John Charles FRALEY

(b. 23 October 1856 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 January 1940 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 83

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John Charles FRALEY was born 23 October 1856 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

John Charles FRALEY was the child of Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH and Marie Caroline THEUNERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Johann Gottfried FRÖHLICH and (maternal) Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT and Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG)

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John Charles married Amanda FAIRFIELD 13 November 1879 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Amanda FAIRFIELD was born 11 December 1855 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada. Amanda died 22 November 1940 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Amanda was the child of John Mamert (Jules) FAIRFIELD BEAUCHAMP and Adeline BEAUDOIN.

John Charles FRALEY died 1 January 1940 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Marriage records and the death record of his father, show him going by the name John C. Fraley.

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Amanda FAIRFIELD-- Date: 13 November 1879 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Amanda FAIRFIELD was the child of John Mamert (Jules) FAIRFIELD BEAUCHAMP and Adeline BEAUDOIN

John married Amanda Fairfield 13 Nov 1879 in Pittsfield, MA. Both are 23, from Pittsfield. He is a weaver, b. Pittsfield. She was born in Canada. His parents are August and Mary. It is the first marriage for both.

Groom's Name: John C. Fraley
Groom's Birth Date: 1856
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Groom's Age: 23
Bride's Name: Amanda Fairfield
Bride's Birth Date: 1856
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Bride's Age: 23
Marriage Date: 13 Nov 1879
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Augustus
Groom's Mother's Name: Mary
Bride's Father's Name: John
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01402-5
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1433039
Reference Number: 59
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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Children of John Charles FRALEY and Amanda FAIRFIELD:

Ada A FRALEY (b.17 July 1880, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. November 1968, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Everett John FRALEY (b.1 March 1882, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 November 1970, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Mary Elizabeth MADDEN 6 July 1910 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Maud Blanche FRALEY (b.13 January 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 December 1967, Hartford, Connecticut, USA)
m. Edward LEARNED 26 September 1903 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Clifford Horace FRALEY (b.30 August 1888, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 October 1981, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Mary Ann CALLAHAN 22 October 1912 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Cora E FRALEY (b.15 December 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 February 1976, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Edgar Thompson COPELAND 1927 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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1856 Birth
A Vital Records Vol: 96 ; Page: 56, parents Augustus and Mary, both born Germany - male Fraleigh, b. 23 Oct 1856

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

1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Augustus Frolick, 31, weaver, b. Prussia
Mary, 30, b. Prussia
Mary, 6, b. New York
Charles, 3, b. Massachusetts

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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)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Augustus Frolec, 35, b. Germany, weaver
Mary Frolec, 35, b. Germany
Mary Frolec, 11, b. NY
John Frolec, 8, b. MA
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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.

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

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)

1879 Marriage / Partner
John Charles FRALEY and Amanda FAIRFIELD 13 November 1879, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 23 years old.

1880 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Fraley, John, 23, weaver works in woolen mill, b. MA, parents b. Prussia
Fraley, Amanda, 24, b. Canada, parents b. Canada
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1880 Birth of Child
Ada A FRALEY was born 17 July 1880, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

John Charles was 23 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.

1882 Birth of Child
Everett John FRALEY was born 1 March 1882, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

John Charles was 25 years old.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1883
Name: John Fraley
Residence Year: 1883
Street Address: Pontoosuc
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Fac Op
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1883
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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

1885 Birth of Child
Maud Blanche FRALEY was born 13 January 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

John Charles was 28 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Birth of Child
Clifford Horace FRALEY was born 30 August 1888, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

John Charles was 31 years old.

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Cora E FRALEY was born 15 December 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

John Charles was 34 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

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1895
Name: John Fraley
Residence Year: 1895
Street Address: 1311 North
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Loom Fixer
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1895
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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 Juror List, City of Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Fraley, John, loom fixer, 1311 North St.
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1900 North St, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Fraley, John, head, b. Oct 1856, age 43, married 20 years, b. MA, parents b. Germany, loom fixer
Amanda, wife, b. Dec 1855, age 44, married 20 years, mother of 5 children, 5 children living, b. Canada, year of immigration 1860, parents b. Canada
Ada, daughter, b. July 1880, age 19, b. MA, woolen weaver
Everett, son, b. Mar 1882, age 18, b. MA, woolen weaver
Meaud B., daughter, b. Jan 1885, age 15, b. MA, at school
Clifford H., son, b. Aug 1888, age 11, b. MA, at school
Cora E., daughter, b. Dec 1890, age 9
Gustave, father, b. Oct 1829, age 70, widowed, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, year of immigration 1853, 47 years in the U.S., naturalized citizen
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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)

