Arthur DONAIS

Born

December 8, 1889 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

18 October 1943 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Saul DONAIS Helene LUSSIER

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Born: December 8, 1889 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Saul DONAIS

Mother: Helene LUSSIER

Paternal grandparents: Saul DAUNAIS (DONAIS) , Zoe DUFRESNE

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Arthur married Lillian Marie Adelaide LAVALLEE 30 October 1916 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lillian Marie Adelaide LAVALLEE was born January 3, 1893 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Lillian Marie Adelaide died February 5, 1990 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Lillian Marie Adelaide was the child of Pierre LAVALLEE (VALLEE) and Catherine PELOQUIN.

Arthur DONAIS died 18 October 1943 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

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Lillian Marie Adelaide LAVALLEE
Marriage date: 30 October 1916
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Lillian Marie Adelaide LAVALLEE was the child of Pierre LAVALLEE (VALLEE) and Catherine PELOQUIN

Children of Arthur DONAIS and Lillian Marie Adelaide LAVALLEE

Rudolph DONAIS

Born: November 1918, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: December 31, 1986, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Priscillia Rose PLASSE

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Birth — 1889
December 8, 1889
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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

1916 Marriage / Partner
Arthur DONAIS and Lillian Marie Adelaide LAVALLEE 30 October 1916, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 26 years old.

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

1918 Birth of Child
Rudolph DONAIS was born November 1918, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Arthur was 28 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 - 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)