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Franklyn Edward LEARNED

(b. 14 October 1908 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 November 1985 , Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 77

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Franklyn Edward LEARNED was born 14 October 1908 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Franklyn Edward LEARNED was the child of Edward LEARNED and Maud Blanche FRALEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edward L LEARNED and Florence CONLEY (COONLEY) (maternal) John Charles FRALEY and Amanda FAIRFIELD

Franklyn Edward was a soldier in World War II.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Franklyn Edward married Mary O'HALLORAN 27 November 1941 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Mary O'HALLORAN was born 11 May 1905 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville). Mary died 1 March 1990 in Harwich, Massachusetts, USA (N., S., E., W.) (Harwichport) (Pleasant Lake). Mary was the child of Lott O'HALLORAN and Mary QUINLAN.

Franklyn Edward LEARNED died 13 November 1985 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA .

died at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass.

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Mary O'HALLORAN-- Date: 27 November 1941 Place: Stafford, Connecticut, USA
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Mary O'HALLORAN was the child of Lott O'HALLORAN and Mary QUINLAN

Date: November 30, 1941
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Name: Mary O'Halloran
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1941
Marriage Place: Stafford, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:
Franklyn Learned

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1908 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Franklin Edward Learned
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event: Birth
event date: 14 Oct 1908
event place: Pittsfield, Bristol, Massachusetts
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father: Edward Learned
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mother: Maude Fraley
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volume/ page/ certificate number: p 128
film number: 2315250
digital folder number: 4383938
image number: 104

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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Franklyn E Larned
residence: Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1909
age: 11
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820680
digital folder number: 4301046
image number: 00372
sheet number: 18
Household Gender Age
parent Edward Larned M 38y
parent Maud B Larned F 34y
Howard C Larned M 15y
Franklyn E Larned M 11y
Edna M Larned F 8y
Florence Larned F 57y
Harold D Larned M 27y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1929
Name: Franklyn E Learned
Residence Year: 1929
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1929
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1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut
name: Franklyn E Learned
event: CENSUS
event date: 1930
event place: Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 21
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1909
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 12
family number: 176
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 85
nara publication: T626, roll 284
film number: 2340019
digital folder number: 4531888
image number: 00267
Household Gender Age
parent Edward Learned M 47
parent Maude B Learned F 43
Franklyn E Learned M 21
Edna M Learned F 18

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Marriage / Partner
Franklyn Edward LEARNED and Mary O'HALLORAN 27 November 1941, Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville)

He was 33 years old.

1941 Article
Stafford Springs

Franklyn E. Learned of Hartford, former resident, was given a stag party tonight at the Maple Grove Inn by a number of friends in honor of his approaching marriage to Miss Mary O'Halloran of High street which will take place Saturday morning at 10 at St Edward's church. He was presented a gift.

Date: November 27, 1941
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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November 30, 1941

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1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1942
Name: Franklyn E Learned
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1942
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Asst Supv
Spouse:
Mary C Learned
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1942
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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.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1956
Name: Franklyn E Learned
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1956
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Educational Consultant
Spouse:
Mary C Learned
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1956
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1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1967
Name: Franklyn E Learned
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1967
Street Address: at Stafford
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Educational Consultant
Spouse:
Mary C Learned
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1967
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1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1971
Name: Franklyn E Learned
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1971
Street Address: at Stafford Springs
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Educational Consultant
Spouse:
Mary C Learned
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1971
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June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1985 Death

First Name: Franklynn
Middle Name: E
Last Name: Learned
Gender: Male
Birth Date: Oct 14, 1908
Death Date: Nov 13, 1985
Age: 77
Residence: Stafford, Tolland Connecticut
Birth Location: Massachusetts
Death Location: Bethany, CT
Zip: 06075
Record Type: Death Record
Groom's Marital Status: Married
Collection: Connecticut Death Records

Source Information
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Years: 1949 to 2007
Description: This collection of Connecticut death records was provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. It contains data from 1949 to 2007.
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06134

1985 Death
Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001
name: Franklynn E Learned
event: Death
event date: 13 Nov 1985
event place: Bethany, , Massachusetts
residence: Stafford, , Connecticut
street address: 122 HIGH ST
gender:
age: 77
marital status: Married
race: White
hispanic origin:
occupation: STATE EMPLOYEE
industry: STATE EDUCATION DEPT
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birth date:
birthplace:
estimated birth year: 1908
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certificate number: 90444
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Death
Name: Franklyn Learned
Date of Birth: Wednesday October 14, 1908
Date of Death: November 1985
Est. Age at death: 77 years, 1 months
Last known residence:
City: Stafford Springs; Stafford; Union; West Stafford
County: Tolland
State: Connecticut
ZIP Code: 06076
Latitude: 41.9885
Longitude: -72.2592
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Connecticut
Number: 042-32-6995
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Grave
Saint Edward Cemetery
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Obituary
LEARNED. Ret. Lt. Col. Franklyn E. Learned, 77, of Stafford Springs and South Yarmouth, Mass., died Wednesday (Nov. 13, 1985) at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Mass. He was born In Pittsfield, Mass., and came to Stafford Springs 60 years ago. He attended Dean Academy in Franklin, Mass., and had attended New York University and played football under Chick Meagen. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army World War II. He received his master's degree from the University of Hartford. He also retired, after 38 years of service, from the State Department of Education, where he was director of Driver Education for the state. He had charge of all veterans services and also approved all non-degree granting schools. He had served on the Court of Burgess in, Stafford Springs for a number of years. He had coached the Stafford Olympic Football team many years. He was a member of St. Edward parish, Strazza-Tonoll-Emhoff Post No. 26 American Legion, VFW Post No. 9990, all of Stafford, the...Read MORE...

Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
November 15, 1985

Franklyn is buried at: Saint Edward Cemetery
W Stafford Rd (Rte 190)

Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville)

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