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25th Wedding Anniversary Announcement for Ildephonse and Emelie (Frechette) Charest
25th Wedding Anniversary Announcement for Ildephonse and Emelie (Frechette) Charest
Wedding Anniversary celebration invitation in French.

Google Machine Translation:
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You are cordially invited to attend the Celebration of the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Charest on Saturday, October 4, 1941, at 4 p.m. at the Elite Club, Social Street, Woonsocket, R.I.

Reception at Bernon Civic Hall, at 8:30 P.M. Corner of Bernon and Front Streets 
 
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A memorial Letter for Julius 'Joe' Floro
A memorial Letter for Julius "Joe" Floro
A letter to the Editor of the local Rohnert Park, California newspaper honoring the life of Joseph Floro. Rohnert Park, is in Sonoma County, California. Joe and Therese (Charest) Floro lived there for many years after Joe retired. He moved back to Millville, Massachusetts, with Therese in April 1990, a few months before he died.  
 
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A Montage of George Charest and Eloria Houle-Lussier
A Montage of George Charest and Eloria Houle-Lussier
A small montage of photos of the courtship of George Charest and Eloria Houle-Lussier. Photos appear to have been taken late 1940s - early 1950s. Photos are in a 3"x3" and 3"x4.5" format, found in a small photo album once owned by George Charest.  
 
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Abigail Fodor and Eric jr Cason
Abigail Fodor and Eric jr Cason
Photo taken February 2007 
 
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Albina (Frenchette) Laprade and Her Family
Albina (Frenchette) Laprade and Her Family
The family of Albina (Frenchette) Charest and her family. They lived in Oakland Beach, a neighborhood and beach located in the South Central area of Warwick, Rhode Island. 
 
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Altio Charest
Altio Charest
Uncle Altio Charest, Photo taken at his Manville Lunch Bridge Counter in Manville, Rhode Island. Dated 1927.

Ildephonse Charest owned a diner in the 1930s, Altio may have been a partner/co-Chef. His relation in the Charest family is unclear.  
 
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Armand and his Three Sons
Armand and his Three Sons
Armand Charest and his three sons at Christmas. Taken at the home of Howard and Pam Charest at Christmas, December 25, 2002.  
 
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Armand Charest
Armand Charest
His last studio portrait, taken in the Spring of 2000 in Costa Mesa, California, where he was living in a senior citizen's center. 
 
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Armand Charest and Emilie (Frechette) Charest
Armand Charest and Emilie (Frechette) Charest
A photo of Armand Charest and his mother Emilie (Frechette) Charest. This photo appears to have been taken prior to Armand being drafted into the US Army, which makes the date sometime sometime between late 1942 to early 1943. 
 
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Armand Charest and Family
Armand Charest and Family
From left to right, back: Jeffery Charest, Pamela (Charest) [...], Howard Charest, Ronald Charest. Front; Armand Charest. Photo taken at Christmas, December 25, 2002. Armand had suffered a stroke earlier this year and was confined to a wheelchair as result.  
 
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Armand Charest and Martha (Charest) Wilkens Wedding
Armand Charest and Martha (Charest) Wilkens Wedding
Wedding Photo of Armand Charest and Martha Wilkens as they walked down the isle of the chapel 
 
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Armand Charest and Noella (Charest) Papangoes
Armand Charest and Noella (Charest) Papangoes
Armand Charest and his sister Noella. Noella was a hair dresser who was able to earn her license in the early 1940s because of Armand. While Armand was in the Army he was sending his pay home into a saving account. Noella mentioned to Armand she wanted to become a hairdresser but didn't have the money to attend the school. Armand told her to use his Army money for her school and license. Noella never forgot his kindness and spoke of it often to Armand's children. This photo would have been taken sometime around the later half of the 1990s.  
 
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Armand Charest Funeral Card
Armand Charest Funeral Card
Armand Charest was buried at Riverside National Cemetery located in Riverside, California, dedicated to the interment of United States military personnel. His service was in Costa Mesa, California, near his last residence at a senior center.  
 
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Armand Charest in Uniform.
Armand Charest in Uniform.
Armand Charest in uniform. Taken at the end of his basic training in Texas, about December 1943. 
 
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Armand Charest's DD214 Certificate
Armand Charest's DD214 Certificate
Discharge document showing Armand Charest's record of service in the US Army during WWII, and honorable discharge.  
 
