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World War I


World War I, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918. It involved many of the world's major powers, primarily divided into two opposing alliances: the Allies, including countries like the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and later the United States; and the Central Powers, including Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

The war was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in June 1914. Tensions and alliances among European powers quickly escalated into a widespread conflict. The war was characterized by trench warfare, new technological weapons, and significant loss of life on both sides.

Over time, the war expanded beyond Europe to include theaters in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which imposed heavy reparations and territorial changes on Germany. The war had profound and far-reaching consequences, including the redrawing of national borders, the collapse of empires, and the emergence of new nations. The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the instability that eventually led to World War II.


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World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Durwood Otto JOHNSON (21 December 1896, Garden City, Kansas, USA - 22 February 1974, Kremmling, Grand, Colorado, USA)
(Otto Alfred JOHNSON & Ida FOGELSTROM)
World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Jed Joseph JOHNSON (31 July 1888, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA - 8 May 1963, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights))
(Lafayette Decalf JOHNSON & Evaline CARLIN)
World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   William Henry JOHNSON (1892, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA - 1 July 1929, Washington, DC, USA)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Ulyssess Grant JORDAN (12/9/1893, Charleston, West Virginia, USA - 11/12/1952, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA)
(James Vinton JORDAN & Martha Ann NUTTER)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph Theophile JUBINVILLE (31 December 1893, Webster, Massachusetts, USA - 2 April 1979, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
(Eusebe Olivier "Uldege" JUBINVILLE & Marie Rose Delima GENDRON)
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World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Brock Rankin KAISER (KING) (16 May 1894, Hagersville, Haldimand Co, Ontario, Canada - 8 February 1961, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
(Jesse Bennett KAISER & Annie Freda HARE)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Paul Augustine KELLEY (2 October 1898, Auburn, New York, USA - 29 October 1969, Auburn, New York, USA)
(Sylvester J KELLEY & Mary Jane KINSELLA)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Roscoe KUNCE (February 24 1894, Grandin, Carter Co., Missouri, USA - May 22 1983, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA)
(John William KUNCE & Rachel Agness JARRETT)
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World War I Soldier  male ancestor  John B LACOSS (29 June 1877, Burke, Franklin, New York, USA - 21 February 1936, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA (East, West) (East Wilder) (Mascoma))
(Adolphus LACOSS & Talida TESSIER (TACY))
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Charles Edward LAMBRECHT (22 May 1891, Lincoln, Berrien, Michigan, USA - 27 August 1969, Royalton, Berrien, Michigan, USA)
(Daniel David LAMBRECHT & Amelia HINCKELMAN)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Nelson LAVALLEE (10 December 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) - 28 September 1966, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville))
(Pierre LAVALLEE (VALLEE) & Catherine PELOQUIN)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Ralph Enos LEAVITT (18 September 1897, Waterville, Maine, USA - 4 November 1976, Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA)
(Hamlin Benjamin LEAVITT & Ella E MAXWELL)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  James Harve LEE (26 August 1899, Lumberton, Lamar, Mississippi, USA - 18 January 1959, Moss Point, Jackson, Mississippi USA)
(William J LEE & Eveline DEVEREAUX)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph LIZOTTE (20 April 1892, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) - 23 August 1951, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville))
(Edouard LIZOTTE & Delia RENAUD)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Phillippe T LIZOTTE (1 April 1896, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) - September 1989, Athol, Massachusetts, USA)
(Edouard LIZOTTE & Delia RENAUD)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Daniel Fred LUMBRA (18 November 1893, Montgomery, Vermont, USA - 12 October 1990, )
(Frederick Daniel LUMBRA & Harriet DONNA (DANIS))
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World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Arthur Wellington MALLEY (9 February 1885, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) - 14 July 1938, Paris, France)
(Edward MALLEY & Mamie M CAREY)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Jerome MALLOY (3 May 1888, Mount Morris Township, Michigan, USA (Mt. Morris) - 1 June 1956, Genesee County Michigan, USA)
(Thomas MALLOY & Julia CONROY)
World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Arthur Mckinley MANNING (22 September 1896, Milton, Vermont, USA - December 1977, Morristown, Vermont, USA (Morrisville))
(Charles William MANNING & Rhoda P GRISWOLD)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Albert MARCEAU (August 29, 1895, Marquette, Michigan, USA - 3 February 1964, )
(John-Jean MARCEAU & Emma LEGACY)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Charles Rhinehart MARKHAM (10/29/1895, , New York, USA - 1/6/1953, Seaford, Delaware, USA)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Rodney Lyle MARSH (May 1896, , England (United Kingdom) - 16 October 1961, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering))
