Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON

Born

12 April 1899 , Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Died

28 July 1986 , Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 87

Alvin Joseph, Sr. married Theonilde Flora DEMERS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theonilde Flora DEMERS was born 26 May 1904 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA . Theonilde Flora died 8 July 1956 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA . Theonilde Flora was the child of Georges DEMERS and Rose Anna BARBEAU .

Parents & Family of Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON

Parents of Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON

Father

Alphage Louis GAGNON

Mother

Emily MCLEAN

Grandparents of Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAGNON Apolline PLANTE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph MCLEAN Rosalie BEDOIR (BEDARD)

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON

Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON married

Theonilde Flora DEMERS
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Theonilde Flora DEMERS was the child of Georges DEMERS and Rose Anna BARBEAU

Children of Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON and Theonilde Flora DEMERS

Alvin Joseph GAGNON

Born: june 11 1929, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 December 1997, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Anne DUPUIS

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Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915

Name: Alvan Earl Gagnon
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event: Birth
Event Date: 12 Apr 1899
Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
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Race: White
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father: Alfage Gagnon
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father's birthPlace: Canada
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mother: Emily Mcclean
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mother's birthPlace: Becket
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 418 P. 170
Film Number: 1843711
Digital Folder Number: 4341228
Image Number: 177

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1900 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Name: Alvin E Gagnon
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Residence: Springfield city, Hampden, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Apr 1899
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
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father: Alphfie P Gagnon
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father's birthPlace: Canada England
mother: Emily Gagnon
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Alphfie P Gagnon
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
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Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0565
pAge: 8
sheet letter: A
family number: 155
reference number: 34
Film Number: 1240651
Image Number: 00000754
Household Gender Age
parent Alphfie P Gagnon M
parent Emily Gagnon F
Esther Gagnon F
Alvin E Gagnon M

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts

Name: Alven P Gagnon
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Chicopee Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's birthPlace: Vermont
family number: 170
page number: 9
Household Gender Age
parent Alpage Gagnon M 36y
parent Emily Gagnon F 33y
Esther Gagnon F 12y
Alven P Gagnon M 11y
Alpage L Gagnon M 8y
Peter R Gagnon M y 11m

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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

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 Birth of Child
Alvin Joseph GAGNON was born june 11 1929, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Alvin Joseph, Sr. was 30 years old.

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts

Name: Alvin Gagnon
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1899
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0107
family number: 242
Sheet Number and Letter: 12A
Line Number: 13
nara publication: T626, roll 905
Film Number: 2340640
Digital Folder Number: 4607002
Image Number: 00372
Household Gender Age
Alvin Gagnon M 31
spouse Theonile Gagnon F 25
child Alvin Gagnon M 0

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1956 Death of Spouse/Partner
Theonilde Flora DEMERS died 8 July 1956, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

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.

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)

Obituary

Alvin J. Gagnon Sr.

Chicopee - Alvin J. Gagnon Sr., 87 of Davenport Street, a retired 45-year employee of the Iasco Tool Co., died yesterday in a local nursing home. He retired in 1964. A lifelong resident of Chicopee, he was a communicant of Holy Name Church and a member of Knights of Columbus, Elder Council 69. His wife, the former Theonile F. Demers, died in 1956. He leaves a son, Alvin J. Jr. of Chicopee; a daughter, Anne Potter of Wilbraham; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The funeral will be Thursday morning at Grise Funeral Home and in the church with burial in St. Aloysius Cemetery, Indian Orchard. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Name School, Chicopee.

The Morning Union
Springfield, Massachusetts
Tuesday, July 29, 1986

Death — 1986
28 July 1986
Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 87.

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