Amanda FAIRFIELD

Born

11 December 1855 , Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East

Died

22 November 1940 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 84

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John Mamert (Jules) FAIRFIELD BEAUCHAMP Adeline BEAUDOIN

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Born: 11 December 1855 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East

Father: John Mamert (Jules) FAIRFIELD BEAUCHAMP

Mother: Adeline BEAUDOIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHAMP , Marie-Susanne GARIEPY

Maternal grandparents: Louis BEAUDOIN , Victoire BEAUCHAMP

Amanda was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1862.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Amanda married John Charles FRALEY 13 November 1879 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
John Charles FRALEY was born 23 October 1856 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). John Charles died 1 January 1940 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). John Charles was the child of Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH and Marie Caroline THEUNERT.

Amanda FAIRFIELD died 22 November 1940 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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John Charles FRALEY
Marriage date: 13 November 1879
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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John Charles FRALEY was the child of Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH and Marie Caroline THEUNERT

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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

Born: 17 July 1880, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: November 1968, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Everett John FRALEY

Born: 1 March 1882, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 November 1970, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Elizabeth MADDEN 6 July 1910 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Maud Blanche FRALEY

Born: 13 January 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 December 1967, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Edward LEARNED 26 September 1903 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Clifford Horace FRALEY

Born: 30 August 1888, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 October 1981, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Ann CALLAHAN 22 October 1912 Place: Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Cora E FRALEY

Born: 15 December 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 February 1976, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Edgar Thompson COPELAND 1927 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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Birth — 1855
11 December 1855
Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East

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

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Amanda Fairfield
age: 10 years
estimated birth year: 1855
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Canada
marital status: Single
residence: Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 13
line number: 21
film number: 0953967
digital folder number: 4286754
image number: 00286
Household Gender Age
John Fairfield M 38y
Adeline Fairfield F 35y
Jennie Fairfield F 14y
Arthur Fairfield M 12y
Amanda Fairfield F 10y
Minnie Fairfield F 9y
Horace Fairfield M 5y
Cordellia Fairfield F 3y
Rosadellia Fairfield F 3y
Emma Fairfield F 2y
Albert Fairfield M 20y

1865 Massachusetts Census
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

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

1870 Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Armond Fairfield (should be Amanda)
estimated birth year: 1855
gender: Male
age in 1870: 15y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Canada
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
John Fairfield M 46y
Alline Fairfield F 40y
Jenny Fairfield F 19y
Arthur Fairfield M 17y
Armond Fairfield M 15y
Maria Fairfield F 13y
Alice Fairfield F 10y
Cordelia Fairfield F 8y
Rosalie Fairfield F 8y
Emily Fairfield F 7y
Mary Fairfield F 5y
Marie Fairfield F 3y
Albert Fairfield M 4m

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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

She was 23 years old.

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Minie Farefield
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1858
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: John Farefield
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's name: Adeline Farefield
mother's birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 22 years
occupation: Works In Woolen Mill
nara film number: T9-0522
page: 450
page character: B
entry number: 485
film number: 1254522
Household Gender Age
parent John Farefield M 54
parent Adeline Farefield F 50
Arthur Farefield M 26
Minie Farefield F 22
Horice Farefield M 20
Coselie Farefield F 18
Rosie Farefield F 18
Emily Farefield F 15
Mary Farefield F 14
Albert Farefield M 10
Mane Farefield F 12

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1880 Birth of Child
Ada A FRALEY was born 17 July 1880, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Amanda was 24 years old.

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

Amanda was 26 years old.

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)

Amanda was 29 years old.

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

Amanda was 32 years old.

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

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

Amanda was 35 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

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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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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))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

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

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)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

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: Amanda A Fraley
Age: 84
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada French
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Cromwell Avenue
House Number: 75
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 4B
Household Members:
Name Age
Edgar J Copeland 53
Cora E Copeland 49
Amanda A Fraley 84
Ada Fraley 59
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Obituary
Pittsfield, Nov. 22 - Mrs. Amanda Fraley, 84, widow of John Fraley died today at her home, 75 Cromwell avenue of a heart malady. She was born in Canada and had lived at Pittsfield 70 years. Mr Fraley died January 1 last as result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

The survivors are three daughters, Miss Ada Fraley and Mrs E. T. Copeland, both of this city. and Mrs. Edward Learned of Hartford, Ct.; two sons, Clifford of Dalton and Everett of this city; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; also five sisters, Sister Mary Egypt of the Sisters of Providence, stationed in Jersey City, N. J., Mrs Jennie Gariepy and Misses Emily and Minnie Beauchamp all of Montreal and Mrs C F Mountain of this city and one brother, Albert Beauchamp of North Adams.

Date: November 28, 1940
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican