Agnes RHEIMS

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14 February 1889 , Pownal, Vermont, USA

Died

24 December 1965 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Leon RHEIMS Marie PELOQUIN

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Born: 14 February 1889 in Pownal, Vermont, USA

Father: Leon RHEIMS

Mother: Marie PELOQUIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY , Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)

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Agnes married Albert SERVANT 23 February 1914 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Albert SERVANT was born 13 July 1892 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud). Albert died 29 March 1979 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Albert was the child of Pierre-Moise SERVANT and Marie Emma LEFEBVRE.

Agnes RHEIMS died 24 December 1965 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Albert SERVANT
Marriage date: 23 February 1914
Marriage place: Rigaud, Québec, Canada
Albert SERVANT was the child of Pierre-Moise SERVANT and Marie Emma LEFEBVRE

Children of Albert SERVANT and Agnes RHEIMS

Jeannette SERVANT

Born: 25 February 1915, Choisy, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
Died: 9 August 2000, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Rosario LATOUR 1936 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clovis SERVANT

Born: 16 May 1916, Choisy, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
Died: 3 March 2005, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Leon SERVANT

Born: 13 December 1917, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 February 1983, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Albert SERVANT

Born: 5 February 1922, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 October 2012, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Gerard Arthur SERVANT

Born: 29 June 1923, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 May 1990, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Germaine Angel DUVAL 1944

Roland SERVANT

Born: 27 October 1924, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Roger SERVANT

Born: 10 September 1927, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 November 1998, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Jean Donald SERVANT

Born: 14 April 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 September 2003, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1889
14 February 1889
Pownal, Vermont, USA

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.

1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Living on Foster St. in Southbridge, MA are the following:
Joseph St. Germain, age 27, b. Aug. 1872, Canada, year of immigration 1896
wife, Marie, age 40, b. Feb 1860, Canada, year of immigration 1872.
They have been married for less than a year. Marie has 5 children from a previous marriage, 3 are living. They are living here with their mother and step-father.
Agnes Rehims, age 11, b. Feb 1889, Vermont
Gustave, age 7, b. July 1892, MA
Henri, age 4, b. Aug. 1895.
The children's father was born in France. Their mother was born in Canada.
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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

1910 Putnam, Windham, Connecticut
Living on River St. in Putnam, CT are the following:
Joseph St. Germain, age 39, b. Canada, year of immigration 1896
wife, Mary P., age 45, b. Canada, year of immigration 1870.
They have been married for 11 years. Marie has 6 children, 4 are living.
daughter, Albina, age 10, b. CT
son, Joseph Rehims, age 17, b. MA, father b. France, mother b. Canada
daughter, Agnes Rehims, age 21, b. MA, father b. France, mother b. Canada
son, Henry, age 15, b. MA, father b. France, mother b. Canada
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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

1914 Marriage / Partner
Agnes RHEIMS and Albert SERVANT 23 February 1914, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)

She was 25 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Birth of Child
Jeannette SERVANT was born 25 February 1915, Choisy, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

Agnes was 26 years old.

1916 Birth of Child
Clovis SERVANT was born 16 May 1916, Choisy, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

Agnes was 27 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

1917 Birth of Child
Leon SERVANT was born 13 December 1917, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Agnes was 28 years old.

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.

1922 Birth of Child
Albert SERVANT was born 5 February 1922, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Agnes was 32 years old.

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

1923 Birth of Child
Gerard Arthur SERVANT was born 29 June 1923, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Agnes was 34 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Roland SERVANT was born 27 October 1924, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Agnes was 35 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
Roger SERVANT was born 10 September 1927, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Agnes was 38 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 Birth of Child
Jean Donald SERVANT was born 14 April 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Agnes was 40 years old.

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.

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.

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.'