Delia THERIAULT

(b. 1 January 1868 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1951 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Delia THERIAULT was born 1 January 1868 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Delia THERIAULT was the child of Jules THÉRIAULT and Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT (maternal) Charles Edouard TREMBLAY and Sophie COUTURE

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Delia married Narcisse POTVIN 3 June 1901 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Narcisse POTVIN was born abt. 1821

Delia married (2) John R CREEDON 6 August 1906 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
John R CREEDON was born abt. 1868 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).

Delia THERIAULT died abt. 1951 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

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Delia THERIAULT married

Narcisse POTVIN-- Date: 3 June 1901 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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groom's name: Narcisse Potvin
groom's birth date: 1861
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 40
bride's name: Delia Theriault
bride's birth date: 1868
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 33
marriage date: 03 Jun 1901
marriage place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
groom's father's name: Paul Potvin
groom's mother's name: D. St. Martin
bride's father's name: Jules Theriault
bride's mother's name: T. Tremblay
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indexing project (batch) number: I01161-1
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 2047599
reference number: 57

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 30 Nov 2012), Narcisse Potvin and Delia Theriault, 03 Jun 1901; citing reference 57, FHL microfilm 2047599.

Delia Theriault, m. 3 June 1901 in Southbridge, Massachusetts at the age of 33, parents Jules and V. Tremblay -- Massachusetts Vital Records Vol 514, page 360

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Delia THERIAULT married

John R CREEDON-- Date: 6 August 1906 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
name: John R Crudon
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event: Marriage
event date: 06 Aug 1906
event place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 38
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birth date: 1868
birthplace: Boston, , Massachusetts
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marriage registration place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1868
father: Patrick L Crudon
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mother: Fannie V Murphy
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spouse: Delia Theriault Potvir
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spouse's marital status: Widowed
spouse's father: Julien Theriault
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spouse's mother: Vildila Tremblay
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record number: 11668
film number: 2315298
digital folder number: 4329356
image number: 00730
number of images: 1

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 30 Nov 2012), John R Crudon and Delia Theriault Potvir, 1906.

Children of John R CREEDON and Delia THERIAULT:

Howard R CREEDON (b.3 April 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Gertrude CREEDON (b.26 March 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1868 Birth
Name: Delia Ferraux
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 01 Jan 1868
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Race: W
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Father's Name: Jules Ferraux
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Father's Birthplace: Canada
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Mother's Name: Medesiane Freuible
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Reference ID: 6
GS Film number: 1428071
Digital Folder Number: 4341187
Image Number: 689

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXZV-DM1 : accessed 09 Nov 2013), Delia Ferraux, 1868.
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1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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.

1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Delia Theriault
titles:
residence: Southbridge town (north of river), Worcester, Massachusetts
birth date: Jan 1868
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
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spouse birth place:
father name: Julius Theriault
father titles:
father birthplace: Canada England
mother name: Velarie Theriault
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mother birthplace: Canada England
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Julius Theriault
gender: Female
marital status: Single
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enumeration district: 1677
sheet number and letter: 22A
household id: 417
reference number: 23
gsu film number: 1240694
image number: 00229
Household Gender Age
parent Julius Theriault M
parent Velarie Theriault F
Melvine Theriault F
Delia Theriault F
Della Theriault F
Rosanna Theriault F
Laura Theriault F
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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 Marriage / Partner
Delia THERIAULT and Narcisse POTVIN 3 June 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 33 years old.

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 Marriage / Partner
Delia THERIAULT and John R CREEDON 6 August 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 38 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 Birth of Child
Howard R CREEDON was born 3 April 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Delia was 42 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 Birth of Child
Gertrude CREEDON was born 26 March 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Delia was 45 years old.

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, Massachusetts
Name: Delia Creedon
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 9

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Creedon Head M 52 Massachusetts
Delia Creedon Wife F 52 Massachusetts
Getrude M Creedon Daughter F 6 Massachusetts
Alfred Surico Boarder M 38 Massachusetts

District: ED 149
Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Household ID: 152
Line Number: 30
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 748
GS Film Number: 1820748
Digital Folder Number: 004966126
Image Number: 00519

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 - 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 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Delia Creedon
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's Birthplace: Canada French
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 1

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Creedon Head M 63 Massachusetts
Delia Creedon Wife F 62 Massachusetts
Gertrude Creedon Daughter F 17 Massachusetts
Alexander G Parent Lodger M 55 Massachusetts

District: ED 270
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Household ID: 12
Line Number: 33
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 965
GS Film Number: 2340700
Digital Folder Number: 004950045
Image Number: 00975
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 - 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.

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