Earle George PLANTE

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3 February 1909 , Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Died

23 June 1968 , Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

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George Joseph PLANTE Susan Jane "Jennie" BAKER

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Born: 3 February 1909 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Father: George Joseph PLANTE

Mother: Susan Jane "Jennie" BAKER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre (Peter) PLANTE , Melanise BOULAY (BOULEY)

Maternal grandparents: John BAKER , Jane DAVIS

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Earle George married Alice Serena VARLEY 28 June 1930 in North Providence, Rhode Island, USA . Alice Serena VARLEY was born 21 March 1911 in North Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Alice Serena died 9 November 2002 in Bellevue, Washington, USA. Alice Serena was the child of Rowland VARLEY and Minnie D DARBEY.

Earle George married (2) Sophie Teresa ZAWILINSKI abt. 1935 . Sophie Teresa ZAWILINSKI was born 15 October 1916 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA. Sophie Teresa died 31 March 2007

Earle George PLANTE died 23 June 1968 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA.
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Earle George PLANTE married

Alice Serena VARLEY
Marriage date: 28 June 1930
Marriage place: North Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Alice Serena VARLEY was the child of Rowland VARLEY and Minnie D DARBEY

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Miss Alice Sernea Varley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Varley, 4 Oakleigh avenue, Grestone, and Earl George Plante, son of Mr. and Mrs. Georg Plante, Esmond, were married at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Greystone P.M. Church by Rev. Clement Crawley in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends...

The Providence Sunday Journal

Providence, Rhode Island

June 29, 1930

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Sophie Teresa ZAWILINSKI
Marriage date: abt. 1935
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1909 Birth
Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1878-1914
name: Earl George Plant
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 03 Feb 1909
birthplace: Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: George J. Plant
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Jennie Baker
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: I09437-0
system origin: Rhode Island-EASy
source film number: 1574202
reference number: item 2 p 29

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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 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Earl Plant
Residence: Smithfield, E.D. 396, Providence, Rhode Island
Age in years: 6
Estimated birth year: 1909
Birthplace: United States
Relationship to head-of-household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's birthplace: United States
Mother's birthplace: United States
Page letter: A
Line number: 43
Film number: 1765395
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1915

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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 - 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

1925 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Earl Plante
Residence: Smithfield, E.D. 337, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 16
Estimated birth date: 1909
Place of Birth: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Page number: 30
Line number: 6
GSU Film Number: 1769847
Family Number: 228
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

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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 Marriage / Partner
Earle George PLANTE and Alice Serena VARLEY 28 June 1930, North Providence, Rhode Island, USA

He was 21 years old.

1930 Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Earl G Plant
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
District: 0275
Household ID: 340
Sheet Number and Letter: 12A
Line Number: 21
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2173
GS Film number: 2341907
Digital Folder Number: 4547302
Image Number: 00450
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head George J Plant M 51 Rhode Island
Wife Jennie Plant F 48 Massachusetts
Son Earl G Plant M 21 Rhode Island
Daughter Beatrice M Plant F 18 Rhode Island
Son Raymond S Plant M 9 Rhode Island
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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 Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
name: Earl G Plante
event: Census
event date: 1935
event place: , Rhode Island, United States
residence: Old County Rd, Smithfield, , Rhode Island
street address: Old County Rd
gender: Male
marital status: Married
race: White
head of household - number in family:
birth date:
birthplace:
film number: 1711778

1935 Rhode Island State Census
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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
...Accused of Using Gun

The three men are accused of holding up Earle G. Plante, of Pawtucket, watchman at the Semolina Macaroni Company at gunpoint. After beating the watchman, the alleged robbers are accused of having stolen a truck containing oil and tomatoes...

The Providence Journal
Providence, Rhode Island
June 24, 1938

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

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.'

Death
Age: 59
Given Name: Earl
Middle Name:
Surname: Plante
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Birth Date: 03 Feb 1909
State: Rhode Island
Last Place of Residence:
Previous Residence Postal Code:
Event Date: Jun 1968
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Grave

Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

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Obituary
Earl G. Plante

Earl G. Plante, 59, of 1507 Newport Ave., Pawtucket died yesterday after a long illness. He was the husband of Mrs. Sophie (Zawilinski) Plante.

Mr. Plante was born in Esmond and had lived in Pawtucket for 18 years. Before his illness, he was employed by Fram Corp. of East Providence.

He was the son of the late George Plante and Jane (Baker) Plante.

Besides his wife, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Robert Chambers of Rockville, Md., and one brother, Raymond Plante of Esmond, four nephews and three nieces.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. from the Karol A. Romenski & Sons Funeral HOme, 342 High St., Central Falls, with a requiem Mass in St. Joseph's Church, Central Falls, at 10 a.m.

Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket.

Providence Evening Bulletin
Providence, Rhode Island
June 24, 1968