Louis Edmond Laplume

Brief Life History of Louis Edmond

When Louis Edmond Laplume was born on 14 June 1879, in Berthierville, Berthier, Quebec, Canada, his father, Louis Merault Laplume, was 33 and his mother, Marie Stephanie Oliva Gregoire, was 27. He had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Eva Duhamel. He lived in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1910. He died on 4 July 1948, in Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Louis Edmond Laplume
1879–1948
Eva Duhamel
1882–1963
Leo Laplume
1903–1968
Eva M. Laplume
1905–1985
Reney Laplume
1908–
Hervey Laplume
1910–1988
Rolond Laplume
1921–2004

Sources (12)

  • Edmond Laplume, "United States Census, 1940"
  • BIRTH: Actes d’état civil et registres d’église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1967 - AncestryInstitution.com
  • Edmond Laplume, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire

On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Normand, Herve, Marcel, Rosaire, Yvan.

French:

habitational name from Laplume or La Plume, names of several places in various parts of France, e.g. in Lot-et-Garonne.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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