flag female ancestor  Edna  BARBAY

  (b. 15 October 1909 Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA   d. 15 December 1993 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA )  

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Edna BARBAY was born 15 October 1909 in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA

Edna BARBAY was the child of Joseph Ulysse BARBAY   and   Effie BABIN and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Ozeme Martin BABIN and Edna SAUREZ

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Edna  married  Louis Hilaire GUIDRY abt. 1934 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis Hilaire GUIDRY  was born 12 March 1909 in Dutch Town, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA.  Louis Hilaire died 1 February 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. 

Edna BARBAY died 15 December 1993 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
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Edna BARBAY married flag male ancestor Louis Hilaire GUIDRY-- Date: abt. 1934 Place: 


Children of Louis Hilaire GUIDRY and Edna BARBAY:

flag photo of Carl Anthony GUIDRY  Carl Anthony GUIDRY (b.24 November 1934, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA  d. 8 December 2024, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
m. Barbara LOUQUE 1955



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birth1909 Birth
15 October 1909
Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
1934 Birth of Child
Carl Anthony GUIDRY was born 24 November 1934, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Edna was 25 years old.
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
News1962 - 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.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1972 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis Hilaire GUIDRY died 1 February 1972, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
NewsJune 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.
News1973 - 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.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention 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.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - 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.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
Obituary
Died 11:35 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1993, at her son's residence in Baton Rouge. She was 84, a native of Plaquemine and longtime resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting was held at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home chapel, noon to 2:20 p.m. Friday. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Thomas More Catholic Church at 2:30 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. John Carville. Interment in Prairieville Community Cemetery, Prairieville. Survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Edna Mae and Larry Laughrey, Florissant, Colo.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Judge Carl A. Guidry and Barbara Louque Guidry and Lee P. and Tickie Hendry Guidry, all of Baton Rouge; 13 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Joseph U. and Effie Babin Barbay; husband, Louis H. Guidry; an infant son, Charles Louis Guidry; a sister, Effie Barbay Calvaruso; and two brothers, Joseph U. Barbay and Charles M....Read MORE...


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death1993 Death
15 December 1993
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

She died at the age of 84.

Edna is buried at: Prairieville Cemetery Prairieville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Added: 6/4/2025 9:16:16 AM - Updated: 6/4/2025 9:19:42 AM

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