Napoleon GRENIER

(b. 9 August 1874 , Waterville, Maine, USA d. 3 August 1952 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )

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Napoleon GRENIER was born 9 August 1874 in Waterville, Maine, USA

Napoleon GRENIER was the child of Louis GRENIER and Lucie MATHIEU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GRENIER and Helene OUELLET (maternal) Damase "Thomas" MATHIEU and Apolline "Pauline" VEILLEUX

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Napoleon married Flora MORIN abt. 1939 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Flora MORIN was born 25 May 1901 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Flora died 2 November 1976 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Flora was the child of Louis Peter MORIN? and Alexenia (Exina) JOLY (JOLIE).

Napoleon GRENIER died 3 August 1952 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Napoleon GRENIER married

Flora MORIN-- Date: abt. 1939 Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Flora MORIN was the child of Louis Peter MORIN? and Alexenia (Exina) JOLY (JOLIE)

Name: Napoleon Grenier
Marriage Year: 1939
Marriage Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 119
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.119

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Napoleon GRENIER and Flora MORIN:

Lucy Pauline GRENIER (b.15 June 1940, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 October 2021, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Leonard Roy RICHFORD 17 November 1956 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth
Name: Napoleon Grinier
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 09 Aug 1874
Birthplace: WATERVILLE,KENNEBEC,MAINE
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Race:
Father's Name: Louis Grinier
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Mother's Name: Lucy Matthiew
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50326-1
System Origin: Maine-ODM
GS Film number: 12298
Reference ID:

'Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F4H1-BM6 : 10 February 2018), Napoleon Grinier, 09 Aug 1874; citing WATERVILLE,KENNEBEC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 12,298.
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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)

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 - 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

1911 Marriage?
Name: Napoleon Grenier
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Apr 1911
Event Place: Winchendon, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Registration Place: Winchendon, , Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 36
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Birth Date: 1875
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Birthplace: Waterville, , Maine
Father's Name: Louis Grenier
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Mother's Name: Lucy Matthews
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Spouse's Name: Delina G Nantelle Burger
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Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Marital Status: Divorced
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Spouse's Birth Date: 1890
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
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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

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 - 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 - Worcester, Massachusetts
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Name: Napoleon Grenier
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 30
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Boarder
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Birthplace: Maine
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 14
Sheet Number and Letter: 14B
Household ID: 119
Line Number: 86
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 968
GS Film Number: 2340703
Digital Folder Number: 004950051
Image Number: 00458

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph Langlois Head M 52 Canada
Albertine Langlois Wife F 50 Canada
Louis Langlois Son M 25 Massachusetts
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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

1937 - Social Security
Name: Napoleon Grenier
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1874
Birth Place: Waterville, Maine
Father: Louis Grenier
Mother: Lucy Mathies
SSN: 714092139
Notes: Feb 1937: Name listed as NAPOLEON GRENIER

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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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 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Napoleon Grenier
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 3, Worcester, Worcester City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 66
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Maine
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 23-72
Family Number: 81
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Line Number: 73
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1714
Digital Folder Number: 005461159
Image Number: 00690

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Napoleon Grenier Head M 66 Maine
Flora Grenier Wife F 41 Massachusetts
Pearl Sullivan Daughter F 17 Massachusetts
Peter F Sullivan Son M 16 Massachusetts
Alfred Grenier Son M 5 Massachusetts
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Birth of Child
Lucy Pauline GRENIER was born 15 June 1940, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Napoleon was 65 years old.

1941 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Napoleon Grenier
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1941
Street address: 58 Orange
Residence Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: Laborer
Spouse: Flora Grenier
Publication Title: Worcester, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1941

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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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.

Death
Name: Napoleon Grenier
Death Date: 1952
Death Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 114
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.114

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Grave

Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Napoleon GRENIER - Military Headstone Application

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Funeral
NAPOLEON GRENIER

Military services for Napoleon Grenier of 58 Orange street, husband of Mrs. Flora (Morin) Grenier, who died Sunday in his home, will be held Thursday morning at Hope Cemetery. Col. E. R. Shumway Camp, USWV, is in charge.

The funeral will be held at Graham Funeral Home with a solemn high mass being celbrated at 9 in Notre Dame Church. Calling hours at the funeral home are 7 to 10 tonight and 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. tomorrow.

The Evening Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
August 5, 1952