Parmelia DESMARAIS

(b. 19 August 1892 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 September 1971 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA )

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Parmelia DESMARAIS was born 19 August 1892 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Parmelia DESMARAIS was the child of Cyrille (Michel Cyrille Agapit) DESMARAIS and Marceline RAPANAULT (CYRIAC) (SYRIAC) (THIRIAC) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS and Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU (maternal) Michel CYRIAC dit RAPONNEAU (TIRIAC) and Flavie MORIN

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Parmelia married Telesphore CODERRE 10 September 1938 in Massachusetts, USA . Telesphore CODERRE was born 26 March 1887 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Telesphore died 29 May 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Telesphore was the child of Limoges Andre CODERRE and Delphine CHARBONNEAU.

Parmelia DESMARAIS died 1 September 1971 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Telesphore CODERRE-- Date: 10 September 1938 Place: , Massachusetts, USA
Telesphore CODERRE was the child of Limoges Andre CODERRE and Delphine CHARBONNEAU

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1892 Birth
Birth source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 423 ; Page: 549
Daughter of Napoleon and Marcyline Cyric. Parents b. Canada.

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1892 Birth
Name: Pamelia Desmarais
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 19 Aug 1892
Birthplace: Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Napoleon Desmarais
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Mother's Name: Marcyline Cyrie
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10401-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1651220
Reference Number: 549
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Parmelia Desmaris
Age in 1910: 17
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Plympton Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Cyrille Desmaris
Father's Birthplace: Canada French
Mother's name: Marceline Desmaris
Mother's Birthplace: Canada French
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Optical Co
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
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Household Members:
Name Age
Cyrille Desmaris 54
Marceline Desmaris 59
Sergius Desmaris 19
Manclance Desmaris 19
Parmelia Desmaris 17
Leona Desmaris 14
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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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Desmarais Cyrille (Marceline) shuttle wrk h 45 Plimpton
Desmarais Leona winder b 45 Plimpton
Desmarais Parmelia weaver b 45 Plimpton
Desmarais Vencelas lab b 45 Plimpton
Page 84

1919 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)

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 Pleasant Street, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Desmarais, Cyrille, head, age 63, b. Canada, year of immigration 1876, alien, shuttle worker, shuttle co.
Desmarais, Marceline, wife, age 69, b. Canada, year of immigration 1882, alien
Desmarais, Vanslave, son, age 28, b. MA, laborer, outside
Desmarais, Parmelia, daughter, age 27, b. MA, weaver in woolen mill

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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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Desmarais Marceline wid Cyrille, h 75 Plimpton
Desmarais Parmelia r 75 Plimpton
Desmarais Vanselas r 75 Plimpton
Page 110
1928 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge and Sturbridge

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
Plympton Street
Desmarais, Marceline, head, age 80, widow, b. Canada, year of immigration 1862, alien
Desmarias, Parmelia, daughter, age 37, single, b. MA, laborer in optical factory
Desmarais, Vanselas, son, age 39, single, b. MA, laborer, highway
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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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Desmarais Marceline wid Cyrille, h 75 Plimpton
Desmarais Parmelia, emp Am Op Co, r 75 Plimpton
Desmarais Vanselas, r 75 Plimpton
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Manning's Southbridge and Sturbridge (Massachusetts) Directory September 1931. Springfield, MA MA: H. A. Manning Co., 1931
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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

1936 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Desmarais Marceline wid Cyrille, h 75 Plimpton
Desmarais Parmelia, emp Am Op Co, r 75 Plimpton
Desmarais Vanselas, r 75 Plimpton
Page 62

1936 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 Marriage / Partner
Parmelia DESMARAIS and Telesphore CODERRE 10 September 1938, , Massachusetts, USA

She was 46 years old.

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

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.

1954 Death of Spouse/Partner
Telesphore CODERRE died 29 May 1954, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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

1971 Death
Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
name: Parmelia Coderre
event: Death
event date: 01 Sep 1971
event place: Webster, Massachusetts
death certificate number: 037913
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birthplace: Unknown Nativity
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CODERRE, PARMELIA 19 Aug 1892 Sep 1971 79 01550 (Southbridge, Worcester, MA) (none specified) Massachusetts 019-09-7917
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Parmelia DESMARAIS - Her grave at New Notre Dame Cemetery in Southbridge, Mass.

Her grave at New Notre Dame Cemetery in Southbridge, Mass.

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Parmelia 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: 2/5/2009 1:12:17 PM - Updated: 2/20/2020 2:55:51 PM