Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS

(b. 20 March 1891 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1957 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS was born 20 March 1891 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS was the child of Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) DESMARAIS and Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS and Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU (maternal) Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Flavie MORIN

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Joseph Sergius married Eldea (Aldea) JAVERY 3 July 1911 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eldea (Aldea) JAVERY was born abt. 1892 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Eldea (Aldea) died abt. 1977 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Eldea (Aldea) was the child of Alphonse "Charles" JAVERY and Delia JAMES (JACQUES).

Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS died abt. 1957 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS married

Eldea (Aldea) JAVERY-- Date: 3 July 1911 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Eldea (Aldea) JAVERY was the child of Alphonse "Charles" JAVERY and Delia JAMES (JACQUES)

Groom: Sergius Desmarais
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Groom's Age: 20 years
Groom's Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Groom's Birthplace: Millbury, , Massachusetts
Bride: Eldea Jevery
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Bride's Age: 19 years
Bride's Estimated Birth Year: 1892
Bride's Birthplace: Oxford, , Massachusetts
Marriage Date (Original): 03 Jul 1911
Marriage Date (Standardized): 03 Jul 1911
Marriage Place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts
Marriage Registration Place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts
Marriage Registration Year: 1911
Groom's Father: Cyrille Desmarais
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Groom's Mother: Marceline Cyriac
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Bride's Father: Alphonse Jevery
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Bride's Mother: Delia Jacques
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Film Number: 2409942
Digital Folder Number: 4329367
Image Number: 172
Number of Images: 1
Reference Number: p 429 no 76
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

Children of Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS and Eldea (Aldea) JAVERY:

Lorraine Cecile DESMARAIS (b.21 October 1926, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA d. 8 June 1989, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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1891 Birth
Vanclor Desmarais
Joseph Sergius (Sazerard) Desmarais
March 20, 1891
Smith Village, Sutton, Massachusetts

Twins
sons of Cyrille and Marcelline Cyriac (also listed as Jerry and Mirclin (Tereferke) Desmarais
He is a laborer, born in St. Hyacinthe, Canada
She was born in St. John, Canada

Massachusetts, Town Clerk... Towns Records, 1579-2001 Worcester Sutton Births, marriages, deaths 1855-1905

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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

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 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Sergius Desmaris
Age in 1910: 19
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Plympton Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Cyrille Desmaris
Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's name: Marceline Desmaris
Mother's Birthplace: Canada French
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Weaver
Industry: Woolen Mill
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
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Household Members:
Name Age
Cyrille Desmaris 54
Marceline Desmaris 59
Sergius Desmaris 19
Manclance Desmaris 19
Parmelia Desmaris 17
Leona Desmaris 14
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1911 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Sergius DESMARAIS and Eldea (Aldea) JAVERY 3 July 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 20 years old.

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
name: Sergius Desmarais
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Southbridge City no 10, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 20 Mar 1891
birthplace: Millbury, Massachusetts, United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1684523
digital folder number: 005216152
image number: 04637

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZND-MSX : accessed 29 Nov 2012), Sergius Desmarais, .
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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

1926 Birth of Child
Lorraine Cecile DESMARAIS was born 21 October 1926, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Joseph Sergius was 35 years old.

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

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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Serguis Desmarais
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 14-251
Family Number: 302
Sheet Number and Letter: 17B
Line Number: 77
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1654
Digital Folder Number: 005460926
Image Number: 00130
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Serguis Desmarais M 49 Canada
Wife Aldea Desmarais F 47 Massachusetts
Daughter Lorraine Desmarais F 13 Massachusetts
Mother Marceline Desmarais F 89 Canada
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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.