Emelia GIROUX

(b. 16 July 1890 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1945 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Emelia GIROUX was born 16 July 1890 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Emelia GIROUX was the child of Napoleon GIROUX and Marie Caroline TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GIROUX and Lucy BRISSETTE (maternal) Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie Elmire (Amanda) DENAULT

Emelia GIROUX died abt. 1945 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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1890 Birth
Name: Melia Giroux
Gender: Female
Baptism/ Christening Date:
Baptism/ Christening Place:
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1890
Birthplace: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Napoleon
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Caroline Tremblay
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02106-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1428245
Reference Number: v 405 p 430
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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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, Worcester, Massachusetts
Living on Edwards Court in Southbridge, MA are: Napoleon Giroux, b. CT, May 1869, age 31, parents b. Canada; wife, Caroline, b. Canada, Oct 1868, age 31, parents b. Canada, married 10 years, 6 children, 6 children still living, year of immigration 1869; daughter, Melia, b. July 1890, MA; daughter, Leona, b. Jan 1892, MA; daughter, Rosanna, b. May 1893, MA; daughter, Albina, b. Apr 1895, MA; son, Leo, b. July 1897, MA; son, Armand, b. Feb 1899, MA
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 - 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
name: Amelia Giroux
residence: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1891
age: 29
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: white
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820748
digital folder number: 4311573
image number: 00380
sheet number: 6
Household Gender Age
parent Napoleon Giroux M 52y
parent Caralin Giroux F 52y
Amelia Giroux F 29y
Allrina Giroux F 24y
Armand Giroux M 19y
Alphonse Giroux M 16y
Albert Giroux M 12y
Rose Brousseau F 26y
Jeanitte Brousseau F 3y

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
name: Emilia Giroux
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 40
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1890
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Sister
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0272
family number: 174
sheet number and letter: 8B
line number: 67
nara publication: T626, roll 965
film number: 2340700
digital folder number: 4607701
image number: 01070
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alphose Giroux M 26 Massachusetts
sister Emilia Giroux F 40 Massachusetts
brother Alban Giroux M 22 Massachusetts
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

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: Emelia Giroux
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Female
age: 49
marital status: Widowed
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: Same House
enumeration district number: 14-260
family number: 190
sheet number and letter: 10B
line number: 62
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1654
digital folder number: 005460926
image number: 00412
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Emelia Giroux F 49 Massachusetts
brother Alphonse Giroux M 36 Massachusetts
brother Adrian Giroux M 32 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)

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.

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

Added: 6/28/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 5/1/2018 2:30:20 PM