Mary O'HALLORAN

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11 May 1905 , Stafford, Connecticut, USA

Died

1 March 1990 , Harwich, Massachusetts, USA

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Lott O'HALLORAN Mary QUINLAN

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Born: 11 May 1905 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Lott O'HALLORAN

Mother: Mary QUINLAN

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Mary married Franklyn Edward LEARNED 27 November 1941 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Franklyn Edward LEARNED was born 14 October 1908 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Franklyn Edward died 13 November 1985 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis). Franklyn Edward was the child of Edward LEARNED and Maud Blanche FRALEY.

Mary O'HALLORAN died 1 March 1990 in Harwich, Massachusetts, USA .

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Recorded occupation: In 1958, she is a teacher in the Stafford Springs school system

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Mary O'HALLORAN married

Franklyn Edward LEARNED
Marriage date: 27 November 1941
Marriage place: Stafford, Connecticut, USA
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Franklyn Edward LEARNED was the child of Edward LEARNED and Maud Blanche FRALEY

Marriage notes:

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

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Franklyn Learned

Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968

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Birth — 1905
11 May 1905
Stafford, Connecticut, USA

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut
name: Mary C O Halloran
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
family number: 225
page number: 11
Household Gender Age
parent Lot O Halloran M 40y
parent Mary O Halloran F 37y
Mary C O Halloran F 4y
Lot O Halloran M 0y 7m

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 Tolland County, Connecticut
name: Mary C O Halloran
residence: , Tolland, Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1906
age: 14
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820198
digital folder number: 4295766
image number: 00317
sheet number: 16
Household Gender Age
parent Loel J O Halloran M 48y
parent Mary C O Halloran F 43y
Mary C O Halloran F 14y
Lotis J O Halloran M 10y3m

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)

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: Mary C O'Halloran
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut
gender: Female
age: 23
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1907
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
enumeration district number: 12
family number: 332
sheet number and letter: 13B
line number: 57
nara publication: T626, roll 284
film number: 2340019
digital folder number: 4531888
image number: 00279
Household Gender Age
parent Mary C O'Halloran F 54
Mary C O'Halloran F 23
Lott O'Halloran M 20

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

She was 36 years old.

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

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)

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.

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.'

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

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 of Spouse/Partner
Franklyn Edward LEARNED died 13 November 1985, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1990 - Death
Name: Mary Learned
Gender: Female
Race: White
Occupation: TEACHER
Industry: STAFFORD SCHOOL SYSTEMS
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 11 May 1905
Birth Place: Stafford, Connecticut
Address: 122 HIGH
Residence: Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut
Death Date: 1 Mar 1990
Death Place: Massachusetts
Age: 84 Years
State File #: 90307

Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012
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Obituary
Union-News (Springfield, MA) - March 5, 1990
Deceased Name: Mary O. Learned at 84, ex-Connecticut teacher

STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn., - Mary (O'Halloran) Learned, 84, of South Yarmouth, Mass., a retired 28-year teacher at Stafford High School, died Thursday in a Harwich, Mass., nursing home.

She taught English and Latin and was chairman of the English Department at Stafford High School. Previously, she taught at George Washington High School in New York City.

She had served on the Stafford Springs Board of Education and the state Board of Education.

Born in Stafford Springs, she attended St. Edward School and Stafford High School. She was a 1926 graduate of St. Elizabeth College in Convent, N.J. She was a former communicant of St. Edward Church and a member of the Stafford Teachers Club. Her husband, Franklyn E. Learned, died in 1985. She leaves a son, Edward F. of Stafford Springs; and a daughter, Sara-Sally Small of South Yarmouth.

The funeral will be Wednesday morning...Read full story