Florence LEMELIN

(b. 26 November 1902 , Salem, Massachusetts, USA d. April 1973 , Flint, Michigan, USA )

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Florence LEMELIN was born 26 November 1902 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Florence LEMELIN was the child of Arthur D LEMELIN and Amelia E LARIVEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Desire LEMELIN and Leda GARNEAU

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Florence married William Lionel TREMBLAY 7 November 1924 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Lionel TREMBLAY was born 6 October 1903 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). William Lionel died 26 August 1969 in Manistique, Michigan, USA. William Lionel was the child of William TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA.

Florence LEMELIN died April 1973 in Flint, Michigan, USA.
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Florence LEMELIN married

William Lionel TREMBLAY-- Date: 7 November 1924 Place: Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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William Lionel TREMBLAY was the child of William TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA

Name: Florence L Lemelin
Marriage Year: 1924
Marriage Place: Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 49
Page Number: 31
Index Volume Number: 91
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.91

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

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1902 Birth
Name: Florence L. Lemelin
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 26 Nov 1902
Event Place: Salem, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Arthur D. Lemelin
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Father's Birthplace: Canada
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Mother's Name: Amelia E. Larivee
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Mother's Birthplace: Conn.
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Reference ID: item 1 p 613
GS Film number: 2057388
Digital Folder Number: 4254649
Image Number: 33

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXHN-PG5 : accessed 02 Dec 2013), Florence L. Lemelin, 1902.
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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 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
name: Florance L Lemelin
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Salem Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Canada
family number: 319
page number: 14
Household Gender Age
parent Arthur D Lemelin M 34y
parent Amelia E Lemelin F 34y
Florance L Lemelin F 7y
Irene C Lemelin F 5y
Frances G Lemelin F 2y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
name: Florence Lemelin
residence: Salem City 5, Essex, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1903
age: 17
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820697
digital folder number: 4301094
image number: 00351
sheet number: 15
Household Gender Age
parent Arthur Lemelin M 44y
parent Amelia Lemelin F 44y
Florence Lemelin F 17y
Irene Lemelin F 14y
Frances Lemelin F 11y
Josephine Lemelin F 9y
Marie Lemelin F 3y11m

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1924 Marriage / Partner
Florence LEMELIN and William Lionel TREMBLAY 7 November 1924, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

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 Flint, Genesee, Michigan
name: Florence Tremblay
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
gender: Female
age: 27
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1903
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
enumeration district number: 0065
family number: 175
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 74
nara publication: T626, roll 986
film number: 2340721
digital folder number: 4607722
image number: 00192
Household Gender Age
spouse William L Tremblay M 26
Florence Tremblay F 27
Eugene Tremblay M 19
Frances Semelin F 21

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 - 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 Flint, Genessee, Michigan
Name: Florence L Tremblay
Respondent: Yes
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Street: Detroit Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 12A
Household Members:
Name Age
William L Tremblay 36
Florence L Tremblay 37
Jeanne M Tremblay 6
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1969 Death of Spouse/Partner
William Lionel TREMBLAY died 26 August 1969, Manistique, Michigan, USA

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.

Death
Given Name: Florence
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Surname: Tremblay
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Birth Date: 26 November 1902
Social Security Number: 362-68-4432
State: Michigan
Last Place of Residence: Genesee, Michigan
Previous Residence Postal Code: 48504
Event Date: April 1973
Age: 71

'United States Social Security Death Index,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ JP5Y-W2K : accessed 02 Dec 2013), Florence Tremblay, April 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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