Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Francis Richard  BOWMAN MARTIN

  (b. 23 February 1927 Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA   d. 7 August 2012 Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Francis Richard BOWMAN MARTIN was born 23 February 1927 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Francis Richard BOWMAN MARTIN was the child of Melville Raymond BOWMAN   and   Mary JOYCE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Hervey Manton BOWMAN and Carrie Eva PHINNEY

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Francis Richard  married  Yvette P BERNARD 28 October 1961 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .  Yvette P BERNARD  was born 3 April 1938 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville).  Yvette P died 16 April 2016 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.  Yvette P was the child of Adelard Joseph BERNARD and Winifred Mary Cecelia MORAN.

Francis Richard BOWMAN MARTIN died 7 August 2012 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Francis Richard BOWMAN MARTIN married flag female ancestor Yvette P BERNARD-- Date: 28 October 1961  Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Yvette P BERNARD was the child of Adelard Joseph BERNARD and Winifred Mary Cecelia MORAN




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birth1927 Birth
23 February 1927
Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
marriage1961 Marriage / Partner
Francis Richard BOWMAN MARTIN and Yvette P BERNARD 28 October 1961 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

He was 34 years old.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
News2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
Obituary
Southbridge...Francis R. Martin, 85, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Harrington Memorial Hospital after an illness. He leaves his wife of 50yrs. Yvette P. (Bernard) Martin. They were married October 28, 1961 at St. Anne's Church. He is survived by a daughter Darleen (Martin ) Farland and her husband Paul of Sturbridge, and 2 sons Arthur Martin and his wife Amanda of Southbridge, and John Martin and his wife Heidi of Southbridge. He leaves 7 grandchildren Joshua Farland, Nathan Gonzalez, Nicholas Buccheri, Zachary Martin, TJ Lackings, Victoria Martin, and Hunter Martin, a great-grandson Alack Farr, and a sister Kathleen and her husband Arthur Levitsky of Roslindale. He was predeceased by 3 brothers Harold Bowman, John Bowman, and Henry Bowman.

Mr. Martin was born in Woods Hole, MA, son of Arthur J. and Hermina (Beaudreau) and lived here mostly lifelong.

For the past 50yrs. he and his wife have owned and operated Hospital Spa South St. Southbridge, which is in its 4th generation...Read MORE...


death2012 Death
7 August 2012
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 85.


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Francis is buried at: St. George’s Cemetery
Paige Hill
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(508)-765-0601

Added: 5/12/2016 6:14:13 PM - Updated: 12/13/2020 2:53:43 PM

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