1886 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Edgar Copeland
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 24 Oct 1886
birthPlace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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father's Name: William Copeland
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mother's Name: Eveline Copeland
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indexing project (batch) number: C51045-8
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source Film Number: 234543
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1900 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Edgar T Copeland
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Residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Oct 1886
birthPlace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Son
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father birthPlace: Vermont
mother Name: Evalina J Copeland
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mother birthPlace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Evalina J Copeland
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
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enumeration District: 0067
Sheet Number and Letter: 13B
Household ID: 258
reference number: 88
gsu Film Number: 1240633
Image Number: 00000069
Household Gender Age
parent Evalina J Copeland F
Alice M Copeland F
Edgar T Copeland M
Ethel A Copeland F
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1910 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Edgar Copeland
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Pittsfield Ward 3, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: New York
mother's birthPlace: New York
family number: 175
page number: 9
Household Gender Age
parent John R Francis M 32y
parent Margarey Francis F 34y
Margarey Francis F 2y
Frances F Francis F 65y
James Suttle M 44y
Ellen Suttle F 77y
Annie Suttle F 52y
Eva Copeland F 48y
Edgar Copeland M 23y
Alice Copeland F 25y
Ethel Copeland F 21y
World War I Draft Registration
Edgar Thompson Copeland
Thomas Island, Pittsfield, Mass
b. Oct 24, 1886 in Pittsfield, Mass
occupation - Die Setter
employer - General Elec Co, Pittsfield, Mass
single
caucasian
tall, slender brown hair, brown eyes
June 5, 1917
World War I Military Service
Name: Edgar T Copeland
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1886
Service Number: 1910428
Unit: Co. H 328th Inf.
Enlistment Date: 22 Sep 1917
Discharge Date: 27 May 1919
Death Date: 4 Jul 1953
Cemetery: Pittsfield Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
1920 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Edgar Copeland
Residence: Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1887
Age: 33
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Brother
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
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Film Number: 1820680
Digital Folder Number: 4301046
Image Number: 00386
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
Ortman Burlingame M 32y
Alice Burluigame F 35y
Evelyn Burlingame F 6y
Edgar Copeland M 33y
1921 Marriage / PartnerEdgar Thompson COPELAND and Alice Iveigh HASKELL 29 March 1921, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA (Dunstable)
He was 34 years old.
1925 Death of Spouse/PartnerAlice Iveigh HASKELL died 15 May 1925, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Edger T Copeland
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1886
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 67
family number: 452
Sheet Number and Letter: 20B
Line Number: 61
nara publication: T626, roll 885
Film Number: 2340620
Digital Folder Number: 4606982
Image Number: 00396
Household Gender Age
Mina Poulin F 53
Edger T Copeland M 44
Cora E Copeland F 39
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1940 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Edgar J Copeland
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Cromwell Avenue
House Number: 75
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 4B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 70
Household Members:
Name Age
Edgar J Copeland 53
Cora E Copeland 49
Amanda A Fraley 84
Ada Fraley 59
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.
The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
Obituary
PITTSFIELD
EDGAR T. COPELAND DIES IN PITTSFIELD WATCHING PARADE
Had Retired from GE in 1951; Funeral Services To Be Tuesday
'Pittsfield, July 4 - Edgar T. Copeland, 66, of 15 South Carolina Ave., died suddenly at 10.45 this morning, while watching the Fourth of July parade at Reder gas station on North St. Associate Medical Examiner Antonio P. Desautels pronounced death due to a heart attack.'
'Mr. Copeland retired in November, 1951, as a supervisor of wage rate and planning at the General Electric Co. He was a lifelong resident of Pittfield, educated in the public schools. During World War I, Mr. Copeland served with the American Expeditionary Force in Europe from September, 1917 until May, 1919, being discharged as a sergeant in the 328th Infantry of the 82d Division.'
'He was a member of the Morningside Baptist Church, American Legion Post 68, Loyal Order of Moose, honorary member of the Stanley Club, and belonged to the GE Quarter Century Club and the GEAA. He is
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1953
Name: Cora E Copeland
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1953
Street Address: 5 S Carolina av
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Edgar T Copeland
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1953
Grave
Thanks to Frank J. Leskovitz
117 Greenlawn (Northwest Side)
Pittsfield Cemetery
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
findagrave.com
Name: Edgar T Copeland
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1886
Death Date: 4 Jul 1953
Cemetery: Pittsfield Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data:
Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
ancestry.comDeath — 19534 July 1953
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 66.
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