Joseph Sylvester MIRE

Born

12/16/1886 , Napoleonville Assumption Parish Louisiana, USA

Died

11/30/1957 , Plaquemine Iberville Parish Louisiana, USA

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Born: 12/16/1886 in Napoleonville Assumption Parish Louisiana, USA

Parents of Joseph Sylvester MIRE

Father

Sylvester Victor MIRE

Mother

Victoria Celestine GAMBA

Grandparents of Joseph Sylvester MIRE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph Theodule MIRE Angelle (Petronville) BREAUX

Maternal grandparents

Francisco Frank GAMBA Adelaine PARDOUCI

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph Sylvester married Eugenie "Jenny" SENECA 27 September 1907 in Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA* . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Eugenie "Jenny" SENECA was born 1/27/1890 in Loreauville, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Eugenie "Jenny" died 2/26/1933 in Loreauville, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Eugenie "Jenny" was the child of Felix Francois SINITIERE and Marie Amanda Mandy CARLINE.

Joseph Sylvester married (2) Noelie RICHARD abt. 1960 . Noelie RICHARD was born 2/14/1906 in Plaquemine Louisiana, USA. Noelie died 9/5/1992 in Plaquemine Louisiana, USA. Noelie was the child of Nathaniel "Nat" W RICHARD and Mary "Mollie" Noelie TULLIER.

Joseph Sylvester MIRE died 11/30/1957 in Plaquemine Iberville Parish Louisiana, USA.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph Sylvester MIRE

Joseph Sylvester MIRE married

Eugenie "Jenny" SENECA
Marriage date: 27 September 1907
Marriage place: Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Eugenie "Jenny" SENECA was the child of Felix Francois SINITIERE and Marie Amanda Mandy CARLINE

Children of Joseph Sylvester MIRE and Eugenie "Jenny" SENECA

Rilma Mary MIRE

Born: 12/11/1908, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 9/2/1984, Port Allen West Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana, USA

Married: Carl Ruby LANGE 11/16/1936

Rachel Genevieve MIRE

Born: 12/2/1909, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 4/22/2002, Lafayette Lafayette Parish Louisiana, USA

Married: Ernest Charles DIAMOND 3/28/1927

Furnest (Fernest) Joseph MIRE

Born: 2/11/1912, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 5/2/1999, Morgan City St Mary Parish Louisiana, USA

Married: Myra (Miria) BLANKENSHIP 1940

Herbert John MIRES (MIRE)

Born: 4/3/1913, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 11/23/1998, Krotz Springs St Landry Parish Louisiana, USA

Married: Glayds TALLEY 11 February 1838

Mitchell MIRE

Born: 11/17/1916, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 7/27/1997, Franklin, Louisiana, USA

Married: Glayds Rita MYERS 1942

Victoria MIRE

Born: 4/24/1918, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 10/5/2009, Plaquemine Iberville Parish Louisiana, USA

Married: Randolph PIERCE 1938

Edna Mary MIRE

Born: 11/27/1920, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 12/16/2018, St Martinville Louisiana

Married: Samuel Sr CASE 00/00/1935

Married: Bonnie Botkin DRUMMOND 1983

Helen Mae MIRE

Born: 9/12/1922, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 5/31/1995, Thibodeaux Lafourche Parish Louisiana, USA

Married: John Gilbert KELLY 29 March 1939

Married: Joe Grover HAWKES 9/30/1955

Cluster Deles Antoine MIRE

Born: 9/12/1924, St Martin Parish Louisiana, USA
Died: 1/28/1961, Plaquemine Iberville Parish Louisiana, USA

Married: Jeanette (YOUNG) MIRE 1960

Amanda "Mandy" MIRE

Born: 4/28/1927, Patterson St Mary Parish Louisiana, USA
Died: 4/10/2003, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Married: Ray William GILCHRIST 1944

Living

Born: , Patterson St Mary Parish Louisiana, USA
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Rudolph Luke MIRE

Born: 10/7/1931, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 6/1/2013, Morgan City Louisiana, USA

Married: Virgie Louise LANDRY 1950

Joseph Sylvester MIRE married

Noelie RICHARD
Marriage date: abt. 1960
Marriage place:
Noelie RICHARD was the child of Nathaniel "Nat" W RICHARD and Mary "Mollie" Noelie TULLIER

Children of Joseph Sylvester MIRE and Noelie RICHARD

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Birth — 1886
12/16/1886
Napoleonville Assumption Parish Louisiana, 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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Sylvester MIRE and Eugenie "Jenny" SENECA 27 September 1907, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

He was 20 years old.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
Rilma Mary MIRE was born 12/11/1908, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Joseph Sylvester was 22 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Rachel Genevieve MIRE was born 12/2/1909, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Joseph Sylvester was 22 years old.

1912 Birth of Child
Furnest (Fernest) Joseph MIRE was born 2/11/1912, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Joseph Sylvester was 25 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
Herbert John MIRES (MIRE) was born 4/3/1913, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Joseph Sylvester was 26 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

1916 Birth of Child
Mitchell MIRE was born 11/17/1916, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Joseph Sylvester was 29 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
Victoria MIRE was born 4/24/1918, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Joseph Sylvester was 31 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

1920 Birth of Child
Edna Mary MIRE was born 11/27/1920, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Joseph Sylvester was 33 years old.

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
Helen Mae MIRE was born 9/12/1922, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Joseph Sylvester was 35 years old.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Cluster Deles Antoine MIRE was born 9/12/1924, St Martin Parish Louisiana, USA

Joseph Sylvester was 37 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

1927 Birth of Child
Amanda "Mandy" MIRE was born 4/28/1927, Patterson St Mary Parish Louisiana, USA

Joseph Sylvester was 40 years old.

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.

1931 Birth of Child
Rudolph Luke MIRE was born 10/7/1931, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Joseph Sylvester was 44 years old.

1933 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eugenie "Jenny" SENECA died 2/26/1933, Loreauville, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA

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)

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.