Dorothy Mae Scott, born 1929, died 1996, New Hampshire. Part 5, 1960s and 1970s.
1960 age 30
Birth of son William Percy French Jr, 20 May 1960, Hooksett, Merrimack County NH
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| 1960 birth of William Percy French, Jr. |
Sometime between 1958 and 1960, the family moved to Goffstown NH. Interesting to note that this is Dorothy's third Junior she'd birthed. Paul Kimball Jr; John Coons Jr; now William French Jr.
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| Goffstown NH Google Maps 2018 |
Goffstown is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 17,651 at the 2010 census.Wikipedia
1961 age 31
Historical Insight -- John F. Kennedy's Inauguration
Dorothy Mae Scott Kimball Coons French may have tuned in to the inauguration of John F. Kennedy on television or radio while living in Manchester, New Hampshire, in January 1961. -- Ancestry.com
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Kennedy was the first Catholic to take the presidential oath,
and he was the youngest president ever elected.
– from Ancestry.com Historical Insights
January 20, 1961, Washington, D.C..
Credit: Getty Images
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1962 age 33
Historical Insight -- The Cuban Misile Crisis
Dorothy Mae Scott Kimball Coons French lived in Manchester NH during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis when the nation waited with bated breath as the world's superpowers arrowly avoided nuclear war. -- Ancestry.com
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During the crisis, the U.S. Army set up antiaircraft missiles
along the Florida coast to hedge their bets against a Cuban attack.
– from Ancestry.com Historical Insights
1962, Key West, Florida. Credit: Underwood Archives/Archive Photos/Getty Images
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During a Soviet-American nuclear standoff in October 1962, the nation held its breath as the world teetered on the brink of total annihilation. U.S. spy planes discovered that the Soviets had secretly delivered nuclear missiles to Cuba, located just 90 miles off Florida’s coast. U.S. President John F. Kennedy responded by establishing a blockade to prevent the delivery of more nuclear warheads and on October 22, he went public with the unfolding crisis, announcing the startling discovery of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). Americans immediately prepared for their impending doom, struck with fear after the President’s announcement. During the 13-day stalemate known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev battled it out for the Earth’s future. In the end, the Soviet Union agreed to dismantle the nuclear missiles and in exchange, the United States promised never to invade Cuba again. – from Ancestry.com Historical Insights
1963 age 33
Historical Insight -- March on Washington
Dorothy Mae Scott Kimball Coons French from Manchester NH may have attended or read about the March on Washington in August 1963. -- Ancestry.com
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August 28, 1963, Washington, D.C.. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
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More than 2,000 buses and 21 trains rolled into Washington from cities across the nation carrying citizens to the march. -- from Ancestry.com Historical Insight
1966 about age 35
Social Security name changed to Dorothy May French.
I don't have an image for this, just on Ancestry it lists dates and name changes.I also don't have any activity for her in the 1970s.
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