 1917 - 1956 (39 years)
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| Name |
Messenger, Allen Taller [1, 2] |
| Born |
10 Jul 1917 |
Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA  [3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
14 Jul 1956 |
Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA [3] |
| Buried |
Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA [3] |
| Person ID |
I69502 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
29 Dec 2021 |
| Father |
Messenger, Tracy, d. Unknown |
| Mother |
___, Flora, d. Unknown |
| Children |
| + | 1. Messenger, Allen Taller, b. 10 Jul 1917, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA , d. 14 Jul 1956, Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 39 years) |
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| Family ID |
F27724 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Bettinger, Ruth Flora, b. 12 Apr 1920, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 3 Sep 2016, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 96 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Messenger, Douglas Allen, b. 15 Apr 1942, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 25 Oct 2015, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years) |
| | 2. Living |
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| Last Modified |
29 Dec 2021 |
| Family ID |
F27710 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 10 Jul 1917 - Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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 | Child - Messenger, Douglas Allen - 15 Apr 1942 - Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Died - 14 Jul 1956 - Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Buried - - Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Sources |
- [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
- [S2699] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 29 Dec 2021.
Name: Douglas Allen Messenger
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1942
Birth Place: Westfirld, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1962
Marriage Place: Troy, New Hampshire
Father:
Allen Taller Messenger
Mother:
Ruth F Messenger
Spouse:
Joan Elizabeth Sleeper
Box Number: Box 31
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 29 Dec 2021.
Memorial ID 65407680
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65407680
Allen T. Messenger
Birth 10 Jul 1917
Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death 14 Jul 1956 (aged 39)
Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Granby Cemetery
Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Plot B-76
s/o Tracy and Flora
Researched by Ted Smith
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