Rachel Elizabeth RAPANAULT

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19 February 1919 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

13 April 2008 , Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 89

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Born: 19 February 1919 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Parents of Rachel Elizabeth RAPANAULT

Father

Joseph Napoleon RAPANAULT

Mother

Elizabeth Marie RENAUD

Grandparents of Rachel Elizabeth RAPANAULT

Paternal grandparents

Leon A RAPANAULT Ozina (Rosana) DESMARAIS

Maternal grandparents

Edouard RENAUD dit LOCAS Parmelia (Adelina) MARTIN

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Rachel Elizabeth married Leonard Arthur BLAIR abt. 1943 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leonard Arthur BLAIR was born 17 November 1917 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Leonard Arthur died 6 May 2006 in Hudson, Massachusetts, USA . Leonard Arthur was the child of Edward Charles BLAIR (BLAIS) and Rose Alma LIVERNOIS.

Rachel Elizabeth RAPANAULT died 13 April 2008 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rachel Elizabeth RAPANAULT

Rachel Elizabeth RAPANAULT married

Leonard Arthur BLAIR
Marriage date: abt. 1943
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Leonard Arthur BLAIR was the child of Edward Charles BLAIR (BLAIS) and Rose Alma LIVERNOIS

Marriage notes:

Name: Leonard Arthur Blair

Marriage Year: 1943

Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 80

Page Number: 484

Index Volume Number: 128

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.128

Name: Rachel Elizabeth Rapanault

Marriage Year: 1943

Marriage Place: Southbrldge, Massachusetts, USA

Volume Number: 80

Page Number: 484

Index Volume Number: 137

Reference Number: F63.M36 v.137

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

Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Birth — 1919
19 February 1919
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

1920 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Rachel Rapanault
Age: 0
[10/ 12]
Birth Year: abt 1920
[abt 1919]
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph Rapanault
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Rapanault
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Rapanault 35
Elizabeth Rapanault 32
Lionel Rapanault 7
Irene Rapanault 4
[4 2/ 12]
Teresa Rapanault 3
Rachel Rapanault 0
[10/ 12]

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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, Massachusetts

Name: Rachel Rapanault
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1919
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Joseph Rapanault Head Male 45 Massachusetts
Elizabeth Rapanault Wife Female 42 Massachusetts
Lionel Rapanault Son Male 17 Massachusetts
Irene Rapanault Daughter Female 14 Massachusetts
Theresa Rapanault Daughter Female 13 Massachusetts
Rachel Rapanault Daughter Female 11 Massachusetts
Muriel Rapanault Daughter Female 3 Massachusetts

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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

Massachusetts City Directories > Southbridge > 1936 - Ancestry.com

Rapanault Elizabeth, wid Joseph N., h 42 Sayles
Rapanault Eva (Mrs Romeo), emp A W Co, r 25 River
Rapanault Irene J., emp A W Co, r 42 Sayles
Rapanault Leonel, r 42 Sayles
Rapanault Rachel J., emp A W Co, r 42 Sayles
Rapanault Romeo (Eva), emp A W Co, r 25 River
Rapanault Theresa M, emp A W Co, r 42 Sayles

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: Ruchel Repanault
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Race: White
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Sayles
Inferred Residence in 1935: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 12A
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Repanault 51
Lionel Repanault 27
Irene Repanault 24
Therese Repanault 23
Ruchel Repanault 21
Muriel Repanault 12

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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)

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

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

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2006 Death of Spouse/Partner
Leonard Arthur BLAIR died 6 May 2006, Hudson, Massachusetts, USA (Feltonville)

Obituary

Rachel (Rapanault) Blair

Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Massachusetts, Tuesday, April 15, 2008

'Rachel (Rapanault) Blair, 89, of Hudson, died Sunday, April 13 at Marlboro Hospital. She was the wife of 63 years to the late Leonard A. Blair who died in 2006. Born and raised in Southbridge, daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Renaud) Rapanault, Mrs. Blair was a graduate of the Mary E. Wells H.S. in Southbridge. She leaves her daughter, Judith Nally of Hudson, wife of the late William J. Nally Jr. who died in 1991; a brother, Lionel Rapanault of West Haven, CT; 2 sisters: Muriel Garceau and husband Norman of Southbridge and Sister Therese Rapanault with the Sisters of Providence in Holyoke, MA. She also leaves many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her beloved sister, Irene Morrison. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, April 17, at 11:00 a.m. in Saint Michael's Church, 21 Manning St., Hudson. Burial will follow in St. George's Cemetery,

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