{"id":4025,"date":"2016-04-23T10:57:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T15:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lizzieborden.org\/WomenatWork\/?page_id=4025"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:21:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T17:21:19","slug":"lillian-descenes-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/lillian-descenes-photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Marie Lillian Deschenes Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<style>\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-6079.fg-simple_portfolio {\r\n                    justify-content: center;\r\n                }\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-6079.fg-simple_portfolio .fg-item {\r\n                    flex-basis: 250px;\r\n                    margin: 5px;\r\n                }\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-simple_portfolio foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-simple_portfolio fg-light fg-border-thin fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-light-overlays fg-ready fg-caption-always\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-6079\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes3web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, as a young man. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey immigrated here \u2026 from Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada \u2026 in [1892] when [he] was ten years old.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, as a young man. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey immigrated here \u2026 from Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada \u2026 in [1892] when [he] was ten years old.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3989\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, as a young man. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey immigrated here \u2026 from Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada \u2026 in [1892] when [he] was ten years old.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes3web\/769351324.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, as a young man. <p><p><em> \u201cThey immigrated here \u2026 from Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada \u2026 in [1892] when [he] was ten years old.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes2web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s paternal grandmother, Mrs. Octave Miville Deschenes, n\u00e9e Delvina Charette. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cShe was a medicine woman in [the] Blessed Sacrament area. She would \u2026 help all the people who were sick \u2026 she would have her home remedies to, um, help the neighborhood and the whole community. Joe was sick one time and [she] came to the house and gave him like half a teaspoon of turpentine, and he was better the next day.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s paternal grandmother, Mrs. Octave Miville Deschenes, n\u00e9e Delvina Charette. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cShe was a medicine woman in [the] Blessed Sacrament area. She would \u2026 help all the people who were sick \u2026 she would have her home remedies to, um, help the neighborhood and the whole community. Joe was sick one time and [she] came to the house and gave him like half a teaspoon of turpentine, and he was better the next day.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3988\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s paternal grandmother, Mrs. Octave Miville Deschenes, n\u00e9e Delvina Charette. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cShe was a medicine woman in [the] Blessed Sacrament area. She would \u2026 help all the people who were sick \u2026 she would have her home remedies to, um, help the neighborhood and the whole community. Joe was sick one time and [she] came to the house and gave him like half a teaspoon of turpentine, and he was better the next day.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes2web\/914028728.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s paternal grandmother, Mrs. Octave Miville Deschenes, n\u00e9e Delvina Charette. <p><p><em> \u201cShe was a medicine woman in [the] Blessed Sacrament area. She would \u2026 help all the people who were sick \u2026 she would have her home remedies to, um, help the neighborhood and the whole community. Joe was sick one time and [she] came to the house and gave him like half a teaspoon of turpentine, and he was better the next day.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes5web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Aerial view of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 2460 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey lived, they both lived in the Blessed Sacrament community. The church was built in 1902.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Aerial view of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 2460 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey lived, they both lived in the Blessed Sacrament community. The church was built in 1902.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3991\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Aerial view of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 2460 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey lived, they both lived in the Blessed Sacrament community. The church was built in 1902.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes5web\/85806498.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Aerial view of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 2460 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960s. <p><p><em> \u201cThey lived, they both lived in the Blessed Sacrament community. The church was built in 1902.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes4web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, and her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin, on their wedding day, 1907. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey got married [on September 23,] 1907.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, and her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin, on their wedding day, 1907. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey got married [on September 23,] 1907.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3990\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, and her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin, on their wedding day, 1907. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey got married [on September 23,] 1907.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes4web\/515697542.