Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS)

(b. 21 January 1915 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 June 2004 , Leicester, Massachusetts, USA )

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Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS) was born 21 January 1915 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS) was the child of Anthony J SIMAKAUSKAS and Josephine VAICHIULIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Matilda married Donald Henry GUARD 12 October 1936 in Harrison, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Donald Henry GUARD was born 16 December 1914 in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Donald Henry died 12 April 2000 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Donald Henry was the child of Arthur Henry GUARD and Elizabeth J FLEMING.

Matilda married (2) Edward Joseph JUBINVILLE 6 February 1943 in Comanche, Oklahoma, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edward Joseph JUBINVILLE was born 2 October 1919 in Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale). Edward Joseph died 4 November 1981 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Edward Joseph was the child of Albert Joseph JUBINVILLE and Amelia Elizabeth KAYER.

Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS) died 8 June 2004 in Leicester, Massachusetts, USA .
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Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS) married

Donald Henry GUARD-- Date: 12 October 1936 Place: Harrison, New York, USA
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Donald Henry GUARD was the child of Arthur Henry GUARD and Elizabeth J FLEMING

Name: Donald H. Guard
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1936
Marriage Place: Harrison, New York, USA
Spouse: Matilda M. Seaman
Certificate Number: 57720
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Matilda M. Seaman
Donald H. Guard

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They divorced before 1943.

Children of Donald Henry GUARD and Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS):

Donald Seman JUBINVILLE (GUARD) (b.7 January 1937, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 April 2003, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA )

Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS) married

Edward Joseph JUBINVILLE-- Date: 6 February 1943 Place: Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

See marriage record for Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS) and Edward Joseph JUBINVILLE
Edward Joseph JUBINVILLE was the child of Albert Joseph JUBINVILLE and Amelia Elizabeth KAYER

Name: Edward Joseph Jubinville
Titles and Terms: Mr
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 06 Feb 1943
Event Place: , Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
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Gender: Male
Age: 23
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1920
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Spouse's Name: Matilda Guaid
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
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Spouse's Age: 28
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Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
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Page: 322
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GS Film Number: 1869739
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Digital Folder Number: 004532940
Image Number: 00311

"Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 3 November 2017), Edward Joseph Jubinville and Matilda Guaid, 06 Feb 1943; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.

Children of Edward Joseph JUBINVILLE and Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS):

Gary Edward JUBINVILLE (b.28 October 1946, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 February 1974, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

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1915 Birth
21 January 1915
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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 - Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Matilda Shimackauckas
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1915
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Worcester Ward 4, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Barclay St
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Antony Shimackauckas
Father's Birthplace: Lithuania
Mother's name: Josephine Shimackauckas
Mother's Birthplace: Lithuania
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Antony Shimackauckas 34
Josephine Shimackauckas 27
Matilda Shimackauckas 5
Julia Shimackauckas 4
Edgar Shimackauckas 2
Eleanor Shimackauckas 0

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 - Leicester, Massachusetts
Name: Matilda M Seman
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 214
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1914
Birthplace: Massachusetts
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Father's Birthplace: Lithuania
Mother's Birthplace: Lithuania
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 23
Sheet Number and Letter: 23B
Household ID: 35
Line Number: 75
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 964
GS Film Number: 2340699
Digital Folder Number: 004950043
Image Number: 00665

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Anthony J Seman Head M 44 Lithuania
Josephine Seman Wife F 38 Lithuania
Matilda M Seman Daughter F 16 Massachusetts
Julia A Seman Daughter F 14 Massachusetts
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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

1936 Marriage / Partner
Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS) and Donald Henry GUARD 12 October 1936, Harrison, New York, USA

She was 21 years old.

1937 Birth of Child
Donald Seman JUBINVILLE (GUARD) was born 7 January 1937, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

Matilda was 21 years old.

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 - Leicester, Massachusetts
Name: Matilda Guard
[Matilda Seman]
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1914
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Church Street
House Number: 45
Inferred Residence in 1935: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 6A
Occupation: Nurse
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1300
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Anthony Seman 53
Josephine Seman 47
Blentha Seman 19
Edgar Seman 22
Eleanor Seman 20
Matilda Guard 26
Donald Guard 3
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1943 Marriage / Partner
Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS) and Edward Joseph JUBINVILLE 6 February 1943, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

She was 28 years old.

Matilda SEMAN (SIMAKAUSKAS) - 1943 marriage

1943 marriage

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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.

1946 Birth of Child
Gary Edward JUBINVILLE was born 28 October 1946, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Matilda was 31 years old.

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 Death of Child
Gary Edward JUBINVILLE died 14 February 1974, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Matilda was 59 years old.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1981 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edward Joseph JUBINVILLE died 4 November 1981, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2000 Death of Spouse/Partner
Donald Henry GUARD died 12 April 2000, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2003 Death of Child
Donald Seman JUBINVILLE (GUARD) died 10 April 2003, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale)

Matilda was 88 years old.

Grave

Richard Jubinville

Death
Name: Matilda Simakauskas Jubinville
[Matilda S Jubinville]
[Matilda Simakauskas Simakauskas]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1915
Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
Death Date: 8 Jun 2004
Father: Anthony J Simakauskas
Mother: Josephine Vaichiulis
SSN: 010388951
Notes: Jan 1964: Name listed as MATILDA SIMAKAUSKAS JUBINVILLE; 26 Jun 2004: Name listed as MATILDA S JUBINVILLE

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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