Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL

(b. 5 May 1864 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1952 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL was born 5 May 1864 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL was the child of Paschal SENECAL and Esther GIRARD

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

Marie "Mary" Victoire married Napoleon LAROCHELLE 5 February 1883 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Napoleon LAROCHELLE was born February 1862 in St Ferdinand, Quebec, Canada. Napoleon died March 1939 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA . Napoleon was the child of Clovis GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Alphonsine GOIN.

Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL died abt. 1952 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL married

Napoleon LAROCHELLE-- Date: 5 February 1883 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Napoleon LAROCHELLE was the child of Clovis GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Alphonsine GOIN

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Children of Napoleon LAROCHELLE and Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL:

Joseph Elzear LAROCHELLE (b.9 June 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1940, , Massachusetts, USA)

Maria Lilia LAROCHELLE (b.15 January 1886, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1978, )
m. Henri (Henry) Pierre DUMAS 28 January 1907 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

George Wilfred LAROCHELLE (b.15 September 1888, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Bertha M LAROCHELLE (b.24 January 1891, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1978, , Massachusetts, USA)

Arthur Isadore LAROCHELLE (b.15 January 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Marie Rosanna LAROCHELLE (b.26 September 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Philippe Hector LAROCHELLE (b.16 October 1896, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 November 1975, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)

Eva LAROCHELLE (b.18 February 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 August 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Yvonne LAROCHELLE (b.19 April 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 November 1995, )

Therese LAROCHELLE (b.16 December 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Jeanne LAROCHELLE (b.abt. 1910, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1864 Birth
5 May 1864
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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.

1883 Marriage / Partner
Marie "Mary" Victoire SENECAL and Napoleon LAROCHELLE 5 February 1883, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 18 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Joseph Elzear LAROCHELLE was born 9 June 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 20 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Birth of Child
Maria Lilia LAROCHELLE was born 15 January 1886, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 21 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Birth of Child
George Wilfred LAROCHELLE was born 15 September 1888, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Bertha M LAROCHELLE was born 24 January 1891, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 26 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
Arthur Isadore LAROCHELLE was born 15 January 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 28 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Birth of Child
Marie Rosanna LAROCHELLE was born 26 September 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 31 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Philippe Hector LAROCHELLE was born 16 October 1896, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 32 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

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
Eva LAROCHELLE was born 18 February 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 34 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Yvonne LAROCHELLE was born 19 April 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 35 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)

1902 Birth of Child
Therese LAROCHELLE was born 16 December 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Marie "Mary" Victoire was 38 years old.

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)

1907 Marriage of Child
Maria Lilia LAROCHELLE married 28 January 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Henri (Henry) Pierre DUMAS

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

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.

1939 Death of Spouse/Partner
Napoleon LAROCHELLE died March 1939, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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.

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