Clara LACHAPELLE

Born

30 April 1883 , Sprague, Connecticut, USA

Died

9 April 1957 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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François LACHAPELLE Marie Edesse BLANCHARD

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Clara LACHAPELLE was born 30 April 1883 in Sprague, Connecticut, USA

Clara LACHAPELLE was the child of François LACHAPELLE and Marie Edesse BLANCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Claude LACHAPELLE and Angélique (Angele) THEROUX (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD and Marguerite PLANTE

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Clara married Joseph DUBE 18 November 1904 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph DUBE was born 28 June 1877 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 7 February 1951 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

Clara LACHAPELLE died 9 April 1957 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

Born in the Baltic section of Sprague

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Clara LACHAPELLE married

Joseph DUBE-- Date: 18 November 1904 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
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Clara Lachapelle married Joseph Dube 18 Nov 1904 in New Bedford, MA. He is 27. She is 22. He is a painter. She is a spooler tender. He was born in Canada. She was born in Baltic, Conn. He is the son of Frank Dube and Justina Dennach. She is the daugther of Frank Lachapelle and Marie Blanchard. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 546 Page: 272

Children of Joseph DUBE and Clara LACHAPELLE

Albert DUBE (b.19 April 1905, , Massachusetts, USA d. 27 November 1995, )

Victoria DUBE (b.abt. 1908, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Arthur DUBE (b.abt. 1909, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Henri DUBE (b.29 March 1911, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 November 1914, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)

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1883 Birth
30 April 1883
Sprague, Connecticut, USA

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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 Marriage / Partner
Clara LACHAPELLE and Joseph DUBE 18 November 1904, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Birth of Child
Albert DUBE was born 19 April 1905, , Massachusetts, USA

Clara was 21 years old.

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 - New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Joseph Dube, 37
Clara L. Dube, 28
Albert Dube, 5
Arthur Dube, 3
Victoria Dube, 1 11/ 12

1910 U.S. Census

1911 Birth of Child
Henri DUBE was born 29 March 1911, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Clara was 27 years old.

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

1914 Death of Child
Henri DUBE died 26 November 1914, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Clara was 31 years old.

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 New Bedford, Brisol, Massachusetts
Joseph Dube, 43, b. Canada
Clara Dube, 37, b. CT
Albert Dube, 14, b. MA
Arthur Dube, 13, b. MA
Victoria Dube, 11, b. MA
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 New Bedford City Directory - ancestry.com
Dube Joseph (Clara) pntr h 592 First

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 New Bedford City Directory - ancestry.com
Dube Joseph (Clara) pntr h 41 Briggs

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)

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.

1932 New Bedford City Directory - ancestry.com
Dube Jos H (Clara) pntr h 10 Lucas

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 - 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.

1951 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DUBE died 7 February 1951, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1955 New Bedford City Directory - ancestry.com
177 David Street, Mrs. Clara Dube