Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE

(b. 13 October 1879 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 January 1958 , Woodstock, Connecticut, USA )

Am I Your Ancestor?
LACHAPELLE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE was born 13 October 1879 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE was the child of Narcisse LACHAPELLE and Delia-Adelina CARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste LACHAPELLE and Marguerite (Margaret) BOISVERT (maternal) Joseph-Jules CARTIER (QUARTIER) and Marie BEFORD

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

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" married Marie Anne MATHIEU 7 April 1902 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie Anne MATHIEU was born 25 September 1886 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA (Podunk). Marie Anne died 18 January 1971 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Marie Anne was the child of Joseph MATHIEU and Marie Vitaline LEDOUX.

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE died 1 January 1958 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA.
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of the Average American Man in the Mid-1900s

Family and Children of Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE

[Hide/Show]

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE married

Marie Anne MATHIEU-- Date: 7 April 1902 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
ancestry.com

Marie Anne MATHIEU was the child of Joseph MATHIEU and Marie Vitaline LEDOUX

Name: Anna Mathiew
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birth Place: Brookfield
Marriage Date: 7 Apr 1902
Marriage Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Marriage: 15
Father: Joseph Mathiere
Mother: Victoria Ledeux
Spouse: Nelson Lachapelle
Spouse Birth Place: Southbridge
Spouse Age at Marriage: 22
Spouse Father: Nelson Lachapelle
Spouse Mother: Eliza Carter

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE and Marie Anne MATHIEU:

Wilfred J LACHAPELLE (b.7 March 1907, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 June 1995, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Mary Rita DIGREGORIO 5 July 1930 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Albert LACHAPELLE (b.13 February 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 July 1975, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Rosalma LACHAPELLE (b.4 September 1914, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA d. 5 July 1985, )

Victoria LACHAPELLE (b.5 May 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 October 1995, Thompson, Connecticut, USA )

Irene Laura LACHAPELLE (b.28 November 1920, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA d. 3 April 1966, Berlin, Massachusetts, USA)

Leo Romeo LACHAPELLE (b.16 September 1922, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA d. 2 June 2004, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE: Events, Photos & Historical Records

Postcards and Memories of Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1879 Birth
13 October 1879
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

1880 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Nelson Lachapelle
Age: 8/ 12
Birth Date: Abt 1879
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Nelson Lachapelle
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's name: Eliza Lachapelle
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Nelson Lachapelle 24
Eliza Lachapelle 24
Thomas Lachapelle 2
Nelson Lachapelle 8/ 12

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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.

1900 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Nelson Lachapele
Age: 20
Birth Date: Oct 1879
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Dresser Hill
Sheet Number: 17A
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 107
Family Number: 320
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Nelson Lachapele
Father's Birthplace: Canada English
Mother's name: Elizabeth Lachapele
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Day Labor
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: No
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Nelson Lachapele 43
Elizabeth Lachapele 43
Nelson Lachapele 20
Fred Lachapele 18
Eva Lachapele 16
Annie Lachapele 9
Ida Lachapele 7
Edward Lachapele 22
Josephine Lachapele 19

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE and Marie Anne MATHIEU 7 April 1902, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

He was 22 years old.

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)

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 Birth of Child
Wilfred J LACHAPELLE was born 7 March 1907, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" was 27 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Nelson Lachapelle
Age in 1910: 30
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Page Hill
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Annie Lachapelle
Father's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Cotton Mill
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Years Married: 8
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0

Household Members:
Name Age
Nelson Lachapelle 30
Annie Lachapelle 23
Wilfred Lachapelle 3
Victoria Hemingway 52
Albina Matthew 20
Sarah Matthew 16
Alex Giroux 12

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1911 Birth of Child
Joseph Albert LACHAPELLE was born 13 February 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" was 31 years old.

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

1914 Birth of Child
Rosalma LACHAPELLE was born 4 September 1914, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" was 34 years old.

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

1917 Birth of Child
Victoria LACHAPELLE was born 5 May 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" was 37 years old.

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

1920 Birth of Child
Irene Laura LACHAPELLE was born 28 November 1920, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" was 41 years old.

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Birth of Child
Leo Romeo LACHAPELLE was born 16 September 1922, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" was 42 years old.

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.

1930 Marriage of Child
Wilfred J LACHAPELLE married 5 July 1930, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Mary Rita DIGREGORIO

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 - 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.

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.

Jean Baptiste Narcisse "Nelson" LACHAPELLE - Grave

Grave

St. Joseph's Cemetery, North Grosvenordale
Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

findagrave.com