Genealogy for
John  Fraddosio 

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About John Fraddosio
John Fraddosio 1860 - 1960 John Fraddosio was born about 1860 in an unknown place overseas in Italy and died in an unknown year in an unknown place. We were told his name was John. The 1900 census shows Antonio, Joseph and Antonio M. Fradosia living in Apalachicola (Franklin County) Florida. Antonio Sr. was born in Italy while his two sons, Joseph and Antonio M., were born in FL. One of these men, or their relative, may have been married to Billy Halley. We also know Mr. Fradosio had children from a prevous marriage to a unknown wife.
Age Date Event Viewing events that affected the communities where John Fraddosio lived Viewing U.S. History Viewing World History Viewing Discoveries 1 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. 2 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. 2 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. 3 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. 5 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" 5 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. 8 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. 9 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France 16 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded 17 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. 19 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb. 22 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. 25 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. 29 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards 35 1895 Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. 37 1897 First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph 40 1900 The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. 40 1900 Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" 41 1901 First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. 42 1902 The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. 43 1903 Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk 44 1904 The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming 46 1906 Electrons are discovered by Thomson 46 1906 The triode vacuum tube is invented 46 1906 Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes 48 1908 NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile 49 1909 The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) 49 1909 The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe 50 1910 Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. 52 1912 The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. 53 1913 Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant 53 1913 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures 54 1914 The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed 54 1914 World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. 57 1917 Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. 57 1917 NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. 59 1919 The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. 59 1919 NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. 60 1920 Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. 63 1923 Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes 63 1923 Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" 64 1924 Insecticides are used for the first time on crops 66 1926 Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket 67 1927 The first television transmission was announced in England 67 1927 Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. 68 1928 Big bang theory was introduced 69 1929 Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October 70 1930 Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. 72 1932 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. 73 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! 74 1934 Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. 74 1934 Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. 75 1935 Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. 76 1936 The first regular television broadcast happens in England 78 1938 NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. 78 1938 Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. 78 1938 Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission 79 1939 Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. 79 1939 NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States 79 1939 Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. 81 1941 NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. 83 1943 Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. 84 1944 On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") 85 1945 World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. 85 1945 President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. 86 1946 The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes 87 1947 Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor 90 1950 NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later. 91 1951 The first color television is introduced in the U.S. 92 1952 The first sex-change surgery was performed to change George Jorgensen into Christine Jorgensen. 94 1954 The nationally televised McCarthy hearings lead to Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall; Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; Congress adds the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American currency. 95 1955 NEWS HEADLINES: Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL. 97 1957 Sputnik is launched by the Soviets and becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. It marks the beginning of the great "space race" between the Soviet Union and the U.S. 100 1960 NEWS HEADLINES: The first birth control pill was approved and made available to the public 100 1960 The ruby laser was created by Maiman     Click on the Community, US History, World History or Discoveries button above to see a listing of historical events that happened during John Fraddosio's life. These events affected the life and times of John, his family and friends. The Age column will show how old John was when the event occurred.

Marriages
	William 'Billy' Farr Born on 8/21/1864 and died on 8/21/1937

The Children of John Fraddosio
	John William Fraddosio Born somewhere in FL on 7/31/1888 and died in Sopchoppy, FL on 9/4/1932. He was 44 years old. No known children. Burial at West Sopchoppy Cemetery....