Lionel Leo LIPPE

(b. 26 October 1911 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 July 1995 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Lionel Leo LIPPE was born 26 October 1911 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Lionel Leo LIPPE was the child of Omer Joseph LIPPE and Marie Louise PELOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilbert LIPPE and Sophie ANGER (maternal) Pierre PELOQUIN and Marie Delima THÉRIAULT

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Lionel Leo married Germaine Doris FOURNIER 2 September 1933 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Germaine Doris FOURNIER was born 14 March 1915 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville). Germaine Doris died 29 May 2008 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Germaine Doris was the child of Joseph Clovis FOURNIER and Marie GENDREAU.

Lionel Leo LIPPE died 23 July 1995 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Lionel Leo LIPPE married

Germaine Doris FOURNIER-- Date: 2 September 1933 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Germaine Doris FOURNIER was the child of Joseph Clovis FOURNIER and Marie GENDREAU

Two marriage intentions were filed today with Town Clerk Albert O. Boyer...

Lionel L. Lippe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Lippe of 43 Fairlawn avenue, and Miss Germaine D. Fournier, daugther of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fournier of Sturbridge.

Worcester Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
August 19, 1933

Children of Lionel Leo LIPPE and Germaine Doris FOURNIER:

Doris Janet LIPPE (b.12 December 1940, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 December 2025, Montague, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Paul N COURNOYER 25 August 1962 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1911 Birth
26 October 1911
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
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name: Leonille Lippe
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 417
film number: 2409267
digital folder number: 4401715
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'Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FXVW-KWW : accessed 06 Feb 2013), Omer Lippe in entry for Leonille Lippe, 1911.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
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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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Sophie Lippe living on Pine St. in Southbridge, MA at age 69. Living with her are: son Omer 34, granddaughter Janet 9, grandson Lionel 8, granddaughter Gertrude 4. Omer is an operator in a glass shop.

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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

Lionel Leo LIPPE - Nel Lippe, Edgar Tremblay, Gene Tremblay

Nel Lippe, Edgar Tremblay, Gene Tremblay

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

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

Jeannette, Nel, Gert

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

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)

1930 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Jeannette Lippe is age 20. She is a lodger, living on Oakes Ave. in Southbridge, MA with Eusebe Laliberte and family. She was b. MA and is an inspector in an optical shop. Living with her are: Eusebe Laliberte, head, age 36, b. MA, chaueffer for trucking co.; Amanda, wife, age 40, b. MA; Parmelia, daughter, age 16, b. MA; Albert, son, age 12, b. MA; Lionel Lippe, lodger, age 18, b. MA, grinder in optical shop.

name: Leonel Lippe
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 18
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1912
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relationship to head of household: Lodger
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0270
family number: 213
sheet number and letter: 9A
line number: 22
nara publication: T626, roll 965
film number: 2340700
digital folder number: 4607701
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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Lionel Leo LIPPE - l to r: Gidou, Gene Tremblay, Nel Lippe

l to r: Gidou, Gene Tremblay, Nel Lippe

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

Lionel Leo LIPPE - Eugene Tremblay and Nel Lippe

Eugene Tremblay and Nel Lippe

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

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)

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 Marriage / Partner
Lionel Leo LIPPE and Germaine Doris FOURNIER 2 September 1933, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 21 years old.

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

1936
Lippe, Lionel (Germaine), emp Am Op Co, h 79 Oliver
1936 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)

Lionel Leo LIPPE - Nel and Suzanne Metras

Nel and Suzanne Metras

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
23 Henry Street
Lippe Lionel, head, 28, b. MA
Lippe Germaine, wife, 25, b. CT
Lippe Donald, son, 3, b. MA

Carmel Felix, head, 30, b. RI
Carmel Gertrude, wife, 24, b. MA
Carmel Rita, daughter, 1, b. MA

1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Birth of Child
Doris Janet LIPPE was born 12 December 1940, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Lionel Leo was 29 years old.

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)

1949
Lippe, Lionel (Germaine), emp Am Op Co, h 92 Charlton
1949 Manning's Southbridge Directory
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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 Marriage of Child
Doris Janet LIPPE married 25 August 1962, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Paul N COURNOYER

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.'

1965
Lippe, Lionel L (Germaine D), optical wkr AO, h 139 South
Polk's Southbridge (Worcester County, Mass.) City Directory 1965
Southbridge (MA)

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

Lionel Leo LIPPE - 45 years working at the American Optical Co. in Southbridge

45 years working at the American Optical Co. in Southbridge

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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

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)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

Lionel Leo LIPPE - Jeannette Lippe Tremblay, Nel Lippe, Gert Lippe Carmel

Jeannette Lippe Tremblay, Nel Lippe, Gert Lippe Carmel

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

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 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Lionel L Lippe
event: Death
event date: 23 Jul 1995
event place: Worcester, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 050442
birth date: 26 Oct 1911
birthplace: Massachusetts
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Lionel Leo LIPPE - Grave of Lionel Lippe. St. Georges Cemetery, Southbridge, MA.

Grave of Lionel Lippe. St. George's Cemetery, Southbridge, MA.

St. George’s Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Obituary
LIONEL J. LIPPE, 83
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
July 25, 1995
Estimated printed pages: 1

SOUTHBRIDGE - Lionel J. Lippe, 83, of 61 Fiske St., a longtime prescription technician at American Optical Co., died Sunday at The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts - Memorial, Worcester, after an illness.

He leaves his wife of 61 years, Germaine D. (Fournier) Lippe; two sons, Donald R. Lippe of South Windsor, Conn., and Dennis P. Lippe of Southbridge; two daughters, Doris J. Cournoyer of Turners Falls and Paulette J. Theodoss of Sturbridge; two sisters, Jeanette Tremblay of Spencer and Gertrude Carmel of Southbridge; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was born in Southbridge, son of Omer and Mary Louise (Peloquin) Lippe, and lived here all his life.
He was a prescription technician at American Optical Co. for 48 years, retiring in 1974.

Mr. Lippe was a member of the American Optical Quarter Century Club.

A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in ...Read MORE...

Lionel is buried at: St. George’s Cemetery
Paige Hill
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(508)-765-0601

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