Raymond
COLLETTE
(b.
22 May 1930
,
Putnam, Connecticut, USA
d.
12 March 1998
,
Killingly, Connecticut, USA
)
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Raymond COLLETTE was born 22 May 1930 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA
Raymond COLLETTE was the child of Hector COLLETTE and Dora BONOSCONI and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Hector COLLETTE and Rosilda ST MARIE (maternal) Eli BONOSCONI and Georgianna BIBEAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Raymond married Jeanne D'arc JOLY (JOLLY) abt. 1950 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne D'arc JOLY (JOLLY) was born 22 May 1930 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock). Jeanne D'arc died 25 August 2001 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Jeanne D'arc was the child of Joseph Noe JOLY (JOLLY) and Eugenie Marie Beatrix "Beatrice" LEPAGE.
Raymond COLLETTE died 12 March 1998 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA .
Died in Dayville section of Killingly, Connecticut
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Jeanne D'arc JOLY (JOLLY) was the child of Joseph Noe JOLY (JOLLY) and Eugenie Marie Beatrix "Beatrice" LEPAGE
Children of Raymond COLLETTE and Jeanne D'arc JOLY (JOLLY):
Jeanne D'arc JOLY (JOLLY)-- Date: abt. 1950 Place: Jeanne D'arc JOLY (JOLLY) was the child of Joseph Noe JOLY (JOLLY) and Eugenie Marie Beatrix "Beatrice" LEPAGE
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1930 Birth 22 May 1930
Putnam, Connecticut, USA
1930 Putnam, Windham, Connecticut
name: Raymond Collette
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Putnam, Windham, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 1
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1929
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
enumeration district number: 0018
family number: 49
sheet number and letter: 3A
line number: 16
nara publication: T626, roll 285
film number: 2340020
digital folder number: 4531889
image number: 00109
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Hector Collette M 31 Massachusetts
wife Dora Collette F 27 Connecticut
daughter Rosilda Collette F 8 Connecticut
daughter Florence Collette F 6 Connecticut
son Alfred Collette M 2 Connecticut
son Raymond Collette M 1 Connecticut
daughter Jeannette Collette F 0 Connecticut
head Cordelie Dupri F 63 Connecticut
daughter Angelina Dupri F 35 Connecticut
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: Raymond Collette
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Putnam, Windham, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 1
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1929
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
enumeration district number: 0018
family number: 49
sheet number and letter: 3A
line number: 16
nara publication: T626, roll 285
film number: 2340020
digital folder number: 4531889
image number: 00109
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Hector Collette M 31 Massachusetts
wife Dora Collette F 27 Connecticut
daughter Rosilda Collette F 8 Connecticut
daughter Florence Collette F 6 Connecticut
son Alfred Collette M 2 Connecticut
son Raymond Collette M 1 Connecticut
daughter Jeannette Collette F 0 Connecticut
head Cordelie Dupri F 63 Connecticut
daughter Angelina Dupri F 35 Connecticut
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law1940 Putnam, Windham, Connecticut
name: Raymond Collette
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 3, Putnam, Putnam Town, Windham, Connecticut, United States
gender: Male
age: 11
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Son
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1929
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 8-28
family number: 165
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 70
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 528
digital folder number: 005461417
image number: 00841
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Hector Collette M 41 Massachusetts
wife Dora Collette F 37 Connecticut
daughter Florence Collette F 15 Connecticut
son Alfred Collette M 12 Connecticut
son Raymond Collette M 11 Connecticut
daughter Jeannette Collette F 10 Connecticut
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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name: Raymond Collette
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 3, Putnam, Putnam Town, Windham, Connecticut, United States
gender: Male
age: 11
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Son
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1929
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 8-28
family number: 165
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 70
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 528
digital folder number: 005461417
image number: 00841
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Hector Collette M 41 Massachusetts
wife Dora Collette F 37 Connecticut
daughter Florence Collette F 15 Connecticut
son Alfred Collette M 12 Connecticut
son Raymond Collette M 11 Connecticut
daughter Jeannette Collette F 10 Connecticut
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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.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.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.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)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)Obituary
Telegram & Gazette [Worcester, Mass] 13 Mar 1998
KILLINGLY - Raymond Collette, 69, of R&R Park Road, Dayville, formerly of Church Street, Putnam, a longtime textile printer and machine operator, died yesterday at home after a short illness.
He leaves his wife of 45 years, Jean (Jolly) Collette; two sons, Michael Collette of Thompson and Richard Collette of Dayville; two sisters, Florence Houle and Jeannette Korch, both of Putnam; two grandsons; nephews and nieces. He was born and raised in Putnam, son of Hector and Dora (Bonosconi) Collette, and lived there before moving to Dayville in 1989.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, serving overseas.
Mr. Collette was a printer at American Thread Co. in Willimantic, Conn., where he worked for 25 years. He was then a machine operator for many years at Putnam Finishing Co. Putnam-Herzl Co. and Priority Finishing Co., all in Putnam. After that, he was a forklift operator at Cranston Print Works Co. in Webster, retiring in...Read MORE...
Telegram & Gazette [Worcester, Mass] 13 Mar 1998
KILLINGLY - Raymond Collette, 69, of R&R Park Road, Dayville, formerly of Church Street, Putnam, a longtime textile printer and machine operator, died yesterday at home after a short illness.
He leaves his wife of 45 years, Jean (Jolly) Collette; two sons, Michael Collette of Thompson and Richard Collette of Dayville; two sisters, Florence Houle and Jeannette Korch, both of Putnam; two grandsons; nephews and nieces. He was born and raised in Putnam, son of Hector and Dora (Bonosconi) Collette, and lived there before moving to Dayville in 1989.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, serving overseas.
Mr. Collette was a printer at American Thread Co. in Willimantic, Conn., where he worked for 25 years. He was then a machine operator for many years at Putnam Finishing Co. Putnam-Herzl Co. and Priority Finishing Co., all in Putnam. After that, he was a forklift operator at Cranston Print Works Co. in Webster, retiring in...Read MORE...
1998 Death 12 March 1998
Killingly, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 67.
Postcards and Memories of Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)
Raymond is buried at: Saint Mary Cemetery Putnam Windham County Connecticut, USA
Added: 12/11/2008 2:06:57 PM
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