Rodolph B TRAHAN

Born

9 October 1903 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Died

26 July 1972 , Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

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Peter H TRAHAN Clara Celina MARCOUX

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Born: 9 October 1903 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Peter H TRAHAN

Mother: Clara Celina MARCOUX

Paternal grandparents: Joseph TRAHAN , Vitalise CARREAU

Maternal grandparents: Francois MARCOUX , Elisabeth LAPARRIERE

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Rodolph B married Anna GLENNON abt. 1924 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Anna GLENNON was born abt. 1903 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Anna died 26 September 1997 in Akron, Ohio, USA.

Rodolph B TRAHAN died 26 July 1972 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*.
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Anna GLENNON
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Marjorie TRAHAN

Born: 21 September 1924, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*
Died: 31 May 2001, Lake Mary, Seminole, Florida, USA

Geraldine Priscilla TRAHAN

Born: abt. 1928, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 August 2014, Bristol, New Hampshire, USA

Jeanette A TRAHAN

Born: 18 March 1931, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 June 2020, Summit County, Ohio, USA

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Birth — 1903
9 October 1903
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Rudolph Frehan
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: New Bedford Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 212
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1903
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 12B
Household ID: 290
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number: 1374592
Digital Folder Number: 004330048
Image Number: 00819
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Peter H Frehan M 35 Rhode Island
Wife Clara S Frehan F 34 Canada
Daughter Clairce Frehan F 11 Massachusetts
Daughter Ida E Frehan F 9 Massachusetts
Son Rudolph Frehan M 7...Read full story

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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

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 Middlesex County, Massachusetts
name: Rodolph B Trahan
residence: , Middlesex, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1903
age: 17
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820719
digital folder number: 4301116
image number: 00073
sheet number: 8
Household Gender Age
parent Peter H Trahan M 45y
parent Clara B Trahan F 44y
Ida B Trahan F 18y
Rodolph B Trahan M 17y
Bertha Y Trahan F 14y
Milton H Trahan M 12y
Claircy Gaudreau F 21y

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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

1924 Birth of Child
Marjorie TRAHAN was born 21 September 1924, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*

Rodolph B was 20 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 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
name: Rudolph Trahan
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Boston (Districts 251-500), Suffolk, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 26
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1904
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Rhode Island
mother's birthplace: Canada
enumeration district number: 317
family number: 114
sheet number and letter: 7A
line number: 14
nara publication: T626, roll 949
film number: 2340684
digital folder number: 4607685
image number: 00186
Household Gender Age
Rudolph Trahan M 26
spouse Anna Trahan F 25
child Marjorie Trahan F 5
child Geraldine Trahan F 3
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.

1931 Birth of Child
Jeanette A TRAHAN was born 18 March 1931, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Rodolph B was 27 years old.

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.'

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