 1931 - 1945 (14 years)
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| Name |
Bettinger, Ralph E. |
| Born |
2 Feb 1931 |
East Hartland, Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
5 Sep 1945 |
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2] |
| Buried |
Silver Street Cemetery, Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2] |
| Person ID |
I69501 |
Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist |
| Last Modified |
29 Dec 2021 |
| Father |
Bettinger, Earle Thomas, b. 4 Jun 1889, Otis, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 29 Jan 1976, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 86 years) |
| Mother |
Atkinson, Rachel, b. 6 Nov 1888, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 30 Nov 1957, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 69 years) |
| Married |
31 Oct 1910 |
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA [3, 4] |
| Children |
8 children |
| + | 1. Bettinger, Hazel Rachel, b. 28 Jun 1912, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 25 Nov 1990, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years) | | + | 2. Bettinger, Harold Arthur, b. 19 Feb 1915, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 5 Aug 1992, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 77 years) | | | 3. Bettinger, Faith Ida, b. 26 Apr 1917, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 8 Feb 2012, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 94 years) | | + | 4. Bettinger, Ruth Flora, b. 12 Apr 1920, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 3 Sep 2016, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 96 years) | | + | 5. Bettinger, Albert Raymond, b. 6 Nov 1922, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA , d. 27 Nov 1976, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years) | | | 6. Bettinger, Fred Ellsworth, b. 14 Jan 1925, Hartland, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA , d. 6 May 2009 (Age 84 years) | | + | 7. Bettinger, Shirley J., b. 10 Jun 1927, East Hartland, Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA , d. 9 May 2015, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA (Age 87 years) | | | 8. Bettinger, Ralph E., b. 2 Feb 1931, East Hartland, Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA , d. 5 Sep 1945, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 14 years) |
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| Family ID |
F27708 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 2 Feb 1931 - East Hartland, Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
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 | Died - 5 Sep 1945 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Buried - - Silver Street Cemetery, Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
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- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 29 Dec 2021.
Memorial ID 79348848
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79348848
Ralph E Bettinger
Birth 2 Feb 1931
Death 5 Sep 1945 (aged 14)
Burial
Silver Street Cemetery
Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1225] GenealogyBank.com (Reliability: 3), 29 Dec 2021.
Springfield Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts) September 05, 1945
WESTFIELD BOY COMMITS SUICIDE BY HANGING SELF
Mother Finds Ralph E. Bettinger in Cellar of His Home Yesterday Morning--Was Despondent Over School
Westfield, Sept. 4--Despondent because of having to go back to school, Ralph E. Bettinger, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Bettinger of 17 Green avenue, a resident of this city for about a month, committed suicide by hanging himself in the cellar of his home some time this morning.
Mrs. Bettinger found him and telephoned for medical aid. The first intimation that the police had of anything amiss was when headquarters received a call from Mrs. Charles Hosmer of 19 Green avenue telephoned them at 11:37 this morning and said that "something terrible had happened at the Bettinger home." Police found the boy lying on the cellar floor. Dr. Robert D. Hildreth, associate medical examiner pronounced death by hanging.
The boy had taken a board, placed it between the floor joist, and then passed a clothes line over it. He apparently stood on a box after placing the rope around his neck. Attempts by the first fire department to revive the boy proved in vain. The body was taken to the Firtion-Hollister funeral home.
Bettinger was born in East Hartland, Ct., and came to this city with his parents. Besides his parents, he leaves three brothers, Harold B., of Granville and Albert and Fred with the United States army overseas; four sisters, Mrs. James Morris, of Tarrifville, Ct.; Mrs. Raymmond Sandman and Mrs. Allen Messinger of Granville and Miss Shirley Bettinger of Hartford, Ct., and his grandmother, Mrs. Ellsworth Bettinger of this city.
The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 at the Furtion-Hollister funeral home with Rev. Kenneth Brookes of the Second Congregational church officiating. Burial will be in Silver Street cemetery, Granville. Friends may call tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S1240] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 29 Dec 2021.
Name: Earle T Bettinger
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birth Place: E Otis, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 31 Oct 1910
Marriage Place: Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Ellsworth Bettinger
Mother: Ida J Soule
Spouse: Rachael Atkinson
Name: Rachael Atkinson
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birth Place: Westfield
Marriage Date: 31 Oct 1910
Marriage Place: Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father: James Atkinson
Mother: Mellissa Wells
Spouse: Earle T Bettinger
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S937] 1930 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 12 Sep 2022.
1930 Census, enumerated 9 Apr 1940 at Greenville Rd in Hartford Township, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Earl T Bettinger, Head, M, W, 40, M 21 yrs, Massachusetts, New York, Massachusetts, Farm laborer
Rachel Bettinger, Wife, F, W, 41, m 21 yrs, Massachusetts, England, Massachusetts, None
Hazel R Bettinger, Daughter, F, W, 17, S, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, None
Harold A Bettinger, Son, M, W, 14, S, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, None
Faith I Bettinger, Daughter, F, W, 12, S, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, None
Ruth F Bettinger, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, None
Albert R Bettinger, Son, M, W, 7, S, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, None
Fred E Bettinger, Son, M, W, 5, S, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, None
Shirley J Bettinger, Daughter, F, W, 2, S, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, None
Researched by Ted Smith
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