Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA)

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12 August 1872 , Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

7 February 1962 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Adolphe F MASSA Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD

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Born: 12 August 1872 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Adolphe F MASSA

Mother: Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BONENFANT , Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE

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Frank Adolphe married Anna Orilla LOVELY 15 February 1898 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Anna Orilla LOVELY was born 17 August 1881 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA. Anna Orilla died 27 September 1944 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Anna Orilla was the child of Joseph LOVELY and Orilla MANNING.

Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) died 7 February 1962 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Anna Orilla LOVELY
Marriage date: 15 February 1898
Marriage place: Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
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Anna Orilla LOVELY was the child of Joseph LOVELY and Orilla MANNING

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Name: Annie O Lovely

Age: 18

Birth Year: abt 1880

Birth Place: New Hampshire

Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1898

Marriage Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph Lovely

Mother: Oesler Maynard Lovely

Spouse: Frank Adolph Massa

Name: Frank Adolph Massa

Age: 23

Birth Year: abt 1875

Birth Place: Clinton

Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1898

Marriage Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Adolph Massa

Mother: Emily M Goodchild

Spouse: Annie O Lovely

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) and Anna Orilla LOVELY

Frank Adolph MOSSA

Born: 30 January 1900, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 October 1984, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

George Joseph MOSSA

Born: 13 July 1901, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 September 1983, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Florence Blanch MOSSA

Born: 4 January 1906, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 August 1972, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Oscar William RICHFORD 17 June 1932

Married: Arthur GODWIN 1948 Place: , New York, USA

Sylvia Mary MOSSA

Born: 1 February 1907, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 October 1984, San Diego, California, USA

Jeanette Rose MOSSA

Born: 7 April 1908, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Mildred Loretta MOSSA

Born: 31 July 1910, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 February 1991, North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1872
12 August 1872
Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1880 - Sterling, Massachusetts
Name: Frank A. Marsa
Age: 7
Birth Date: Abt 1873
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 138
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Adolphe Marsa
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Emily Marsa
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Adolphe Marsa 38
Emily Marsa 26
Frank A. Marsa 7
Mary J. Marsa 5
Geo. N. Marsa 3
Mary Goodchild 74
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) and Anna Orilla LOVELY 15 February 1898, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

He was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Frank Adolph MOSSA was born 30 January 1900, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

Frank Adolphe was 27 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
George Joseph MOSSA was born 13 July 1901, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Frank Adolphe was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Florence Blanch MOSSA was born 4 January 1906, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Frank Adolphe was 33 years old.

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)

1907 Birth of Child
Sylvia Mary MOSSA was born 1 February 1907, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Frank Adolphe was 34 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Birth of Child
Jeanette Rose MOSSA was born 7 April 1908, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Frank Adolphe was 35 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Frank E Mossa
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Worcester Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 1881
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 7
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Household ID: 154
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 632
GS Film Number: 1374645
Digital Folder Number: 004972463
Image Number: 00368

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Frank E Mossa Head M 35 Massachusetts
Annie Mossa Wife F 28 New Hampshire
Frank A Mossa Son M 10 Massachusetts
George J Mossa Son M 9 Massachusetts
Florence B...Read full story

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 Birth of Child
Mildred Loretta MOSSA was born 31 July 1910, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Frank Adolphe was 37 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 - 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 - Lancaster, Massachusetts
Name: Frank Mossey
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1873
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 17
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Frank Mossey Head Male 47 Massachusetts
Sylvia Mossey Daughter Female 13 Massachusetts
Florence Mossey Daughter Female 15 Massachusetts
Jeanette Mossey Daughter Female 12 Massachusetts
Mildred Mossey Daughter Female 9 Massachusetts
Mildred Neault Mother Female 67 New Hampshire
Olivine Neault Half-sister Female 34 Massachusetts
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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)

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.

1944 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anna Orilla LOVELY died 27 September 1944, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

Death — 1962
7 February 1962
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 89.

Obituary
Frank A. Mossa, Sr., Retired Teamster

MILLBURY - Frank A. Mossa Sr., 89, of 52 Wheelock Ave., died yesterday in City Hospital, Worcester. He leaves 74 descendants.

He was born in Lancaster, son of the late Adolph and Emily (Goodchild) Mossa. He retired 33 years ago after many years as a teamster.

He leaves two sons, Frank A. Mossa Jr. and George J. Mossa of Millbury; three daughters, Mrs. Florence Godwin of Millbury, Mrs. Sylvia Baker of Clinton and Mrs. Mildred Lidondici of Worcester; 22 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held Saturday from Mulhane Home for Funerals, 45 Main St., with a High Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Brigid's Church. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Clinton.

Calling hours at the funeral home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Worcester Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
February 8, 1962