Rosetta "Rosa" TURNER (LETOURNEAU)

Born

9 May 1876 , Monkton, Vermont, USA

Died

abt. 1967 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 9 May 1876 in Monkton, Vermont, USA

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Rosetta "Rosa" married Joseph Peter JULIAN 2 May 1898 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph Peter JULIAN was born 14 December 1878 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Joseph Peter died abt. 1935 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Joseph Peter was the child of Pierre JULIAN and Angelique TETREAULT.

Rosetta "Rosa" TURNER (LETOURNEAU) died abt. 1967 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Rosetta "Rosa" TURNER (LETOURNEAU) married

Joseph Peter JULIAN
Marriage date: 2 May 1898
Marriage place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Peter JULIAN was the child of Pierre JULIAN and Angelique TETREAULT

Marriage notes:

Name: Joseph P Julien

Age: 20

Birth Year: abt 1878

Birth Place: Sturbridge

Marriage Date: 2 May 1898

Marriage Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father:

Joseph P Julien

Mother:

Angeliquq Tetnault Julien

Spouse:

Rosa Turner

Name: Rosa Turner

Age: 22

Birth Year: abt 1876

Birth Place: Moncton, Vermont

Marriage Date: 2 May 1898

Marriage Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father:

Joseph Turner

Mother:

Mary Ann Dudlaer Turner

Spouse:

Joseph P Julien

Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915

Children of Joseph Peter JULIAN and Rosetta "Rosa" TURNER (LETOURNEAU)

Mary Ellen Beatrix JULIEN

Born: 15 June 1899, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 January 2001, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Cerine JULIAN

Born: 30 July 1901, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 August 1902, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Edmond JULIAN

Born: 22 April 1905, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 September 2001, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

May Theresa JULIAN

Born: 2 May 1908, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 November 1997, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph Ernest LIPPE 17 November 1950 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA

Veronica JULIAN

Born: 26 January 1911, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 March 1996, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Frank Leo JULIAN

Born: 14 December 1913, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: November 1970, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1876
9 May 1876
Monkton, Vermont, USA

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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 Marriage / Partner
Rosetta "Rosa" TURNER (LETOURNEAU) and Joseph Peter JULIAN 2 May 1898, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

She was 21 years old.

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.

1899 Birth of Child
Mary Ellen Beatrix JULIEN was born 15 June 1899, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Rosetta "Rosa" was 23 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Cerine JULIAN was born 30 July 1901, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Rosetta "Rosa" was 25 years old.

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)

1902 Death of Child
Cerine JULIAN died 16 August 1902, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Rosetta "Rosa" was 26 years old.

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Birth of Child
Joseph Edmond JULIAN was born 22 April 1905, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Rosetta "Rosa" was 28 years old.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
May Theresa JULIAN was born 2 May 1908, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Rosetta "Rosa" was 32 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1911 Birth of Child
Veronica JULIAN was born 26 January 1911, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Rosetta "Rosa" was 34 years old.

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

1913 Birth of Child
Frank Leo JULIAN was born 14 December 1913, , Massachusetts, USA

Rosetta "Rosa" was 37 years old.

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)

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 - 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.

1950 Marriage of Child
May Theresa JULIAN married 17 November 1950, Manhattan, New York, USA to Joseph Ernest LIPPE

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.'

Death

Name: Rosetta L Letourneau Julian
Death Date: 1967
Death Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 140/ 141
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.140/ 141

Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980

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