1903 Marriage of Child
Maud Blanche FRALEY married 26 September 1903, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Edward LEARNED

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

Date: November 22, 1906
Location: Massachusetts
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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)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1908
Name: John C Fraley
Residence Year: 1908
Street Address: 1347 North
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Emp
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1908
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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 North St, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Fraley, John C., head, age 53, married 30 years, b. MA, parents b. Germany, loom fixer in woolen mill
Amanda, wife, age 54, mother of 5 children, 5 children living, b. Canada, parents b. Canada, year of immigration 1864?
Ida, daugher, age 29, b. MA, weaver in woolen mill
Everett, son, age 27, b. MA, weaver in woolen mill
Clifford, son, age 21, b. MA, bookkeeper in electric plant
Cora, daughter, age 19, b. MA
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1910 Marriage of Child
Everett John FRALEY married 6 July 1910, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Mary Elizabeth MADDEN

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Marriage of Child
Clifford Horace FRALEY married 22 October 1912, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Ann CALLAHAN

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 Wilson Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Fraley, John C., head, age 63, b. MA, parents b. Germany, weaver in woolen mill
Amanda, wife, age 64, year of immigration 1860, naturalized, b. Canada, parents b. Canada
Ada A., daughter, age 39, b. MA, weaver in woolen mill
Cora E., daughter, age 29, b. MA, accounting in office
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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

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1921
Name: John C Amanda Fraley
Residence Year: 1921
Street Address: 22 Wilson
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Emp
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1921
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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 Lenox Ave, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Fraley, John C., head, age 73, b. MA, parents b. Germany, retired loom fixer
Amanda, wife, age 74, b. Canada, parents b. Canada, year of immigration 1861, naturalized
Ada A., daughter, age 49, b. MA, weaver in woolen mill
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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)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1934
Name: John C Amanda Fraley
Residence Year: 1934
Street Address: 51 Lenox av
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1934
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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)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1938
Name: John A Amanda Fraley
Residence Year: 1938
Street Address: 75 Cromwell av
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Occupation:
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1938
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1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

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January 2, 1940

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John Charles FRALEY - Grave - Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Grave - Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield Cemetery
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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1940 - Two Pittsfield Deaths Follow Auto Accidents
Two Pittsfield Deaths Follow Auto Accidents

Dr Russell H. Davis Held After His Car Fatally Injures Dominick Spazioso - John C. Fraley, 83, Hit December 16, Dies and Doctor Blames Accident

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Death Source: John C., Jan. 1, 1940, age 83 yrs. 2 mos. 8 dys. (75 Cromwell Av.) http:/ / www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ maberksh/ towns/ pittsfield/ pitt_deaths/ f-2.html

Obituary
'Fraley Accident
Frank C. Miner, Jr., of 213 Fenn street, was operator of the car which skidded on ice at 1.10 p. m., and hit Mr Fraley. He was removed to the hospital, stayed there one day and went home where he relapsed into a coma and was again taken to the hospital. He failed rapidly until his death, never having regained consciousness. Dr. Chares R. Sullivan, Jr., who attended Mr. Fraley, said tonight that in his opinion a cerebral hemorrhage caused death and resulted from the accident.'

'Dr Hughes said the family had refused to allow him to conduct an autopsy. Miner was arrested on a complaint of operating to endanger and his case is now pending in district court.'

'Mr Fraley was born at Pittsfield October 23, 1856, son of August and May Fraley. For more than 50 years he was a loom fixer at the old Pontoosuc and James Wilson textile mills. He retired in 1927. For several seasons he was employed by the late Peter Hodecker, skipper of the Pontoosuc Lake steamer Lafayette...Read MORE...

John is buried at: Pittsfield Cemetery
203 Wahconah St

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
(413) 447-7953

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