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  (b. 15 March 1919 Middletown, Connecticut, USA   d. 8 April 2012 Gardner, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Freda MCCANN was born 15 March 1919 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Freda MCCANN was the child of ?   and   ?

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Freda  married  James THORNTON October 1953 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. James THORNTON  was born abt. 1919 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville). 

Freda MCCANN died 8 April 2012 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA.

daughter of William McCann and Anne ?

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birth1919 Birth
15 March 1919
Middletown, Connecticut, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
marriage1953 Marriage / Partner
Freda MCCANN and James THORNTON October 1953,

She was 34 years old.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
News2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
death2012 Death
8 April 2012
Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 93.
Obituary
MADISON, Conn. - Freda Thornton, a long time resident of Madison, Conn., died peacefully on April 8, 2012 in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, in Gardner, Mass. She was 93 years old.

Mrs. Thornton was born on March 15, 1919 in Middletown, Conn., the youngest daughter of William and Anne McCann. In October of 1953, she married James Thornton, a native of New Haven, Conn. and veteran of the Second World War.

Freda worked many years as a telephone operator before turning her attention to her creative skills, working as seamstress for her friend, Norma Grove. However her true passions were spending time in her basement 'workshop' and maintaining her backyard garden. Freda was a gifted and generous artisan, filling the homes of her families and friends with the crafts and furniture she constructed.

Freda had a unique affinity for the outdoors. She loved to camp and picnic with friends and family, and enjoyed the wildlife the Southern coast of Connecticut offered. Her...Read MORE...



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April 24, 2012


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