Grave has been located World War II Soldier flag male ancestor  Joseph Ferdinand  LEMIEUX

  (b. 1 January 1922 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA   d. 27 July 1987 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA )  

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Joseph Ferdinand LEMIEUX was born 1 January 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Joseph Ferdinand LEMIEUX was the child of Louis Henry LEMIEUX   and   Justine Gertrude MASSON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean Baptiste LEMIEUX and Apolline Margaret PINSONNEAULT (maternal)  Eugene J MASSON and Mary Anne DUFFY

Joseph Ferdinand was a soldier in World War II.

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Joseph Ferdinand  married  Ruth Margaret DAVID 28 October 1949 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruth Margaret DAVID  was born April 30, 1917 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.  Ruth Margaret died 9 November 2003 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.  Ruth Margaret was the child of Henry Alphonse DAVID and Edna Francis KAMMER.

Joseph Ferdinand LEMIEUX died 27 July 1987 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
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Joseph Ferdinand LEMIEUX was a Moving & Storage Co..

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Joseph Ferdinand LEMIEUX married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Ruth Margaret DAVID-- Date: 28 October 1949 Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Ruth Margaret DAVID was the child of Henry Alphonse DAVID and Edna Francis KAMMER




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birth1922 Birth
1 January 1922
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
marriage1949 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Ferdinand LEMIEUX and Ruth Margaret DAVID 28 October 1949, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

He was 27 years old.
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.
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Obituary
State Times (Baton Rouge, LA) - Monday, July 27, 1987
Deceased Name: J.F. 'Ferdy' LeMieux - BR businessman dies at age 65
J.F. 'Ferdy' LeMieux, owner of David Moving Co. for 34 years, died at 1:41 a.m. today at Medical Center of Baton Rouge. He was 65.
Religious services are scheduled at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St. Burial will be in Resthaven Gardens of Memory.
LeMieux's firm is an agent for North American Van Lines.
A Laurel, Miss., native, LeMieux was a Mississippi State University graduate and he served in the U.S. Army, 648th Engineer Topographic Battalion, during World War II. He was past president of Tipmasters and a member of the Baton Rouge Traffic Club, Downtown Lions Club and Baton Rouge Jaycees.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth D. LeMieux; two daughters, Carol L. Henderson, New Orleans, and Kerrie M. LeMieux, Baton Rouge; a son, David M. LeMieux, Baton Rouge; five sisters; a brother and a granddaughter.
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Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: Garden of Prayer 94 B 1

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death1987 Death
27 July 1987
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

He died at the age of 65.

Joseph is buried at: Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: Garden of Prayer 94 B 1
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