Joseph Theodore THERIAULT

(b. 26 May 1878 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1952 , Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph Theodore THERIAULT was born 26 May 1878 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Theodore THERIAULT was the child of Joseph THÉRIAULT and Hermine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT (maternal) Joseph TREMBLAY and Madeleine TETREAULT

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Joseph Theodore married Virginia (Alphegina) CADARETTE 3 July 1899 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Virginia (Alphegina) CADARETTE was born February 1882 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Joseph Theodore THERIAULT died abt. 1952 in Massachusetts, USA.
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Joseph Theodore THERIAULT married

Virginia (Alphegina) CADARETTE-- Date: 3 July 1899 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Groom's Name: Theodore Theriault
Groom's Birth Date: 1878
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Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Virginia Cadarette
Bride's Birth Date: 1882
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Bride's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 03 Jul 1899
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Joseph Theriault
Groom's Mother's Name: Anne Thrembley
Bride's Father's Name: John Cadarette
Bride's Mother's Name: Sophianie Labonti
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01161-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 46
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Joseph Theodore THERIAULT and Virginia (Alphegina) CADARETTE:

Rosealda Alphegina THERIAULT (b.4 February 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. July 1984, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Irene THERIAULT (b.19 June 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. September 1970, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Leo THERIAULT 18 July 1921 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Parmelia THERIAULT (b.29 March 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Theodore Eugene THERIAULT (b.6 June 1908, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 February 1982, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Adeline THERIAULT (b.abt. 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Jeannette THERIAULT (b.27 January 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 March 1988, )

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1878 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Joseph Theodore Thesieault
gender: Male
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birth date: 26 May 1878
birthplace: Southbridge, Massachusetts
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father's name: Joseph Thesieault
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mother's name: Heimine Tremblay Thesieault
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indexing project (batch) number: I02011-5
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 1428171
reference number: P 330

Joseph Theodore Theriault, b. 26 May 1878 in Southbridge, Massachusetts -- Massachusetts Vital Records Vol 297, pg 330
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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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Theodore THERIAULT and Virginia (Alphegina) CADARETTE 3 July 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 21 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Rosealda Alphegina THERIAULT was born 4 February 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Theodore was 22 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)

1903 Birth of Child
Irene THERIAULT was born 19 June 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Theodore was 25 years old.

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

1905 Birth of Child
Parmelia THERIAULT was born 29 March 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Theodore was 26 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)

1908 Birth of Child
Theodore Eugene THERIAULT was born 6 June 1908, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Theodore was 30 years old.

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

1914 Birth of Child
Jeannette THERIAULT was born 27 January 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Theodore was 35 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 - 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 Marriage of Child
Irene THERIAULT married 18 July 1921, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Leo THERIAULT

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)

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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