Frank Angelo GARAVELLI

(b. 30 September 1913 , Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA d. 10 July 1988 , Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA )

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Frank Angelo GARAVELLI was born 30 September 1913 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA

Frank Angelo GARAVELLI was the child of Giuseppe GARAVELLI and Cosimina FAELLO

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Frank Angelo married Marion BLESSING 28 April 1945 in Berlin, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marion BLESSING was born 13 February 1923 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA (South Glastonbury). Marion died 27 February 2018 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Marion was the child of Carl Heinrich "Charles Henry" BLESSING and Marie Berchtold PELTON.

Frank Angelo GARAVELLI died 10 July 1988 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA .

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Frank Angelo GARAVELLI married

Marion BLESSING-- Date: 28 April 1945 Place: Berlin, Connecticut, USA
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Marion BLESSING was the child of Carl Heinrich "Charles Henry" BLESSING and Marie Berchtold PELTON

FRANK GARAVELLI MARION BLESSING 1945-04-28 BERLIN

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1913 Birth
30 September 1913
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA

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 Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
name: Frank Garavelli
residence: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1914
age: 6
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820181
digital folder number: 4294451
image number: 00777
sheet number: 21
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Joseph Garavelli M 29y Italy
wife Coriena Garavelli F 32y Italy
son Frank Garavelli M 6y Connecticut
son Louis Garavelli M 5y Connecticut
dau Mary Garavelli F 3y0m Connecticut
moth Ricetta Garavelli F 59y Italy
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 Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
name: Frank Garavelli
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 17
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1913
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Italy
mother's birthplace: Italy
enumeration district number: 0141
family number: 265
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 83
nara publication: T626, roll 262
film number: 2339997
digital folder number: 4531866
image number: 00699
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Joseph Garavelli M 39 Italy
mother Richatta Garavelli F 70 Italy
daughter Mary Garavelli F 12 Connecticut
son Frank Garavelli M 17 Connecticut
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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Frank Angelo GARAVELLI and Marion BLESSING 28 April 1945, Berlin, Connecticut, USA (Kensington)

He was 31 years old.

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 - Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Frank A Garavelli
Age: 36
Birth Date: abt 1914
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 119
Household Members Age Relationship
Frank A Garavelli 36 Head
Marion Garavelli
27 Wife
Donna L Garavelli
4 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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)

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.

Death information
name: Frank A Garavelli
event: Death
event date: 10 Jul 1988
event place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
residence: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
street address: 329 FOOTE RD
gender: Male
age: 74
marital status: Married
race: White
hispanic origin:
occupation: PLATER
industry: PAPE ELECTRICAL CO
education:
birth date:
birthplace:
estimated birth year: 1914
father's name: GARAVELLI
spouse's name: MARIO
certificate number: 15201

'Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZGN-4LM : accessed 06 Dec 2012), GARAVELLI in entry for Frank A Garavelli, 1988.

first name: Frank
middle name:
last name: Garavelli
name suffix:
birth date: 30 September 1913
social security number: 090-07-8001
place of issuance: New York
last residence: Hartford, Connecticut
zip code of last residence: 06073
death date: 10 July 1988
estimated age at death: 75

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Grave

Rose Hill Memorial Park
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA

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Obituary
GARAVELLI.
Frank A. Garavelli, 74, of South Glastonbury, died Sunday (July 10, 1988) at his home. He was born in Glastonbury and had been employed by Pate Electrical Plating Co. He is survived by his wife, Marion (Blessing) Garavelli; two daughters, Donna Myers of Windsor and JoAnn Pagliughi of Glastonbury; a brother, Louis Garavelli of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a sister, Mary Garavelli of Glastonbury; and four grandchildren. Funeral service will be Thursday, 8 p.m., at Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm St., Rocky Hill. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday, 6-8 p.m. Friends wishing may send contributions to the Glastonbury Visiting Nurse Association. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park at the convenience of the family.

Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
July 12, 1988

Frank is buried at: Rose Hill Memorial Park
580 Elm Street

Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA
860-529-3381

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