Henry Ovila LAVALLEE

(b. 26 August 1875 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1948 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Henry Ovila LAVALLEE was born 26 August 1875 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada

Henry Ovila LAVALLEE was the child of Joseph LAVALLÉE and Rosanna-Aimée PAPILLON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LAVALLÉE and Marie GIARD (maternal) Georges PAPILLON and Charlotte PELOQUIN

Henry Ovila was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1890.

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Henry Ovila married Marie Delia LEBLANC 6 May 1895 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie Delia LEBLANC was born 24 June 1873 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Marie Delia died abt. 1960 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie Delia was the child of Charles LEBLANC and Sophie ANGER.

Henry Ovila LAVALLEE died abt. 1948 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Henry Ovila LAVALLEE married

Marie Delia LEBLANC-- Date: 6 May 1895 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Marie Delia LEBLANC was the child of Charles LEBLANC and Sophie ANGER

Groom's Name: Henry Lovely
Groom's Birth Date: 1875
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Groom's Age: 20
Bride's Name: Delia Leblanc
Bride's Birth Date: 1873
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Bride's Age: 22
Marriage Date: 06 May 1895
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Joseph Lovely
Groom's Mother's Name: Rosanna Papillion
Bride's Father's Name: Charles Leblanc
Bride's Mother's Name: Sopie Anger
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01161-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 24
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Henry Ovila LAVALLEE and Marie Delia LEBLANC:

Arthur James LAVALLEE (b.12 March 1896, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 April 1990, Greenville, Tennessee, USA)

Emma LAVALLEE (b.3 August 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 August 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Marie D LAVALLEE (b.24 October 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

George E LAVALLEE (b.abt. 1899, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 February 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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1875 Birth
26 August 1875
Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada

Baptism

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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)

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

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

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

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

1895 Marriage / Partner
Henry Ovila LAVALLEE and Marie Delia LEBLANC 6 May 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 19 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Arthur James LAVALLEE was born 12 March 1896, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Henry Ovila was 20 years old.

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

1897 Birth of Child
Emma LAVALLEE was born 3 August 1897, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Henry Ovila was 21 years old.

1898 Birth of Child
Marie D LAVALLEE was born 24 October 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Henry Ovila was 23 years old.

1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
1900 US Census shows Delia living on Cross St. in Southbridge, MA. She is 26 years old (born June 1873). She was born in Canada. Her year of immigration was 1874. She can read, write and speak English. She has been married for 5 years and has had 3 children (1 is living). Living with her are husband Henri Lavallee, age 24, born Aug. 1875 in Canada. Son, Arthur, age 4, born March 1896 in 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)

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)

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

1910 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
1910 US Census shows Delia living on Cross St. in Southbridge, MA. Delia, age 36, is married to Henry Lavalle, age 34. They have been married for 15 years. They have 3 children. 2 are living. Living with them are: son Arthur age 14, daughter-in-law? (single) Amanda Demers (daughter of Delia's sister Marie Leblanc and her husband Albert Demers) age 20.

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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 World War I Draft Registration
name: Henri Ovila Lavallee
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Southbridge City no 10, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 26 Aug 1875
birthplace: , ,
country of citizenship: Great Britain
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1684524
digital folder number: 005216153
image number: 01085

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZND-S67 : accessed 01 Dec 2012), Henri Ovila Lavallee, .
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1920 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
1920 US Census shows Delia living on West St. in Southbridge, MA. She is 46. Her husband Henry Lavallee is 44. Their son Arthur is 23. Living next to them are: Euseube Laliberte, age 26, wife Amanda (likely Amanda Demers from 1910 Census) age 30, daughter Parmelia age 6, son Albert age 2.

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

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

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Delia Lavallee is living on West St. in Southbridge, MA. She is 56 years old, b. Canada, year of immigration 1874. Living with her are: husband, Henri, age 54, b. Canada, year of immigration 1890, farmer; son, Arthur, age 34, b. MA, proprietor - dentistry; lodger, Gertrude Lippe, age 14, b. MA, clerk - dentistry.

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)

L to R: Arthur Lavallee, Ben Tremblay, Jeannette Lippe Tremblay, Gert Lippe, Delia Lavallee, Henry Lavallee

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

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: Henri Lavallee
Respondent: Yes
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada French
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
House Number: 294
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Alien
Sheet Number: 64B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 348
Household Members:
Name Age
Henri Lavallee 66
Delia Lavallee 66
Arthur Lavallee 44
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Home of Delia (Leblanc) and Henry Lavallee - Southbridge, MA

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.