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, and her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin, on their wedding day, 1907. <p><p><em> \u201cThey got married [on September 23,] 1907.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes6web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, and her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin in the 1920\u2019s. Lillian\u2019s mother, who was pregnant in this photograph, gave birth to fifteen children in a span of twenty-three years. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAll born \u2026 home delivered. Home delivery. She knew what was going on.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, and her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin in the 1920\u2019s. Lillian\u2019s mother, who was pregnant in this photograph, gave birth to fifteen children in a span of twenty-three years. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAll born \u2026 home delivered. Home delivery. She knew what was going on.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3992\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, and her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin in the 1920\u2019s. Lillian\u2019s mother, who was pregnant in this photograph, gave birth to fifteen children in a span of twenty-three years. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAll born \u2026 home delivered. Home delivery. She knew what was going on.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes6web\/704620494.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, and her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin in the 1920\u2019s. Lillian\u2019s mother, who was pregnant in this photograph, gave birth to fifteen children in a span of twenty-three years. <p><p><em> \u201cAll born \u2026 home delivered. Home delivery. She knew what was going on.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes7web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Deschene family residence on Detroit Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1940s; the family purchased the house in 1923. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201c[I was] born in this house.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"The Deschene family residence on Detroit Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1940s; the family purchased the house in 1923. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201c[I was] born in this house.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3993\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Deschene family residence on Detroit Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1940s; the family purchased the house in 1923. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201c[I was] born in this house.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes7web\/845021674.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Deschene family residence on Detroit Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1940s; the family purchased the house in 1923. <p><p><em> \u201c[I was] born in this house.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes9web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"A \u201cSolace Art\u201d card for Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Pierre Leo Deschenes, who died on August 15, 1926, from a ruptured spleen incurred during an accidental fall at Maplewood Park in Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMay Jesus Have Mercy on the Soul of Leo Deschenes.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"A \u201cSolace Art\u201d card for Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Pierre Leo Deschenes, who died on August 15, 1926, from a ruptured spleen incurred during an accidental fall at Maplewood Park in Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMay Jesus Have Mercy on the Soul of Leo Deschenes.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3995\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A \u201cSolace Art\u201d card for Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Pierre Leo Deschenes, who died on August 15, 1926, from a ruptured spleen incurred during an accidental fall at Maplewood Park in Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMay Jesus Have Mercy on the Soul of Leo Deschenes.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes9web\/3512218743.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A \u201cSolace Art\u201d card for Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Pierre Leo Deschenes, who died on August 15, 1926, from a ruptured spleen incurred during an accidental fall at Maplewood Park in Fall River, Massachusetts. <p><p><em> \u201cMay Jesus Have Mercy on the Soul of Leo Deschenes.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes8web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"A Fall River Electric Light Company window display at 85 North Main Street, Christmas 1931; Lillian\u2019s mother cooked for a very large family consisting of her husband and their fifteen children. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother did the cooking, and one of my sisters.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"A Fall River Electric Light Company window display at 85 North Main Street, Christmas 1931; Lillian\u2019s mother cooked for a very large family consisting of her husband and their fifteen children. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother did the cooking, and one of my sisters.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3994\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A Fall River Electric Light Company window display at 85 North Main Street, Christmas 1931; Lillian\u2019s mother cooked for a very large family consisting of her husband and their fifteen children. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy mother did the cooking, and one of my sisters.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes8web\/3405353555.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A Fall River Electric Light Company window display at 85 North Main Street, Christmas 1931; Lillian\u2019s mother cooked for a very large family consisting of her husband and their fifteen children. <p><p><em> \u201cMy mother did the cooking, and one of my sisters.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes1web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Marie Lillian Deschenes, called Lillian, as a child, circa 1932.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe used to buy a book with paper dolls \u2026 we had coloring books, and chalk \u2026 we used to break a can; put our feet on the can, and walk with the cans. Yeah, yeah, we used to smash the cans and walk. That\u2019s what we did when we were kids. We played hopscotch, too.