Theonilde Flora DEMERS

(b. 26 May 1904 , Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 July 1956 , Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 50

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Theonilde Flora DEMERS was born 26 May 1904 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Theonilde Flora DEMERS was the child of Georges DEMERS and Rose Anna BARBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DEMERS and Marie Theophile GRISE (maternal) Alexandre BARBEAU and Philomene GIRARD

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

Theonilde Flora married Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON was born 12 April 1899 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls). Alvin Joseph, Sr. died 28 July 1986 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls). Alvin Joseph, Sr. was the child of Alphage Louis GAGNON and Emily MCLEAN.

Theonilde Flora DEMERS died 8 July 1956 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA .

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Theonilde Flora DEMERS married

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Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON was the child of Alphage Louis GAGNON and Emily MCLEAN

Children of Alvin Joseph, Sr. GAGNON and Theonilde Flora DEMERS:

Alvin Joseph GAGNON (b.june 11 1929, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 December 1997, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Mary Anne DUPUIS

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1904 Birth
26 May 1904
Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

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 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Theonille Demers
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Chicopee Ward 3, Hampden, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Vermont
family number: 21
page number: 2
Household Gender Age
parent George Demers M 40y
parent Rose Demers F 36y
Ernest Demers M 10y
Theonille Demers F 5y
Frederick Demers M 4y
Alexander Gosselin M 29y
Armelia Gosselin F 24y
Leon Gosselin M y 10m

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Theo*Ile Demers
residence: Chicopee City Ward 1, Hampden, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1905
age: 15
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820699
digital folder number: 4301096
image number: 00204
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
parent George J Demers M 50y
parent Rose Demers F 47y
George O Demers M 24y
Theo*Ile Demers F 15y
Frederic Demers M 14y
Jeanne Demers F 17y

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 Birth of Child
Alvin Joseph GAGNON was born june 11 1929, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Theonilde Flora was 25 years old.

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 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Theonile Gagnon
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 25
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1905
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Vermont
enumeration district number: 0107
family number: 242
sheet number and letter: 12A
line number: 14
nara publication: T626, roll 905
film number: 2340640
digital folder number: 4607002
image number: 00372
Household Gender Age
spouse Alvin Gagnon M 31
Theonile Gagnon F 25
child Alvin Gagnon M 0

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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.

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.