flag photo of Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE   Eleanor Alda  MCGUIRE

  (b. abt. 1926 Stonington, Connecticut, USA   d. 4 June 2018 Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA )  

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Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE was born abt. 1926 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA

Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE was the child of James F MCGUIRE   and   Margaret V SMITH

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Eleanor Alda  married  Raymond Lester PLANTE 5 October 1947 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Raymond Lester PLANTE  was born 13 December 1920 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater).  Raymond Lester died 3 May 1993 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater).  Raymond Lester was the child of George Joseph PLANTE and Susan Jane "Jennie" BAKER.

Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE died 4 June 2018 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA .





Obituary can be found in Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island, June 6, 2018

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Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE married Grave has been locatedWorld War II Soldier flag photo of Raymond Lester PLANTE  Raymond Lester PLANTE-- Date: 5 October 1947 Place: Stonington, Connecticut, USA
Raymond Lester PLANTE was the child of George Joseph PLANTE and Susan Jane "Jennie" BAKER


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St. Michael's Church, Pawcatuck, was the scene of the marriage at 9 a.m. of Miss Eleanor A. McGuire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. McGuire of 1 Brinden Avenue, Pawcatuck, and Raymond L. Plante, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Plante of Esmond...

The Providence Sunday Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
October 5, 1947


Children of Raymond Lester PLANTE and Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE:

 male ancestor Living  (b.,   d. , )


 female ancestor Barbara PLANTE (b.23 September 1953,   d. 17 February 2004, Greenville, Rhode Island, USA)



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News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
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.
marriage1947 Marriage / Partner
Eleanor Alda MCGUIRE and Raymond Lester PLANTE 5 October 1947, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)
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)
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)
1993 Death of Spouse/Partner
Raymond Lester PLANTE died 3 May 1993, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)
News2001 - 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.
2004 Death of Child
Barbara PLANTE died 17 February 2004, Greenville, Rhode Island, USA
death2018 Death
4 June 2018
Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
Added: 6/19/2026 8:42:17 AM - Updated: 6/29/2026 9:20:02 AM

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