Sophie Josephine LAMOTHE

(b. abt. 1863 , Putnam, Connecticut, USA d. 16 February 1943 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Sophie Josephine LAMOTHE was born abt. 1863 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA

Sophie Josephine LAMOTHE was the child of Eugene Guillaume LAMOTHE and Sophie LUSIGNAN

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

Sophie Josephine married Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD 25 September 1889 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD was born 27 December 1860 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Frank Xavier (François) died 28 November 1935 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Frank Xavier (François) was the child of Jean Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS and Angeline (Angel) THIBAULT (THIBEAU).

Sophie Josephine LAMOTHE died 16 February 1943 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Sophie Josephine LAMOTHE married

Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD-- Date: 25 September 1889 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD was the child of Jean Baptiste RENAUD dit LOCAS and Angeline (Angel) THIBAULT (THIBEAU)

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
groom's name: Frank Renard
groom's birth date: 1860
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 29
bride's name: Sopie Lamouthe
bride's birth date: 1866
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 23
marriage date: 25 Sep 1889
marriage place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
groom's father's name: John Renard
groom's mother's name: Angele Tebeau
bride's father's name: Guililame Lamouthe
bride's mother's name: Sopie Lusignan
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groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
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indexing project (batch) number: I01160-9
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 2047599
reference number: 140
source: familysearch.org

Children of Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD and Sophie Josephine LAMOTHE:

photo of Frank Xavier RENAUD "THE GREAT RENO"

Frank Xavier RENAUD "THE GREAT RENO" (b.29 July 1890, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 January 1965, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Eva D GENDRON 2 February 1914 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

George Elzear RENAUD (b.24 November 1891, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. March 1967, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Ida Delima RENAUD (b.12 December 1892, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 April 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Laura Agnes RENAUD (b.25 December 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 March 1894, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Elzear Leon Theodore RENAUD (b.10 June 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 September 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Marie Sophie RENAUD (b.12 September 1896, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 December 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Joseph Henry Charles RENAUD (b.29 September 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 April 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Joseph A. RENAUD (b.9 March 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Marie Rose Delima RENAUD (b.17 May 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 September 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Marie Blanche Albina RENAUD (b.22 December 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 June 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Marie May Ella RENAUD (b.16 August 1904, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1986, )

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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Sophie Josephine LAMOTHE and Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD 25 September 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Frank Xavier RENAUD "THE GREAT RENO" was born 29 July 1890, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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

1891 Birth of Child
George Elzear RENAUD was born 24 November 1891, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1892 Birth of Child
Ida Delima RENAUD was born 12 December 1892, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Death of Child
Ida Delima RENAUD died 15 April 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1893 Birth of Child
Laura Agnes RENAUD was born 25 December 1893, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1895 Birth of Child
Elzear Leon Theodore RENAUD was born 10 June 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1896 Birth of Child
Marie Sophie RENAUD was born 12 September 1896, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Joseph Henry Charles RENAUD was born 29 September 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1898 Death of Child
Joseph Henry Charles RENAUD died 15 April 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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.

1899 Birth of Child
Joseph A. RENAUD was born 9 March 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1899 Death of Child
Marie Sophie RENAUD died 19 December 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Sophie Reneau
titles:
residence: Southbridge town (south of river but north of South St. & Main St.), Worcester, Massachusetts
birth date: Mar 1871
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: Francois X Reneau
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Massachusetts
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Connecticut
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Connecticut
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Francois X Reneau
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 11
estimated marriage year: 1889
mother how many children: 8
number living children: 2
immigration year:
enumeration district: 1678
sheet number and letter: 24A
household id: 427
reference number: 33
gsu film number: 1240694
image number: 00283
Household Gender Age
spouse Francois X Reneau M
Sophie Reneau F
child Francois X Reneau M
child George E Reneau M

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 Birth of Child
Marie Rose Delima RENAUD was born 17 May 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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)

1902 Birth of Child
Marie Blanche Albina RENAUD was born 22 December 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1904 Birth of Child
Marie May Ella RENAUD was born 16 August 1904, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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

1910 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Frank A. Renaud living on Mill St. in Southbridge, Massachusetts at age 49, living with wife Sophia J. age 50, son Frank Jr. age 19, son George E. age 18, daughter Blanche A. age 7, daughter May E. age 6.

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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 Death of Child
Marie Blanche Albina RENAUD died 25 June 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Marriage of Child
Frank Xavier RENAUD "THE GREAT RENO" married 2 February 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Eva D GENDRON

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
Frank X. Renaud living on Mill St. in Southbridge, Massachusetts at age 58, living with wife Sophie, son George 28, daughter May Ella 15.
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

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
Renaud, Francois X., head, 69, married at 29, b. MA, parents b. Canada, dryer in woolen mill
Sophie, wife, 56, married at 23, b. CT, parents b. CT
George E., son, 38, b. MA, mechanic in auto repair shop

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)

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

1935 Death of Spouse/Partner
Frank Xavier (François) RENAUD died 28 November 1935, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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: Sophie Renaud
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Female
age: 72
marital status: Widowed
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1868
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 14-251
family number: 68
sheet number and letter: 5A
line number: 3
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1654
digital folder number: 005460926
image number: 00105
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Sophie Renaud F 72 Connecticut
son George Renaud M 48 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)

1943 Death
16 February 1943
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Obituary
Mrs. Sophie Renaud
SOUTHBRIDGE, Feb. 16 - Mrs. Sophie Renaud, 79, of 170 Mill street, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Cartier, Jr., 11 Pleasant street. She was born in Putnam, Conn., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lamothe.

She leaves her daughter, Mrs. Cartier; two sons, George E., and Frank Renaud, both of Southbridge...

Worcester Daily Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
February 17, 1943

Funeral
MRS. SOPHIE RENAUD

SOUTHBRIDGE, Feb. 19. - Funeral services for Mrs. Sophie Renaud, 79, who died Tuesday, were held today from the funeral home of Daniel T. Morrill, followed by a requiem mass at Notre Dame Church at 8 o'clock. Rev. Armand J. Sylvain officiated. THe bearers were George Renaud of 170 Mill street, George Renaud of 37 Cross street, Frank and Omer Renaud, and Leo and Jamse Provost. Burial was in the new Notre Dame Cemetery.

Worcester Daily Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
February 20, 1943

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Sophie is buried at: New Notre Dame Cemetery
North Woodstock Rd (Rt. 169)
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(508)-764-0601 -- NOTE: Earliest graves in this cemetery date to around 1931

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