Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE

(b. 11 December 1895 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 February 1983 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE was born 11 December 1895 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE was the child of Samuel COLLETTE and Lydia JULIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne COLLETTE and Sophy (Sophie) BRINDAMOUR (maternal) Pierre LARENE dit JULIEN and Sophie VIENS

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Zephirin Freeman married Mary Ida Bertha RENAUD 24 November 1914 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ida Bertha RENAUD was born 15 January 1896 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Mary Ida Bertha died 31 December 1988 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Mary Ida Bertha was the child of Israel RENAUD and Marie Mederise LEDUC.

Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE died 28 February 1983 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE married

Mary Ida Bertha RENAUD-- Date: 24 November 1914 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Ida Bertha RENAUD was the child of Israel RENAUD and Marie Mederise LEDUC

Groom: Zepherin Collette
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Groom's Age: 19 years
Groom's Estimated Birth Year: 1895
Groom's Birthplace: Brookfield, ,
Bride: Ida Renaud
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Bride's Age: 18 years
Bride's Estimated Birth Year: 1896
Bride's Birthplace: Southbridge, ,
Marriage Date (Original): 24 Nov 1914
Marriage Date (Standardized): 24 Nov 1914
Marriage Place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts
Marriage Registration Place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts
Marriage Registration Year: 1914
Groom's Father: Samuel Collette
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Groom's Mother: Lydia Julien
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Bride's Father: Israel Renaud
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Bride's Mother: Mederise Leduc
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Film Number: 2409948
Digital Folder Number: 4329373
Image Number: 861
Number of Images: 1
Reference Number: p 523 no 156
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

Children of Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE and Mary Ida Bertha RENAUD:

Ernest Zephirin COLLETTE (b.20 November 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 August 1992, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)

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Birth
Name: Freeman Collette
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 11 Dec 1895
Birthplace: Brimfield, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Samuel Collette
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Mother's Name: Lydia Julian
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02050-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film number: 1651227
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'Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FZZ9-7LG : 10 February 2018), Freeman Collette, 11 Dec 1895; citing Brimfield, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 1,651,227.
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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.

1900 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Freeman Collette
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Brimfield Town, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
District: 504
Gender: Male
Age: 5
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
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Years Married:
Birth Date: Dec 1895
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's Birthplace: Canada French
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Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 139
Line Number: 99
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240649
Digital Folder Number: 004113834
Image Number: 00539

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Samuel Collette Head M 45 Canada French
Lydia Collette Wife F 43 Canada French
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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

1910 - Blandford, Massachusetts
Name: Frank Collett
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Brookfield Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Samuel Collett
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Lydia Collett
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Collett 55
Lydia Collett 54
Arthur Collett 15
Frank Collett 14
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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

1914 Marriage / Partner
Zephirin Freeman COLLETTE and Mary Ida Bertha RENAUD 24 November 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 18 years old.

1914 Birth of Child
Ernest Zephirin COLLETTE was born 20 November 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Zephirin Freeman was 18 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)

1930 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Freeman Collette
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1896
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 2
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Freeman Collette Head Male 34 Massachusetts
Ida Collette Wife Female 34 Massachusetts
Ernest C Collette Son Male 14 Massachusetts
David F Merrigan Boarder Male 64 Massachusetts
James Mclaughlin Boarder Male 65 Irish Free State
James D Robinson Boarder Male 67 England
John Conlin Boarder Male 70 Massachusetts
Phillip Mcgrath Boarder Male 52 Massachusetts
Wilfred Veltheim Boarder Male 27 Massachusetts
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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 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Freeman Collette
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Freeman Collette Head Male 43 Massachusetts
Ida Collette Wife Female 43 Massachusetts
Elodia Renaud Sister-in-law Female 22 Massachusetts
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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.

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.

1973 - 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.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

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.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

Death
Name: Freeman Collette
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 Feb 1983
Event Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 019279
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1895
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:VZ5L-MBY : 4 December 2014), Freeman Collette, 28 Feb 1983; from 'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Southbridge, Massachusetts, death certificate number 019279, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.
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