Raymond Aubrey PRATT

(b. 12 August 1914 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 July 1970 , East Hartford, Connecticut, USA )

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Raymond Aubrey PRATT was born 12 August 1914 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Raymond Aubrey PRATT was the child of Jesse Horatio PRATT and Lillian Alice BADER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Horatio PRATT and Mary Elizabeth ACKINGTON (maternal) Casper Carl BADER and Augusta Johanne THEINERT

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Raymond Aubrey married Barbara HUGELMAN 1 March 1941 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Barbara HUGELMAN was born 20 June 1917 in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Barbara died 10 January 2002 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. Barbara was the child of John Robert HUGELMAN and Elizabeth HUETTNER.

Raymond Aubrey PRATT died 20 July 1970 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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Raymond Aubrey PRATT married

Barbara HUGELMAN-- Date: 1 March 1941 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Barbara HUGELMAN was the child of John Robert HUGELMAN and Elizabeth HUETTNER

RAYMOND PRATT BARBARA HUGELMAN 1941-03-01 HARTFORD

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Postcards and Memories of Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

1914 Birth
Vol: 623 Page: 331
parents: Jessie H. and Lillian Alice Bader, living at 206 State St. Father is a railroad conductor, b. Conway. Mother, b. Holyoke.

Name: Raymond Aubrey Pratt
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 12 Aug 1914
Event Place: Northampton, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Jesse H. Pratt
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Mother's Name: Lillian Alice Bader
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Reference ID: p 331
GS Film number: 2409800
Digital Folder Number: 4401721
Image Number: 430

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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

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 Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Raymond Pratt
residence: Easthampton Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1914
age: 6
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820704
digital folder number: 4301101
image number: 00938
sheet number: 2
Household Gender Age
parent Jesse H Pratt M 46y
parent Lillian Pratt F 33y
Edith Pratt F 9y
Raymond Pratt M 6y

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

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

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

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

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Easthampton - Boys Disappear - Leave Notes to Parents "To See the World"
Date: January 07, 1926
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Easthampton, Jan 6 - Two boys, Raymond Pratt, 11, of School street and Herman Billieux, 14, of Union street, disappeared from their homes Monday. They left notes for their parents, saying they intended to see the world and to be away a year or two. The boys were traced as far as Westfield, but the trail was lost there.

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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 Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Raymond Pratt
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 15
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1915
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 13
family number: 154
sheet number and letter: 7A
line number: 7
nara publication: T626, roll 912
film number: 2340647
digital folder number: 4607009
image number: 00432
Household Gender Age
parent Lillian Pratt F 41
Edith Pratt F 19
Raymond Pratt M 15
Elzear Desnoyers M 59
Celanire Desnoyers F 54
Margaret Wall F 61
Bridget Wall F 63
Nellie Wall F 58
Michael Wall M 65
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 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Raymond Pratt
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1914
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1940: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Street: Sigourney Stu Block 4
House Number: 123
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: East Hampton, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: East Hampton, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 5B
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry E Carlin 39
Estelle Carlin 37
Marjorie Carlin 17
Wesley Carlin 14
Frederick Carlin 14
David Carlin 12
Barbara Hazelman 22
Mary Stowell 26
Raymond Pratt 26
John J O'Keefe 24
Frank Steinmuller 30
Frank Pollner 28
Warner Wright 29
Edward Midgely 28
Robert Hoanite 26
S A Connolly 25
Kenneth Connolly 22
John B Mullen 21
Charles Stannid 21

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Marriage / Partner
Raymond Aubrey PRATT and Barbara HUGELMAN 1 March 1941, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He was 26 years old.

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.

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1945
Name: Raymond A Pratt
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1945
Street Address: 218 Tryon SG RD
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Acoustician
Spouse:
Barbara H Pratt
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1945
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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)

1950 - East Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Raymond Pratt
Age: 35
Birth Date: abt 1915
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 169
Household Members Age Relationship
Raymond Pratt 35 Head
Barbara Pratt
32 Wife
R Schard Pratt
7 Son
Marjorie Pratt
4 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1954
Name: Raymond A Pratt
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1954
Street Address: 229 Buckingham 1183 Forbes EH
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Foreman
Spouse:
Barbara H Pratt
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1954
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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.

Hartford Suburban, Connecticut 1963
Name: Raymond A Pratt
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1963
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Foreman
Spouse:
Barbara H Pratt
Publication Title: Hartford Suburban, Connecticut 1963
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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

1970 Death
First Name: Raymo
Middle Name: A
Last Name: Pratt
Gender: Male
Death Date: Jul 20, 1970
Residence: East Hartford, Hartford Connecticut
Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, CT
Record Type: Death Record
Groom's Marital Status: Married
Collection: Connecticut Death Records

Source Information
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Years: 1949 to 2007
Description: This collection of Connecticut death records was provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. It contains data from 1949 to 2007.
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06134

Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001
name: Raymo A Pratt
event: Death
event date: 20 Jul 1970
event place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
residence: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
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gender: Male
age: 55
marital status: Married
race: White
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