Dorothy Gertrude DEPELTEAU

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27 November 1908 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Died

21 July 1992 , Orange, Florida, USA

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Wilfred DEPELTEAU Marie Almira "Alice" OUIMETTE

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Born: 27 November 1908 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Wilfred DEPELTEAU

Mother: Marie Almira "Alice" OUIMETTE

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Dorothy Gertrude married James William SLADE 18 November 1926 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James William SLADE was born 5 July 1904 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. James William died 9 October 1972 in Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange). James William was the child of Charles Henry SLADE and Jessie Mabel FEIGE.

Dorothy Gertrude DEPELTEAU died 21 July 1992 in Orange, Florida, USA.

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Dorothy Gertrude DEPELTEAU married

James William SLADE
Marriage date: 18 November 1926
Marriage place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
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James William SLADE was the child of Charles Henry SLADE and Jessie Mabel FEIGE

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MISS DEPELTEAU WEDS JAMES SLADE

Following Wedding Breakfast and Reception, Couple Left For Wedding Trip to New York

"North Adams, Nov. 18 - Miss Dorothy Gertrude Depelteau, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Depelteau of 339 River street, and James William Slade, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Slade of Stamford, Vt., were married in Notre Dame rectory this morning at 8. The ceremony was performed by Rev L. P. Gauthier while the attendants were Miss Gertrude Gilmore and Arthur J. Depelteau, brother of the bride."

"The bride wore ashes of roses georgette with silver trimmings and she carried sweet peas and lilies of the valley. A wedding breakfast was served in Hotel Richmond after which Mr and Mrs Slade left for New York city. The groom is a graduate of Bliss Business college, Drury high school, and is employed as a salesman for the Service Appliance company in this city."

Date: November 19, 1926

Location: Massachusetts

Paper: Springfield Republican

Children of James William SLADE and Dorothy Gertrude DEPELTEAU

James William SLADE

Born: 8 June 1933, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 January 2002, The Villages, Florida, USA

Married: Melva Eleanor SHEERAN 16 June 1956

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1908 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Dorothy Gertrude Depelteau
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volume/ page/ certificate number: item 1 p 94
film number: 2315250
digital folder number: 4383938
image number: 70
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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 - 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

1926 Marriage / Partner
Dorothy Gertrude DEPELTEAU and James William SLADE 18 November 1926, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

She was 17 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

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 Birth of Child
James William SLADE was born 8 June 1933, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Dorothy Gertrude was 24 years old.

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 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Dorothy Slade
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1909
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: River
House Number: 349
Inferred Residence in 1935: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 6A
Household Members:
Name Age
William Slade 35
Dorothy Slade 31
James W Slade 6
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Stamford, Vermont
Name: Dorothy G Slade
Age: 41
Birth Date: abt 1909
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Stamford, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Street Name: Mill St Road
Dwelling Number: 2 83
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation Category: H
Worked Last Week: No
Seeking Work: No
Employment Status: No
Household Members Age Relationship
James W Slade
45 Head
Dorothy G Slade 41 Wife
James W Slade Jr
16 Son
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1972 Death of Spouse/Partner
James William SLADE died 9 October 1972, Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1988 - Fern Park, FL
living in Fern Park, FL in 1988 according to obit of her grandson, James William Slade III, Orlando Sentinel, July 18, 1988

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

Obituary
DOROTHY GERTRUDE SLADE, 83, St. Johns Circle, Fern Park, died Tuesday, July 21. Mrs. Slade was a homemaker. Born in North Adams, Mass., she moved to Central Florida in the 1970s. She was Catholic. Survivors: son, James Jr., Winter Springs; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Goldenrod.

Date: July 22, 1992
Location: Florida
Paper: Orlando Sentinel, The (FL)