Wilfred A Couture (1907–1977) • FamilySearch

Wilfred A Couture

25 March 1907–November 1977 (Age 70)
Rhode Island, United States

The Life of Wilfred A

When Wilfred A Couture was born on 25 March 1907, in Rhode Island, United States, his father, Joseph Edward Couture, was 28 and his mother, Rosanna "Rosaire" Allard, was 21. He lived in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1910 and Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1942. He died in November 1977, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Pascoag, Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Joseph Edward Couture

1879–

Rosanna "Rosaire" Allard

1885–1965

Beatrice Couture

1906–

Benjamin Couture

–

Camile "Gery" Couture

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Normand Couture

–

Wilfred A Couture

1907–1977

Normand Evariste Couture

1911–1994

Henry Couture

1913–

Oscar Raymond Couture

1913–1978

Edgar Emile Couture

1915–1980

Gerard C Couture

1917–

Robert Couture

1918–

Gilbert Couture

1922–

Paul Couture

1924–

Lucille Couture

1928–

Parents and Siblings

Joseph Edward Couture

Male1879–Male

Rosanna "Rosaire" Allard

Female1885–1965Female

siblings

(14)

Beatrice Couture

Female1906–Female

Wilfred A Couture

Male1907–1977Male

Normand Evariste Couture

Male1911–1994Male

Henry Couture

Male1913–Male

Oscar Raymond Couture

Male1913–1978Male

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World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Age 1

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Age 2

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1927

Age 20

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Couture

Wilfred

French:1. metonymic occupational name for a tailor, from Old French cousture ‘seam’ (Latin consutura, from (con)suere ‘to sew (together)’). 2. metonymic occupational name for a holder of a smallholding, Old French couture ‘small plot’, ‘kitchen garden’ (Late Latin cultura, in classical Latin used in the abstract sense ‘cultivation’, ‘agriculture’, from colere ‘to till or tend’).

Possible Related Names

Courter

Couturier

Sources (3)

Wilfred Couture in household of Joseph Couture, "United States Census, 1930"
Wilfred Couture in household of Joseph Couture, "United States Census, 1920"
Wilfred Couture in household of Joseph Couture, "United States Census, 1910"

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