 48 Connecticut
wife Helen E Livingston F 37 Connecticut
son Roland C Livingston M 18 Connecticut
son Clyde Livingston M 16 Connecticut
daughter Ethel Livingston F 14 Connecticut
daughter Sydney Livingston F 9 Connecticut
daughter Barbara Livingston F 7...Read MORE...

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.

1947 Marriage / Partner
Sydney Vaughn LIVINGSTON and Edward Robert HANSEN 5 November 1947, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA

She was 16 years old.

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

1950 - South Coventry, Connecticut
Name: Sydney V Hansen
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1931
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: South Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Edward R Hansen
24 Head
Sydney V Hansen 19 Wife
Donald H Hansen
2 Son
Claudia S Hansen
0 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1951 Birth of Child
Ellen HANSEN was born 15 May 1951, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sydney Vaughn was 20 years old.

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.

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

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

Obituary
HANSEN, Sydney Vaughn
Sydney Vaughn Hansen passed from this earth on June 17, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 30, 1930, in Hartford, CT. Vaughn lived in Coventry, Connecticut from 1948 to 1964 where she was a volunteer for the Coventry Little League and the Firemen's Auxiliary. In 1964 she moved to West Hartford with her family and worked for Roytype, a division of Royal Typewriter. She was a member of the Elmwood Community Church and was very active in the Circle Six Society doing charitable work. She will be remembered for her infinite love, humor, and generosity. She was the beloved wife for 62 years of Edward R. Hansen and mother of Donald Hansen and Claudia Haxton. She leaves behind four grandchildren, Lance Hansen, Karina Fournier, Daysha and Brian Haxton, two sisters Ethel Barnsbee of New York and Alice Kulakowski of Connecticut, and four great-grandchildren, Serena Briggs, Paige, Marin, and David Fournier. She is survived by family members Elynore...Read MORE...