(Lyman Arthur MARSH & Sarah Dyer "Sadie" AMES)
World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Earle Dodge MASON (21 May 1901, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence) - 5 April 1984, Louisville, Kentucky, USA)
(Samuel F MASON & Mary Etta DODGE)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Martin Fred MASSE (25 September 1886, Dunseith, North Dakota, USA - 8 October 1918, , France)
(Antoine MASSE & Marie Oliva PINSONNEAULT)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Moise (Moses) MASSE (23 October 1889, , North Dakota, USA - 28 May 1962, San Diego, California, USA)
(Antoine MASSE & Marie Oliva PINSONNEAULT)
World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Ernest Ervin MCCLAIN (19 March 1895, Shelby, Kentucky, USA - 11 January 1989, Louisville, Kentucky, USA)
(George Thomas MCCLAIN & Sarah Caroline "Carrie" RITTER)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Clarence Alexander MCLAREN (August 24, 1897, Baldur, Argyle, Manitoba, Canada - December 13, 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
(Archibald Duncan MCLAREN & Lavinia Anne SEXSMITH)
World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Edward Thomas MENARD (21 May 1897, Shelburne, Vermont, USA - 25 December 1964, Burlington, Vermont, USA)
(Athanase Alva "Thomas" MENARD & Caroline Louisa "Carrie" BOMHOWER)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Peter Julius MILLER (4 February 1896, Standish, Michigan, USA - 15 March 1953, Standish, Michigan, USA)
(Joseph Louis "Dominic" LIVERNOIS MILLER & Marie Caroline TREMBLAY)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Clyde J Ernest MONAHAN (16 March 1897, Meriden, Connecticut, USA - , )
(James Adam MONAHAN & Henrietta Friederika BLESSING)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Ralph Adam MONAHAN (3 April 1894, Meriden, Connecticut, USA - 22 October 1928, Bainbridge, New York, USA (Bennettsville))
(James Adam MONAHAN & Henrietta Friederika BLESSING)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  William Frederick MONAHAN (18 November 1889, Meriden, Connecticut, USA - 25 January 1956, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)
(James Adam MONAHAN & Henrietta Friederika BLESSING)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  John Howard MONTGOMERY (6 July 1895, Irene, South Dakota, USA - 12 February 1988, Covina, California, USA)
(Robert MONTGOMERY & Sarah Louise HOWARD)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  George David MOUNTAIN (20 July 1898, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) - 3 May 1985, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville))
(David MOUNTAIN & Cordelia FAIRFIELD)
World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Roy Rosenberger MYERS (4 January 1895, Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA - 5 December 1984, Flourtown, Pennsylvania, USA)
(Lamech Fretz MYERS & Frances Barnes ROSENBERGER)
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World War I Soldier  male ancestor  David Albert NADEAU (1892, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA - 1968, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Roscoe Willard NICHOLS (2 August 1895, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA - 14 May 1972, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville))
(Homer Gaylord NICHOLS & Selina Lillie LEBLANC)
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World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Joseph John OUBRE (October 2, 1896, St. James Parish Louisiana, USA - June 20, 1960, Vacherie, Louisiana, USA)
(Louis OUBRE & Lucy MARLBROUGH)
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World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Otto PALME (8/7/1890, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA - 6/17/1974, Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury))
(Joseph PALME & Julia JANAK)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Leonardo PALUMBO (1894, , Italy - JULY 1, 1986, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Edward PAUL (11 February 1897, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) - 19 July 1954, , New Jersey, USA)
(Henry PAUL & Sarah Agnes SKEGGS)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Ralph Charles PAUL (3 May 1893, Auburn, New York, USA - 7 April 1985, Canandaigua, New York, USA)
(Frank Cline PAUL & Mary R GALBRAITH)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Alfred Joseph PELOQUIN (10 October 1892, Beacon, New York, USA (Matteawan) (Fishkill Landing) - 20 January 1961, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville))
(Alfred PELOQUIN & Catherine LAFLEUR)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Joseph N PELOQUIN (7 March 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) - 31 May 1957, )
(Joseph Noel PELOQUIN & Marie Agnes LARIVIERE)
World War I Soldier  photo of ancestor   Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN (26 February 1890, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) - 9 March 1942, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville))
(Pierre (Peter) PELOQUIN & Marie Delima THÉRIAULT)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Nelson A PERYEA (3 December 1892, Altona, New York, USA - 28 July 1953, Champlain, New York, USA)
(Aaron Nelson PERYEA & Arnedia (Minnie) CARTER)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Alfred PETERS (1887, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) - December 7,1941, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA (Romney's Marsh))
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Alfred Joseph POULETTE (1 June 1898 , St. Adolphe de Dudswell, Quebec, Canada - 19 February 1968, Lake Worth, Florida, USA)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Butler Hillman PRATT (19 November 1898, Jackson, New Hampshire, USA - 11 November 1984, Falmouth, Maine, USA)
(Abram Belchey PRATT & Olive Brickett CHANDLER)
World War I Soldier  male ancestor  Burnham G. PRESTON (7 June 1897, Winchester, Massachusetts, USA - 7 March 1967, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA (Romney's Marsh))
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