Samuel Sheldon DEAN

(b. 31 March 1895 , Canaan, Connecticut, USA d. January 1967 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Samuel Sheldon DEAN was born 31 March 1895 in Canaan, Connecticut, USA

Samuel Sheldon DEAN was the child of William Wallace DEAN and Elisabeth Lucy BROCKWAY

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

Samuel Sheldon married Julia Madeleine BROMBACH 14 April 1917 in Chatham, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Julia Madeleine BROMBACH was born 18 December 1894 in Massachusetts, USA. Julia Madeleine died October 1966 Julia Madeleine was the child of Andrew BROMBACH and Rose L BENNETT.

Samuel Sheldon DEAN died January 1967 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Born in Falls Village section of Canaan

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Samuel Sheldon DEAN married

Julia Madeleine BROMBACH-- Date: 14 April 1917 Place: Chatham, New York, USA
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Julia Madeleine BROMBACH was the child of Andrew BROMBACH and Rose L BENNETT

Name: Samuel Dean
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 14 Apr 1917
Marriage Place: Columbia, New York, USA
Spouse: Julia Madeline Brombeck
Film Number: 001029786

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Children of Samuel Sheldon DEAN and Julia Madeleine BROMBACH:

Samuel Richard DEAN (b.18 April 1934, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 July 2021, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Mary Elizabeth FRALEY 11 May 1957 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

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1895 Birth
31 March 1895
Canaan, Connecticut, USA

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)
Main Street looking East, Canaan, Conn.
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Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)
The Canfield. Canaan, Conn.

Home of Canfield Lime Co.

Dating to c. 1903, the Canfield Building is a historic commercial block at 93-97 Main Street in the village of Canaan. Originally built to house the Canfield Lime Company. It features a pressed-metal exterior and cast-iron storefronts. historicbuildingsct.com

"The Canfield Lime Company and the Connecticut Western Lime Company operate in the northwest part of the county , having offices at Canaan." Forest Survey of Litchfield and New Haven Counties, Connecticut, by Austin Foster Hawes, 1909
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Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)
Housatonic River. Near Canaan, Conn.
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Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)
East Main Street
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village)
Christ Episcopal Church, 1905
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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

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 Marriage / Partner
Samuel Sheldon DEAN and Julia Madeleine BROMBACH 14 April 1917, Chatham, New York, USA

He was 22 years old.

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 - 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 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Samuel Dean
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 35
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Map of Home: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street Address: Cardinal St.
Ward of City: Pt One
House Number: 3
Dwelling Number: 199
Family Number: 243
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 2, 000
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 22
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Labor
Industry: Water Dept
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Samuel Dean 35 Head
Julia Dean
35 Wife
Evelyn Dean
11 Daughter
Robert Dean
8 Son
Florence Dean
7 Daughter
Eleanor Dean
1 Daughter
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)

1934 Birth of Child
Samuel Richard DEAN was born 18 April 1934, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Samuel Sheldon was 39 years old.

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 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Samuel S Dean
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Map of Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Cardinal Street
House Number: 10
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Pittsfield
Sheet Number: 6A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 110
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Truck Driver
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 1500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 36
Income: 830
Income Other Sources: No
Native Language: English
Social Security Number: No
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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)

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 - 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.

1957 Marriage of Child
Samuel Richard DEAN married 11 May 1957, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Elizabeth FRALEY

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.'

1967 Death
January 1967
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 71.

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