Melvina LORANGER

Born

April 1861 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

13 November 1925 , Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: April 1861 in Québec Province, Canada

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Melvina married Edouard CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) 19 September 1881 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Edouard CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) was born 23 September 1854 in Québec Province, Canada. Edouard died 8 July 1938 in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA . Edouard was the child of Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Flavie MORIN.

Melvina LORANGER died 13 November 1925 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Melvina LORANGER

Melvina LORANGER married

Edouard CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC)
Marriage date: 19 September 1881
Marriage place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Edouard CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) was the child of Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Flavie MORIN

Marriage notes:

Name: Edward Rappano

Event Type: Marriage

Birth Date: abt 1858

Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1881

Marriage Place: Taunton, Massachusetts

Marriage Age: 23

Father Name: Mitchell

Mother Name: Philemon

Spouse Name: Madrina Largey

Spouse Marriage Age: 20

Spouse Father Name: Savary Largey

Spouse Mother Name: Lonore

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: Edward Rappano

Age: 23

Birth Year: abt 1858

Birth Place: St Johns

Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1881

Marriage Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Mitchell Rappano

Mother: Philemon Rappano

Spouse: Malvina Larugry

New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915

Children of Edouard CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Melvina LORANGER

Lena RAPANO

Born: abt. 1882, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Flora RAPANO

Born: abt. 1885, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Melvina RAPANO

Born: 22 June 1887, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Melvina's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1861
April 1861
Québec Province, Canada

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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 Marriage / Partner
Melvina LORANGER and Edouard CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) 19 September 1881, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

She was 20 years old.

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

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

1887 Birth of Child
Melvina RAPANO was born 22 June 1887, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Melvina was 26 years old.

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

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

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

1900 - Bristol, Rhode Island

Name: Lavinia Rapano
[Lavinia Rapant]
Age: 39
Birth Date: Apr 1861
BirthPlace: Canada
Home in 1900: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island
Street: Wood Street
House Number: 79
Sheet Number: 22
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 377
Family Number: 490
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1881
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edward Rapaus
Marriage Year: 1881
Years Married: 19
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother: Number of Living Children: 3
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Years in US: 19
Occupation: Stick Dept (NR Co)
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Rapaus 42
Lavinia Rapano 39
Lena Rapano 17
Flora Rapano 15
Lavinia Rapano 13

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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)

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)

1910 - Bristol, Rhode Island

Name: Melonia Rafiano
[Melaina Rapano]
Age in 1910: 49
Birth Year: abt 1861
BirthPlace: Canada
Home in 1910: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island
Street: Bourn St
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1879
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edward Rafiano
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Sticker
Industry: Rubber Mill
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 28
Number of Children Born: 3
Number of Children Living: 3
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 3
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Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Rafiano 51
Melonia Rafiano 49
Flora Rafiano 24
Melvina Rafiano 22

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

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))

Death

Name: Melvina Rapano
Gender: Female
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Burial Place: St, Marys Cem., Bristol, R. I.
Death Date: 13 Nov 1925
Death Place: Bristol, Rhode Island
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edward
Father's Name: Sever Soranger
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Mother's Name: Eleanor Soranger
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03099-7
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film Number: 1940081
Reference ID: 5

'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F84P-22D : 10 March 2018), Melvina Rapano, 13 Nov 1925; citing Bristol, Rhode Island, reference 5; FHL microfilm 1,940,081.

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