Mary Ann CALLAHAN

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9 November 1889 , Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

6 April 1971 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 81

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James J CALLAHAN Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL

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Born: 9 November 1889 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James J CALLAHAN

Mother: Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" CROUGHWELL

Paternal grandparents: Maurice CALLAGHAN , Catherine CURTAIN

Maternal grandparents: George CROUGHAL (CROCKWELL) (CROUGHWELL) , Ann DEVLIN

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Mary Ann married Clifford Horace FRALEY 22 October 1912 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Clifford Horace FRALEY was born 30 August 1888 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Clifford Horace died 18 October 1981 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA. Clifford Horace was the child of John Charles FRALEY and Amanda FAIRFIELD.

Mary Ann CALLAHAN died 6 April 1971 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Mary Ann CALLAHAN married

Clifford Horace FRALEY
Marriage date: 22 October 1912
Marriage place: Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
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Clifford Horace FRALEY was the child of John Charles FRALEY and Amanda FAIRFIELD

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Groom: Clifford Horace Fraley

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Groom's Age: 24 years

Groom's Estimated Birth Year: 1888

Groom's Birthplace: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts

Bride: May Callahan

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Bride's Age: 22 years

Bride's Estimated Birth Year: 1890

Bride's Birthplace: Dalton, , Massachusetts

Marriage Date (Original): 22 Oct 1912

Marriage Date (Standardized): 22 Oct 1912

Marriage Place: Dalton, , Massachusetts

Marriage Registration Place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts

Marriage Registration Year: 1912

Groom's Father: John C Fraley

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Groom's Mother: Amanda Fairfield

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Bride's Father: James Callahan

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Bride's Mother: Elizabeth Croughwell

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Film Number: 2409942

Digital Folder Number: 4329367

Image Number: 856

Number of Images: 1

Reference Number: p 119 no 348

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

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Children of Clifford Horace FRALEY and Mary Ann CALLAHAN

Clifford Joseph FRALEY

Born: 18 November 1913, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 March 1999, Zephyrhills, Florida, USA

Married: Harriet Marie HOWARTH June 1937 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

James Edward FRALEY

Born: 4 August 1917, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 August 1984, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Helen Olga BORASKI 28 September 1946 Place: Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth FRALEY

Born: 6 June 1935, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 October 2018, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Samuel Richard DEAN 11 May 1957 Place: Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

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1889 Birth
Name: Mary Callahan
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1889
Birth Place: Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
Father: James Callahan
Mother: Eliza Callahan Croughwell

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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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

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 - Dalton, Massachusetts
Mary A Callahan
United States Census, 1900
Name: Mary A Callahan
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Dalton town (west part), Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Date: Nov 1889
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James Callahan Head Male 46 Massachusetts
Mary E Callahan Wife Female 46 Massachusetts
George M Callahan Son Male 17 Massachusetts
Catherine E Callahan Daughter Female 14 Massachusetts
Thomas H Callahan Son Male 12 Massachusetts
Mary A Callahan Daughter Female 11 Massachusetts
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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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Ann CALLAHAN and Clifford Horace FRALEY 22 October 1912, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

She was 22 years old.

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

1913 Birth of Child
Clifford Joseph FRALEY was born 18 November 1913, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary Ann was 24 years old.

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

1917 Birth of Child
James Edward FRALEY was born 4 August 1917, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary Ann was 27 years old.

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 Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Clifford H Fraley, b. abt 1889 in MA, age 31
May Fraley, b. abt 1890 in MA, age 30
Clifford Fraley, b. abt 1914 in MA
James Fraley, b. abt 1918 in MA

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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

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 Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: May Fraley
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 40
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1890
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 12
family number: 246
sheet number and letter: 11A
line number: 6
nara publication: T626, roll 884
film number: 2340619
digital folder number: 4606981
image number: 00027
Household Gender Age
spouse Clifford H Fraley M 41
May Fraley F 40
child Clifford J Fraley M 14
child James Fraley M 12

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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)

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

1935 Birth of Child
Mary Elizabeth FRALEY was born 6 June 1935, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Ann was 45 years old.

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1937 Marriage of Child
Clifford Joseph FRALEY married June 1937, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Harriet Marie HOWARTH

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 Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Ann Fraley
Respondent: Yes
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Oak Street
House Number: 22
Inferred Residence in 1935: Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8B
Household Members:
Name Age
Clifford Fraley 51
Mary Ann Fraley 50
James Fraley 22
Mary Fraley 4
Katherine Callahan 54
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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.

1946 Marriage of Child
James Edward FRALEY married 28 September 1946, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA to Helen Olga BORASKI

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

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Thursday, August 12, 1948

1950 - Dalton, Massachusetts
Name: Mary A Fraley
Age: 60
Birth Date: abt 1890
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Clifford H Fraley
61 Head
Mary A Fraley 60 Wife
Mary E Fraley
14 Daughter
Katherine E Callahan
64 Sister-in-law
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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
Mary Elizabeth FRALEY married 11 May 1957, Dalton, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel Richard DEAN

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.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

1971 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Mary Fraley
event: Death
event date: 06 Apr 1971
event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 018104
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birthplace: Unknown Nativity
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The Springfield Union
Springfield, Massachusetts
April 7, 1971

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Mary Ann CALLAHAN - Grave - Fairview Cemetery Dalton Berkshire County Massachusetts, USA

Grave - Fairview Cemetery
Dalton
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA

Fairview Cemetery
Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

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Obituary
Mrs. Clifford Fraley

'DALTON - Mrs. Mary (Callahan) Fraley, 81, of 60 Franklin St. died Tuesday in Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield. She was a lifelong resident of Dalton. Besides her husband, Clifford H., she leaves two sons, Clifford J. of Hinsdale and James E. of Dalton; a daughter, Mrs. Samuel R. Dean of Pittsfield, and a sister Miss Katherine Callahan of Dalton. Burial will be in Fairview Cemtery. Foley funeral home is in charge.'

Date: April 07, 1971
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union