William BOURDEAUX

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October 1880 , Wisconsin, USA

Died

13 February 1949 , Ramsey, Anoka, Minnesota, USA

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Born: October 1880 in Wisconsin, USA

Father: Samuel BOURDEAUX

Mother: Mary BARLAND

William BOURDEAUX died 13 February 1949 in Ramsey, Anoka, Minnesota, USA.
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Birth — 1880
October 1880
Wisconsin, USA

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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.

1900 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Name: William Bordeaux
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 10 Election District 1 Minneapolis city Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Birth Date: Oct 1880
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 7
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 153
Reference ID: 89
GS Film number: 1240766
Digital Folder Number: 004120277
Image Number: 00096
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Sam Bordeaux M 43 Canada Fr
Wife Mary Bordeaux F 41 Canada Fr
Son Israel Bordeaux M 23 Wisconsin
Son Joseph Bordeaux M 22 Wisconsin
Son William Bordeaux M 20 Wisconsin
Son Paul Bordeaux M 19 Canada Fr
Son George Bordeaux M 14 Canada Fr
Daughter Emmah Bordeaux M 11...Read full story

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 - 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 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Name: William Bourdeau
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Minneapolis (Districts 1-250), Hennepin, Minnesota
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
District: 0058
Household ID: 84
Sheet Number and Letter: 11B
Line Number: 53
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 1092
GS Film number: 2340827
Digital Folder Number: 4610046
Image Number: 00152
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Elmer R Gaspar M 33 Minnesota
Wife Isabell Gaspar F 33 North Dakota
Lodger William Bourdeau M 49 Wisconsin
Lodger Verne Bourdeau F 54 New York
Lodger Viola Johnson F 23 Minnesota
Lodger Julia Brennan F 32 Minnesota
Lodger William Brennan M 35 Minnesota
Lodger Joseph Brean M 30 Germany
Lodger Carl Lindstrom M 30 Minnesota
Lodger Clarence...Read full story

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.

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 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Name: William Bourdeau
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 4, Minneapolis, Minneapolis City, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 89-85
Family Number: 31
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 58
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1978
Digital Folder Number: 005454926
Image Number: 00327
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William Bourdeau M 59 Wisconsin
Wife Verne Bourdeau F 63 New York
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)

1949 Death
Name: William Bourdeau
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Feb 1949
Event Place: Ramsey, Minnesota
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Born in Minnesota:
Record Number: 1088011
Certificate Number: 024790
Certificate Year: 1949
File Name: 024790
Affiliate Batch Identifier: NF342DO
Typed or Handwritten: H

'Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V4QC-T4P : accessed 19 May 2013), William Bourdeau, 1949.
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