Birth
Name: Therese E M Rapanault
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 09 Dec 1916
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
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Father's Name: Joseph
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Mother's Name: Elizabeth Renauld
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Certificate Number: 385
PAge: 505
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Digital Folder Number: 005309642
Image Number: 00506
'Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:23YC-RM4 : 13 March 2018), Therese E M Rapanault, 09 Dec 1916; citing Birth, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 385, page 505, State Archives, Boston.
1920 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Teresa Rapanault
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1917
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
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Teresa Rapanault 3
Rachel Rapanault 0 [10/ 12]
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Theresa Rapanault
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
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
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
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
1940 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Therese Repanault
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917
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
Lakeville State Tubercular Sanitorium
Name: Theresa M Rapanault
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Lakeville Town, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Patient
Relationship to Head of Household: Patient
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Last Place of
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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.
Massachusetts City Directories > Southbridge > 1949 - Ancestry.com
Rapanault Elizabeth wid Joseph N h 42 Sayles
Rapanault Muriel emp Harvey Wells r 42 Sayles
Rapanault Theresa M clk Mathieu's Shoes r 42 Sayles
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.
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.
1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
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)
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.
Death
Name: Theresa Rapanault
Date of Birth: Saturday December 09, 1916
Date of Death: Monday September 07, 2009
Est. Age at death: 92 years, 8 months, 29 days
Last known Residence:
City: Holyoke Halyoke
County: Hampden
State: Massachusetts
ZIP Code: 01040
Obituary
Republican, The (Springfield, MA) - September 10, 2009
Deceased Name: Sr. Therese Rapanault, SP
HOLYOKE - Sister of Providence, Sr. Therese Rapanault, known in her earlier religious life as Sr. Mary Gerard Majella, died on Monday, September 7, 2009, in the 60th year of her religious life. One of four girls and one boy born to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Renaud) Rapanault, Sister entered the convent from her birthplace of Southbridge, MA on July 2, 1950. The twenty years following her Profession of Vows found Sister in ministry in the dietary and housekeeping departments at various Sisters of Providence sponsored facilities including St. Luke's Home and Mercy Hospital in Springfield, the former Greylock Rest in Adams, Providence Hospital and Beaven-Kelly Home in Holyoke, as well as Brightside in West Springfield, and the SP Novitiate. From 1970 until her formal retirement in 1986, she enjoyed interacting with people as receptionist at the information desk at Providence Hospital.
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