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Marie Lillian Deschenes, called Lillian, as a child, circa 1932.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe used to buy a book with paper dolls \u2026 we had coloring books, and chalk \u2026 we used to break a can; put our feet on the can, and walk with the cans. Yeah, yeah, we used to smash the cans and walk. That\u2019s what we did when we were kids. We played hopscotch, too.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3987\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Marie Lillian Deschenes, called Lillian, as a child, circa 1932.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe used to buy a book with paper dolls \u2026 we had coloring books, and chalk \u2026 we used to break a can; put our feet on the can, and walk with the cans. Yeah, yeah, we used to smash the cans and walk. That\u2019s what we did when we were kids. We played hopscotch, too.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes1web\/2735286691.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Marie Lillian Deschenes, called Lillian, as a child, circa 1932.<p><p><em> \u201cWe used to buy a book with paper dolls \u2026 we had coloring books, and chalk \u2026 we used to break a can; put our feet on the can, and walk with the cans. Yeah, yeah, we used to smash the cans and walk. That\u2019s what we did when we were kids. We played hopscotch, too.\u201d<\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes10web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian and her brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete,\u201d dressed for the Sacrament of Confirmation, circa 1938. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cSister Mary Joseph taught most of my brothers and sisters. She taught everybody.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian and her brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete,\u201d dressed for the Sacrament of Confirmation, circa 1938. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cSister Mary Joseph taught most of my brothers and sisters. She taught everybody.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3996\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian and her brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete,\u201d dressed for the Sacrament of Confirmation, circa 1938. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cSister Mary Joseph taught most of my brothers and sisters. She taught everybody.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes10web\/1761033601.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian and her brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete,\u201d dressed for the Sacrament of Confirmation, circa 1938. <p><p><em> \u201cSister Mary Joseph taught most of my brothers and sisters. She taught everybody.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes12web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s parents, Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, August 2, 1941. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI don\u2019t think my mother ever worked \u2026 with fifteen kids she didn\u2019t have the time.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s parents, Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, August 2, 1941. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI don\u2019t think my mother ever worked \u2026 with fifteen kids she didn\u2019t have the time.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3998\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s parents, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, August 2, 1941. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI don\u2019t think my mother ever worked \u2026 with fifteen kids she didn\u2019t have the time.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes12web\/1783162261.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s parents, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, August 2, 1941. <p><p><em> \u201cI don\u2019t think my mother ever worked \u2026 with fifteen kids she didn\u2019t have the time.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes11web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"St. Jean Baptiste Parochial Grammar School, 364 Field Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s; the school operated under the direction of the Sisters of St. Joseph du Puy, a religious order from Haute Loire, France. Lillian graduated from this school in 1942, which had been constructed four years earlier, to replace the old building. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe went to school at St. Jean\u2019s.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"St. Jean Baptiste Parochial Grammar School, 364 Field Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s; the school operated under the direction of the Sisters of St. Joseph du Puy, a religious order from Haute Loire, France. Lillian graduated from this school in 1942, which had been constructed four years earlier, to replace the old building. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe went to school at St. Jean\u2019s.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3997\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"St. Jean Baptiste Parochial Grammar School, 364 Field Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s; the school operated under the direction of the Sisters of St. Joseph du Puy, a religious order from Haute Loire, France. Lillian graduated from this school in 1942, which had been constructed four years earlier, to replace the old building. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe went to school at St. Jean\u2019s.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes11web\/247786329.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">St. Jean Baptiste Parochial Grammar School, 364 Field Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s; the school operated under the direction of the Sisters of St. Joseph du Puy, a religious order from Haute Loire, France. Lillian graduated from this school in 1942, which had been constructed four years earlier, to replace the old building. <p><p><em> \u201cWe went to school at St. Jean\u2019s.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes13web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s graduating class from &lt;em&gt;\u00c9cole St. Jean Baptiste&lt;\/em&gt;, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1942; Lillian is standing in the second row from the front, second from the left. To her right is her brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete.\u201d Following graduation, she immediately went to work, securing a position at Har-Lee Manufacturing Company, dress manufacturers, 425 Pleasant Street, Fall River. