Floyd CRANSKA

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16 September 1849 , Thompson, Connecticut, USA

Died

3 February 1920 , Miami, Florida, USA

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James CRANSKA Asenath Ann RANDALL

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Born: 16 September 1849 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA

Father: James CRANSKA

Mother: Asenath Ann RANDALL

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Floyd married Evelyn Clara BRIGGS 3 October 1877 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Evelyn Clara BRIGGS was born 24 August 1852 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA . Evelyn Clara died 27 March 1900 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA .

Floyd CRANSKA died 3 February 1920 in Miami, Florida, USA.

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Floyd CRANSKA married

Evelyn Clara BRIGGS
Marriage date: 3 October 1877
Marriage place: Thompson, Connecticut, USA

Children of Floyd CRANSKA and Evelyn Clara BRIGGS

Annie Louise CRANSKA

Born: 13 January 1875, Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2 July 1963, Franklin, Vermont, USA

Lucius Briggs CRANSKA

Born: 3 January 1880, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 2 July 1962, , Rhode Island, USA

Caroline M CRANSKA

Born: 18 April 1884, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 24 March 1889, , Connecticut, USA

Harriet Atwood CRANSKA

Born: 24 June 1886, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 25 August 1980, Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA

Evelyn Clara CRANSKA

Born: 6 July 1888, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 June 1968, Putnam, Connecticut, USA

Floyd CRANSKA

Born: 25 June 1890, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 6 November 1894, , Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1849
16 September 1849
Thompson, Connecticut, USA

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Birth of Child
Annie Louise CRANSKA was born 13 January 1875, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Floyd was 25 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Marriage / Partner
Floyd CRANSKA and Evelyn Clara BRIGGS 3 October 1877, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

He was 28 years old.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

Floyd CRANSKA - Cranska Thread Mills museumofcthistory.org Floyd Cranska, of Plainfield (Moosup), is a native of Thompson and was born September 16, 1849. He is t

Cranska Thread Mills
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Floyd Cranska, of Plainfield (Moosup), is a native of Thompson and was born September 16, 1849. He is the son of James and Asenath (Randall) Cranska. He was educated in the public schools and at the age of nineteen removed to Grosvenordale, where he was engaged as an assistant station agent and postmaster of the village. Soon after he accepted a position with the Grosvenordale Mfg. Co. as head clerk and paymaster of their mills. After a faithful service of ten years, he severed his connection with this company and in January, 1880, upon purchasing the cotton mill at Moussup, formerly known as the Gladding mill, bean there the manufacture of cotton yarns for the weaving trade. Mr. Cranska made improvements in the mill, introducing machinery for the manufacture of a high grade of thread yarns. The superior quality of the production of the mill created a steady demand for its goods, and in 1886 the capacity of the mill was doubled by the erection of a stone addition...

Taylor's legislative history and souvenir of Connecticut
By William Harrison Taylor, 1903

Read more about Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)

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1880 Birth of Child
Lucius Briggs CRANSKA was born 3 January 1880, , Connecticut, USA

Floyd was 30 years old.

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Caroline M CRANSKA was born 18 April 1884, , Connecticut, USA

Floyd was 34 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Birth of Child
Harriet Atwood CRANSKA was born 24 June 1886, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)

Floyd was 36 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Birth of Child
Evelyn Clara CRANSKA was born 6 July 1888, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)

Floyd was 38 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Death of Child
Caroline M CRANSKA died 24 March 1889, , Connecticut, USA

Floyd was 39 years old.

1890 Birth of Child
Floyd CRANSKA was born 25 June 1890, , Connecticut, USA

Floyd was 40 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Death of Child
Floyd CRANSKA died 6 November 1894, , Connecticut, USA

Floyd was 45 years old.

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.

1900 Death of Spouse/Partner
Evelyn Clara BRIGGS died 27 March 1900, Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville)

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.

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 - 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