Rosario BERTRAND

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8 June 1890 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

abt. 1950 , Grafton, Massachusetts, USA

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Hyacinthe BERTRAND Marie NADEAU

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Born: 8 June 1890 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Hyacinthe BERTRAND

Mother: Marie NADEAU

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Rosario married Leona GIROUX 22 April 1912 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Leona GIROUX was born 16 January 1892 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Leona died 1 November 1990 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Leona was the child of Napoleon GIROUX and Marie Caroline TREMBLAY.

Rosario BERTRAND died abt. 1950 in Grafton, Massachusetts, USA .
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Rosario BERTRAND married

Leona GIROUX
Marriage date: 22 April 1912
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Leona GIROUX was the child of Napoleon GIROUX and Marie Caroline TREMBLAY

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Groom: Rosario Bertrand

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Groom's Age: 21 years

Groom's Estimated Birth Year: 1891

Groom's Birthplace: Southbridge, ,

Bride: Leona Giraux

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Bride's Age: 20 years

Bride's Estimated Birth Year: 1892

Bride's Birthplace: Southbridge, ,

Marriage Date (Original): 22 Apr 1912

Marriage Date (Standardized): 22 Apr 1912

Marriage Place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts

Marriage Registration Place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts

Marriage Registration Year: 1912

Groom's Father: Hyacinthe Bertrand

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Groom's Mother: Marie Nadeau

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Bride's Father: Napoleon Giraux

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Bride's Mother: Caroline Newblay

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Film Number: 2409944

Digital Folder Number: 4329369

Image Number: 335

Number of Images: 1

Reference Number: p 430 no 27

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

Children of Rosario BERTRAND and Leona GIROUX

Urban Gerald BERTRAND

Born: 28 August 1916, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 January 2004, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1890
8 June 1890
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 Marriage / Partner
Rosario BERTRAND and Leona GIROUX 22 April 1912, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 21 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

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Birth of Child
Urban Gerald BERTRAND was born 28 August 1916, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Rosario was 26 years old.

World War I Draft Registration

Name: Rosario Bertrand
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Southbridge City no 10, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 08 Jun 1890
BirthPlace: Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
GS Film Number: 1684523
Digital Folder Number: 005216152
Image Number: 03480

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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Rosario Bertrand
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0268
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 21A
Household ID: 483
Line Number: 17
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 965
GS Film Number: 2340700
Digital Folder Number: 004607701
Image Number: 00933

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Rosario Bertrand Head M 39 Massachusetts
Leona Bertrand Wife F 38 Massachusetts
Gerald Bertrand Son M 13 Massachusetts
Robert Bertrand Son M 6 Massachusetts

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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St. George’s Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Rosario Bertrand
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 49
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): 1891
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 14-253
Family Number: 368
Sheet Number and Letter: 17A
Line Number: 39
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1654
Digital Folder Number: 005460926
Image Number: 00215

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Rosario Bertrand Head M 49 Massachusetts
Leona Bertrand Wife F 48 Massachusetts
Robert R Bertrand Son M 16 Massachusetts

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)