Annie Laurie BROWE (BREAULT)

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26 June 1900 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Died

20 April 1942 , Westport, Connecticut, USA

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Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT)Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT)

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Born: 26 June 1900 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT)

Mother: Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT)

Paternal grandparents: Laurent (Loren) Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) (BRAULT) , Margaret (Marguerite) LANOUE (LANOUX)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre (Peter) TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) , Betsie (Betsey) (Elizabeth) CROSS (LACROIX) (COUVILLON)

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Annie Laurie married Wilfred Joseph DUQUETTE October 1919 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Wilfred Joseph DUQUETTE was born 5 August 1899 in Voluntown, Connecticut, USA. Wilfred Joseph died 3 October 1968 in Westport, Connecticut, USA (Green's Farms). Wilfred Joseph was the child of Pierre DUQUETTE and Marie Julie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE.

Annie Laurie BROWE (BREAULT) died 20 April 1942 in Westport, Connecticut, USA .

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Annie Laurie BROWE (BREAULT) married

Wilfred Joseph DUQUETTE
Marriage date: October 1919
Marriage place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Wilfred Joseph DUQUETTE was the child of Pierre DUQUETTE and Marie Julie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Children of Wilfred Joseph DUQUETTE and Annie Laurie BROWE (BREAULT)

Gerald Wilfred DUQUETTE

Born: 14 August 1920, Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 September 2013, Westport, Connecticut, USA

Marguerite Elizabeth DUQUETTE

Born: 13 January 1922, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 2 November 2004, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Rita Marie DUQUETTE

Born: 17 January 1923, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 29 July 2011, Milford, Connecticut, USA

Carl Raymond DUQUETTE

Born: 31 December 1925, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 6 January 2012, Bradenton, Florida, USA

Marion Gladys DUQUETTE

Born: 18 March 1934, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 September 2009, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1900
26 June 1900
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Fall River, Massachusetts
June 26, 1900, Browe, Annie L., female, b. Fall River, daughter of Peter J. and Elizabeth Rowe, RR 1179 South Main, Fall River. Peter is a teamster. He was born in Hinesburg, Vermont. Elizabeth was born in Malletbay, Vermont.
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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 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Peter J. Browe, 58, b. VT, parents b. VT, married 31 years, works on steamboat
Libby, wife, age 54, b. VT, parents b. VT, mother of 8 children, 8 children living
Rena, daughter, age 20, b. MA
Joseph, son, age 14, b. MA
Annie, daughter, age 10, b. MA
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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

Annie Laurie BROWE (BREAULT) - Taken around 1918. Back row center is Margaret (Browe) Lawton and daughters Edna Browe (l.) and Gladys Elizabeth (r.). Sitting in front is Annie Lauri

Taken around 1918. Back row center is Margaret (Browe) Lawton and daughters Edna Browe (l.) and Gladys Elizabeth (r.). Sitting in front is Annie Laurie Browe, Margaret's younger sister.

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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 Marriage / Partner
Annie Laurie BROWE (BREAULT) and Wilfred Joseph DUQUETTE October 1919, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 years old.

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

1920 Birth of Child
Gerald Wilfred DUQUETTE was born 14 August 1920, Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA

Annie Laurie was 20 years old.

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
Marguerite Elizabeth DUQUETTE was born 13 January 1922, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Annie Laurie was 21 years old.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 Birth of Child
Rita Marie DUQUETTE was born 17 January 1923, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Annie Laurie was 22 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925 Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island
name: Annie Duxuette
residence: Woonsocket Ward 02, E.D. 349, Providence, Rhode Island
age: 24
estimated birth date: 1901
place of birth: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
page number: 65
line number: 8
film number: 1769847
family number: 489
Household Gender Age
spouse Wilfred Duxuette M 25y
Annie Duxuette F 24y
child Margarite Duxuette F 3y 7m

1925 Rhode Island State Census
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1925 Birth of Child
Carl Raymond DUQUETTE was born 31 December 1925, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Annie Laurie was 25 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 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
name: Anna L Duguette
event: CENSUS
event date: 1930
event place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
gender: Female
age: 29
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1901
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Vermont
enumeration district number: 54
family number: 332
sheet number and letter: 18A
line number: 14
nara publication: T626, roll 255
film number: 2339990
digital folder number: 4531859
image number: 01037
Household Gender Age
spouse Wilfred J Duguette M 30
Anna L Duguette F 29
child Gerald W Duguette M 9
child Marguerite E Duguette F 8
child Rita M Duguette F 7
child Carl R Duguette M 4
child Edna I Duguette F 3

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)

Bridgeport, Connecticut, City Directory, 1931
Name: Annie L Duquette
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1931
Street Address: 955 Post rd F
Residence Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Spouse:
Wilfrid J Duquette
Publication Title: Bridgeport, Connecticut, City Directory, 1931
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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)

1934 Birth of Child
Marion Gladys DUQUETTE was born 18 March 1934, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Annie Laurie was 33 years old.

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

Bridgeport, Fairfield, Southport and Stratford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1937
Name: Annie L Duquette
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1937
Street Address: 955 Post rd F
Residence Place: Bridgeport; Fairfield; Southport; Stratford, Connecticut
Spouse:
Wilfred J Duquette
Publication Title: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Southport and Stratford, Connecticut, City Directory, 1937
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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 Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Name: Annie Duquette
Respondent: Yes
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Street: Treadwell Avenue
House Number: 69
Inferred Residence in 1935: Fairfield
Residence in 1935: Fairfield
Sheet Number: 6B
Household Members:
Name Age
Wilfred Duquette 40
Annie Duquette 39
Gerald Duquette 19
Marguerite Duquette 18
Rita Duquette 17
Carl Duquette 14
Edna Duquette 10
Louis Duquette 8
Marion Duquette 6
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Westport, Connecticut, City Directory, 1941
Name: Annie L Duquette
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1941
Street Address: 69 Treadwell av S
Residence Place: Westport, Connecticut
Spouse:
Wilfred J Duquette
Publication Title: Westport, Connecticut, City Directory, 1941
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1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Death — 1942
20 April 1942
Westport, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 41.

1943
Name: Annie L Duquette
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1943
Residence Place: Westport; Saugatuck; Greens Farms; Weston; Wilton, Connecticut
Spouse: Wilfred T Duquette
Publication Title: Westport, Connecticut, City Directory, 1943

Duquette Rita r 100 Bridge S
Duquette Wilfred J clk RR h 100 Bridge S
Duquette Wilfred J Mrs (Annie L) died Apr 20 1942 age 41

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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2013 Death of her son
Name of Deceased: Gerald Duquette
Age at Death: 93
Death Date: 7 Sep 2013
Death Place: Westport, Connecticut, USA
Obituary Date: 12 Sep 2013
Newspaper Location: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Birth Date: 14 Aug 1920
Birth Place: Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA
Residence (at time of death): Westport, Connecticut, USA
Spouse's Name: Lillian Twarda Duquette
Parents' Names: Wilfred Duquette
[Annie Browe Duquette]
Siblings' Names: Carl Duquette; Edna Decker and her husband Frank of Westport, CT; Jacqueline Goodrow of Brookfield, CT and Claire Faucher and her husband Jean-Luc of Westport, CT; Louis A. Duquette of Old Saybrook, CT; Marguerite Ference, Rita Greene and Marion Hall
Military: Veteran
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