Florida (Florence) CHAUVIN

(b. 11 December 1909 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 September 2003 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA )

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Florida (Florence) CHAUVIN was born 11 December 1909 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Florida (Florence) CHAUVIN was the child of Adelard Henry CHAUVIN and Marie CHENEVERT

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

Florida (Florence) married James Martin WALSH 16 September 1927 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James Martin WALSH was born 9 March 1908 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. James Martin died 1 August 1943 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. James Martin was the child of Edward Joseph WALSH and Ella "Ellen" Ernestine BERGMANN.

Florida (Florence) married (2) Walter Francis DUPRE abt. 1981 . Walter Francis DUPRE was born 24 October 1901 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Walter Francis died 12 February 1977 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Walter Francis was the child of John Baptiste DUPRE and Maria O'NEILL.

Florida (Florence) CHAUVIN died 10 September 2003 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.

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Florida (Florence) CHAUVIN married

James Martin WALSH-- Date: 16 September 1927 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
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James Martin WALSH was the child of Edward Joseph WALSH and Ella "Ellen" Ernestine BERGMANN

Name: Florida Chauvin
Marriage Year: 1927
Marriage Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 97
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.97

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of James Martin WALSH and Florida (Florence) CHAUVIN:

Marilyn Rose WALSH (b.25 November 1928, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 October 1981, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)
m. John Henry "Jack" MORAN 1950 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Florida (Florence) CHAUVIN married

Walter Francis DUPRE-- Date: abt. 1981 Place:
Walter Francis DUPRE was the child of John Baptiste DUPRE and Maria O'NEILL

Children of Walter Francis DUPRE and Florida (Florence) CHAUVIN:

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1909 Birth
11 December 1909
Webster, Massachusetts, USA

1909
Name: Marie I. F. Chauvin
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 11 Dec 1909
Event Place: Webster, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Adelard Chauvin
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Mother's Name: Marie Chenevert
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Reference ID: item 1 p453
GS Film number: 2315294
Digital Folder Number: 4000679
Image Number: 141

'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FX7J-Z4J : accessed 08 Jun 2013), Marie I. F. Chauvin, 1909.
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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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Florida Chauvin
residence: Webster Town, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1910
age: 10
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820749
digital folder number: 4311574
image number: 00240
sheet number: 13
Household Gender Age
parent Adelaide Chauvin M 43y
parent Mary Chauvin F 42y
Lillian Chauvin F 16y
Rose Chauvin F 11y
Florida Chauvin F 10y
Edward Chauvin M 8y
Amanda Leblanc F 22y

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 Marriage / Partner
Florida (Florence) CHAUVIN and James Martin WALSH 16 September 1927, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

She was 17 years old.

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)

1928 Birth of Child
Marilyn Rose WALSH was born 25 November 1928, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Florida (Florence) was 18 years old.

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 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: Florida Nalsh
[Florida Chauvin]
Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age in 1930: 20
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Map of Home: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street Address: East Main
House Number: 59
Dwelling Number: 36
Family Number: 60
Age at First Marriage: 17
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Adelard Chauvin
53 Head
Mary Chauvin
52 Wife
Rose Chauvin
22 Daughter
Edward Chauvin
18 Son
Florida Nalsh 20 Daughter
James Nalsh
22 Son-in-law
Marilyn Nalsh
1 Granddaughter
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

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
59 East Main Street
Walsh James Martin, head, 32, b. MA, painter, painting contractor, $920
Walsh Florida, wife, 30, b. MA
Walsh Marilyan R, daughter, 2, b. MA
Chauvin Adelard, father-in-law, 62, widowed, b. MA
Chuavin Clarence Edward, brother-in-law, 28, b. MA
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 Death of Spouse/Partner
James Martin WALSH died 1 August 1943, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

1977 Death of Spouse/Partner
Walter Francis DUPRE died 12 February 1977, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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 Child
Marilyn Rose WALSH died 11 October 1981, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Florida (Florence) was 71 years old.

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

1995 - Holyoke, Massachusetts
Name: Florence Dupre
Address: 287 Essex St, Holyoke, MA, 01040-3262 (1995)

Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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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.

Death information
Florence Y. Dupre 1909 - 2003
HOLYOKE - Florence Walsh Dupre, 92, of Holyoke, a retired 24-year employee of Steiger's Department Store in Holyoke died Wednesday September 10, 2003 at Holyoke Health Center. Born December 11, 1909 in Webster, MA, she married James M. Walsh who died in 1943. She...

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Death
Name: Florida Dupre
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Sep 2003
Event Place: Holyoke , Massachusetts
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Birth Date: 11 Dec 1909
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Spouse's Name: Walter Dupre
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'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:VZTL-Y9Z : 4 December 2014), Florida Dupre, 10 Sep 2003; from 'Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003,' database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Holyoke , Massachusetts, death certificate number , Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.
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