Henry Adelbert RICHARDS

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30 October 1882 , Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Died

27 June 1945 , Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

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Henry Joseph RICHARDS Anna RICARD

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Born: 30 October 1882 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Henry Joseph RICHARDS

Mother: Anna RICARD

Paternal grandparents: Joseph Toussaint RICHARD , Adeline (BOIVIN) DRINKWINE

Maternal grandparents: Theophile RICARD , Adeline RACETTE

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Henry Adelbert married Alma Victoria DUVAL 30 March 1902 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Alma Victoria DUVAL was born 2 December 1881 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Alma Victoria died 23 September 1964 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA. Alma Victoria was the child of François DUVAL and Hermine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE.

Henry Adelbert RICHARDS died 27 June 1945 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA.

Henry Adelbert Richards was born on 30 Oct 1882 in Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts. Henry married Alma Victoria Duval on 30 Mar 1902 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts. Henry died on 27 Jun 1945.

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Henry Adelbert RICHARDS married

Alma Victoria DUVAL
Marriage date: 30 March 1902
Marriage place: Barre, Massachusetts, USA
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Alma Victoria DUVAL was the child of François DUVAL and Hermine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

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"Henry Adelbert Richards was born on 30 Oct 1882 in Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts. Henry married Alma Victoria Duval on 30 Mar 1902 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts. Henry died on 27 Jun 1945."

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

name: Henry D. Richard

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event: Marriage

event date: 30 Mar 1902

event place: Barre, Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 19

marital status: Single

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birthplace: Winchendon

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estimated birth year: 1883

father: Henry Richard

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mother: Annie Ricard

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spouse: Alma Duval

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spouse's marital status: Single

spouse's father: Frank Duval

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spouse's mother: Hermonie Demeens

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record number: 160

film number: 2057586

digital folder number: 4332428

image number: 00652

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Children of Henry Adelbert RICHARDS and Alma Victoria DUVAL

Lucy Alma RICHARDS

Born: 17 April 1903, Barre, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 April 1962, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Beatrice RICHARDS

Born: 8 November 1905, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 August 1953,

Edward Henry RICHARDS

Born: 9 November 1906, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 January 2005, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Josephine Eugenie RICHARDS

Born: 15 March 1909, Ashburnham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 February 1989, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

Joseph Francis RICHARDS

Born: 27 June 1910, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 November 1959, Augusta, Maine, USA

Married: Bertha Helen LIBBY 6 February 1937 Place: Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)

Adeline R RICHARDS

Born: 20 May 1912, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 July 2005, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Arthur Eugene RICHARDS

Born: 14 February 1914, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 February 1988, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Freda L RICHARDS

Born: 25 April 1915, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 January 1988, Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, USA

Pauline Rita RICHARDS

Born: 14 April 1919, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 March 1942, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

Gladys Evelyn RICHARDS

Born: 13 February 1921, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 April 2002, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Emily Marion RICHARDS

Born: 7 December 1923, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1960,

Vivian May RICHARDS

Born: 8 May 1930, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: October 1994, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

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1882 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Henry Adelbert Richards
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event: Birth
event date: 30 Oct 1882
event place: Winchendon, Massachusetts
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mother: Anna Ricord
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 389
film number: 1428204
digital folder number: 4341200
image number: 967

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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 - 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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Henry Adelbert RICHARDS and Alma Victoria DUVAL 30 March 1902, Barre, Massachusetts, USA

He was 19 years old.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Lucy Alma RICHARDS was born 17 April 1903, Barre, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 20 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Birth of Child
Beatrice RICHARDS was born 8 November 1905, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 23 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Birth of Child
Edward Henry RICHARDS was born 9 November 1906, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 24 years old.

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

1909 Birth of Child
Josephine Eugenie RICHARDS was born 15 March 1909, Ashburnham, Massachusetts, USA (South Ashburnham) (North Ashburnham) (Ashburnham Depot)

Henry Adelbert was 26 years old.

1910 Birth of Child
Joseph Francis RICHARDS was born 27 June 1910, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 27 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Birth of Child
Adeline R RICHARDS was born 20 May 1912, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 29 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Arthur Eugene RICHARDS was born 14 February 1914, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 31 years old.

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

1915 Birth of Child
Freda L RICHARDS was born 25 April 1915, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 32 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 World War I Draft Registration
name: Henry Delbert Richards
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Athol City no 12, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 29 Oct 1882
birthplace: , , 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: 1684564
digital folder number: 005216158
image number: 03904

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZN6-WT2 : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Henry Delbert Richards, .
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 Birth of Child
Pauline Rita RICHARDS was born 14 April 1919, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 36 years old.

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 Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Henry D Richards
residence: Winchendon Town, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1882
age: 38
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820749
digital folder number: 4311574
image number: 00534
sheet number: 15
Household Gender Age
Henry D Richards M 38y
spouse Alma V Richards F 35y
child Lucy A Richards F 16y
child Betrice Richards F 15y
child Edward H Richards M 13y
child Josephine E Richards F 11y
child Joseph F Richards M 10y
child Adaline R Richards F 8y
child Eugene A Richards M 5y
child Fredia L Richards F 4y3m
child Pauline R Richards F 9m

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 Birth of Child
Gladys Evelyn RICHARDS was born 13 February 1921, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 38 years old.

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

1923 Birth of Child
Emily Marion RICHARDS was born 7 December 1923, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 41 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.

1930 Birth of Child
Vivian May RICHARDS was born 8 May 1930, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Adelbert was 47 years old.

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

1937 Marriage of Child
Joseph Francis RICHARDS married 6 February 1937, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills) to Bertha Helen LIBBY

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)