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Ray Edward Barton

Ray Edward Barton[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1929 - 2009  (79 years)


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  • Name Ray Edward Barton 
    Birth 22 Jul 1929  Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 7] 
    Address:
    home
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Address:
    • Role: Son
    Census 1940  Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Role: Son
    Military From 12 Feb 1948 to 8 Feb 1952  [4, 9] 
    aircraft mechanic
    in the United States Navy
    • during the Korean War. He saw no action, or as he tells it, he fought the Battle of Philadelphia - fist fights, going from bar to bar.
    raygrad.jpg    		 raygrad.jpg
    Occupation Abt 1954  East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    heat treater
    Business:
    Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
    • His brother-in-law, Bill Folland, got him the job. This did not last long though. Sometime later, Ray was fired for fighting with another employee over a dog. Ray spent the next 20 years or so working various jobs, mostly until he was able to quit and collect unemployment.
    Removed to 1964  Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    From: Manchester
    Occupation Between 1975 and 1997  Rockville, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    line operator
    Business:
    Polymer Films, Inc.
    Retired 1997  Rockville, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Business:
    Polymer Films, Inc.
    • Ray enjoyed gardening and gambling at Mohegan Sun.
    Illness 24 Sep 2003  Uncasville, New London, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12] 
    a heart attack
    Business:
    Mohegan Sun Casino
    • He waited until the next Monday to admit himself to a hospital (VA Hospital in West Haven, CT). He remained there until he was discharged on 7 Oct 2003 and sent home. He was also diagnosed with emphysema at this time.
    Nickname "Bub"  [13]
    Property 24 Apr 2007  Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    sold his house
    Address:
    37 Schofield Road
    Social Security Number 004-28-5575  [3, 4, 9]
    • BIRLS has the incorrect social security number.
    Death 9 Jun 2009  Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 7, 11] 
    Hospital:
    Johnson Memorial Medical Center
    obit - Ray Barton.doc    		 obit - Ray Barton.doc
    Burial 13 Jun 2009  Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11] 
    Cemetery:
    Connecticut State Veteran's Cemetery
    • section 20J, site 13
    Tree Memorial    		 Tree Memorial
    Somewhere in Connecticut, there is a tree planted in memory of Ray.
    Person ID I4306  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2020 

    Father Pvt. Harold Mayland Barton,   b. 16 Aug 1896, Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1975, Camden, Knox, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Viva Arlene Wardwell,   b. 24 Jun 1904, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1995, Pittsfield, Somerset, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1927  Cape Rosier, Hancock, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 14, 15, 16] 
    Address Address:
    75 Mechanic Street
    Camden, ME 04843
    Census 1930  Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Location:
    Barton Island
    1930MEVHBartons.jpg    		 1930MEVHBartons.jpg
    Census 1940  Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    1940BartonsVHcensus.jpg    		 1940BartonsVHcensus.jpg
    Notes 
    • Whenever he got in a fight with Viva, it would be concluded with "I'm goin' back to Job's Island." [9]
    Family ID F2221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family   
    Marriage 21 Jan 1955  East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 17] 
    Location:
    Church Corner
    • Ray was a boarder living across the street when they met and began dating.
    Address Address:
    90 West Ave
    Apt. #85
    Stafford Springs, CT 06076
    Address Address:
    37 Schofield Road
    Willington, CT 06279
    • At one time this was addressed as 67 Schofield Road.
    Residence 1964  Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Address:
    67 Schofield Road
    Children 
     1. Darryl Edward Barton,   b. 4 Sep 1961, Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1989, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    Photos
    bartons.jpg    		bartons.jpg
    Family ID F1039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Address:
    home - 22 Jul 1929 - Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address: - 1930 - Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - heat treater,Business:
    Pratt & Whitney Aircraft - Abt 1954 - East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Location:
    Church Corner - 21 Jan 1955 - East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - From: Manchester - 1964 - Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    67 Schofield Road - 1964 - Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - line operator,Business:
    Polymer Films, Inc. - Between 1975 and 1997 - Rockville, Tolland, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRetired - Business:
    Polymer Films, Inc. - 1997 - Rockville, Tolland, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIllness - a heart attack,Business:
    Mohegan Sun Casino - 24 Sep 2003 - Uncasville, New London, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - sold his house,Address:
    37 Schofield Road - 24 Apr 2007 - Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Hospital:
    Johnson Memorial Medical Center - 9 Jun 2009 - Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Cemetery:
    Connecticut State Veteran's Cemetery - 13 Jun 2009 - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    bartr_01.jpg    		bartr_01.jpg
    reb.jpg    		reb.jpg
    The Bartons on Vinalhaven    		The Bartons on Vinalhaven
    Viva (Wardwell) Barton and her children. Clockwise from upper right, Ray, Jessie, Erma and Patty.
    Ray at Marcy and Duane's wedding    		Ray at Marcy and Duane's wedding
    Aunt Erma, Duane, Ray, Uncle Bill and Grandma Viva    		Aunt Erma, Duane, Ray, Uncle Bill and Grandma Viva
    Visiting in Castine    		Visiting in Castine
    From left to right: Elsie Marckoon, Jeanne Wardwell, Harold Barton, Duane Barton, Viva Barton, Bruce Barton and Ray Barton
    Four Generations    		Four Generations
    Form left: Ray Wardwell, Harold Barton, Ray Barton & Bruce Barton

  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S943] Duane Barton, 00168. (Reliability: 3).

    2.  2.  [S705] 1930 Census Online, ME:Knox:Vinalhaven:Barton Island:1, 00705.

    3.  3.  [S29] Social Security Death Index - Online, 004-28-5575, 00484.

    4.  4.  [S1096] US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, view; 28 November 2011; Ray Edward Barton; SSN: 004285675, 00951.

    5.  5.  [S1136] Legacy.com, 1 February 2013; /obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?pid=162552977, 00987.

    6.  6.  [S963] Ray Barton, 00446. (Reliability: 2).

    7.  7.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 65713452, 00974.

    8.  8.  [S1112] 1940 Census Online, Maine:Knox:Vinalhaven; 7-41; 9-A; 224; Harold Barton family; 21 May 2012, 00964.

    9.  9.  [S963] Ray Barton, 00446.

    10.  10.  [S962] Shirley Barton, 00479.

    11.  11.  [S943] Duane Barton, 00168.

    12.  12.  [S943] Duane Barton, 00168.
      I visited him just after he got home.

    13.  13.  [S963] Ray Barton, 00446. (Reliability: 3).

    14.  14.  [S957] Index to Maine Marriages, Online, 1892-2009, 00292. (Reliability: 2).

    15.  15.  [S943] Duane Barton, 00168. (Reliability: 2).

    16.  16.  [S791] Obituary - Viva Arlene Wardwell, 00787.

    17.  17.  [S962] Shirley Barton, 00479. (Reliability: 2).