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI knew I had to go to work to help the family, so.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s graduating class from &lt;em&gt;\u00c9cole St. Jean Baptiste&lt;\/em&gt;, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1942; Lillian is standing in the second row from the front, second from the left. To her right is her brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete.\u201d Following graduation, she immediately went to work, securing a position at Har-Lee Manufacturing Company, dress manufacturers, 425 Pleasant Street, Fall River. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI knew I had to go to work to help the family, so.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"3999\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s graduating class from &lt;em&gt;\u00c9cole St. Jean Baptiste&lt;\/em&gt;, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1942; Lillian is standing in the second row from the front, second from the left. To her right is her brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete.\u201d Following graduation, she immediately went to work, securing a position at Har-Lee Manufacturing Company, dress manufacturers, 425 Pleasant Street, Fall River. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI knew I had to go to work to help the family, so.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes13web\/209400653.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s graduating class from <em>\u00c9cole St. Jean Baptiste<\/em>, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1942; Lillian is standing in the second row from the front, second from the left. To her right is her brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete.\u201d Following graduation, she immediately went to work, securing a position at Har-Lee Manufacturing Company, dress manufacturers, 425 Pleasant Street, Fall River. <p><p><em> \u201cI knew I had to go to work to help the family, so.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes14-2web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"A listing for Har-Lee Manufacturing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, from the &lt;em&gt;Fall River City Directory&lt;\/em&gt;, 1942 edition, the year Lillian started working there; the firm employed 2200 people in its factory on Pleasant Street. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI knew I had to go to work to help the family. I just went to work, that was it; I went to work. I was a packer. I was packing dresses \u2026 [I was there] for twenty years.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"A listing for Har-Lee Manufacturing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, from the &lt;em&gt;Fall River City Directory&lt;\/em&gt;, 1942 edition, the year Lillian started working there; the firm employed 2200 people in its factory on Pleasant Street. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI knew I had to go to work to help the family. I just went to work, that was it; I went to work. I was a packer. I was packing dresses \u2026 [I was there] for twenty years.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4000\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A listing for Har-Lee Manufacturing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, from the &lt;em&gt;Fall River City Directory&lt;\/em&gt;, 1942 edition, the year Lillian started working there; the firm employed 2200 people in its factory on Pleasant Street. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI knew I had to go to work to help the family. I just went to work, that was it; I went to work. I was a packer. I was packing dresses \u2026 [I was there] for twenty years.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes14-2web\/932026532.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A listing for Har-Lee Manufacturing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, from the <em>Fall River City Directory<\/em>, 1942 edition, the year Lillian started working there; the firm employed 2200 people in its factory on Pleasant Street. <p><p><em> \u201cI knew I had to go to work to help the family. I just went to work, that was it; I went to work. I was a packer. I was packing dresses \u2026 [I was there] for twenty years.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes15web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian posing in a friend\u2019s garden, circa 1943.\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian posing in a friend\u2019s garden, circa 1943.\" data-attachment-id=\"4001\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian posing in a friend\u2019s garden, circa 1943.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes15web\/2237373902.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian posing in a friend\u2019s garden, circa 1943.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes18web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Three of Lillian\u2019s brothers depicted in a composite novelty photograph produced during World War II; top: Joseph Albert Octave Deschenes, called \u201cAlbert\u201d, United States Navy; bottom left: Joseph Lionel John Deschenes, called \u201cTommy,\u201d United States Army; bottom right: Joseph Deschenes, called \u201cJoe,\u201d United States Army. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey were all in the service.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Three of Lillian\u2019s brothers depicted in a composite novelty photograph produced during World War II; top: Joseph Albert Octave Deschenes, called \u201cAlbert\u201d, United States Navy; bottom left: Joseph Lionel John Deschenes, called \u201cTommy,\u201d United States Army; bottom right: Joseph Deschenes, called \u201cJoe,\u201d United States Army. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey were all in the service.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4004\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Three of Lillian\u2019s brothers depicted in a composite novelty photograph produced during World War II; top: Joseph Albert Octave Deschenes, called \u201cAlbert\u201d, United States Navy; bottom left: Joseph Lionel John Deschenes, called \u201cTommy,\u201d United States Army; bottom right: Joseph Deschenes, called \u201cJoe,\u201d United States Army. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey were all in the service.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes18web\/437647218.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Three of Lillian\u2019s brothers depicted in a composite novelty photograph produced during World War II; top: Joseph Albert Octave Deschenes, called \u201cAlbert\u201d, United States Navy; bottom left: Joseph Lionel John Deschenes, called \u201cTommy,\u201d United States Army; bottom right: Joseph Deschenes, called \u201cJoe,\u201d United States Army. <p><p><em> \u201cThey were all in the service.