Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE

(b. 18 January 1879 , Oneonta, New York, USA d. 8 August 1962 , Charlotte, North Carolina, USA )

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Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE was born 18 January 1879 in Oneonta, New York, USA

Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE was the child of François Joseph BOURGARDÉ and Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Theobald BOURGARDE and Marie Ann KECK (maternal) Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH and Marie Caroline THEUNERT

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

Katherine Elizabeth married John Henry (Jean William Honore) LAPOINTE 13 September 1904 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Henry (Jean William Honore) LAPOINTE was born 20 July 1866 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. John Henry (Jean William Honore) died 16 September 1944 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. John Henry (Jean William Honore) was the child of Louis Cleophas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie Celina POYER.

Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE died 8 August 1962 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
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John Henry (Jean William Honore) LAPOINTE-- Date: 13 September 1904 Place: Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA
John Henry (Jean William Honore) LAPOINTE was the child of Louis Cleophas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie Celina POYER

Name: Dr. John H. Lapointe
Gender: Male
Residence Date: Abt 1904
Residence Place: Meridei I , Conn
Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1904
Spouse:
Kath - Ertne E. Beauregard

Publication Date: 15 Sep 1904; Publication Place: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: newspapers.com

Children of John Henry (Jean William Honore) LAPOINTE and Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE:

John Bourgarde LAPOINTE (b.16 May 1915, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 13 September 1999, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA)
m. Arlene Elizabeth STANDARD 22 March 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

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1879 Birth
18 January 1879
Oneonta, New York, USA

Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE - Birth and Marriage from Family Bible

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1880 Oneonta, Otsego, New York
name: Elizabeth Bourgarde
residence: Oneonta, Otsego, New York
birthdate: 1879
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: J. Bourgarde
father's birthplace: France
mother's name: Mary Bourgarde
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 1 year
occupation: At Home
nara film number: T9-0916
page: 281
page character: B
entry number: 2274
film number: 1254916
Household Gender Age
parent J. Bourgarde M 32
parent Mary Bourgarde F 27
Francis J. Bourgarde M 9
Mary Bourgarde F 7
Augustine Bourgarde M 4
Elizabeth Bourgarde F 1

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 New York Sate Census - Oneonta, Otsego, New York
Frank J. Bourgarde, male, age 43, b. MA, barber
Mary K, Bourgarde, female, age 39, b. MA, housekeeping
Frank J. Bourgarde Jr., male, age 21, b. France, R.R. Fireman
Mary K. J. Bourgarde, female, age 18, b. France, domestic
Augusta H. Bourgarde, female, age 16, b. France, school
Elizabeth R. Bourgarde, female, age 14, b. France, school
Cellia A. Bourgarde, female, age 10, b. France, school
Theabolte Bourgarde, male, age 78, b. France, citizen, Tailor
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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.

Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE - Katherine Elizabeth Bourgarde Lapointe

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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)

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1901
Name: Miss Katharine Bourgarde
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1901
Street Address: 133 Britannia
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Emp
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1901
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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 Marriage / Partner
Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE and John Henry (Jean William Honore) LAPOINTE 13 September 1904, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

She was 25 years old.

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1904
Name: Miss Katharine Bourgarde
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1904
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1904
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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 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
name: Katherine E Lapointe
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Meriden Ward 3, New Haven, Connecticut
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: New York
family number: 94
page number: 4
Household Gender Age
spouse John H Lapointe M 42y
Katherine E Lapointe F 30y

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

1915 Birth of Child
John Bourgarde LAPOINTE was born 16 May 1915, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Katherine Elizabeth was 36 years old.

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 New Haven, Connecticut
John H Lapointe, b. abt 1869, CT, age 51
Catherine Lapointe, b. abt 1881, NY, age 39
John B. Lapointe, b. abt 1916, CT
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Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE - Dr. and Mrs. John Henry Lapointe house in Meriden, Connecticut

Dr. and Mrs. John Henry Lapointe house in Meriden, Connecticut

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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

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1924
Name: Katherine Lapointe
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1924
Street Address: 124 Camp
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Spouse:
John H Lapointe
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1924
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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 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
name: Katharine B Lapointe
event: CENSUS
event date: 1930
event place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
gender: Female
age: 50
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1880
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: France
mother's birthplace: New York
enumeration district number: 148
family number: 62
sheet number and letter: 3B
line number: 55
nara publication: T626, roll 273
film number: 2340008
digital folder number: 4531877
image number: 00622
Household Gender Age
spouse John H Lapointe M 51
Katharine B Lapointe F 50
child John B Lapointe M 14

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1930
Name: Katherine B Lapointe
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1930
Street Address: 124 Camp
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Spouse:
John H Lapointe
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1930
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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.

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1939
Name: Katherine B Lapointe
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1939
Street Address: 124 Camp
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Spouse:
John H Lapointe
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1939
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1940 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Name: Kathrine Lapointe
Respondent: Yes
Age: 61
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Street: Camp Street
House Number: 124
Inferred Residence in 1935: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 6A
Household Members:
Name Age
John Lapointe 72
Kathrine Lapointe 61
John B Lapointe 24
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Marriage of Child
John Bourgarde LAPOINTE married 22 March 1941, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island) to Arlene Elizabeth STANDARD

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.

1944 Death of Spouse/Partner
John Henry (Jean William Honore) LAPOINTE died 16 September 1944, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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.

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1945
Name: Katherine B Lapointe
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1945
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Spouse:
John H Lapointe
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1945
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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 - Meriden, Connecticut
Name: Katherine B La Poente
Age: 70
Birth Date: abt 1880
Gender: Female
Birth Place: New York
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 41
Household Members Age Relationship
Katherine B La Poente 70 Head
Marie Carlson
76 Sister
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Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950
Name: Katherine B Lapointe, wid John H
Residence Year: 1950
Street Address: 124 Camp
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1950
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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.

1958 - Charlotte, NC
Living in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1958 according to her brother's obituary.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 Death
North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994
name: Katharine Bourgarde Lapointe
titles & terms:
death date:
death place:
birth year: 1878
estimated birth year:
burial date: 11 Aug 1962
burial place: S. Meriden, Conn.
cemetery: St. Laurence Cemetery
funeral home:
residence:
street address:
gender: Female
death age: 84
marital status: Widowed
race: White
occupation: Housewife
birth date: 18 Jan 1878
birthplace: Oneonita, N.Y.
father: Francis J. Bourgarde
father's titles & terms:
father's place of birth:
mother: Mary Elizabeth Farley
mother's titles & terms:
mother's place of birth:
spouse: John Henry Lapointe
spouse's titles & terms:
additional relatives: X
informant:
reference number: v 24B cn 24553
film number: 1953347
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Meriden Journal
Meriden, Connecticut
August 9, 1962

Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE - Grave Thanks to Bettie

Grave
Thanks to Bettie

Saint Laurents Cemetery
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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Katherine Elizabeth BOURGARDE - Name: Katharine Bourgarde Lapointe [Katharine Bourgarde Bourgarde] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 84 Birth Date: 18 Jan 1878 Birth Place: Oneo

Name: Katharine Bourgarde Lapointe
[Katharine Bourgarde Bourgarde]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 84
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1878
Birth Place: Oneonita, New York, United States
Death Date: 8 Aug 1962
Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg
Spouse's Name: John Henry Lapointe
Father's Name: Francis J Bourgarde
Mother's Name: Mary Elizabeth Farley
Residence: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Katherine is buried at: Saint Laurents Cemetery
1151 Hanover Avenue

Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Added: 5/3/2009 8:38:54 PM - Updated: 7/8/2025 3:16:31 PM