Josephine CHAUVIN

Born

25 January 1889 , Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA

Died

February 1965 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Josephine married Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE 27 May 1912 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE was born 23 July 1888 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA . Hormidas (Armidas) died February 1949 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Hormidas (Armidas) was the child of Joseph MASSE and Marie Sophronie DAVIGNON .

Parents & Family of Josephine CHAUVIN

Parents of Josephine CHAUVIN

Father

Olivier CHAUVIN

Mother

Aglae MARTIN

Grandparents of Josephine CHAUVIN

Paternal grandparents

Olivier CHAUVIN Marie GIRARD

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MARTIN Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS

Born in Albion, Lincoln, Rhode Island

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephine CHAUVIN

Josephine CHAUVIN married

Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE
Marriage date: 27 May 1912
Marriage place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE was the child of Joseph MASSE and Marie Sophronie DAVIGNON

Children of Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE and Josephine CHAUVIN

Marie Rose Jeannette MASSE

Born: 4 June 1913, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Marie Lydia Irene MASSE

Born: 11 June 1915, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Marie Loretta Gratia MASSE

Born: 25 September 1918, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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1889 Birth

Name: Josephine Chauvin
Gender: Female
Baptism/ Christening Date:
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Birth Date: 25 Jan 1889
BirthPlace: Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Oliver Chauvin
Father's BirthPlace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Aglae
Mother's BirthPlace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02133-7
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1822631
Reference Number: 96
Collection: Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1878-1914

Source / record details
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

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.

1900 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut

Aglae Chauvin appears in the 1900 US Census living in Thompson, CT at the age of 46, b. Feb 1854 in Vermont. She is a widow. She is living with the following children: Hyacinthe, son, b. June 1876, CT; Aldrick, son, b. July 1878, Canada; Mary L., daughter, b. Feb 1881, Canada; Napoleon, son, b. Feb 1883, Massachusetts; Lea, daughter, b. July 1884, Canada; Rosanna, daughter, b. Feb 1886, Canada; Josephine, daughter, b. Jan 1889, Canada; Onea, son, b. March 1895, Canada; Celina, grand-daughter, b. March 1899, Canada

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1900 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut

Name: Josphine Chauvin
titles & terms:
event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 525 Thompson township, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Birth Date: Jan 1889
birthPlace: Canada Fr
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
father's birthPlace: Canada Fr
mother's birthPlace: Vermont
race or color (standardized): White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
years Married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
Immigration Year:
pAge: 9
sheet letter: A
family number: 134
reference number: 21
Film Number: 1240152
Digital Folder Number: 004118746
Image Number: 00133
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Aupley Chauvin F 46 Vermont
son Iasianter Chauvin M 24 Connecticut
son Aldrick Chauvin M 22 Canada Fr
daughter Mary L Chauvin F 19 Canada Fr
son Aofal* Chauvin M 17 Massachusetts
daughter Lea Chauvin F 16 Canada Fr
daughter Rosana Chauvin F 14 Canada Fr
daughter Josphine

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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
Josephine CHAUVIN and Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE 27 May 1912, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

She was 23 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 Birth of Child
Marie Rose Jeannette MASSE was born 4 June 1913, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Josephine 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

1915 Birth of Child
Marie Lydia Irene MASSE was born 11 June 1915, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Josephine 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
Marie Loretta Gratia MASSE was born 25 September 1918, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Josephine was 29 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 Acushnet, Massachusetts

Name: Josephine Masse
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Age: 41
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's BirthPlace: Canada French
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada French
District: 0159
Household ID: 219
Sheet Number and Letter: 12A
Line Number: 23
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 886
GS Film Number: 2340621
Digital Folder Number: 4606983
Image Number: 00029
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Hormidas Masse M 42 Massachusetts
Wife Josephine Masse F 41 Massachusetts
Daughter Jennette Masse F 16 Massachusetts
Daughter Irene Masse F 14 Massachusetts
Daughter Laurette Masse F 11 Massachusetts

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

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 New Bedford, Massachusetts

Name: Josephine M Masse
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 6, New Bedford, New Bedford City, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Mother-in-law
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Estimated Birth Year: 1889
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Enumeration District Number: 20-130
Family Number: 32
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 28
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 1701
Digital Folder Number: 005461146
Image Number: 00684
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Leslie R Nichols M 30 Massachusetts
Wife Lorretta G Nichols F 21 Massachusetts
Son Leslie R Nichols M 3 Massachusetts
Son Everet Norman Nichols M 1 Massachusetts
Son Henry J Nichols M 0 Massachusetts
Mother-in-law Josephine M Masse F 51 Massachusetts

Source / record details
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)

1949 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hormidas (Armidas) MASSE died February 1949, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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.'

Death

Age: 76
Given Name: Josephine
Middle Name:
SurName: Masse
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1889
State: Massachusetts
Last Place of Residence: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Previous Residence Postal Code: 02740
Event Date: Feb 1965

Source / record details
Social Security Death Index
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website