Joseph Adolphe Edgar PROULX

(b. 10 April 1893 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. December 1965 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph Adolphe Edgar PROULX was born 10 April 1893 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Adolphe Edgar PROULX was the child of Adolphe PROULX and Marie Adeline LIPPE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PROULX and Luce LAVALLEE (maternal) Gilbert LIPPE and Marie-Adeline PAGÉ

Joseph Adolphe Edgar PROULX died December 1965 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Joseph Adolphe Edgar PROULX was a music professor.

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1893 Birth
Name: Joseph Adolphe Edgard Proulx
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date:
Baptism/ Christening Place:
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1893
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Death Date:
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Race:
Father's Name: Adolphe Proulx
Father's Birthplace:
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Mother's Name: Adeline Lippe
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01160-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 21
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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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.

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

1910 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Edgar Proulx
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Canada
family number: 354
page number: 16
Household Gender Age
parent Adolph Proulx M 42y
parent Adeline Proulx F 38y
Edgar Proulx M 17y
Lillian Proulx F 14y
Therese Proulx F 9y
Irene Proulx F 7y
Maguelonne Proulx F 5y
Genevera Proulx F 3y
Placide Proulx M 1y

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 - 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

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Edgar Proulx
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Southbridge City no 10, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 10 Apr 1893
birthplace: Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
country of citizenship: United States
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: 02730

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZND-Q4R : accessed 03 Dec 2012), Edgar Proulx, .
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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: Edgar Proulx
residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1893
age: 27
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820748
digital folder number: 4311573
image number: 00573
sheet number: 8
Household Gender Age
parent Adolph Proulx M 52y
parent Adeline Proulx F 47y
Edgar Proulx M 27y
Lillian Proulx F 24y
Theresa Proulx F 19y
Irene Proulx F 17y
Maguelone Proulx F 15y
Genevra Proulx F 13y
Placide Proulx M 11y
Romuald Proulx M 9y

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: Edgar Proulx
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 36
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1894
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0268
family number: 187
sheet number and letter: 9A
line number: 46
nara publication: T626, roll 965
film number: 2340700
digital folder number: 4607701
image number: 00909
Household Gender Age
parent Adolphe Proulx M 62
parent Adeline Proulx F 57
Edgar Proulx M 36
Lillian Proulx F 34
Theresa Proulx F 29
Maguelone Proulx F 25
Geneva Proulx F 23
Placide Proulx M 21
Romeo Proulx M 19

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: Edgar Proulx
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Cross Street
House Number: 99
Inferred Residence in 1935: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8A
Household Members:
Name Age
Adeline Proulx 68
Edgar Proulx 47
Lillian Proulx 45
Theresa Proulx 39
Madelon Proulx 35
Placid Proulx 31
Romeo Proulx 29
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.

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.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

Death
U.S. Social Security Death Index
first name: Edgar
middle name:
last name: Proulx
name suffix:
birth date: 10 April 1893
social security number: 028-28-7957
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence:
zip code of last residence:
death date : December 1965
estimated age at death: 72
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Joseph Adolphe Edgar PROULX - Grave of Adeline Lippe and family. St. Georges Cemetery, Southbridge, MA.

Grave of Adeline Lippe and family. St. George's Cemetery, Southbridge, MA.

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

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Joseph is buried at: St. George’s Cemetery
Paige Hill
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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Added: 7/3/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 5/6/2026 11:04:52 PM