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes19web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Henri Deschenes, called \u201cHenry,\u201d at camp during World War II. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy brother Henry was in the army.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Henri Deschenes, called \u201cHenry,\u201d at camp during World War II. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy brother Henry was in the army.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4005\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Henri Deschenes, called \u201cHenry,\u201d at camp during World War II. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy brother Henry was in the army.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes19web\/2082873770.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Henri Deschenes, called \u201cHenry,\u201d at camp during World War II. <p><p><em> \u201cMy brother Henry was in the army.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes17web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian during World War II, wearing one of her brother\u2019s uniform jackets and hat. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey [were] drafted.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian during World War II, wearing one of her brother\u2019s uniform jackets and hat. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey [were] drafted.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4003\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian during World War II, wearing one of her brother\u2019s uniform jackets and hat. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThey [were] drafted.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes17web\/1228681342.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian during World War II, wearing one of her brother\u2019s uniform jackets and hat. <p><p><em> \u201cThey [were] drafted.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes16web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian in the mid-1940s.\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian in the mid-1940s.\" data-attachment-id=\"4002\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian in the mid-1940s.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes16web\/789571238.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian in the mid-1940s.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes20web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s sister, Marie Rita Deschenes, following the Ceremony for Veiling and Profession of Final Vows in the Order of Sisters of Saint Joseph; she received the religious name Sister Marie Xavier. She died at St. Anne\u2019s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, at the age of twenty-six, due to &lt;em&gt;\u201cacute sore throat, with septicemia\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;; the nuns had attempted to treat her condition in-house, before transferring her to the hospital. She entered the convent at age fourteen, and was teaching at St. Joseph\u2019s Parochial School in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the time of her death. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cShe died in 1945 \u2026 yeah.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s sister, Marie Rita Deschenes, following the Ceremony for Veiling and Profession of Final Vows in the Order of Sisters of Saint Joseph; she received the religious name Sister Marie Xavier. She died at St. Anne\u2019s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, at the age of twenty-six, due to &lt;em&gt;\u201cacute sore throat, with septicemia\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;; the nuns had attempted to treat her condition in-house, before transferring her to the hospital. She entered the convent at age fourteen, and was teaching at St. Joseph\u2019s Parochial School in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the time of her death. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cShe died in 1945 \u2026 yeah.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4006\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s sister, Marie Rita Deschenes, following the Ceremony for Veiling and Profession of Final Vows in the Order of Sisters of Saint Joseph; she received the religious name Sister Marie Xavier. She died at St. Anne\u2019s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, at the age of twenty-six, due to &lt;em&gt;\u201cacute sore throat, with septicemia\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;; the nuns had attempted to treat her condition in-house, before transferring her to the hospital. She entered the convent at age fourteen, and was teaching at St. Joseph\u2019s Parochial School in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the time of her death. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cShe died in 1945 \u2026 yeah.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes20web\/1128517814.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s sister, Marie Rita Deschenes, following the Ceremony for Veiling and Profession of Final Vows in the Order of Sisters of Saint Joseph; she received the religious name Sister Marie Xavier. She died at St. Anne\u2019s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, at the age of twenty-six, due to <em>\u201cacute sore throat, with septicemia\u201d<\/em>; the nuns had attempted to treat her condition in-house, before transferring her to the hospital. She entered the convent at age fourteen, and was teaching at St. Joseph\u2019s Parochial School in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the time of her death. <p><p><em> \u201cShe died in 1945 \u2026 yeah.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes21web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian parents, Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, on an Easter visit to their daughter, Sister Marie Xavier, at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa early 1940s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy sister Rita was the oldest one that was in the convent.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian parents, Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, on an Easter visit to their daughter, Sister Marie Xavier, at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa early 1940s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy sister Rita was the oldest one that was in the convent.