Rachel Gabrielle PARISEAU

(b. 22 January 1918 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 April 1997 , West Haven, Connecticut, USA )

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Rachel Gabrielle PARISEAU was born 22 January 1918 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel Gabrielle PARISEAU was the child of Esdras Leon PARISEAU and Blanche-Ida (Marie-Flora) LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PARISEAU and Adele ARCHAMBEAULT (maternal) Bénonie LAPIERRE dit MEUNIER and Georgiana MARCOUX dite ST-ONGE

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Rachel Gabrielle married Lionel Romeo RAPANAULT 27 July 1942 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Lionel Romeo RAPANAULT was born 27 September 1912 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Lionel Romeo died 11 May 2008 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA. Lionel Romeo was the child of Joseph Napoleon RAPANAULT and Elizabeth Marie RENAUD.

Rachel Gabrielle PARISEAU died 25 April 1997 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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Rachel Gabrielle PARISEAU married

Lionel Romeo RAPANAULT-- Date: 27 July 1942 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Lionel Romeo RAPANAULT was the child of Joseph Napoleon RAPANAULT and Elizabeth Marie RENAUD

Name: Lionel R Rapanault
Marriage Year: 1942
Marriage Place: Southbrldge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 106
Page Number: 361
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.

Children of Lionel Romeo RAPANAULT and Rachel Gabrielle PARISEAU:

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1918 Birth
55 Marcy St. Southbridge
Laure Rachelle Gabrielle Pariseau
female
born Jan 22, 1918
father - Esdras Pariseau, white, age 33, born Canada, occupation - die maker
mother - Blanche Lapierre, white, age 33, born Canada

Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920
Births Births 1918 vol 0123 Somerville-Southbridge Image 415 of 508

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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 Essex County, New Jersey
Esdras Pariseau b. abt 1885, Canada
Blanche Pariseau b. abt 1885, Canada
Rosaire Pariseau b. abt 1909, Massachusetts
Herbert Pariseau, b. abt 1911, Massachusetts
Bernard Pariseau, b. abt 1914, Massachusetts
Rachel Pariseau, b. abt 1918, Massachusetts
Ruth Pariseau, b. abt 1919, New Jersey
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

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
Esdras L Pariseau, head, b.abt 1885, 45, married, age of first marriage 22, b. Canada, father b. Canada, mother b. ME, year of immigration 1890, naturalized, retail merchant, grocery
Blanche E Pariseau, wife, b. abt 1885, 45, married, age of first marriage 22, b. Canada, parents b. Canada, year of immigration 1892, naturalized
Hubert L Pariseau, b. 1911, 19, b. MA, salesman, grocery store
Bernard W Pariseau, b. abt 1914, 16, b. MA, salesman, grocery store
Rachel G Pariseau, b. abt 1918, 12, b. MA
Ruth T Pariseau, b. abt 1920, 10, b. NJ
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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Rachael Pariseau
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Female
age: 22
marital status: Single
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Daughter
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1918
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 14-258
family number: 168
sheet number and letter: 61B
line number: 54
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1654
digital folder number: 005460926
image number: 00362
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Blanche Pariseau F 55 Canada
daughter Rachael Pariseau F 22 Massachusetts
daughter Ruth Pariseau F 20 New Jersey
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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)

1942 Marriage / Partner
Rachel Gabrielle PARISEAU and Lionel Romeo RAPANAULT 27 July 1942, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 24 years old.

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

1997 Death
Connecticut, Death Index, 1949-2001
name: Rachel G Rapanault
event: Death
event date: 25 Apr 1997
event place: West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
residence: West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
street address: 60 KELSEY AVE
gender: Female
age: 79
marital status: Married
race: White
hispanic origin:
occupation: HOMEMAKER
industry: OWN RESIDENCE
education: 14
birth date:
birthplace:
estimated birth year: 1918
father's name: PARISEAU
spouse's name: LIONE
certificate number: 14556
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Obituary
RACHEL RAPANAULT, 79
Published on April 27, 1997
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Massachusetts

WEST HAVEN, Conn. - Rachel (Pariseau) Rapanault, 79, of 60 Kelsey Ave., formerly of Southbridge, Mass., long active in church affairs, died Friday at home after a short illness.

She leaves her husband, Lionel R. Rapanault; three sons, Lionel R. Rapanault Jr. of North Palm Beach, Fla., Paul J. Rapanault of West Haven and Marc R. Rapanault of Wallingford; a daughter, Suzanne R. Patry of West Haven; two brothers, Rosaire J. Pariseau of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Southbridge, and Bernard W. Pariseau of Sturbridge, Mass.; a sister, Ruth Y. Knox of Fairfield;, formerly of Southbridge; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; nephews and nieces. A grandson, John J. Patry Jr. of West Haven, died in 1993. She was born in Southbridge, daughter of Esdras L. and Blanche (Lapierre) Pariseau, and lived here 50 years. She graduated from Mary E. Wells High School in Southbridge and...Read MORE...

Social Security Death Index
Social Security Death Index
Name: Rachel G. Rapanault
Date of Birth: Tuesday January 22, 1918
Date of Death: Friday April 25, 1997
Est. Age at death: 79 years, 3 months, 3 days
Last known residence:
City: West Haven Allingtown New Haven
County: New Haven
State: Connecticut
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Rachel is buried at: St. Lawrence Cemetery
280 Derby Avenue

West Haven, Connecticut, USA
203-624-3980

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