Arthur Walter ROYER

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10 March 1896 , Fairfield, Vermont, USA

Died

22 March 1988 , Goffstown, New Hampshire, USA

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Salime Calixte ROYER Maria Florentia RYE

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Born: 10 March 1896 in Fairfield, Vermont, USA

Father: Salime Calixte ROYER

Mother: Maria Florentia RYE

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Arthur Walter married Olive Helene BIENVENUE 23 April 1917 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . Olive Helene BIENVENUE was born 30 January 1897 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . Olive Helene died 16 October 1918 in New Hampshire, USA. Olive Helene was the child of Gedeon Simon BIENVENUE and Evelina M JANELLE.

Arthur Walter married (2) Bertha ST CYR 21 June 1920 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bertha ST CYR was born 9 May 1902 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . Bertha died 26 March 1984 in Dover, Hillsborough, Florida, USA. Bertha was the child of Charles ST CYR and Henriette Agnes CARON.

Arthur Walter ROYER died 22 March 1988 in Goffstown, New Hampshire, USA .

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Olive Helene BIENVENUE
Marriage date: 23 April 1917
Marriage place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
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Olive Helene BIENVENUE was the child of Gedeon Simon BIENVENUE and Evelina M JANELLE

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Name: Arthur Walter Royer

Birth Date: 1896

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Age: 21

Spouse's Name: Olive Bienvenue

Spouse's Birth Date: 1897

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Spouse's Age: 20

Event Date: 23 Apr 1917

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Father's Name: Seleaim Royer

Mother's Name: Florence Rye

Spouse's Father's Name: Gedeon

Spouse's Mother's Name: Evelina Janelle

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01592-0

System Origin: New Hampshire-EASy

GS Film number: 2048205

Reference ID: 191

"New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920"

Children of Arthur Walter ROYER and Olive Helene BIENVENUE

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Arthur Walter ROYER married

Bertha ST CYR
Marriage date: 21 June 1920
Marriage place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
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Bertha ST CYR was the child of Charles ST CYR and Henriette Agnes CARON

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Name: Arthur W. Royer

Birth Date: 1896

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Age: 24

Spouse's Name: Bertha St. Cyr

Spouse's Birth Date: 1902

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Spouse's Age: 18

Event Date: 21 Jun 1920

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Father's Name: Seleame

Mother's Name: Florence Rayer

Spouse's Father's Name: Charles

Spouse's Mother's Name: Harriet Caron

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01563-8

System Origin: New Hampshire-EASy

GS Film number: 2048207

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"New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920"

Children of Arthur Walter ROYER and Bertha ST CYR

Victor Robert ROYER

Born: 11 December 1928, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 6 June 2015, Clermont, Florida, USA

Married: Goldie Alma THERRIAULT 1 September 1949 Place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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Birth — 1896
10 March 1896
Fairfield, Vermont, USA

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.

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Arthur Walter ROYER and Olive Helene BIENVENUE 23 April 1917, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

He was 21 years old.

World War I Draft Registration
Name: Arthur Royer
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Manchester City no 2, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1897
Birthplace: Fairfield, Vermont, United States
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
GS Film Number: 1711724
Digital Folder Number: 005217833
Image Number: 01931

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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

1918 Death of Spouse/Partner
Olive Helene BIENVENUE died 16 October 1918, , New Hampshire, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Arthur Walter ROYER and Bertha ST CYR 21 June 1920, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

He was 24 years old.

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)

1928 Birth of Child
Victor Robert ROYER was born 11 December 1928, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Arthur Walter was 32 years old.

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 - Auburn, New Hampshire
Name: Arthur W Royer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Auburn, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1896
Birthplace: Vermont
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 6
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arthur W Royer Head Male 34 Vermont
Bertha C Royer Wife Female 28 New Hampshire
Arthur Royer Jr. Son Male 8 New Hampshire
Olive E Royer Daughter Female 6 New Hampshire
Roger P Royer Son Male 4 New Hampshire
Maurice F Royer Son Male 3 New Hampshire
Victor R Royer Son Male 1 New Hampshire
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 - Auburn, New Hampshire
Name: Arthur Royer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Auburn, Auburn Town, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Vermont
Birth Year (Estimated): 1896
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Beretia Royer Wife Female 37 New Hampshire
Arthur Royer Head Male 44 Vermont
Arthur J Royer Son Male 18 New Hampshire
Olive Royer Son Male 16 New Hampshire
Roger Royer Son Male 14 New Hampshire
Maurice Royer Son Male 13 New Hampshire
Victor Royer Son Male 11 New Hampshire
Theresa Royer Daughter Female 9 New Hampshire
Walter Royer Son Male 7 New Hampshire
Richard Royer Son Male 5 New Hampshire
Donald Royer Son Male 3 New Hampshire
Elizabeth Royer Daughter Female 2 New Hampshire
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)

1942 WWII Draft Registration
Name: Arthur Walter Royer
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Auburn, , New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1896
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of New Hampshire
Affiliate Publication Number: M1963
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 2555451
GS Film Number: 2368173
Digital Folder Number: 004133602
Image Number: 05830

'United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VKJV-PBD : accessed 5 March 2015), Arthur Walter Royer, 1942; citing NAID identifier 2555451, NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,368,173.

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)

1949 Marriage of Child
Victor Robert ROYER married 1 September 1949, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA to Goldie Alma THERRIAULT

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)

1984 Death of Spouse/Partner
Bertha ST CYR died 26 March 1984, Dover, Hillsborough, Florida, USA

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.

Death
Given Name: Arthur
Middle Name: W
Surname: Royer
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Birth Date: 10 March 1896
Social Security Number: 001-10-4367
State: New Hampshire
Last Place of Residence: Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Previous Residence Postal Code: 03045
Event Date: 22 March 1988
Age: 92
Social Security Death Index
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