Marie Helen LIPPE

Born

27 April 1896 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

6 September 1979 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 27 April 1896 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Parents of Marie Helen LIPPE

Father

Joseph Edmond LIPPE

Mother

Adaline Emeline DEMERS

Grandparents of Marie Helen LIPPE

Paternal grandparents

Gilbert LIPPE Marie-Adeline PAGÉ

Maternal grandparents

Edouard DEMERS Josephte (Josephine) DUTEAU

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Marie Helen married Ernest Albert DESROSIER 18 April 1921 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ernest Albert DESROSIER was born 1 May 1900 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA . Ernest Albert died 20 May 1983 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Ernest Albert was the child of Edouard (Edward) DESROSIER and Exilda LAFLAMME.

Marie Helen LIPPE died 6 September 1979 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie Helen LIPPE

Marie Helen LIPPE married

Ernest Albert DESROSIER
Marriage date: 18 April 1921
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Ernest Albert DESROSIER was the child of Edouard (Edward) DESROSIER and Exilda LAFLAMME

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Children of Ernest Albert DESROSIER and Marie Helen LIPPE

Lorraine Rita DESROSIER

Born: 11 February 1925, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 June 2015,

Edward D DESROSIER

Born: 20 October 1928, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 August 2024, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth

Name: Marie H. Lippe
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 27 Apr 1896
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Father's Name: Joseph Lippe
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Mother's Name: Emeline Demers
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01160-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 41
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Source: familysearch.org

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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Helen Lippe
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Residence: Sturbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Apr 1896
birthPlace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
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father Name: Joseph Lippe
father titles:
father birthPlace: Canada France
mother Name: Emeline Lippe
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mother birthPlace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Joseph Lippe
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
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enumeration District: 1687
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Household ID: 34
reference number: 48
gsu Film Number: 1240694
Image Number: 00588
Household Gender Age
parent Joseph Lippe M
parent Emeline Lippe F
Eva Lippe F
Helen Lippe F
Florence Lippe F
Joseph Geroux M

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Joseph Lippe age 40, living in Southbridge, MA with wife Emeline 40, daughter Eva 16, daughter Ellen 15?, son Clarence 11 (probably should be daughter Florence), son Ernest 4, son Raymond 3

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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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

Joseph Lippe age 49, living in Southbridge, MA with wife Emeline 49, daughter Eva 25, daughter Helene (Ellen?) 23, daughter Florence 21, son Ernest 14, son Raymond 9, mother-in-law Philomene Demers 77

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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 Marriage / Partner
Marie Helen LIPPE and Ernest Albert DESROSIER 18 April 1921, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Lorraine Rita DESROSIER was born 11 February 1925, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Marie Helen was 28 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)

1928 Birth of Child
Edward D DESROSIER was born 20 October 1928, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Marie Helen was 32 years old.

Ellen Lippe b. 1894-1896 Southbridge, MA

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)

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: Helen Desrosiers
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 14-260
Family Number: 241
Sheet Number and Letter: 13A
Line Number: 26
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1654
Digital Folder Number: 005460926
Image Number: 00417

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Ernest A Desrosiers Head M 39 Massachusetts
Helen Desrosiers Wife F 43 Massachusetts
Lorraine Desrosiers Daughter F 15 Massachusetts
Edward Desrosiers Son M 11 Massachusetts

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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

Death

Name: Helen Desrosiers
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Sep 1979
Event Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 042023
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BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:VZTZ-B9H : 4 December 2014), Helen Desrosiers, 06 Sep 1979; from 'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Southbridge, Massachusetts, death certificate number 042023, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.

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