Dorilda DESMARAIS

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abt. 1885 , Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

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23 April 1959 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) DESMARAIS Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC)

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Born: abt. 1885 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) DESMARAIS

Mother: Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC)

Paternal grandparents: Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS , Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU

Maternal grandparents: Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) , Flavie MORIN

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Dorilda married Joseph Edmond PICARD 23 November 1908 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph Edmond PICARD was born abt. 1882 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Dorilda DESMARAIS died 23 April 1959 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

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EDMOND PICARD
DECEDE
LE 9 SEPTEMBRE 1920
AGE 31 ANS
SON EPOUSE
JOSEPHINE CORRIVEAU
NEE SEPT. 29. 1861
DECEDEE AOUT 5. 1926
EDMOND PICARD JR.
DECEDEE
LE 20 SEPTEMBRE 1947
AGE DE 65 ANS
SON EPOUSE
DORILLA PICARD
DECEDEE LE 23 AVRIL 1959
AGEE DE 73 ANS

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Dorilda DESMARAIS married

Joseph Edmond PICARD
Marriage date: 23 November 1908
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Marriage notes:

Married in Southbridge, Massachusetts 23 Nov 1908 to J. Edmond Picard. He is 26. She is 23. He is from Fall River. She is from Southbridge. He is a clerk, b. in Fall River. She is a weaver, b. in Wilkinsonville. First marriage for both. His parents are J. Edmond Picard and Josephine Corriveau. Her parents are Cyrille Desmarais and Marceline Cyrias?

Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 580 Page: 395

Groom's name: J Edmond Picard

Groom's age: 26 years

Groom's estimated birth year: 1882

Groom's birthplace: Fall River, ,

Bride's name: Dorilda Desmarais

Bride's age: 23 years

Bride's estimated birth year: 1885

Bride's birthplace: Wilkinsonville, ,

Marriage date (original): 23 Nov 1908

Marriage date: 23 Nov 1908

Marriage place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts

Groom's father's name: J Edmond Picard

Groom's mother's name: Josephine Corriseau

Father of bride's name: Cyrille Desmarais

Mother of bride's name: Marceline Cyriac

Film number: 2315508

Digital GS number: 4329360

Image number: 1075

Number of images: 1

Reference number: p 395 no 113

Marriage registration place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts

Marriage registration year: 1908

Collection: Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1842-1915

Children of Joseph Edmond PICARD and Dorilda DESMARAIS

Marie J B PICARD

Born: 28 October 1911, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 March 1912, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph PICARD

Born: 1 July 1914, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 July 1914, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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1884 - Notes
Is this her? NO! This does not seem to be her because the Roselva Desmarais born here died that same year, while Dorilad's sister lived on.

Desmarais twins:
M. Roselva Desmarais
M. Rosena Desmarais

born June 11, 1884 in Sutton, Massachusetts

Parents: Paul and Zoe (Vincent) from Canada

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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 - 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)

1908 Marriage / Partner
Dorilda DESMARAIS and Joseph Edmond PICARD 23 November 1908, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Dorilla Picard
Event Place: Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Household ID: 41
Page: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Edmond Picard M 26y Massachusetts
WIFE Dorilla Picard F 24y Massachusetts
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1911 Birth of Child
Marie J B PICARD was born 28 October 1911, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

1912 Death of Child
Marie J B PICARD died 20 March 1912, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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 Birth of Child
Joseph PICARD was born 1 July 1914, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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 - 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 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Dorila Picard
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0059
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Household ID: 18
Line Number: 100
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 888
GS Film number: 2340623
Digital Folder Number: 004606985
Image Number: 01069
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Edmund Picard M 48 Massachusetts
Wife Dorila Picard F 44 Massachusetts
Daughter Rose Ann Picard F 22 Massachusetts
Daughter Doris Picard F 13 Massachusetts
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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 - 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.

Death
Name: Dorilda Picard
Death Date: 1959
Death Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 47
Page Number: 340
Index Volume Number: 122
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.122

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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