Cleophas THERIAULT

(b. 24 April 1870 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 April 1946 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Cleophas THERIAULT was born 24 April 1870 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Cleophas THERIAULT was the child of Jeremiah (Jerry) (Jérémie) THÉRIAULT (TERRIOT) and Octavie TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT and Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT (maternal) Joseph TREMBLAY and Madeleine TETREAULT

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Cleophas married Delia (Delima) LAPIERRE 6 July 1891 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Delia (Delima) LAPIERRE was born 13 February 1870 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Delia (Delima) died 22 October 1893 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Delia (Delima) was the child of Jean Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Sophronie ROBIDOUX.

Cleophas married (2) Mary Honorine METIVIER 2 May 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Honorine METIVIER was born 28 October 1866 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Mary Honorine died 29 August 1945 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Mary Honorine was the child of Louis METIVIER and Marie Celanie LAVALLEE.

Cleophas THERIAULT died 1 April 1946 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

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Cleophas THERIAULT married

Delia (Delima) LAPIERRE-- Date: 6 July 1891 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Delia (Delima) LAPIERRE was the child of Jean Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Sophronie ROBIDOUX

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
groom's name: Cleophos Theriault
groom's birth date: 1870
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 21
bride's name: Delia Lapierre
bride's birth date: 1870
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 21
marriage date: 06 Jul 1891
marriage place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
groom's father's name: Jerry Theriault
groom's mother's name: Octavie Trembley
bride's father's name: Jean B. Lapierre
bride's mother's name: Sophronie Robidoux
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indexing project (batch) number: I01161-1
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 2047599
reference number: 7

Children of Cleophas THERIAULT and Delia (Delima) LAPIERRE:

Marie Aurore THERIAULT (b.9 May 1892, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 April 1985, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Joseph-Herve SAVAGE 13 April 1915 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Ilia THERIAULT (b.22 October 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 November 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Cleophas THERIAULT married

Mary Honorine METIVIER-- Date: 2 May 1898 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Honorine METIVIER was the child of Louis METIVIER and Marie Celanie LAVALLEE

Groom's Name: Cleophas Theriault
Groom's Birth Date: 1870
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Groom's Age: 28
Bride's Name: Mary H. Metevier
Bride's Birth Date: 1867
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Bride's Age: 31
Marriage Date: 02 May 1898
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Jeremiah Theriault
Groom's Mother's Name: Octavie Trembley
Bride's Father's Name: Louis Metevier
Bride's Mother's Name: Cellinisse Lavellee
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02742-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1843709
Reference Number: p 500 cn 28
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Cleophas THERIAULT and Mary Honorine METIVIER:

Eugene Joseph THERIAULT (b.9 April 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 July 1975, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA )

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1870 Birth
24 April 1870
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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

1891 Marriage / Partner
Cleophas THERIAULT and Delia (Delima) LAPIERRE 6 July 1891, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 21 years old.

1892 Birth of Child
Marie Aurore THERIAULT was born 9 May 1892, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Cleophas was 22 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Death of Spouse/Partner
Delia (Delima) LAPIERRE died 22 October 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1893 Birth of Child
Ilia THERIAULT was born 22 October 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Cleophas was 23 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Marriage / Partner
Cleophas THERIAULT and Mary Honorine METIVIER 2 May 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Eugene Joseph THERIAULT was born 9 April 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Cleophas was 28 years old.

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)

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

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Marriage of Child
Marie Aurore THERIAULT married 13 April 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Joseph-Herve SAVAGE

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)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Honorine METIVIER died 29 August 1945, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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.

1946 Death
1 April 1946
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 75.

Cleophas is buried at: St. George’s Cemetery
Paige Hill
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(508)-765-0601

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