Edgar Thompson COPELAND

(b. 24 October 1886 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 July 1953 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 66
Cause of Death: heart attack

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Edgar Thompson COPELAND was born 24 October 1886 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Edgar Thompson COPELAND was the child of William Edward COPELAND and Evaline J THOMPSON

Edgar Thompson was a soldier in World War I.

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

Edgar Thompson married Alice Iveigh HASKELL 29 March 1921 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA . Alice Iveigh HASKELL was born July 1887 in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Alice Iveigh died 15 May 1925 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Alice Iveigh was the child of Charles Clarence HASKELL and Clara Snow TOTMAN.

Edgar Thompson married (2) Cora E FRALEY abt. 1927 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Cora E FRALEY was born 15 December 1890 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Cora E died 16 February 1976 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Cora E was the child of John Charles FRALEY and Amanda FAIRFIELD.

Edgar Thompson COPELAND died 4 July 1953 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Alice Iveigh HASKELL-- Date: 29 March 1921 Place: Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Alice Iveigh HASKELL was the child of Charles Clarence HASKELL and Clara Snow TOTMAN

Name: Edgar T Copeland
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 34
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birth Place: Pittsfield
Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1921
Marriage Place: Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
Father: William E Copeland
Mother: Eva J Thompson
Spouse: Alice I Gorman

Name: Alice I Gorman
[Alice I Haskell]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Age: 32
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birth Place: Brunswick, Maine
Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1921
Marriage Place: Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
Father: Charles C Haskell
Mother: Clara Haskell
Spouse: Edgar T Copeland

Ancestry,com. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Edgar Thompson COPELAND and Alice Iveigh HASKELL:

Edgar Thompson COPELAND married

Cora E FRALEY-- Date: abt. 1927 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Cora E FRALEY was the child of John Charles FRALEY and Amanda FAIRFIELD

Name: Cora E Fraley
Marriage Year: 1927
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 42
Page Number: 162
Index Volume Number: 99
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.99

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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1886 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Edgar Copeland
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 24 Oct 1886
birthplace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: William Copeland
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Eveline Copeland
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C51045-8
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 234543
reference number:

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Edgar T Copeland
titles:
residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birth date: Oct 1886
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Son
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Vermont
mother name: Evalina J Copeland
mother titles:
mother birthplace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Evalina J Copeland
gender: Male
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0067
sheet number and letter: 13B
household id: 258
reference number: 88
gsu film number: 1240633
image number: 00000069
Household Gender Age
parent Evalina J Copeland F
Alice M Copeland F
Edgar T Copeland M
Ethel A Copeland F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1910 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Edgar Copeland
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Pittsfield Ward 3, Berkshire, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 175
page number: 9
Household Gender Age
parent John R Francis M 32y
parent Margarey Francis F 34y
Margarey Francis F 2y
Frances F Francis F 65y
James Suttle M 44y
Ellen Suttle F 77y
Annie Suttle F 52y
Eva Copeland F 48y
Edgar Copeland M 23y
Alice Copeland F 25y
Ethel Copeland F 21y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

World War I Draft Registration
Edgar Thompson Copeland
Thomas Island, Pittsfield, Mass
b. Oct 24, 1886 in Pittsfield, Mass
occupation - Die Setter
employer - General Elec Co, Pittsfield, Mass
single
caucasian
tall, slender brown hair, brown eyes
June 5, 1917
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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World War I Military Service
Name: Edgar T Copeland
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1886
Service Number: 1910428
Unit: Co. H 328th Inf.
Enlistment Date: 22 Sep 1917
Discharge Date: 27 May 1919
Death Date: 4 Jul 1953
Cemetery: Pittsfield Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
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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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Edgar Copeland
residence: Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1887
age: 33
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Brother
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820680
digital folder number: 4301046
image number: 00386
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
Ortman Burlingame M 32y
Alice Burluigame F 35y
Evelyn Burlingame F 6y
Edgar Copeland M 33y

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 Marriage / Partner
Edgar Thompson COPELAND and Alice Iveigh HASKELL 29 March 1921, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA (Dunstable)

He was 34 years old.

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

1925 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alice Iveigh HASKELL died 15 May 1925, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Edger T Copeland
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 44
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1886
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 67
family number: 452
sheet number and letter: 20B
line number: 61
nara publication: T626, roll 885
film number: 2340620
digital folder number: 4606982
image number: 00396
Household Gender Age
Mina Poulin F 53
Edger T Copeland M 44
Cora E Copeland F 39

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 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Edgar J Copeland
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Cromwell Avenue
House Number: 75
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 4B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 70
Household Members:
Name Age
Edgar J Copeland 53
Cora E Copeland 49
Amanda A Fraley 84
Ada Fraley 59
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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)

Edgar Thompson COPELAND - white 5 11 tall brown eyes 180 lbs brown hair dark complexion

white
5' 11" tall
brown eyes
180 lbs
brown hair
dark complexion

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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 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

Obituary
PITTSFIELD
EDGAR T. COPELAND DIES IN PITTSFIELD WATCHING PARADE

Had Retired from GE in 1951; Funeral Services To Be Tuesday

'Pittsfield, July 4 - Edgar T. Copeland, 66, of 15 South Carolina Ave., died suddenly at 10.45 this morning, while watching the Fourth of July parade at Reder gas station on North St. Associate Medical Examiner Antonio P. Desautels pronounced death due to a heart attack.'

'Mr. Copeland retired in November, 1951, as a supervisor of wage rate and planning at the General Electric Co. He was a lifelong resident of Pittfield, educated in the public schools. During World War I, Mr. Copeland served with the American Expeditionary Force in Europe from September, 1917 until May, 1919, being discharged as a sergeant in the 328th Infantry of the 82d Division.'

'He was a member of the Morningside Baptist Church, American Legion Post 68, Loyal Order of Moose, honorary member of the Stanley Club, and belonged to the GE Quarter Century Club and the GEAA. He is...Read MORE...

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1953
Name: Cora E Copeland
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1953
Street Address: 5 S Carolina av
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Edgar T Copeland
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1953
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obituary
Date: July 05, 1953
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union

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Edgar Thompson COPELAND - Grave Thanks to Frank J. Leskovitz 117 Greenlawn (Northwest Side)

Grave
Thanks to Frank J. Leskovitz

117 Greenlawn (Northwest Side)

Pittsfield Cemetery
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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Edgar Thompson COPELAND - Name: Edgar T Copeland Birth Date: 24 Oct 1886 Death Date: 4 Jul 1953 Cemetery: Pittsfield Cemetery Cemetery Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Name: Edgar T Copeland
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1886
Death Date: 4 Jul 1953
Cemetery: Pittsfield Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data:
Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

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1953 Death
4 July 1953
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 66.

Edgar is buried at: Pittsfield Cemetery
203 Wahconah St

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

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