Joseph Gustave RHEIMS

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21 July 1892 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

March 1957 , Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

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Leon RHEIMS Marie PELOQUIN

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Born: 21 July 1892 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, 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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Joseph Gustave married Olive Mendal SAMPSON 29 March 1924 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . Olive Mendal SAMPSON was born 5 March 1900 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach). Olive Mendal died abt. 1952 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Joseph Gustave RHEIMS died March 1957 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
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Olive Mendal SAMPSON
Marriage date: 29 March 1924
Marriage place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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1892 Birth
Name: Jos. Gustav Rhieme
Gender: Male
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Baptism/ Christening Place:
Birth Date: 21 Jul 1892
Birthplace: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Leon Rhieme
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Marie Peloquin
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10401-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1651220
Reference Number: 534
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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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.
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Joseph Gustave Rheims
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Providence County no 4, Rhode Island, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 21 Jul 1892
birthplace: Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1852404
digital folder number: 005266895
image number: 05372

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K8W7-KKD : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Joseph Gustave Rheims, .
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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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

1924 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Gustave RHEIMS and Olive Mendal SAMPSON 29 March 1924, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

He was 31 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)

1930 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Joseph G Rheims
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 37
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1893
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: France
mother's birthplace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0048
family number: 84
sheet number and letter: 4B
line number: 53
nara publication: T626, roll 910
film number: 2340645
digital folder number: 4607007
image number: 00055
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Joseph G Rheims M 37 Massachusetts
wife Olive M Rheims F 30 Massachusetts
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

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 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Joseph Rheims
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 3, Springfield, Springfield City, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 47
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1893
residence in 1935: Springfield, Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 22-50
family number: 12
sheet number and letter: 1A
line number: 19
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1708
digital folder number: 005461153
image number: 00024
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Joseph Rheims M 47 Massachusetts
wife Olive Rheims F 40 Massachusetts
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)

1942 World War II Draft Registration
name: Joseph Gustave Rheims
event: Draft Registration
event date: 1942
event place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Male
birth date: 21 Jul 1892
nara publication title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Massachusetts
nara publication number: M2090
arc identifier:
film number: 2251875
digital folder number: 004157420
image number: 00098

'United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V12L-JKP : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Joseph Gustave Rheims, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publications M1939, M1936, and M1937; FHL microfilm 2251875.
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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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
Name: Joseph G Rheims
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1950
Street Address: 916 NE 16th Av
Residence Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Spouse: Olive S Rheims
Publication Title: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, City Directory, 1950

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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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.

Death
Name: Joseph Gustave Rheims
Death Date: Mar 1957
County of Death: Broward
State of Death: Florida
Race: White
Gender: Male

Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
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