Ernest Henry REUDGEN

(b. 22 December 1891 , Rockville, Connecticut, USA d. January 1968 , Rockville, Connecticut, USA )
Age: 77

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Ernest Henry REUDGEN was born 22 December 1891 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Ernest Henry REUDGEN was the child of Conrad REUDGEN and Hermine SCHNABEL

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

Ernest Henry married Minnie Adeline EDWARDS abt. 1916 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Minnie Adeline EDWARDS was born 20 March 1891 in Coventry, Connecticut, USA. Minnie Adeline died 14 September 1948 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA. Minnie Adeline was the child of George Frederick EDWARDS and Lydia Climena Minnie FULLER.

Ernest Henry REUDGEN died January 1968 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA.
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Ernest Henry REUDGEN married

Minnie Adeline EDWARDS-- Date: abt. 1916 Place:
Minnie Adeline EDWARDS was the child of George Frederick EDWARDS and Lydia Climena Minnie FULLER

Children of Ernest Henry REUDGEN and Minnie Adeline EDWARDS:

Elizabeth Alma REUDGEN (b.31 August 1916, Rockville, Connecticut, USA d. 1 June 2003, Hoschton, Jackson, Georgia, USA)

Dorothy REUDGEN (b.abt. 1917, , Connecticut, USA d. , )

Joyce REUDGEN (b.30 March 1920, , Connecticut, USA d. 12 March 1975, )

William F REUDGEN (b.29 October 1922, Rockville, Connecticut, USA d. 1 November 2007, Vernon, Connecticut, USA)
m. Betty Lou MILLER 1948 in , Texas, USA

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1891 Birth
22 December 1891
Rockville, Connecticut, USA

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Vernon, Connecticut
Name: Ernest Rendgen
Age: 8
Birth Date: Dec 1892
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1900: Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut
Ward of City: 3
Street: East Street
House Number: 63
Sheet Number: 22
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 0
Family Number: 522
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Conrad Rendgen
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Hemenia Rendgen
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 9
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Household Members:
Name Age
Conrad Rendgen 64
Hemenia Rendgen 54
Gustave Rendgen 21
Frederick Rendgen 12
Ernest Rendgen 8

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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

1914 - Conrad Reudgen Probate
To the Probate Court for the District of Ellington , Estate of Conrad Reutgen , late of Vernon , in said District , deceased . The subscriber , executor of the will of said deceased , after the acceptance of his final account hereby makes return that the pecuniary legacies provided for in said will have been fully paid and satisfied as per receipts herewith exhibited , That is to say , he has paid to Mrs. E. A. Mason and Edward Theinert the sum of $ 100.00 each , and to Ernest Reutgen the sum of $ 500. 00 . Wherefore your petitioner prays this Honorable Court to direct that a certificate of title to the real estate of said deceased be given in accordance with provisions in said will .
Fred G. Neugen, Executor

Subscribed and sworn before me this 17th day of September , 1914 . John E Fahey

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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Alma REUDGEN was born 31 August 1916, Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Ernest Henry was 24 years old.

1917 Rockville, Tolland, Connecticut
Name: Ernest H Reudgen
City: Not Stated
County: Tolland
State: Connecticut
Birthplace: Connecticut;United States of America
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1891
Race: Caucasian (White)
Roll: 1570620
DraftBoard: 23
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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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 - Rockville, Connecticut
Name: Ernest H Rendgen
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1920: Rockville Ward 3, Tolland, Connecticut
Street: High Street
House Number: 103
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Minnie Rendgen
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Loom Fixer
Industry: Woolen Mill
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Ernest H Rendgen 28
Minnie Rendgen 28
Dorothy Rendgen 3

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

1920 Birth of Child
Joyce REUDGEN was born 30 March 1920, , Connecticut, USA

Ernest Henry was 28 years old.

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
William F REUDGEN was born 29 October 1922, Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Ernest Henry was 30 years old.

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 Rockville, Tolland, Connecticut
name: Ernest Reudgen
event: CENSUS
event date: 1930
event place: Rockville, Tolland, 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: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number: 21
family number: 293
sheet number and letter: 16B
line number: 52
nara publication: T626, roll 284
film number: 2340019
digital folder number: 4531888
image number: 00511
Household Gender Age
Ernest Reudgen M 38
spouse Minnie Reudgen F 39
child Dorothy Reudgen F 13
child Joyce Reudgen F 10
child William Reudgen M 7

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

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 - 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)

1948 Death of Spouse/Partner
Minnie Adeline EDWARDS died 14 September 1948, Rockville, Connecticut, USA

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.

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 Death
Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001
name: Ernes H Reudgen
event: Death
event date: 27 Jan 1968
event place: Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut
residence: Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut
street address:
gender: Male
age: 76
marital status: Widowed
race: White
hispanic origin:
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birth date:
birthplace:
estimated birth year: 1892
father's name:
spouse's name: MINN
certificate number: 02351
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