Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM

(b. 11 November 1906 , Portland, Maine, USA d. 18 April 1956 , Maine, USA )

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Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM was born 11 November 1906 in Portland, Maine, USA

Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM was the child of Herbert GRAFFAM and Abbie E GROVES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles H GRAFFAM and Emma N SIMMONS (maternal) Eugene GROVES and Jerusha Anna JONES

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Franklin "Frank" married Rosa Emma MAINS 6 August 1937 in Maine, USA . Rosa Emma MAINS was born 22 August 1920 in Bath, Maine, USA. Rosa Emma died 1 December 1979 in Brunswick, Maine, USA. Rosa Emma was the child of Lendall Augustine MAINS and Rosa E WILLIAMS.

Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM died 18 April 1956 in Maine, USA.
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Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM married

Rosa Emma MAINS-- Date: 6 August 1937 Place: , Maine, USA
Rosa Emma MAINS was the child of Lendall Augustine MAINS and Rosa E WILLIAMS

Name of Groom: Frank GRAFFAM
Groom's Place of Residence: Brunswick, Me.
Name of Bride: Rose E. MAINS
Bride's Place of Residence: Quincy, Mass.
Marriage Date: Friday, 6 Aug. 1937
Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy (mainegenealogy.net : accessed 24 Nov 2012), entry for Frank GRAFFAM and Rose E. MAINS, Friday, 6 Aug. 1937, citing Maine Vital Records.

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1906 Birth
Name: Frank B Graffam
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 11 Nov 1906
Event Place: Portland, , Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Herbert Graffam
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Abbie A Groves
Mother's Titles and Terms:
GS Film Number: 9951
Digital Folder Number: 004544462
Image Number: 02379

Citing this Record:
'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:VZQH-LGK : accessed 28 April 2015), Frank B Graffam, 11 Nov 1906, Birth; citing Portland, , Maine, United States, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 9,951.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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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 - Portland, Maine
Name: Frank Graffam
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Portland Ward 2, Cumberland, Maine, United States
District: 67
Gender: Male
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1908
Birthplace: Maine
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Number and Letter: 16B
Household ID: 292
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number: 1374552
Digital Folder Number: 004330008
Image Number: 00226

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Herbert Graffam Head M 36 Maine
Abbie Graffam Wife F 22 Maine
Jessie Graffam Daughter F 5 Maine
Eugene Graffam Son M 4 Maine
Frank Graffam Son M 2 Maine
Florence M Graffam Daughter F 0 Maine

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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

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 - 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)

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

1937 Marriage / Partner
Franklin "Frank" GRAFFAM and Rosa Emma MAINS 6 August 1937, , Maine, USA

He was 30 years old.

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 - Brunswick, Maine
Name: Franklin Graffam
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Brunswick Town, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Maine
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Last Place of Residence: Quincy, Suffolk, Massachusetts
District: 3-11B
Family Number: 439
Sheet Number and Letter: 14B
Line Number: 78
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1474
Digital Folder Number: 005462018
Image Number: 00323

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Franklin Graffam Head M 34 Maine
Rose Graffam Wife F 19 Maine
Rose Ann Graffam Daughter F 0 Maine

'United States Census, 1940,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:KMM7-KLS : accessed 28 April 2015), Franklin Graffam, Brunswick Town, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing...Read MORE...

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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.