Joseph Placide PROULX

(b. 17 September 1908 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 November 1952 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
Cause of Death: fracture of skull & neck after falling from truck

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Joseph Placide PROULX was born 17 September 1908 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Placide 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

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Joseph Placide married Marie Yvonne BOURDELAIS abt. 1930 . Marie Yvonne BOURDELAIS was born 8 September 1910 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie Yvonne died 23 February 2006 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie Yvonne was the child of Ernest-Avila BOURDELAIS and Josephine THERRIEN.

Joseph Placide PROULX died 4 November 1952 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Obituary can be found in The Evening Gazette, Worcester, Massachusetts, November 5, 1952

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Occupation

Joseph Placide PROULX was a horse trainer.

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Marie Yvonne BOURDELAIS was the child of Ernest-Avila BOURDELAIS and Josephine THERRIEN

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1908 Birth
Name: Joaeph Placide Proulx
Birth Date: 1908
Birth Place: Southbrldge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 494
Page Number: 24
Index Volume Number: Index
Reference Number: F63.M362 Index

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Births [1916–1970]. Volumes 92–160, 162, 168, 175, 212– 213. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Placide 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

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: Placide Proulx
residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1909
age: 11
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: Placide Proulx
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 21
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1909
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: 9B
line number: 51
nara publication: T626, roll 965
film number: 2340700
digital folder number: 4607701
image number: 00910
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: Placid Proulx
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1909
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
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.

Death
U.S. Social Security Death Index
first name: Placide
middle name:
last name: Proulx
name suffix:
birth date: 17 September 1908
social security number: 020-10-9565
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence:
zip code of last residence:
death date : November 1952
estimated age at death: 44

Name: Placide Proulx
Death Date: 1952
Death Place: Southbrldge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 87
Page Number: 128
Index Volume Number: 116
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.116

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Added: 7/3/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 5/6/2026 11:04:17 PM