Laura LAREAU (LEREAU)

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7 June 1888 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Died

13 November 1973 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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Jean Baptiste "John" LAREAU (LAREAUX)Amelia Malvina POULIN

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Born: 7 June 1888 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jean Baptiste "John" LAREAU (LAREAUX)

Mother: Amelia Malvina POULIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Laura married Joseph Alexis Anthime LIPPE 26 June 1906 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph Alexis Anthime LIPPE was born 25 May 1880 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Joseph Alexis Anthime died 13 January 1940 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Joseph Alexis Anthime was the child of Edmond LIPPE and Abigail COLLIN dite LALIBERTE.

Laura LAREAU (LEREAU) died 13 November 1973 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.

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Laura LAREAU (LEREAU) married

Joseph Alexis Anthime LIPPE
Marriage date: 26 June 1906
Marriage place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Alexis Anthime LIPPE was the child of Edmond LIPPE and Abigail COLLIN dite LALIBERTE

Marriage notes:

Groom's name: Anthime Lippe

Groom's age: 26 years

Groom's estimated birth year: 1880

Groom's birthplace: , , Canada

Bride's name: Laura Lereaux

Bride's age: 18 years

Bride's estimated birth year: 1888

Bride's birthplace: Fitchburg, ,

Marriage date (original): 26 Jun 1906

Marriage date: 26 Jun 1906

Marriage place: Oxford, , Massachusetts

Groom's father's name: Edwin Lippe

Groom's mother's name: Abigail Liberty

Father of bride's name: John Lereaux

Mother of bride's name: Amelia Poulin

Film number: 2315298

Digital GS number: 4329356

Image number: 819

Number of images: 1

Reference number: p 503 no 733

Marriage registration place: Worcester, , Massachusetts

Marriage registration year: 1906

Collection: Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1842-1915

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Anthime Lippe, 26, carpenter and Laura Lereaux, 18, at home, both at 3 Mill street.

Worcester Telegram

Worcester, Massachusetts

June 27, 1906

Children of Joseph Alexis Anthime LIPPE and Laura LAREAU (LEREAU)

Jean P Ed LIPPE

Born: abt. 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 April 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

William Romeo LIPPE

Born: 18 March 1907, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 October 1958, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Berthe C MALO 18 June 1929 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Armond LIPPE

Born: abt. 1909, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Mary D Jeannette LIPPE

Born: 14 June 1911, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 February 1912, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Alice LIPPE

Born: 21 October 1912, Sterling, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 March 1913, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1888
7 June 1888
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Laura LAREAU (LEREAU) and Joseph Alexis Anthime LIPPE 26 June 1906, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 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)

1907 Birth of Child
William Romeo LIPPE was born 18 March 1907, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Laura was 18 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1911 Birth of Child
Mary D Jeannette LIPPE was born 14 June 1911, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Laura was 23 years old.

1912 Death of Child
Mary D Jeannette LIPPE died 23 February 1912, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Laura was 23 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Birth of Child
Alice LIPPE was born 21 October 1912, Sterling, Massachusetts, USA

Laura was 24 years old.

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 Death of Child
Alice LIPPE died 14 March 1913, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Laura was 24 years old.

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 - 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 Marriage of Child
William Romeo LIPPE married 18 June 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Berthe C MALO

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph Alexis Anthime LIPPE died 13 January 1940, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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.

1958 Death of Child
William Romeo LIPPE died 2 October 1958, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Laura was 70 years old.

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.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 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.

Death — 1973
13 November 1973
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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