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Assorted Newspaper Clippings on Rita (Danese) Charest
Assorted Newspaper Clippings on Rita (Danese) Charest
Assorted Warwick Pawtuxet Valley newspaper slippings on Rita (Danese) Charest and her award-winning quilt 
 
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Assoted Newspaper Clippings on Rita (Danese) Charest
Assoted Newspaper Clippings on Rita (Danese) Charest
Assorted newspaper clippings from the Warwick Pawtuxet Valley Newspaper on Rita (Danese) Charest. 18 July 1968 
 
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Athanase Charest
Athanase Charest
Believed to be a photo of Athanase Charest in 1910-1911, somewhere in Winnipeg Canada. He would have been 24 in this picture, working as a cook in a lumber camp. 
 
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Baptismal Certificate of Martha Wilkens
Baptismal Certificate of Martha Wilkens
Baptismal Certificate of Martha Wilkens. Baptized 4 February 1928 
 
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Believed to be the family of Martha Alwine Reichelt, About 1955
Believed to be the family of Martha Alwine Reichelt, About 1955
Believed to be the family of Martha Alwine (Wilkens) Reichelt. About 1955, Martha traveled back to Germany in 1955 for the first time since she left in 1923 
 
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Biography of Therese (Hurteau/Flores/Gaunt) Charest
Biography of Therese (Hurteau/Flores/Gaunt) Charest
A biography of Therese Charest written in the first person by Roger Forbes, nephew of Therese Charest. Provides a rich source of Charest family data researched from family sources and public records.  
 
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Birth Certificate for Armand Charest
Birth Certificate for Armand Charest
Copy of birth certificate for Armand Charest. Armand's birth name was Joseph Armand Gabriel Charest, but Armand never used his name "Joseph" in any legal document.  
 
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Birth Certificate for Claire (FORAND) CHAREST
Birth Certificate for Claire (FORAND) CHAREST
Birth Certificate for Marie Desanges Claire Anne Charest 
 
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Birth Certificate for Ronald Charest
Birth Certificate for Ronald Charest
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) 
 
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Birth Certificate for Weifang (Charest) Li
Birth certificate for Weifang (Charest) Li, in accordance with international laws and the US State Department, required for her immigration visa
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) 
 
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Birth Certificate of Erich Wilkens
Birth Certificate of Erich Wilkens
Birth Certificate of Erich Wilkens. This was apparently a sworn recreation of his birth certificate issued by the City of New York 16 July 1946. Born 29 April 1901 in Blexen, Germany. 
 
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Birth Certificate of Martha Alwine Reichelt
Birth Certificate of Martha Alwine Reichelt
Birth Certificate of Martha Alwine Reichelt. Born in Stadt Dobrilugk, Germany, January 18, 1984. This document appears to be a replacement birth certificate as it seems to have been issued 31 August 1955. This coincides with a trip Martha took back home to Germany that same year.  
 
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Birth Certificate of Martha Charest
Birth Certificate of Martha Charest
Birth Certificate of Martha Charest. Born October 20, 1927, at the home of her parents on the lower east side of Manhattan, New York City. 
 
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Book Cover: Written and published by Noella Papagno
Book Cover: Written and published by Noella Papagno
Cover of the book: "Desairology: The Dressing of Decedents Hair." Written by Noella Papagno-Charest, she pioneered the field of Desairology. Noella's brother Armand helped her edit this book prior to publication. 
 
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Brief History of Clifton Gaunt
Brief History of Clifton Gaunt
Clifton Gaunt was the third husband of Therese Charest. They were together 11 years, until Clifton's passing at age 104. At the time of his passing, Clifton was one of the few remaining American World War I veterans.
 
 
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Burial Marker for Martha and Erich Wilkens
Burial Marker for Martha and Erich Wilkens
Status: Located; Burial Marker for Martha and Erich Wilkens. This particular section of the cemetery did not allow raised headstones. Note that her middle initial on the marker stone is correct (A = Alwine), unlike her death certificate which lists her middle name as Herta, which is the middle name of her daughter. 
 
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Burial Plot Rights
Burial Plot Rights
Burial plot rights from Rita (Charest) Danese to her sister Noella, and Noella's husband George Papagno 
 
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Certificate Of Excellence in Tutoring awarded to Armand Charest
Certificate Of Excellence in Tutoring awarded to Armand Charest
After Armand's retirement as a tool and die maker, he worked part-time as an English language tutor through Palomar College Tutoring Center. His work continued until about 2002, when Armand suffered a stroke that left him half-paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, and requiring 24/7 nursing care. This certificate was awarded to Armand at conclusion of the 1998/1999 school year. 
 
