William Napoleon BLANCHARD

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26 April 1874 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

abt. 1927 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Solomon BLANCHARD Henrietta DESPLAINES

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Born: 26 April 1874 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Solomon BLANCHARD

Mother: Henrietta DESPLAINES

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William Napoleon married Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS 21 November 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS was born 13 October 1877 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada . Marie-Reine-Carmelice died abt. 1954 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Marie-Reine-Carmelice was the child of Louis BOURDELAIS and Carmelais PAQUETTE.

William Napoleon BLANCHARD died abt. 1927 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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William Napoleon BLANCHARD married

Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS
Marriage date: 21 November 1898
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS was the child of Louis BOURDELAIS and Carmelais PAQUETTE

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Groom's Name: William N. Blanchard

Groom's Birth Date: 1874

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Groom's Age: 24

Bride's Name: Marie R. Bourdelais

Bride's Birth Date: 1877

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Bride's Age: 21

Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1898

Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Solomon Blanchard

Groom's Mother's Name: Henrietta Duplaine

Bride's Father's Name: Louis Bourdelais

Bride's Mother's Name: Cormatisse Poquette

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02742-5

Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 1843709

Reference Number: p 503 cn 89

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Birth

Name: William Napoleon Blanchard
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 26 Apr 1874
Birth Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Father Name: Solomon Blanchard
Mother Name: Henriette Deblieas

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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Southbridge, Massachusetts

Name: William N. Blanchard
Age: 6
Birth Date: Abt 1874
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Street: Main St
Dwelling Number: 210
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Solomon Blanchard
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's Name: Harriet Blanchard
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Attended School: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Solomon Blanchard 36
Harriet Blanchard 28
Solomon E. Blanchard 11
Agnes Blanchard 9
Fredrick H. Blanchard 7
William N. Blanchard 6
Lewis L. Blanchard 4
Ida Blanchard 2
Rosanna Blanchard 1
Eleanor Dep... 59

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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

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 Marriage / Partner
William Napoleon BLANCHARD and Marie-Reine-Carmelice BOURDELAIS 21 November 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 24 years old.

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

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