Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD

(b. abt. 1854 , Manchester, New Hampshire, USA d. 12 June 1932 , Clinton, Massachusetts, USA )

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Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD was born abt. 1854 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD was the child of Pierre BONENFANT and Marie THEROUX dite LAFERTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BONENFANT and Marie Anne PELLETIER (maternal) Nicolas THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

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

Emelie (Mildred) married Adolphe F MASSA abt. 1871 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Adolphe F MASSA was born 7 September 1848 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Adolphe F died 18 February 1899 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster).

Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD died 12 June 1932 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA.

daughter of Pierre (Peter) Bonenfant dit Goodchild and Marie Tiron

m. (2) 22 May 1906 • Walpole, Ma.
Napoleon Paul Neault

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Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD married

Adolphe F MASSA-- Date: abt. 1871 Place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Children of Adolphe F MASSA and Emelie (Mildred) GOODCHILD:

Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) (b.12 August 1872, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 February 1962, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Anna Orilla LOVELY 15 February 1898 in Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

Mary J MASSA (MOSSA) (b.April 1873, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 May 1959, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

George N MASSA (MOSSA) (b.abt. 1877, , Massachusetts, USA d. 29 October 1880, Sterling, Massachusetts, USA)

Olivine MASSA (MOSSA) (b.abt. 1884, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 October 1932, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - Merrimack, New Hampshire
Name: Emma Goodchild
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1854
Gender: Female
Birth Place: New Hampshire
Home in 1860: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Post Office: South Merrimack
Dwelling Number: 215
Family Number: 212
Household Members:
Name Age
Tuffee Demerritt 31
Peter Demerritt 28
Trubley Demerritt 24
Jane Demerritt 17
Mary Goodchild 51
Julia Goodchild 10
Emma Goodchild 6
Albert Goodchild 8
Peter Goodchild 13
Mary J Goodchild 1

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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

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

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.

1872 Birth of Child
Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) was born 12 August 1872, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

1873 Birth of Child
Mary J MASSA (MOSSA) was born April 1873, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

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: Emily Marsa
[Emily Goodchild]
Age: 26
Birth Date: Abt 1854
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1880: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 138
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Adolphe Marsa
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Mary Goodchild
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Keep House
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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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1880 Death of Child
George N MASSA (MOSSA) died 29 October 1880, Sterling, Massachusetts, USA

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 of Child
Frank Adolphe MOSSA (MASSA) married 15 February 1898, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster) to Anna Orilla LOVELY

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.

1899 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adolphe F MASSA died 18 February 1899, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (South Lancaster)

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

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: Mildred Neault
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 67
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother
Birth Year (Estimated): 1853
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
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
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)

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.