Louis CHARLAND

(b. 7 December 1886 , Westbrook, Maine, USA d. abt. 1974 , )

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Louis CHARLAND was born 7 December 1886 in Westbrook, Maine, USA

Louis CHARLAND was the child of Dorick (David) CHARLAND and Phelonise BOUCHER

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Louis married Blanch Olivette BERNARD 24 May 1910 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA . Blanch Olivette BERNARD was born 15 August 1887 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Blanch Olivette was the child of Aime BERNARD and Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU.

Louis CHARLAND died abt. 1974
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Louis CHARLAND married

Blanch Olivette BERNARD-- Date: 24 May 1910 Place: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
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Blanch Olivette BERNARD was the child of Aime BERNARD and Elisabeth CHARBONNEAU

Name: Louis H Charland
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 May 1910
Event Place: Chicopee, , Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 23
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Race:
Birth Date: 1887
Birthplace: Westbrook, , Maine
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Registration Place: Chicopee, , Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Father's Name: Doric Charland
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Mother's Name: Phelonise Boucher
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Spouse's Name: Blanch Olivette Bernard
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Spouse's Father's Name: Aime Bernard
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Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Charbouneau
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Certificate Number: 2189
GS Film number: 2315512
Digital Folder Number: 4329363
Image Number: 00162
Number of Images: 1

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 25 Oct 2013), Louis H Charland and Blanch Olivette Bernard, 1910.

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1886 Birth
Name: Louis Charland
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
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Birth Date: 07 Dec 1886
Birthplace: Westbrook, Maine
Death Date:
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Race:
Father's Name: Dorick Charland
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Phelanise Boucher
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03047-5
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film number: 9763
Reference ID:

'Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F492-XHS : accessed 24 Oct 2013), Louis Charland, 07 Dec 1886.
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1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

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

1900 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Louis Charland
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 46 North Adams city Ward 1, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date: Dec 1886
Birthplace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Mother's Birthplace: Canada Fr
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 7
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 4
Reference ID: 21
GS Film number: 1240632
Digital Folder Number: 004113817
Image Number: 00430
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head David Charland M 41 Canada Fr
Wife Philonise Charland F 37 Canada Fr
Son Louis Charland M 14 Maine
Son Eugene Charland M 9 Maine
Daughter Anna Charland F 7 Maine
Daughter Elva Charland F 2 Massachusetts
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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)

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)

1910 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHARLAND and Blanch Olivette BERNARD 24 May 1910, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

He was 23 years old.

1910 Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Lewis Charland
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Holyoke Ward 1, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
District: 547
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Birthplace: Maine
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's Birthplace: Canada French
Sheet Number and Letter: 27B
Household ID: 382
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number: 1374603
Digital Folder Number: 004330071
Image Number: 00059
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Dorie Charland M 50 Canada French
Son Lewis Charland M 23 Maine
Son Eugene Charland M 20 Maine
Daughter Annie Charland F 17 Maine
Daughter Alva Charland F 12 Massachusetts
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)

1917 World War I Draft Registration
Name: Louis H Charland
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Los Angeles City no 7, California, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 07 Dec 1886
Birthplace: Westbrook, Maine, United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 1530905
Digital Folder Number: 005240925
Image Number: 02050

'United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZVJ-96W : accessed 25 Oct 2013), Louis H Charland, 1917-1918; citing Los Angeles City no 7, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 1530905.
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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))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Louis Charland
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0115
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Brother
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Brother
Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Birthplace: Maine
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Household ID: 205
Line Number: 47
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 905
GS Film number: 2340640
Digital Folder Number: 004607002
Image Number: 00791
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles Beauregard M 37 Massachusetts
Wife Anna Beauregard F 37 Maine
Daughter Annette Beauregard F 11 Massachusetts
Sister Alva Poirier F 32 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)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

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 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Louis Charland
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 5, Chicopee, Chicopee City, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Brother-In-Law
Relationship to Head of Household: Brother-in-law
Birthplace: Maine
Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Last Place of Residence: District Of Columbia, District Of Columbia
District: 7-39
Family Number: 5
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Line Number: 13
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1594
Digital Folder Number: 005460866
Image Number: 00036
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles Beauregard M 48 Massachusetts
Wife Anna Beauregard F 47 Maine
Brother-in-law Louis Charland M 53 Maine
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

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

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.

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Name: Louis H Charland
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Dec 1974
Event Place: Westfield, Massachusetts
Certificate Number: 056981
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Birthplace: Maine
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