Leon A RAPANAULT

(b. 1 June 1857 , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1922 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Leon A RAPANAULT was born 1 June 1857 in Québec Province, Canada

Leon A RAPANAULT was the child of Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Flavie MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis CYRIAC (TIRIAC) and Marguerite GIROUX (maternal) Joseph MORIN and Flavie BECHARD

Leon A was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1864.

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

Leon A married Ozina (Rosana) DESMARAIS abt. 1882 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ozina (Rosana) DESMARAIS was born 28 June 1865 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Ozina (Rosana) was the child of Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS and Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU.

Leon A RAPANAULT died abt. 1922 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

alternate birth December 1859

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Leon A RAPANAULT married

Ozina (Rosana) DESMARAIS-- Date: abt. 1882 Place:
Ozina (Rosana) DESMARAIS was the child of Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS and Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU

Children of Leon A RAPANAULT and Ozina (Rosana) DESMARAIS:

Joseph Napoleon RAPANAULT (b.10 August 1884, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 February 1933, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Elizabeth Marie RENAUD 30 September 1907 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Romeo RAPANAULT (b.14 August 1890, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 February 1954, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Eva CLOUTIER 22 January 1917 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1857 Birth
1 June 1857
Québec Province, Canada

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - St Luc, St Jean, Quebec
Michel Tyriac, 36
Flavie Morin, 33
Hermeine Tyriac, 13
Marcelline Tyriac, 11
Clement Tyriac, 8
Edouard Tyriac, 6
Leon Tyraic, 4
Jean Baptiste Tyraic, 3
Armeline Tyriac, 2
1861 Canadian Census
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1870 - Plainfield, Connecticut
Name: Louis Rappencan
Age in 1870: 13
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Canada
Dwelling Number: 572
Home in 1870: Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Works In Cotton Mill
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Attended School: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Disability Condition: Y
Inferred Father: Mitchel Rappencan
Inferred Mother: Fluvia Rappencan
Household Members:
Name Age
Mitchel Rappencan 46
Fluvia Rappencan 43
Almina Rappencan 22
Marcelena Rappencan 19
Clement Rappencan 17
Edward Rappencan 15
Louis Rappencan 13
John Rappencan 11
Josephinn Rappencan 9
Joseph Rappencan 7
Vancelos Rappencan 3
Rosanna Rappencan 1/ 12
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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)

1880 Is this him?
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Leon RABITOL Household
Male

Other Information:
Birth Year 1861
Birthplace CAN
Age 19
Occupation Woolen Mills
Marital Status S Single
Race W White
Head of Household Augustus OSIEC
Relation Other
Father's Birthplace CAN
Mother's Birthplace CAN

Source Information:
Census Place Putnam, Windham, Connecticut
Family History Library Film 1254110
NA Film Number T9-0110
Page Number 589A

Name: Leon Rabitol
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Woolen Mills
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Other
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Date: 1861
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Page: 589
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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Napoleon RAPANAULT was born 10 August 1884, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Leon A was 27 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Birth of Child
Romeo RAPANAULT was born 14 August 1890, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Leon A was 33 years old.

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 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Rapanault, Leon, head, b. Dec 1859, age 40, b. Canada, married 18 years, year of immigration 1864, naturalized citizen, farm laborer
Ozina, wife, b. June 1864, age 35, b. Canada, married 18 years, mother of 11 children, 2 children living, year of immigration 1881
Joseph, son, b. Aug 1884, MA, age 15, weaver - cotton
Romeo, son, b. Aug 1890, MA, age 9, at school
St. Antre, Dolphis, boarder, b. Aug 1875, MA, age 24, weaver - cotton
Belenger, Margaret, boarder, b. June 1875, VT, age 24, weaver - cotton
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)

1907 Marriage of Child
Joseph Napoleon RAPANAULT married 30 September 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Elizabeth Marie RENAUD

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

1910 Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts
Rappenault, Leon, boarder in the home of Angeline Parker, age 56, occupation: keeps boarders. Leon is 46, b. Canada, weaver in cotton mill, year of immigration 1865
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 Marriage of Child
Romeo RAPANAULT married 22 January 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Eva CLOUTIER

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

Death
Name: Leon Rapanault
Death Date: 1922
Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 74
Page Number: 181
Index Volume Number: 79
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.79

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Leon A RAPANAULT - Gravestone located at St. George’s cemetery on Paige Hill in Southbridge. Joseph N. Rapanault was Elizabeths husband. Leon A. Rapanault was Josephs

Gravestone located at St. George’s cemetery on Paige Hill in Southbridge. Joseph N. Rapanault was Elizabeth's husband. Leon A. Rapanault was Joseph's father. Irene Dumas Morrison was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth. Raymond Dumas was Irene's 1st husband.

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

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