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Charest Family Gravestone
Charest Family Gravestone
Family burial plot for Ildephonse Charest, Emilie (Frechette) Charest, and Rita (Danese) Charest. Rita had her parents moved from Precious Blood Cemetery to this location in 1992. 
 
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Charest Family Gravestone
Charest Family Gravestone
Backside of the gravestone for Ildephonse Charest, Emilie (Frechette) Charest, and Rita (Danese) Charest 
 
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Chris Paquin
Chris Paquin
Inscription on back of photo: "11 years old 6th grade Sept 1991" 
 
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Clair (Forand) Charest Funeral Card
Clair (Forand) Charest Funeral Card
Funeral card for Clair (Forand) Charest, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 
 
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Clair and Leo Forand
Clair and Leo Forand
Portrait of Clair and Leo Forand, married for 62 years on the month Leo passed away 
 
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Claire (Forand) Charest
Claire (Forand) Charest
 
 
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Claire and Leo Forand
Claire and Leo Forand
Claire (Charest) and Leo Forand. They were married for over 50 years at the time leo passed. 
 
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College Diploma Awarded To Armand Charest
College Diploma Awarded To Armand Charest
One of Armand's lifelong dream was to earn his Bachelor's degree. On December 23, 1986, at the age of 62, Armand did earn his Bachelor of Arts in English, through California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Armand did earn an Associates of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering through Farmingdale Agricultural College in the mid-1960s. Armand was a Tool and Die Maker, and had hopes of getting into engineering work. However, Armand would later complain that holding an Associates actually hurt him in his career; His Associates Degree made him overqualified for some jobs and under-qualified for others.  
 
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Confirmation Diploma of Martha (Wilkens) Charest
Confirmation Diploma of Martha (Wilkens) Charest
Confirmation Diploma of Martha (Wilkens) Charest. Awarded by the Evangelical Free Church of South Ozone Park, April 27, 1941 
 
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Confirmation Flyer for Ronald Charest
Confirmation Flyer for Ronald Charest
Confirmation flyer from St Luke's Lutheran Church, Farmingdale, Long Island, for the confirmation service that included Ronald Charest. St. Luke's Lutheran Church was the family church during the time they lived in Farmingdale. Armand (father) was Catholic and typically went to early Catholic service less than one mile away from St Luke's, then met the rest of the family for service at St Luke's. St Luke's also provided children's Sunday School classes and all the Charest children attended Sunday School prior to church service each Sunday. 2 May 1971 
 
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Death Certificate of Armand Charest
Death Certificate of Armand Charest
Death Certificate of Armand Charest. Armand died February 3, 2004 
 
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Death Certificate of Erich Wilkens
Death Certificate of Erich Wilkens
Death Certificate of Erich Wilkens. Erich died of an apparent heart attack while sitting in his recliner chair, in the main room of his cottage after dinner. He had cared for his farm animals and worked in his garden that day, and went into his cottage for dinner. He was found several hours later by a neighbor coming over for a visit. 
 
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Death Certificate of John B. Danese
Death Certificate of John B. Danese
Death certificate of John B. Danese. John died of heart failure on 10 Jun 1975. 
 
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Death Certificate of Martha Alwine (Reichelt) Wilkens
Death Certificate of Martha Alwine (Reichelt) Wilkens
Death Certificate of Martha (Reichelt) Wilkens. Martha was killed crossing a street in Woodbridge, Virginia while her and her husband Eric were driving down to Florida on a spring vacation. Martha was struck by a car going at high speed and reportedly died instantly. Her body was brought back to Long Island, New York, and she was laid to rest at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale.
Martha's name is misidentified on her death certificate. Instead of "Martha Alwine Wilkens," her name is listed as "Martha Herta Wilkens, which was the name of her daughter." 
 
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Denis Hurteau
Denis Hurteau
Photo of Denis Hurteau 
 
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Denis Hurteau, High School Graduation
Denis Hurteau, High School Graduation
This is Denis Hurteau's graduation photo from Serra High school, Rhode Island.  
 
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Denise and Jeanne Forand
Denise and Jeanne Forand
Denise and Jeanne Forand, "The Twins." Photo taken in 1977 
 

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