Romeo RAPANAULT

(b. 14 August 1890 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 February 1954 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Romeo RAPANAULT was born 14 August 1890 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Romeo RAPANAULT was the child of Leon A RAPANAULT and Ozina (Rosana) DESMARAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Flavie MORIN (maternal) Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS and Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU

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Romeo married Eva CLOUTIER 22 January 1917 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Eva CLOUTIER was born August 1897 in Massachusetts, USA. Eva was the child of David CLOUTIER and Caroline DESLAURIERS.

Romeo RAPANAULT died 8 February 1954 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Born Manchaug, Sutton, Massachusetts

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Romeo RAPANAULT married

Eva CLOUTIER-- Date: 22 January 1917 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Eva CLOUTIER was the child of David CLOUTIER and Caroline DESLAURIERS

Name: Romeo Rapanault
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Jan 1917
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age:
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Father's Name: Leon
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Mother's Name: Odina Desmarais
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Spouse's Name: Eva Cloutier
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Spouse's Father's Name: David
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Spouse's Mother's Name: Caroline Deslauriers
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Certificate Number: 12
Page: 557
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Digital Folder Number: 005360057
Image Number: 00560

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 15 October 2017), Romeo Rapanault and Eva Cloutier, 22 Jan 1917; citing Marriage, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 12, page 557, State Archives, Boston.

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1890 Birth
14 August 1890
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

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 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)

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)

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Romeo RAPANAULT and Eva CLOUTIER 22 January 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 26 years old.

1917 World War I Draft Registration
Name: Romeo Rapanault
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Southbridge City no 10, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Aug 1891
Birthplace: Manchaug, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 1684524
Digital Folder Number: 005216153
Image Number: 02830
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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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

Massachusetts City Directories > Southbridge > 1919 - Ancestry.com
Rapanault Joseph (Elizabeth) emp H W Co h 12 Sayles
Rapanault Romeo A (Eva) weaver H W Co h 53 Cross

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 Cross St., Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Rapanault, Romeo, head, age 29, b. MA, inspector in woolen mill
Eva, wife, age 22, b. MA
Alfred, son, age 6/ 12, b. MA
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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

Massachusetts City Directories > Southbridge > 1928 - Ancestry.com
Rapanault Eva (Mrs Romeo), emp H W Co, r 25 River
Rapanault Joseph N. (Elizabeth), generator attendant, h 42 Sayles
Rapanault Romeo (Eva), emp H W Co, r 25 River

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

Massachusetts City Directories > Southbridge > 1929 - Ancestry.com
Rapanault Eva (Mrs Romeo), emp H W Co, r 25 River
Rapanault Joseph N. (Elizabeth), generator attendant, h 42 Sayles
Rapanault Leonel, clk 286 Hamliton, r 42 Sayles
Rapanault Romeo (Eva), emp H W Co, r 25 River

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 River St., Southbridge, Massachusetts
Rapanault, Romeo, head, 39, b. MA, works in woolen mill, age at first marriage 26
Eva, wife, 32, b. MA, works in woolen mill, age at first marriage 19
Cloutier, David, father-in-law, 69, b. Canada, year of immigration 1890
Cloutier, Caroline, mother-in-law, 59, b. NY

NOTE: According to MA Vital Records, Vol: 390 ; Page: 405, David Clouthier and Caroline Deslauniers were married 23 Jan 1888 in Southbridge, MA. He was born in Canada. She was born in Ingraham, NY.
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

Massachusetts City Directories > Southbridge > 1931 - Ancestry.com
Rapanault Eva (Mrs Romeo), emp H W Co, r 25 River
Rapanault Joseph N. (Elizabeth), generator attendant, h 42 Sayles
Rapanault Leonel, r 42 Sayles
Rapanault Romeo (Eva), emp H W Co, r 25 River

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

Massachusetts City Directories > Southbridge > 1936 - Ancestry.com
Rapanault Elizabeth, wid Joseph N., h 42 Sayles
Rapanault Eva (Mrs Romeo), emp A W Co, r 25 River
Rapanault Irene J., emp A W Co, r 42 Sayles
Rapanault Leonel, r 42 Sayles
Rapanault Rachel J., emp A W Co, r 42 Sayles
Rapanault Romeo (Eva), emp A W Co, r 25 River
Rapanault Theresa M, emp A W Co, r 42 Sayles

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
name: Romeo Rapanault
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Sturbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 49
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1891
residence in 1935: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 14-272
family number: 252
sheet number and letter: 49B
line number: 47
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1655
digital folder number: 005460927
image number: 00093
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Romeo Rapanault M 49 Massachusetts
wife Eva Rapanault F 42 Massachusetts
niece Doris Cloutier F 19 Massachusetts
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
World War II Draft Registration Card
Romeo Rapanault
Farquar Cor. Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
R.F.D. #2 Southbridge, Massachusetts
Age 51
Born Manchaug 8-14-1890
Place of Employment: Sturbridge Hill, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Self employed
Wife - Eva

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.