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4007\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian parents, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, on an Easter visit to their daughter, Sister Marie Xavier, at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa early 1940s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy sister Rita was the oldest one that was in the convent.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes21web\/628098670.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian parents, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, on an Easter visit to their daughter, Sister Marie Xavier, at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa early 1940s. <p><p><em> \u201cMy sister Rita was the oldest one that was in the convent.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes22web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian, her sisters, and a family friend on an Easter visit to their sister, Sister Marie Xavier, at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa early 1940s. Standing, left to right: Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Sister Marie Xavier, formerly Marie Rita Deschenes; Marie Gracella Deschenes; Eva Perrault, a family friend. Kneeling, left to right: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Lillian.\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian, her sisters, and a family friend on an Easter visit to their sister, Sister Marie Xavier, at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa early 1940s. Standing, left to right: Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Sister Marie Xavier, formerly Marie Rita Deschenes; Marie Gracella Deschenes; Eva Perrault, a family friend. Kneeling, left to right: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Lillian.\" data-attachment-id=\"4008\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian, her sisters, and a family friend on an Easter visit to their sister, Sister Marie Xavier, at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa early 1940s. Standing, left to right: Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Sister Marie Xavier, formerly Marie Rita Deschenes; Marie Gracella Deschenes; Eva Perrault, a family friend. Kneeling, left to right: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Lillian.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes22web\/1107036322.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian, her sisters, and a family friend on an Easter visit to their sister, Sister Marie Xavier, at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa early 1940s. Standing, left to right: Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Sister Marie Xavier, formerly Marie Rita Deschenes; Marie Gracella Deschenes; Eva Perrault, a family friend. Kneeling, left to right: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Lillian.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes24web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, looking south, circa 1940\u2019s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI remember going downtown, yeah, with my sisters, we used to go downtown.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, looking south, circa 1940\u2019s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI remember going downtown, yeah, with my sisters, we used to go downtown.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4010\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, looking south, circa 1940\u2019s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI remember going downtown, yeah, with my sisters, we used to go downtown.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes24web\/2268970169.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, looking south, circa 1940\u2019s. <p><p><em> \u201cI remember going downtown, yeah, with my sisters, we used to go downtown.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes25web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete,\u201d posing in uniform, with his parents, Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, circa 1947. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYes, [my mother] used to write to them, yeah. And they would write back to her.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete,\u201d posing in uniform, with his parents, Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, circa 1947. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYes, [my mother] used to write to them, yeah. And they would write back to her.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4011\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete,\u201d posing in uniform, with his parents, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, circa 1947. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYes, [my mother] used to write to them, yeah. And they would write back to her.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes25web\/3775818337.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s brother, Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes, called \u201cPete,\u201d posing in uniform, with his parents, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, circa 1947. <p><p><em> \u201cYes, [my mother] used to write to them, yeah. And they would write back to her.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes26web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian, with two of her sisters, outside the family home on Detroit Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1947; the three sisters would later live together in the family home, sharing expenses. Standing, left to right: Marie Gracella Deschenes; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy; Lillian. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYeah, there were three of us living here.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian, with two of her sisters, outside the family home on Detroit Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1947; the three sisters would later live together in the family home, sharing expenses. Standing, left to right: Marie Gracella Deschenes; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy; Lillian. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYeah, there were three of us living here.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4012\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian, with two of her sisters, outside the family home on Detroit Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1947; the three sisters would later live together in the family home, sharing expenses. Standing, left to right: Marie Gracella Deschenes; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy; Lillian. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cYeah, there were three of us living here.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes26web\/1264193801.