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Omer Collette 1900 - 1966

Omer Edward Collette of Central Falls, Providence County, RI was born on August 4, 1900 in Central Falls, and died at age 66 years old in December 1966 in Central Falls. Omer Collette was buried at Notre Dame Cemetery 359 Daggett Ave, in Pawtucket.

Omer Edward Collette
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Central Falls, Providence County, RI 02863
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Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, 02863, United States
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  • Introduction

    Omer Edward Collette was born on August 4th, 1900 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to Damase Colette (1859 - 1903) and Maria Marcille (1867 - 1962). He had six siblings: Louis, born 1890; Lovina, born 1891; Ernest, born 1893); Medard Sr., born 1895; Alfred, born 1897; and Arthur, born 1903. Omer E. Collette married Margaret C. Rogers (1903 - 1966) on June 16th, 1927 in Manchester, New Hampshire. They had two children: daughter Patricia Mary A. Collette (1928 - 1996) and son Roger A. Collette (1942 - 2004). A lifelong resident of Central Falls, Rhode Island, Omer Collette died in Central Falls in December of 1966. He is buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island.
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Omer's father was born in Quebec, Canada, as were his paternal grandparents. His mother was also born in Canada but nothing else is known about her heritage.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Omer was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island and was a lifelong resident of Central Falls, where he died.

  • Early Life & Education

    Born and raised in Rhode Island, when Omer was 39, he said that he had completed four years of high school.

  • Religious Beliefs

    Margaret and Omer were married by a Catholic priest.

  • Professional Career

    When he married at the age of 23, Omer said that he was working as a salesman. By the time Omer was 39 years old, he was married and still living in Rhode Island. He was working as a self-employed bookkeeper. Ten years later, he was still living in Central Falls, Rhode Island and working as an accountant if an "accounting office".

  • Personal Life & Family

    On his February 1942 World War II draft card, Omer was described as being 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed 178 pounds. He had brown eyes, brown hair, and a "ruddy" complexion. He was also described as being "lame". Omer married Margaret in 1927 and they had two children: one daughter and one son.
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In 1900, in the year that Omer Collette was born, the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 5.0% and the cost of a first-class stamp was $0.02. 31% of all workers were employed in the public service sector, 19% of women were employed (1 percent of all lawyers and 6 percent of physicians were women), 6% of the workforce were children, and 14% of the workforce was "non-white."
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In 1914, at the age of merely 14 years old, Omer was alive when President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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Collette, Gertrude (Sep 26, 1917 - Jul 17, 1994) Collette, Paul (Oct 31, 1962 - Oct 24, 2010) Collette, Alexander (Apr 30, 1913 - Apr 1979) Collette, Ernest (Jun 5, 1919 - Oct 1979) Collette, William (Jul 31, 1905 - May 1965) Collette, Albert (Aug 21, 1910 - May 26, 1991) Collette, Yvonne (Sep 2, 1909 - Apr 16, 2004) Collette, Kathleen (Nov 4, 1917 - Apr 1985) Collette, Robert (Sep 10, 1930 - Jul 23, 2010) Collette, Geraldine (Oct 10, 1916 - Sep 28, 2003)
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