Leon RHEIMS

(b. abt. 1858 , Paris, France d. 28 February 1896 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Leon RHEIMS was born abt. 1858 in Paris, France

Leon RHEIMS was the child of ? and ?

Leon was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1874.

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Leon married Marie PELOQUIN abt. 1887 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie PELOQUIN was born 7 November 1859 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie died 24 April 1911 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock). Marie was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS).

Leon RHEIMS died 28 February 1896 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

son of Joseph Rheims and Elisabeth Livee

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Leon RHEIMS married

Marie PELOQUIN-- Date: abt. 1887 Place:
Marie PELOQUIN was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)

Children of Leon RHEIMS and Marie PELOQUIN:

Marie Elisabeth RHEIMS (b.7 November 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 August 1888, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Agnes RHEIMS (b.14 February 1889, Pownal, Vermont, USA d. 24 December 1965, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Albert SERVANT 23 February 1914 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)

Joseph Gustave RHEIMS (b.21 July 1892, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. March 1957, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)
m. Olive Mendal SAMPSON 29 March 1924 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Francis Leon RHEIMS (b.11 May 1894, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 September 1894, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Joseph Henri RHEIMS (b.25 August 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1874 Marriage?
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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
groom's name: Leon Rheims
groom's birth date: 1854
groom's birthplace: France
groom's age: 20
bride's name: Louise Berthiaume
bride's birth date: 1853
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 21
marriage date: 16 Apr 1874
marriage place: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
groom's father's name: Joseph Rheims
groom's mother's name: Eliza Lewi
bride's father's name: Francis Berthiaume
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M02046-4
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 2027068
reference number: Item1 p170

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

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)

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

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

1887 Birth of Child
Marie Elisabeth RHEIMS was born 7 November 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1888 Death of Child
Marie Elisabeth RHEIMS died 7 August 1888, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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

1889 Birth of Child
Agnes RHEIMS was born 14 February 1889, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

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

1892 Birth of Child
Joseph Gustave RHEIMS was born 21 July 1892, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1894 Birth of Child
Francis Leon RHEIMS was born 11 May 1894, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1895 Birth of Child
Joseph Henri RHEIMS was born 25 August 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Death
Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
name: Leon Rheims
gender: Male
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 28 Feb 1896
death place: Southbridge
age: 43
cause of death: tuberculor disease of kidneys
birth date: 1853
birthplace: Paris, France
occupation: Book Keeper
race:
marital status: married
spouse's name:
father's name: Joseph Rheims
father's birthplace: Paris, France
mother's name: Elisabeth Livee
mother's birthplace: Paris, France
indexing project (batch) number: I01161-0
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 2047599
reference number: 48

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Obituary
Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Massachusetts
March 1, 1896

Leon Rehims, for the last five years with Dupaul Young Optical Co., died at his home Friday. Mr. Rheims was one of the most prominent men of the town and was well known throughout Massachusetts, as a political speaker, having spoken in all the larger places in this state to French audiences. He was 44 years of age and was born in Paris, France, where his relatives now are. In Mr. Rheim's death Southbridge suffers a severe loss. He leaves a wife and three small children.