Eleanor Mary EGAN

(b. 7 September 1917 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 22 December 1987 , New Britain, Connecticut, USA )

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Eleanor Mary EGAN was born 7 September 1917 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Eleanor Mary 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):

Eleanor Mary married Robert Edward SPEARS 13 December 1941 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Robert Edward SPEARS was born 9 June 1915 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Robert Edward died 18 September 1985 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Robert Edward was the child of George Henry SPEARS and Frieda Anna SCHUMANN.

Eleanor Mary married (2) Leo Fred VARASCONI 6 February 1965 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA . Leo Fred VARASCONI was born 24 November 1925 in Cortona, Italy. Leo Fred died 10 January 2002 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA.

Eleanor Mary EGAN died 22 December 1987 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
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Eleanor Mary EGAN married

Robert Edward SPEARS-- Date: 13 December 1941 Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Robert Edward SPEARS was the child of George Henry SPEARS and Frieda Anna SCHUMANN

SPEARS - EGAN

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Egan, of 249 West Main street, announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Eleanor, to Private Robert Spears, 242nd Coastal Artillery, Fort Terry, N. Y., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Spears, of 124 Centennial avenue.

The wedding is planned for Saturday, December 13.

Meriden Record
Meriden, Connecticut
November 21, 1941

Children of Robert Edward SPEARS and Eleanor Mary EGAN:

Elizabeth "Betsy" SPEARS (b.22 April 1944, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 27 October 2008, New Britain, Connecticut, USA)
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Eleanor Mary EGAN married

Leo Fred VARASCONI-- Date: 6 February 1965 Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA
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Name: Leo F Varasconi
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1926
Residence Place: New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1965
Marriage Place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Spouse:
Elean M Spears
Notes: officiator Civil Official

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1917 Birth
7 September 1917
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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 Eleanor M Egan
Residence , New Haven, Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year 1919
Age 1
Birthplace Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Gender Female
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: Elenor Egam
event: CENSUS
event date: 1930
event place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
gender: Female
age: 11
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1919
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
enumeration district number: 149
family number: 363
sheet number and letter: 15A
line number: 48
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.

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

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 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Name: Eleanor Egan
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Street: West Main Street
House Number: 249
Inferred Residence in 1935: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 15A
Household Members:
Name Age
Martin Egan 56
Eva Egan 52
Margaret Egan 27
Eleanor Egan 21
James Egan 19
Betty Egan 16
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Marriage / Partner
Eleanor Mary EGAN and Robert Edward SPEARS 13 December 1941, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

She was 24 years old.

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1943
Name: Eleanor Spears
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1943
Street Address: 159 Bunker av
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Spouse:
Robert E Spears
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1943
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1944 Birth of Child
Elizabeth "Betsy" SPEARS was born 22 April 1944, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Eleanor Mary was 26 years old.

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: Eleanor Spears
[Eleanor Egan]
Age: 31
Birth Date: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Divorced
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Martin Egan
66 Head
Eva Egan
62 Wife
Eleanor Spears 31 Daughter
Elizabeth Spears
5 Granddaughter
Elizabeth Egan
26 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950
Name: Mrs Eleanor E Spears
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1950
Street Address: 217 W Main
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Junior Supv
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.

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, 1964
Name: Mrs Eleanor E Spears
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1964
Street Address: 91 Britannia
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Supv
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1964

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1965 Marriage / Partner
Eleanor Mary EGAN and Leo Fred VARASCONI 6 February 1965, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

She was 47 years old.

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.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

New Britain, Connecticut, City Directory, 1981
Name: Eleanor Varasconi
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1981
Residence Place: New Britain, Connecticut
Spouse:
Leo F Varasconi
Publication Title: New Britain, Connecticut, City Directory, 1981
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1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1982 - New Britain, CT
Living with her husband, Leo Varasconi, in 1982 at
135 Batterson Dr
New Britain, CT

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1985 Death of Spouse/Partner
Robert Edward SPEARS died 18 September 1985, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1987 Death
Name: Eleanor Mary Egan
[Eleanor Egan Spears]
[Eleanor Varasconi]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1917
Birth Place: Meriden New, Connecticut
[Meriden NH, Connecticut]
Death Date: 22 Dec 1987
Father:
Martin A Egan
Mother:
Eva S Monahan
SSN: 040057021
Death Certificate Number: 27106
Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as ELEANOR MARY EGAN; Dec 1941: Name listed as ELEANOR EGAN SPEARS; Apr 1965: Name listed as ELEANOR E VARASCONI

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Death
VARASCONI, ELEANOR E 07 Sep 1918 22 Dec 1987 (V) 69 06053 (New Britain, Hartford, CT) 06053 (New Britain, Hartford, CT) Connecticut 040-05-7021
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Eleanor Mary EGAN - St Marys Cemetery, New Britain, Connecticut

St Mary's Cemetery, New Britain, Connecticut

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Obituary
VARASCONI. Mrs. Eleanor (Egan) Varasconi, 69, of 135 Batterson Drive, New Britain, died Monday (Dec. 21) at New Britain General Hospital after a short Illness. She was born in Meriden and had been a resident of New Britain for 22 years. She was educated in Meriden schools and was employed as a supervisor for Southern New England Telephone Co. for 27 years. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church, New Britain, and a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. She is survived by her husband, Leo F. Varasconi; two daughters, LeeAnn Varasconi of New Britain and Elizabeth Hayes of New Britain; a granddaughter, Cynthia Ba-chand of New Britain; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be Thursday, 8 a.m., at the Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 109 North St., New Britain, and 9 a.m., in St. Francis of Assisi Church. Burial will be in St. . Mary's Cemetery, New Britain. Friends may call today, 5-9 p.m. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation.

Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
December 23, 1987