Robert Francis EGAN

(b. 29 July 1915 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 2 December 1976 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA )

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Robert Francis EGAN was born 29 July 1915 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Robert Francis EGAN was the child of Martin Andrew EGAN and Eva S MONAHAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin A EGAN and Margaret LOCHRAN (maternal) James Adam MONAHAN and Henrietta Friederika BLESSING

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Robert Francis married Marcelle KRASNOWSKI 25 November 1939 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
They divorced. Marcelle KRASNOWSKI was born 24 December 1915 in Massachusetts, USA. Marcelle died 15 May 1987 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Marcelle was the child of Adam KRASNOWSKI and Victoria RYNKIEWICZ.

Robert Francis EGAN died 2 December 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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Robert Francis EGAN married

Marcelle KRASNOWSKI-- Date: 25 November 1939 Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA
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Marcelle KRASNOWSKI was the child of Adam KRASNOWSKI and Victoria RYNKIEWICZ

ROBERT EGAN WANDA KRASNOWSKI 1939-11-25 MERIDEN
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They divorced in 1975.

Name: Rober F Egan
Race: White
Birth Date: July 1915
Birth State: Connecticut
Number of Previous Marriages: First
Education: 4 years high school
Certificate Number: 6149
Spouse Name: Marc
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Birth State: Massachusetts
Spouse Birth Date: December 1915
Spouse Number of Previous Marriages: First
Spouse Education: 1 or 2 years high school
Marriage State: Connecticut
Marriage Date: November 1939
Separation Date: May 1971
Children Under Age 18: None
Plaintiff: Wife
Plaintiff Town of Residence: Meriden, Connecticut
Custody of Children: None
Decree Date: 11 Jul 1975
Type of Decree: Divorce, no grantee stated
Case Contested: No
Court Docket Number: 142346
Superior Court County of Decree: New Haven

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Divorce Index, 1968-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: "Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968-1997." Database. Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut. Archive Collection Number: DR09368.

Children of Robert Francis EGAN and Marcelle KRASNOWSKI:

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1915 Birth
29 July 1915
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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 New Haven County, Connecticut
Name Robert F Egan
Residence , New Haven, Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year 1916
Age 4
Birthplace Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace
Mother's Birthplace
Film Number 1820189
Digital Folder Number 4294459
Image Number 00825
Sheet Number 9
Household Gender Age
Parent Martin A Egan M 36y
Parent Eva S Egan F 32y
Margaret L Egan F 7y2m
Robert F Egan M 4y6m
Eleanor M Egan F 1y4m

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
name: Robert Egam
event: CENSUS
event date: 1930
event place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
gender: Male
age: 14
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1916
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
enumeration district number: 149
family number: 363
sheet number and letter: 15A
line number: 47
nara publication: T626, roll 273
film number: 2340008
digital folder number: 4531877
image number: 00671
Household Gender Age
parent Martin A Egam M 47
parent Eva M Egam F 43
Margaret M Egam F 17
Robert Egam M 14
Elenor Egam F 11
James Egam M 9
Elizabeth Egam F 6

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

Robert Francis EGAN - Name: Robert Egan School: Meriden High School School Location: Meriden, Connecticut Year: 1932 Yearbook Title: Annual 1932 Ancestry.com. U.S. S

Name: Robert Egan
School: Meriden High School
School Location: Meriden, Connecticut
Year: 1932
Yearbook Title: Annual 1932

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

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1937
Name: Robert F Egan
Residence Year: 1937
Street Address: 251 W Main
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Acct
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1937
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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.

1939 Marriage / Partner
Robert Francis EGAN and Marcelle KRASNOWSKI 25 November 1939, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

He was 24 years old.

1940 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Name: Robert Egan
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Street: Wood Street
House Number: 65
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 7A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 23
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Egan 24
Marcelle Egan 27
Harriet Kiosnowski 22
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1940
Name: Robert F Egan
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1940
Street Address: 65 Wood
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Aeet
Spouse:
Marcelle W Egan
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1940
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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.

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

1950 - Meriden, Connecticut
Name: Robert F Egan
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1916
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 84
Household Members Age Relationship
Robert F Egan 34 Head
Morcelle W Egan
34 Wife
Dennis R Egan
7 Son
Mark T Egan
4 Son
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950
Name: Robert F Egan
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1950
Street Address: 65 Wood
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Supv
Spouse:
Marcelle W Egan
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950
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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.

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1960
Name: Robert F Egan
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1960
Street Address: 465 New Hanover av
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Office Supv
Spouse:
Mareelle W Egan
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1960
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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.'

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1965
Name: Robert F Egan
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1965
Street Address: 46 5 New Hanover av
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Office Supv
Spouse:
Marcelle W Egan
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1965
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His son
Mark Egan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Egan, of 465 New Hanover Ave., Univ. of Conn

Meriden Journal
Meriden, Connecticut
Sep 2, 1966

NOTE: This Mark Egan ended up being the writer/ producer of the television show 'Alice' in the 1970s

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

June 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.

1973 - 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.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

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.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1975 - Hartford, CT
Living in Hartford, CT in 1975 according to his brother's obituary

1976 Death
EGAN, ROBERT 29 Jul 1915 Dec 1976 61 (not specified) 06450 (Meriden, New Haven, CT) Connecticut 044-14-2444

Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001
name: Rober F Egan
event: Death
event date: 02 Dec 1976
event place: Hartford, , Connecticut
residence: Hartford, , Connecticut
street address:
gender:
age: 61
marital status: Divorced
race: White
hispanic origin:
occupation:
industry:
education:
birth date:
birthplace:
estimated birth year: 1915
father's name:
spouse's name: MARC
certificate number: 24528
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Death
Name: Robert Francis Egan
[Robert Egan]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1915
Birth Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Death Date: Dec 1976
Father:
Martin A Egan
Mother:
Eva M Monahan
SSN: 044142444
Notes: Oct 1939: Name listed as ROBERT FRANCIS EGAN; 30 Dec 1987: Name listed as ROBERT EGAN

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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The Morning Record
Meriden-Wallingford, Connecticut
Saturday, December 4, 1976

Postcards and Memories of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Robert is buried at: Sacred Heart Cemetery - Meriden, Connecticut, USA - There is no grave marker for Robert. He is buried in Section 12, Row 7, Grave 6.

Added: 9/30/2010 9:27:52 AM - Updated: 7/11/2025 4:00:01 PM