Joseph Phillip MASSICOTTE (MASSICOTT)

(b. November 1895 , Warren, Rhode Island, USA d. 14 August 1957 , Long Island, Queens, New York, USA )

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Joseph Phillip MASSICOTTE (MASSICOTT) was born November 1895 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Joseph Phillip MASSICOTTE (MASSICOTT) was the child of Louis-Charles-Phillip MASSICOTTE and Marie Olivine PROTEAU

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Joseph Phillip married Ethel Marie WRIGHT 2 July 1919 in Long Island, Nassau, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Ethel Marie WRIGHT was born 15 June 1902 in Long Island City, New York, USA. Ethel Marie died 12 November 1931 in Long Island City, New York, USA. Ethel Marie was the child of Theodore Augustus WRIGHT and Sarah Elizabeth HAYES.

Joseph Phillip MASSICOTTE (MASSICOTT) died 14 August 1957 in Long Island, Queens, New York, USA.

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Joseph Phillip MASSICOTTE (MASSICOTT) married

Ethel Marie WRIGHT-- Date: 2 July 1919 Place: Long Island, Nassau, New York, USA
Ethel Marie WRIGHT was the child of Theodore Augustus WRIGHT and Sarah Elizabeth HAYES

Children of Joseph Phillip MASSICOTTE (MASSICOTT) and Ethel Marie WRIGHT:

Virginia Marie MASSICOT (b.29 May 1921, Freeport, New York, USA d. 10 January 1999, Stuart, Martin, Florida, USA)

Eva May MASICOTT (b.28 November 1924, d. 26 February 2014, Stuart, Florida, USA )

Alfred Joseph MASICOTT (b.8 July 1925, d. 25 March 1971, Lake Ronkonkoma, Suffolk, New York, USA)

Ethel Emma MASICOTT (b.28 May 1928, Long Island City, New York, USA d. May 2017, Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA)

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1895 Birth
November 1895
Warren, Rhode Island, USA

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Phillip MASSICOTTE (MASSICOTT) and Ethel Marie WRIGHT 2 July 1919, Long Island, Nassau, New York, USA

He was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Virginia Marie MASSICOT was born 29 May 1921, Freeport, New York, USA

Joseph Phillip was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Ethel Emma MASICOTT was born 28 May 1928, Long Island City, New York, USA

Joseph Phillip was 32 years old.

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.

1931 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ethel Marie WRIGHT died 12 November 1931, Long Island City, New York, USA

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.

1957 Death
14 August 1957
Long Island, Queens, New York, USA

He died at the age of 61.

Added: 12/30/2020 10:56:08 AM - Updated: 5/14/2021 11:11:45 AM

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