Edna Maude LEARNED

(b. 6 December 1911 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 June 1973 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA )

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Edna Maude LEARNED was born 6 December 1911 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Edna Maude LEARNED was the child of Edward LEARNED and Maud Blanche FRALEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edward L LEARNED and Florence CONLEY (COONLEY) (maternal) John Charles FRALEY and Amanda FAIRFIELD

Edna Maude LEARNED died 16 June 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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1911 Birth
Name: Edna Maude Learned
Gender: Female
Baptism/ Christening Date:
Baptism/ Christening Place:
Birth Date: 06 Dec 1911
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Edward
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Maude B. Fraley
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10524-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2409218
Reference Number: Item 921 p43
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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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

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: Edna M Larned
residence: Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1912
age: 8
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820680
digital folder number: 4301046
image number: 00372
sheet number: 18
Household Gender Age
parent Edward Larned M 38y
parent Maud B Larned F 34y
Howard C Larned M 15y
Franklyn E Larned M 11y
Edna M Larned F 8y
Florence Larned F 57y
Harold D Larned M 27y

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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 Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut
name: Edna M Learned
event: CENSUS
event date: 1930
event place: Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut
gender: Female
age: 18
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1912
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 12
family number: 176
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 86
nara publication: T626, roll 284
film number: 2340019
digital folder number: 4531888
image number: 00267
Household Gender Age
parent Edward Learned M 47
parent Maude B Learned F 43
Franklyn E Learned M 21
Edna M Learned F 18

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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.

Edna Maude LEARNED - 1933 Sargent School, Boston University yearbook

1933 Sargent School, Boston University yearbook

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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

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1937
Name: Edna M Learned
Residence Year: 1937
Street Address: 75 Victoria rd
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Tchr
Publication Title: Hartford, 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.

1940 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Edna M Learned
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1912
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Street: Victoria Road
House Number: 75
Sheet Number: 15A
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Learned 57
Maud B Learned 54
Edna M Learned 28
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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.

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1946
Name: Edna M Learned
Residence Year: 1946
Street Address: 73 Victoria rd
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Tchr
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1946
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1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Hartford, Connecticut
Name: Edna M Learned
Age: 34
Birth Date: abt 1916
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Maud B Learned
65 Head
Edna M Learned 34 Daughter
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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.

Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1962
Name: Edna M Learned
Residence Year: 1962
Street Address: Bl 550 Franklin av
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Tchr Physical Education Public Schools
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1962
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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

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 Death
First Name: Edna
Middle Name: M
Last Name: Learned
Gender: Female
Death Date: Jun 16, 1973
Residence: Hartford, Hartford Connecticut
Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, CT
Record Type: Death Record
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Collection: Connecticut Death Records

Source Information
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Years: 1949 to 2007
Description: This collection of Connecticut death records was provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. It contains data from 1949 to 2007.
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06134

Death
LEARNED, EDNA 06 Dec 1911 Jun 1973 61 (not specified) (none specified) New York 076-12-3993
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Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1973
Name: Edna M Learned
Residence Year: 1973
Street Address: B-l 550 Franklin
Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation: Physical Education Tchr
Publication Title: Hartford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1973
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