Vance Goddard Raynsford

22 June 1922–11 July 2009 (Age 87)
Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Vance Goddard

When Vance Goddard Raynsford was born on 22 June 1922, in Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, George Vance Raynsford, was 30 and his mother, Hilda Rose Goddard, was 24. He lived in Florida, United States in 2009. He died on 11 July 2009, in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, United States.

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Vance Goddard Raynsford
1922–2009
Nancy Stafford
1927–2017

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 1

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1941 · Florida Involvement in World War II

Age 19

Similar to the first World War, Florida's location and temperature served as an ideal location for military training; in fact, Florida would end up having 172 military installations. As a result of World War II growth, Camp Blanding became the fourth largest city in Florida, capable of housing over 55,000 soldiers. Many Floridians sacrificed their lives among other Americans to win the war; it's estimated that about 3,000 U.S. deaths were from Floridian troops.
1945 · Peace in a Post War World

Age 23

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name, perhaps a variant of Rainford .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Vance Raynsford in household of George Raynsford, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Mr Vance Goddard Or Bud Raynsford, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Vance Goddard Raynsford, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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