Rosaire PARISEAU

(b. 11 September 1908 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 June 2002 , Pompano Beach, Florida, USA )

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Rosaire PARISEAU was born 11 September 1908 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Rosaire PARISEAU was the child of Esdras Leon PARISEAU and Blanche-Ida (Marie-Flora) LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PARISEAU and Adele ARCHAMBEAULT (maternal) Bénonie LAPIERRE dit MEUNIER and Georgiana MARCOUX dite ST-ONGE

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Rosaire married Thelma Noslia ANGER abt. 1935 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Thelma Noslia ANGER was born abt. 1908 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Thelma Noslia died abt. 1999 Thelma Noslia was the child of Joseph Alphride "Alfred" ANGER and Dorilla PLOUFFE.

Rosaire PARISEAU died 15 June 2002 in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
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Thelma Noslia ANGER-- Date: abt. 1935 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Thelma Noslia ANGER was the child of Joseph Alphride "Alfred" ANGER and Dorilla PLOUFFE

Name: Rosaire J Pariseau
Marriage Year: 1935
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 68
Page Number: 350
Index Volume Number: 122
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.112

Name: Thelma N Anger
Marriage Year: 1935
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 106
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.106

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1908 Birth
11 September 1908
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Erdres L Pureseau b. abt 1885, Canada
Blanche E Pureseau b. abt 1884, Canada
Rosaire L Pureseau b. abt 1908, Massachusetts
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 Essex County, New Jersey
Esdras Pariseau b. abt 1885, Canada
Blanche Pariseau b. abt 1885, Canada
Rosaire Pariseau b. abt 1909, Massachusetts
Herbert Pariseau, b. abt 1911, Massachusetts
Bernard Pariseau, b. abt 1914, Massachusetts
Rachel Pariseau, b. abt 1918, Massachusetts
Ruth Pariseau, b. abt 1919, New Jersey
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 - Orange, New Jersey
Name: Rosaire J Pariseau
Birth Year: abt 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1930: Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Main Street
Ward of City: First Part
Institution: Young Mens Christian Ass'n
House Number: 25
Dwelling Number: 171
Family Number: 253
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Electrician
Industry: Elec. Construction
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John Miller 26
Eugene Hammond 25
Lawrence E Stokes 32
Joseph Nittolo 32
Walter E Eden 39
Edward Diaz 18
Adam A Waligoski 33
Richard Walkden 21
Achilles Petizon 30
Frank Coleman 26
Vincent Geiger 28
Charles Schwartz 24
Leroy Hanford 20
Luke Mckenny 34
Orville Denning 26
Donald J Duvall 25
Frederick Faulck 33
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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: Rosaire Pariseau
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Harding Court
House Number: 28
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 9B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 201
Household Members:
Name Age
Rosaire Pariseau 31
Thelma Pariseau 31
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.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

Death
U.S. Social Security Death Index
first name: Rosaire
middle name: J
last name: Pariseau
name suffix:
birth date: 11 September 1908
social security number: 020-10-8647
place of issuance: Massachusetts
last residence: Broward, Florida
zip code of last residence: 33073
death date : 15 June 2002
estimated age at death: 94
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Obituary
WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE (MA) - JULY 31, 2002
DECEASED NAME: ROSAIRE PARISEAU, 93
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- ROSAIRE PARISEAU, 93, OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FORMERLY OF SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS., DIED JUNE 15 IN POMPANO BEACH, FLA.

HIS WIFE, THELMA (ANGER) PARISEAU, DIED IN 1999. HE LEAVES A SON, RUSSELL PARISEAU OF NEW YORK A BROTHER, BERNARD PARISEAU OF CHELMSFORD, MASS. AND A SISTER, RUTH KNOX OF FAIRFIELD, CONN. HE WAS BORN IN SOUTHBRIDGE, SON OF ESDRAS AND BLANCHE (LAPIERRE) PARISEAU, AND LIVED THERE FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE RETIRING TO FORT LAUDERDALE IN 1968. HE MOVED AS A TEENAGER TO ELIZABETH, N.J., WHERE HE BEGAN AN APPRENTICESHIP IN THE ELECTRICAL TRADE. HE LATER EARNED A MASTER ELECTRICIAN CERTIFICATE IN BOSTON. DURING WORLD WAR II, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BOSTON NAVY YARD AS A MASTER ELECTRICIAN.

MR. PARISEAU STARTED PARISEAU ELECTRICAL SERVICE, SOUTHBRIDGE, IN 1935, RETIRING IN 1968. MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL WIRING AND MUSEUM LIGHTING AT OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE WAS HIS WORK. HE...Read MORE...

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Rosaire is buried at: New Notre Dame Cemetery
North Woodstock Rd (Rt. 169)
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(508)-764-0601 -- NOTE: Earliest graves in this cemetery date to around 1931

Added: 7/7/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 3/25/2024 4:39:23 PM