Willard Frederick FEIGE

(b. 5 February 1916 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 April 1980 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Willard Frederick FEIGE was born 5 February 1916 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Willard Frederick FEIGE was the child of Willard S FEIGE and Anna R KORCH and the grandchild of: (paternal) George Wilhelm FEIGE and Charlotte Marie SALISBURY (maternal) Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO

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Willard Frederick married Irene Alma FLEURIE abt. 1941 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Irene Alma FLEURIE was born 20 March 1922 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro). Irene Alma died 5 February 1998 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Irene Alma was the child of George Joseph Pierre FLEURIE and Lillian M PELLETIER.

Willard Frederick FEIGE died 29 April 1980 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

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Willard Frederick FEIGE married

Irene Alma FLEURIE-- Date: abt. 1941 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
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Irene Alma FLEURIE was the child of George Joseph Pierre FLEURIE and Lillian M PELLETIER

Name: Irene Fleury
Marriage Year: 1941
Marriage Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 131
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.131

Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

Children of Willard Frederick FEIGE and Irene Alma FLEURIE:

Living (b., Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock) d. , )

Living (b., , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Clifford Arthur "Kippy" FEIGE (b.7 June 1960, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 September 2013, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Gaynel ANDREWS 1994

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1916 Birth
Feige Willard, 7 Park St., Webster, Massachusetts
Son of William and Annie Korch of Webster
Father is an electrician
Father was born in Massachusetts
Mother was born in Connecticut

Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920
Births 1916 vol 636 Nantucket-Worcester Image 531 of 668
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1916
Name: Willard Frederick Feige
Birth Date: 1916
Birth Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 301
Page Number: 305
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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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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Willard Feige is found in Webster, MA living at 108 1/ 2 Lake St. at age 31. Living with him are: wife Anna age 29, daughter Anna age 12, daughter Dorothy age 10, daughter Evelyn age 7, daughter Vivian age 5, son Willard E. age 3, son Richard age 1. Willard is an electrician at an electric shop.
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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

Willard Frederick FEIGE - Bud and Dot Feige

Bud and Dot Feige

Thanks to Bette

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

Willard Frederick FEIGE - Willard (Bud) Feige, George (Midge) Feige, Dick Feige

Willard (Bud) Feige, George (Midge) Feige, Dick Feige

Thanks to Bette

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Anna Feige is living at 36 Boyden Street Extension in Webster, MA. She is widowed, age 38, born in CT, parents born in Austria, she is an examiner in a woolen mill. Living with her are: daughter, Anna, age 22, b. MA, bookkeeper in a cigar store; daughter, Dorothy, age 20, b. CT; daughter, Evelyn, age 18, b. CT, brusher in a shoe factory; daughter, Vivian, age 16, b. CT; son, Willard, age 14, b. MA; son, Richard, age 11, b. MA; son, George, age 10, b. MA.
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)

Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Feige, Anna R., wid Willard, h 14 Fifth Av
Feige, Vivian, clerk Gale's Cigar Store, h 181 Main
Feige, Willard F., emp Grosvernordale, r 14 Fifth Av.
Webster MA 1935 Directory

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 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
Woodstock Road
Feige Anne R, head, 47, widowed, b. CT, living in Webster, MA in 1935, inspector, cotton mill, $800
Feige Willard F., son, 24, b. MA, floor man, cotton mill, $168
Feige Richard S., son, 21, b. MA, slasher helper, cotton mill, $728
Feige George W., son, 19, b. MA, beam? boy, cotton mill, $728
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 - Webster, Massachusetts
Name: Willard F Feige
Age: 31
Birth Date: abt 1919
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 27
Household Members Age Relationship
Willard F Feige 31 Head
Irene A Feige
27 Wife
Williard G Feige
5 Son
Karen A Feige
2 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950
Feige, Willard F. (Irene) emp Nantasket Beach h 4 Wall
Manning's Webster Directory 1950

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.

Willard Frederick FEIGE - Bud and Irene in 1957

Bud and Irene in 1957

Thanks to Cliff Feige

1958
Feige C Clifford h14 Dover
Feige Geo clk Builders Lumber & Supply Co r Dudley
Feige Willard carp E Whitehead Inc r Dudley

Publication Title: Worcester, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1958

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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1959
Feige Geo clk Builders Lbr & Supply Co r Dudley Mass
Feige Willard carp E Whitehead Inc r Dudley Mass

Publication Title: Worcester, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1959

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1960 Birth of Child
Clifford Arthur "Kippy" FEIGE was born 7 June 1960, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Willard Frederick was 44 years old.

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

1980 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Willard F Feige
event: Death
event date: 29 Apr 1980
event place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 026514
birth date: 05 Feb 1916
birthplace: Massachusetts
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Death
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Name: Willard Feige
Date of Birth: Saturday February 05, 1916
Date of Death: April 1980
Est. Age at death: 64 years, 2 months
Last known residence:
City: Southbridge Globe Village Sandersdale
County: Worcester
State: Massachusetts
ZIP Code: 01550
Location of Last Benefit Paid:
City: Southbridge Globe Village Sandersdale
County: Worcester
State: Massachusetts
ZIP Code: 01550
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Connecticut
Number: 041-03-3044

Name: Willard Feige
Death Date: 1980
Death Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Page Number: 026514
Index Volume Number: 163
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.163

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 ...Read MORE...