Mary Flora LAVOIE

(b. 30 September 1898 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 December 1951 , Claremont, New Hampshire, USA )

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Mary Flora LAVOIE was born 30 September 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Flora LAVOIE was the child of Casimir Telesphore (Tellis) LAVOIE and Marie Cédulie Parmelia ANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAVOIE and Emilie GIRARD (maternal) Charles ANGER and Adeline (Adée) (Adele) RICHARD

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

Mary Flora married Cyril Joseph LARIVIERE 12 February 1923 in Salem, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Cyril Joseph LARIVIERE was born 5 October 1888 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA. Cyril Joseph died 19 May 1942 in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA. Cyril Joseph was the child of Andre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Celina ST MARTIN.

Mary Flora LAVOIE died 6 December 1951 in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA.

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Mary Flora LAVOIE married

Cyril Joseph LARIVIERE-- Date: 12 February 1923 Place: Salem, New Hampshire, USA
Cyril Joseph LARIVIERE was the child of Andre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Celina ST MARTIN

Children of Cyril Joseph LARIVIERE and Mary Flora LAVOIE:

Lena Elsie LARIVIERE (b.abt. 1923, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA d. 11 February 2020, Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA)

Joseph Norman LARIVIERE (b.2 October 1930, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA d. 16 September 2010, Windsor, Vermont, USA)

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1898 Birth
Name: Flora Lavoie
Gender: Female
Baptism/ Christening Date:
Baptism/ Christening Place:
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1898
Birthplace: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Telesphore Lavoie
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Obdulie Angers
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01160-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 57
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Flora Lavoie
titles:
residence: Southbridge town (south of river but north of South St. & Main St.), Worcester, Massachusetts
birth date: Sep 1898
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name: Thophare Lavoie
father titles:
father birthplace: Canada Fr
mother name: Obdie Lavoie
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Canada Fr
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Thophare Lavoie
gender: Female
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 1678
sheet number and letter: 28A
household id: 496
reference number: 48
gsu film number: 1240694
image number: 00291
Household Gender Age
parent Thophare Lavoie M
parent Obdie Lavoie F
Calmea Lavoie F
Florida Lavoie F
Antonio Lavoie M
Leo Lavoie M
Flora Lavoie F
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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 Rockingham County, New Hampshire
name: Flora Lavoie
residence: , Rockingham, New Hampshire
estimated birth year: 1899
age: 21
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Sister-in-law
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1821014
digital folder number: 4313307
image number: 00523
sheet number: 7
Household Gender Age
Joseph J Liberty M 29y
Pamelia Liberty F 29y
Anna Liberty F 10y
Irene Liberty F 9y
Flora Liberty F 6y
Arlene Liberty F 6m
Flora Lavoie F 21y
Raul Lavoie M 18y

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Flora LAVOIE and Cyril Joseph LARIVIERE 12 February 1923, Salem, New Hampshire, USA (Salem Depot)

She was 24 years old.

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 - Claremont, New Hampshire
Name: Flora Lariviere
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 33
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Cyril J Lariviere Head Male 40 New Hampshire
Flora Lariviere Wife Female 31 Massachusetts
Lena Lariviere Daughter Female 6 New Hampshire
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.

1930 Birth of Child
Joseph Norman LARIVIERE was born 2 October 1930, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

Mary Flora was 32 years old.

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 - Claremont, New Hampshire
Name: Flora Lariviere
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Claremont, Claremont Town, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Sex: Female
Age: 41
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Cyril Lariviere Head Male 51 New Hampshire
Flora Lariviere Wife Female 41 Massachusetts
Lena Lariviere Daughter Female 16 New Hampshire
Norman Lariviere Son Male 9 New Hampshire
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)

1942 Death of Spouse/Partner
Cyril Joseph LARIVIERE died 19 May 1942, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

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
Name: Flora Lariviere
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Dec 1951
Event Place: Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Birth Year (Estimated): 1898
Father's Name: Telesphore Lavoie
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Odille Angers
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Gender:
Certificate Number: 006306
Page Number: No 5963-6367
Digital Folder Number: 005573183
Image Number: 00353

'New Hampshire Death Certificates, 1938-1959,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QV3Q-51GP : 15 March 2018), Flora Lariviere, 06 Dec 1951; citing Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, p. No 5963-6367, New Hampshire Division of Vital Records, Concord.
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Mary is buried at: Saint Mary Cemetery Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA

Added: 7/3/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 1/8/2023 2:53:42 PM