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian, with two of her sisters, outside the family home on Detroit Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1947; the three sisters would later live together in the family home, sharing expenses. Standing, left to right: Marie Gracella Deschenes; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy; Lillian. <p><p><em> \u201cYeah, there were three of us living here.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes23web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Interior of a Fall River, Massachusetts, bus circa 1940s; Lillian often used this form of transportation to get to the Lincoln Park Ballroom in Westport, Massachusetts, to go dancing. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe took the bus. I used to go dancing \u2026 out there in Lincoln Park. Yeah, it was nice \u2026\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Interior of a Fall River, Massachusetts, bus circa 1940s; Lillian often used this form of transportation to get to the Lincoln Park Ballroom in Westport, Massachusetts, to go dancing. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe took the bus. I used to go dancing \u2026 out there in Lincoln Park. Yeah, it was nice \u2026\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4009\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Interior of a Fall River, Massachusetts, bus circa 1940s; Lillian often used this form of transportation to get to the Lincoln Park Ballroom in Westport, Massachusetts, to go dancing. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe took the bus. I used to go dancing \u2026 out there in Lincoln Park. Yeah, it was nice \u2026\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes23web\/667934330.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Interior of a Fall River, Massachusetts, bus circa 1940s; Lillian often used this form of transportation to get to the Lincoln Park Ballroom in Westport, Massachusetts, to go dancing. <p><p><em> \u201cWe took the bus. I used to go dancing \u2026 out there in Lincoln Park. Yeah, it was nice \u2026\u201d<\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes27web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s sister, Marie Lillianne Deschenes\u2019s wedding party, April 10, 1948. Left to right: Marie Gracella Deschenes; Irene Petrin, the sister of the groom; Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes; the bride; George Noel Petrin, the groom; Paul Berube, the best man; Lillian.\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s sister, Marie Lillianne Deschenes\u2019s wedding party, April 10, 1948. Left to right: Marie Gracella Deschenes; Irene Petrin, the sister of the groom; Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes; the bride; George Noel Petrin, the groom; Paul Berube, the best man; Lillian.\" data-attachment-id=\"4013\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s sister, Marie Lillianne Deschenes\u2019s wedding party, April 10, 1948. Left to right: Marie Gracella Deschenes; Irene Petrin, the sister of the groom; Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes; the bride; George Noel Petrin, the groom; Paul Berube, the best man; Lillian.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes27web\/761907153.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s sister, Marie Lillianne Deschenes\u2019s wedding party, April 10, 1948. Left to right: Marie Gracella Deschenes; Irene Petrin, the sister of the groom; Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes; the bride; George Noel Petrin, the groom; Paul Berube, the best man; Lillian.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes28web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian, circa 1950.\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian, circa 1950.\" data-attachment-id=\"4014\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian, circa 1950.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes28web\/2118123741.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian, circa 1950.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes29web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"A Deschenes family portrait, 1952. Standing, left to right: Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes; her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin; Lillian; her sisters: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Sister Mary Albert, formerly Marie Gracella Deschenes; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy; Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. Seated, left to right: Joseph Albert Octave Deschenes; Joseph Lionel John Deschenes; Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Joseph Deschenes; Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes. Lying down: Joseph Henri Deschenes. Lillian\u2019s sister, Gracella, joined the Sisters of St Joseph in 1950 and, as Sister Mary Albert, resided at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, in New Bedford, Massachusetts; she relinquished her vows in 1960. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThen Grace went in \u2026\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"A Deschenes family portrait, 1952. Standing, left to right: Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes; her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin; Lillian; her sisters: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Sister Mary Albert, formerly Marie Gracella Deschenes; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy; Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. Seated, left to right: Joseph Albert Octave Deschenes; Joseph Lionel John Deschenes; Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Joseph Deschenes; Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes. Lying down: Joseph Henri Deschenes. Lillian\u2019s sister, Gracella, joined the Sisters of St Joseph in 1950 and, as Sister Mary Albert, resided at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, in New Bedford, Massachusetts; she relinquished her vows in 1960. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThen Grace went in \u2026\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4015\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A Deschenes family portrait, 1952. Standing, left to right: Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes; her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin; Lillian; her sisters: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Sister Mary Albert, formerly Marie Gracella Deschenes; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy; Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. Seated, left to right: Joseph Albert Octave Deschenes; Joseph Lionel John Deschenes; Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Joseph Deschenes; Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes. Lying down: Joseph Henri Deschenes. Lillian\u2019s sister, Gracella, joined the Sisters of St Joseph in 1950 and, as Sister Mary Albert, resided at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, in New Bedford, Massachusetts; she relinquished her vows in 1960. