Louis Frederick VINCENT

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25 April 1907 , Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Died

22 January 1993 , Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

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Philibert Hermidas VINCENT Emma (Emily) Victoria LAFARIER (LAFERRIERE)

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Born: 25 April 1907 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Philibert Hermidas VINCENT

Mother: Emma (Emily) Victoria LAFARIER (LAFERRIERE)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Evariste (John Evangeliste) VINCENT , Esther Louise LECUYER (L'ECUYER)

Maternal grandparents: David LAFARIER , Delphine (Josephine) COLLETTE

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Louis Frederick married Sylvia Elizabeth MYNITTI 15 May 1937 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sylvia Elizabeth MYNITTI was born 29 March 1909 in Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA. Sylvia Elizabeth died 2 May 2001 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA. Sylvia Elizabeth was the child of John Leander MYNITTI and Selma Elizabeth BERG.

Louis Frederick VINCENT died 22 January 1993 in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA.

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Sylvia Elizabeth MYNITTI
Marriage date: 15 May 1937
Marriage place: Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Sylvia Elizabeth MYNITTI was the child of John Leander MYNITTI and Selma Elizabeth BERG

Children of Louis Frederick VINCENT and Sylvia Elizabeth MYNITTI

Barbara Jane VINCENT

Born: 14 May 1938, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 September 2003, Upton, Massachusetts, USA

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1907 Birth
name: Louis Frederick Vincent
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event date: 25 Apr 1907
event place: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
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father: Medose Vincent
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mother: Emma Lafaruer
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volume/ page/ certificate number: p 314
film number: 2315133
digital folder number: 4383936
image number: 889

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1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Lewis F Vincent
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
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father's birthplace: Canada French
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 210
page number: 13
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Hermidose Vincent M 33y Canada French
wife Emma V Vincent F 29y Massachusetts
son George A Vincent M 10y Massachusetts
son Joseph H Vincent M 8y Massachusetts
son Lewis F Vincent M 2y Massachusetts
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 Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Louis F Vincent
residence: Gardner Town, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1908
age: 12
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
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film number: 1820745
digital folder number: 4311570
image number: 00195
sheet number: 7
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Hermidas Vincent M 42y Canada
wife Emma Vincent F 39y Massachusetts
son George A Vincent M 19y Massachusetts
son Joseph H Vincent M 18y Massachusetts
son Louis F Vincent M 12y Massachusetts
dau Marion L Vincent F 9y Massachusetts
dau Rose E Vincent F 7y Massachusetts
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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

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.

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 / Partner
Louis Frederick VINCENT and Sylvia Elizabeth MYNITTI 15 May 1937, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

He was 30 years old.

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 Birth of Child
Barbara Jane VINCENT was born 14 May 1938, Gardner, Massachusetts, USA

Louis Frederick was 31 years old.

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Is this him?
Name: Louis Vincent
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1908
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Street: Pleasant Street
House Number: 518
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Gardner, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Gardner, Massachusetts
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 4A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 66
Occupation: Lander
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 20
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: 1250
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
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Louis Vincent 32
Sylvia Vincent 31
Barbara Vincent 1
Beverley Vincent 6/ 1
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)

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

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)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Louis F Vincent
event: Death
event date: 22 Jan 1993
event place: Gardner, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 014025
birth date: 25 Apr 1907
birthplace: Massachusetts
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Death
Name: Louis F Vincent
Certificate: 014025
Death Place: Gardner
Death Date: 22 Jan 1993
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1907

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005.
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