flag male ancestor  Richard Baker  BOYNTON

  (b. 22 February 1909 North Adams, Massachusetts, USA   d. 24 November 2001 Brockton, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Richard Baker BOYNTON was born 22 February 1909 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Richard Baker BOYNTON was the child of Clarence Grover BOYNTON   and   Bertha Belle BAKER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  George Colburn BOYNTON and Harriet A JONES (maternal)  Leslie Collins BAKER and Eva May RICHMOND

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Richard Baker  married  Leona Norine MORAN 21 March 1931 in Nassau County, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Leona Norine MORAN  was born 18 August 1908 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.  Leona Norine died 5 August 1981 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).  Leona Norine was the child of Charles Henry Edward MORAN and Carrie L WEBSTER.

Richard Baker BOYNTON died 24 November 2001 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA .
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Richard Baker BOYNTON married flag female ancestor Leona Norine MORAN-- Date: 21 March 1931 Place: Nassau County, New York, USA
Leona Norine MORAN was the child of Charles Henry Edward MORAN and Carrie L WEBSTER


They divorced 11 May 1943

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birth1909 Birth
22 February 1909
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
marriage1931 Marriage / Partner
Richard Baker BOYNTON and Leona Norine MORAN 21 March 1931, Nassau County, New York, USA

He was 22 years old.
1931 Birth of Child
Richard Baker BOYNTON was born 12 December 1931, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Richard Baker was 22 years old.
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
marriage1951 Marriage of Child
Richard Baker BOYNTON married 24 March 1951, Clarksburg, Massachusetts, USA (Briggsville) to Patricia Mary CORMIER
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1981 Death of Spouse/Partner
Leona Norine MORAN died 5 August 1981, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
death2001 Death
24 November 2001
Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 92.
Added: 2/26/2021 11:15:24 AM - Updated: 2/26/2021 11:19:45 AM

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