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  (b. 12/02/1901 Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA   d. 10/11/1968 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA )  
Age: 66
Cause of Death: lung cancer (not a smoker)

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Ursula PORRIA (POIRIER) was born 12/02/1901 in Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA

Ursula PORRIA (POIRIER) was the child of Louis POIRRIER   and   Marie Ozema "Azemie" SIMON

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Ursula  married  Marcel ARABIE .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marcel ARABIE  was born 08/15/1899 in Church Point, Acadia, Louisiana, USA.  Marcel died 02/19/1972 in Westlake, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA.  Marcel was the child of Adrien "Gill" ARABIE and Evena CORMIER.

Ursula PORRIA (POIRIER) died 10/11/1968 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA.







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Marcel ARABIE was the child of Adrien "Gill" ARABIE and Evena CORMIER




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birth1901 Birth
12/02/1901
Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA
Invention 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.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
Obituary
Mrs. Arabie Dies In Lake Charles

Funeral services for Mrs. Ursula Arabie, 66, of 4529 Sale, Lake Charles, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Church of Christ of Lake Charles. The pastor, the Rev. Hollis Duhon, officiated. Burial was in Black Bayou Christian Cemetery under the direction of the Hammer Funeral Home. Mrs. Arabie died at 6:10 p.m. Friday at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a native of Rayne.

The Rayne Acadian-Tribune Rayne, Louisiana 17 Oct 1968, Thu, Page 14
death1968 Death
10/11/1968
Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA

She died at the age of 66.

Ursula is buried at: Black Bayou Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA
Added: 1/27/2020 7:58:24 AM - Updated: 2/11/2025 2:29:04 PM

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