flag male ancestor  Ashton Luke  CHIASSON

  (b. 17 March 1917 Gheens, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA   d. 16 May 1995 Lockport, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA )  
Age: 78

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Ashton Luke CHIASSON was born 17 March 1917 in Gheens, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA

Ashton Luke CHIASSON was the child of Adam Joseph CHIASSON   and   Carrie DELATTE

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Ashton Luke  married  Jessie Wright DUNSHIE abt. 1936 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jessie Wright DUNSHIE  was born 5 February 1909 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.  Jessie Wright died 21 February 1995 in Lockport, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA .  Jessie Wright was the child of John Francis DUNSHIE and Jessie Emily WRIGHT.

Ashton Luke CHIASSON died 16 May 1995 in Lockport, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA.





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Ashton Luke CHIASSON was a game warden, sheriff's deputy, sugar mill worker.

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Ashton Luke CHIASSON married flag female ancestor Jessie Wright DUNSHIE-- Date: abt. 1936 Place: 
Jessie Wright DUNSHIE was the child of John Francis DUNSHIE and Jessie Emily WRIGHT




Children of Ashton Luke CHIASSON and Jessie Wright DUNSHIE:

flag male ancestor Ashton Luke CHIASSON (b.16 October 1936, Rita, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA  d. 12 October 1987, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
m. Edna Joann BERWICK 



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birth1917 Birth
17 March 1917
Gheens, Lafourche, 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)
1936 Birth of Child
Ashton Luke CHIASSON was born 16 October 1936, Rita, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA

Ashton Luke was 19 years old.
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.
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.
1987 Death of Child
Ashton Luke CHIASSON died 12 October 1987, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Ashton Luke was 70 years old.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
death1995 Death
16 May 1995
Lockport, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA

He died at the age of 78.

Ashton is buried at: Holy Savior Church Cemetery, Lockport, Lafourche, Louisiana, USA
Added: 2/5/2023 12:43:57 AM - Updated: 8/20/2025 4:56:46 PM

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