Delia (Cordelia) CROTEAU

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8 August 1868 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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abt. 1937 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 8 August 1868 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Delia (Cordelia) married Pierre (Peter) FRECHETTE abt. 1895 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre (Peter) FRECHETTE was born August 1856 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre (Peter) died abt. 1939 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

Delia (Cordelia) CROTEAU died abt. 1937 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Pierre (Peter) FRECHETTE
Marriage date: abt. 1895
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Mary Adele Louise FRECHETTE

Born: 2 October 1895, Raynham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: August 1979, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Merile Lewis TREMBLAY 15 June 1914 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1868
8 August 1868
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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)

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

1895 Birth of Child
Mary Adele Louise FRECHETTE was born 2 October 1895, Raynham, Massachusetts, USA

Delia (Cordelia) was 27 years old.

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.

1900 - New Bedford, Massachusetts
Name: Delia Frechette
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Precinct 3 New Bedford city Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Number of Living Children: 3
Years Married: 5
Birth Date: Aug 1869
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1895
Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother of how many children: 3
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Peter Frechette Head Male 44 Conneticut
Delia Frechette Wife Female 31 Massachusetts
Raymond Frechette Son Male 12 Conneticut
Beatrice Frechette Daughter Female 10 Massachusetts
Adel Frechette Daughter Female 5 Massachusetts
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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 - New Bedford, Massachusetts
Name: Delhia Fisher
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 22
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Pierre Fisher Head Male 52 Canada
Delhia Fisher Wife Female 40 Massachusetts
William Raymond Basset Stepson Male 21 Connecticut
Beatrice Basset Stepdaughter Female 20 Massachusetts
Adele Frechette Daughter Female 14 Massachusetts
Leo Frechette Son Male 5 Massachusetts
Blanche A Frechette Daughter Female 1 Massachusetts
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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

1914 Marriage of Child
Mary Adele Louise FRECHETTE married 15 June 1914, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Merile Lewis TREMBLAY

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

1920 - New Bedford, Massachusetts
Name: Cordelia Freschette
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 15
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Pierre Freschette Head Male 63 Canada
Cordelia Freschette Wife Female 52 Massachusetts
Leo Freschette Son Male 15 Massachusetts
Merrill Trembly Son-in-law Male 25 Massachusetts
Adele Trembly Daughter Female 25 Massachusetts
Rita Trembly Granddaughter Female 4 Massachusetts
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - New Bedford, Massachusetts
Name: Cordelia Frechette
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 61
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 12
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Pierre Frechette Head Male 72 Canada
Cordelia Frechette Wife Female 61 Massachusetts
Adele Block Daughter Female 34 Massachusetts
Rita Tremblay Granddaughter Female 14 Massachusetts
Celeste Perry Boarder Female 32 Massachusetts
Eric Zilliaques Boarder Male 33 Norway
Eunice Farent Boarder Female 24 New Hampshire
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