Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE

(b. 23 July 1888 , Killingly, Connecticut, USA d. February 1949 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE was born 23 July 1888 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA

Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE was the child of Joseph MASSE and Marie Sophronie DAVIGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MASSE and Marie Hermine GIRARD (maternal) Amable DAVIGNON and Hermine TETREAULT

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Hormidas (Armidas) married Josephine CHAUVIN 27 May 1912 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephine CHAUVIN was born 25 January 1889 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville). Josephine died February 1965 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Josephine was the child of Olivier CHAUVIN and Aglae MARTIN.

Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE died February 1949 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Josephine CHAUVIN-- Date: 27 May 1912 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Josephine CHAUVIN was the child of Olivier CHAUVIN and Aglae MARTIN

Children of Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE and Josephine CHAUVIN:

Marie Rose Jeannette MASSE (b.4 June 1913, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Marie Lydia Irene MASSE (b.11 June 1915, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Marie Loretta Gratia MASSE (b.25 September 1918, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1888 Birth
23 July 1888
Killingly, Connecticut, USA

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE and Josephine CHAUVIN 27 May 1912, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 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 Birth of Child
Marie Rose Jeannette MASSE was born 4 June 1913, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Hormidas (Armidas) was 24 years old.

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

1915 Birth of Child
Marie Lydia Irene MASSE was born 11 June 1915, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Hormidas (Armidas) was 26 years old.

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

1918 Birth of Child
Marie Loretta Gratia MASSE was born 25 September 1918, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Hormidas (Armidas) was 30 years old.

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

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)

1930 Acushnet, Massachusetts
Name: Hormidas Masse
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's Birthplace: Canada French
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 12
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Hormidas Masse Head Male 42 Massachusetts
Josephine Masse Wife Female 41 Massachusetts
Jennette Masse Daughter Female 16 Massachusetts
Irene Masse Daughter Female 14 Massachusetts
Laurette Masse Daughter Female 11 Massachusetts
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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)