Wilfrid Joseph RENAUD

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21 October 1900 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

3 May 1995 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 94

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Joseph-Hermas RENAUD Josephine DUPERE (DUPERRY) (PERRY)

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Born: 21 October 1900 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph-Hermas RENAUD

Mother: Josephine DUPERE (DUPERRY) (PERRY)

Paternal grandparents: Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS , Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Albert DUPERE (DUPERRY) (PERRY) , Delia LARIVIERE (RIVERS)

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Wilfrid Joseph married Noeline BOISVERT abt. 1923 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Noeline BOISVERT was born 25 December 1901 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Noeline died 16 December 1996 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Noeline was the child of Alfred Joseph BOISVERT (GREENWOOD) and Marie Flora ROY.

Wilfrid Joseph RENAUD died 3 May 1995 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Wilfrid Joseph RENAUD married

Noeline BOISVERT
Marriage date: abt. 1923
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Noeline BOISVERT was the child of Alfred Joseph BOISVERT (GREENWOOD) and Marie Flora ROY

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Name: Noelina Boisvert

Marriage Year: 1923

Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Index Volume Number: 86

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.86

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Wilfrid Joseph RENAUD and Noeline BOISVERT

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Born: , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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Roger Gerard RENAUD

Born: 19 September 1931, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 June 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Married: Martha IOZZO 1950

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Birth — 1900
21 October 1900
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

1900
Wilfred Renaud, b. 21 Oct 1900, Southbridge, Mass. Parents: Hormidas and Josephine Duperry.
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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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Hermas is living on Cliff? St. in Southbridge, MA at the age of 35. He was born in CT. He works in a woolen mill. He has been married for 12 years, has 3 children, 2 living. Living with him are: Josephine, wife, age 33 and children: Wilfred, 9 and Hector, 4?
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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

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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Hermas is living on Jakes? Ave in Southbridge, MA. He is 45 and a bench worker in an optical company. Living with him are: Josephine, wife, age 43; Wilfred, son, age 19; Hector, son, age 15; Lillian, daughter, age 8. Hermas was born in CT. The rest of the family were born in MA.
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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, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Wilfred Renaud
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0269
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 17A
Household ID: 354
Line Number: 31
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: 00971
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Wilfred Renaud M 29 Massachusetts
Wife Noelina Renaud F 27 Pennsylvania
Daughter Doris Renaud F 5 Massachusetts
Sister-in-law Yevette Boisvert F 21...Read full story

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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.

1931 Birth of Child
Roger Gerard RENAUD was born 19 September 1931, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Wilfrid Joseph was 30 years old.

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: Wilfred J Renaud
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 39
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): 1901
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 14-261
Family Number: 258
Sheet Number and Letter: 14A
Line Number: 39
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1654
Digital Folder Number: 005460926
Image Number: 00459
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Wilfred J Renaud M 39 Massachusetts
Wife Noelina Renaud F 37 Massachusetts
Daughter Doris Renaud F 15 Massachusetts
Son Roger Renaud M 8 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)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - 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.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1992 Death of Child
Roger Gerard RENAUD died 15 June 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Wilfrid Joseph was 91 years old.

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

1995 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Wilfrid J Renaud
event: Death
event date: 03 May 1995
event place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 030005
birth date: 21 Oct 1900
birthplace: Massachusetts
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Obituary
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) - May 4, 1995
Deceased Name: WILFRID J. RENAUD, 94

SOUTHBRIDGE - Wilfrid J. Renaud, 94, formerly of 10 Brook Road, died Tuesday in Providence House Nursing Home after a long illness.

He leaves his wife of 71 years, Noelina (Boisvert) Renaud; a daughter, Doris Guertin of Long Island, N.Y.; two grandsons; and two great-grandsons. He was born in Southbridge, son of Hermas and Josephine (Dupere) Renaud.

He worked for 50 years at American Optical Co., retiring as a foreman many years ago. He was a member of the company's Quarter Century Club and Notre Dame Church.

Private services and burial will be today in St. George's Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Sansoucy & Son Funeral Home, 40 Marcy St., is directing arrangements.

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