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cThen Grace went in \u2026\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes29web\/410244613.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A Deschenes family portrait, 1952. Standing, left to right: Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes; her mother, n\u00e9e Albertina Boursier Martin; Lillian; her sisters: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Sister Mary Albert, formerly Marie Gracella Deschenes; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy; Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. Seated, left to right: Joseph Albert Octave Deschenes; Joseph Lionel John Deschenes; Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Joseph Deschenes; Joseph Arthur Albert Deschenes. Lying down: Joseph Henri Deschenes. Lillian\u2019s sister, Gracella, joined the Sisters of St Joseph in 1950 and, as Sister Mary Albert, resided at St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Convent, in New Bedford, Massachusetts; she relinquished her vows in 1960. <p><p><em> \u201cThen Grace went in \u2026\u201d<\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes30web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian with her niece, Marie Loretta Deschenes, circa 1955. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201c[We] went to New York City, [to] Times Square. I went there with my niece, and we were supposed to go on a radio show \u2026 the following day, but we were at the Times Square for so long \u2026 that we fell asleep.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian with her niece, Marie Loretta Deschenes, circa 1955. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201c[We] went to New York City, [to] Times Square. I went there with my niece, and we were supposed to go on a radio show \u2026 the following day, but we were at the Times Square for so long \u2026 that we fell asleep.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4016\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian with her niece, Marie Loretta Deschenes, circa 1955. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201c[We] went to New York City, [to] Times Square. I went there with my niece, and we were supposed to go on a radio show \u2026 the following day, but we were at the Times Square for so long \u2026 that we fell asleep.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes30web\/3408771462.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian with her niece, Marie Loretta Deschenes, circa 1955. <p><p><em> \u201c[We] went to New York City, [to] Times Square. I went there with my niece, and we were supposed to go on a radio show \u2026 the following day, but we were at the Times Square for so long \u2026 that we fell asleep.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes33web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s; Lillian was employed here for twenty-six years. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cLouis Hand, I was an, an order picker, which means they had bins, and we had to go in a bin and pick up so many curtains and put them in a box. I retired at sixty-two.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s; Lillian was employed here for twenty-six years. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cLouis Hand, I was an, an order picker, which means they had bins, and we had to go in a bin and pick up so many curtains and put them in a box. I retired at sixty-two.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4019\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s; Lillian was employed here for twenty-six years. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cLouis Hand, I was an, an order picker, which means they had bins, and we had to go in a bin and pick up so many curtains and put them in a box. I retired at sixty-two.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes33web\/2946611018.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s; Lillian was employed here for twenty-six years. <p><p><em> \u201cLouis Hand, I was an, an order picker, which means they had bins, and we had to go in a bin and pick up so many curtains and put them in a box. I retired at sixty-two.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes31web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, posing with his daughters on the occasion of his 80th Birthday, June 1962. Four months before this photograph was taken, he had married his second wife, the widowed Kathleen May (Bean) O\u2019Neil; Lillian\u2019s mother had died in 1957 following a stroke. Left to right: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Lillian; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy. Standing: Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. Seated, to the right of their father: Marie Gracella Deschenes. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cHe remarried five years [after his first wife died] and left the house to \u2026 his family.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, posing with his daughters on the occasion of his 80th Birthday, June 1962. Four months before this photograph was taken, he had married his second wife, the widowed Kathleen May (Bean) O\u2019Neil; Lillian\u2019s mother had died in 1957 following a stroke. Left to right: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Lillian; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy. Standing: Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. Seated, to the right of their father: Marie Gracella Deschenes. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cHe remarried five years [after his first wife died] and left the house to \u2026 his family.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4017\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, posing with his daughters on the occasion of his 80th Birthday, June 1962. Four months before this photograph was taken, he had married his second wife, the widowed Kathleen May (Bean) O\u2019Neil; Lillian\u2019s mother had died in 1957 following a stroke. Left to right: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Lillian; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy. Standing: Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. Seated, to the right of their father: Marie Gracella Deschenes. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cHe remarried five years [after his first wife died] and left the house to \u2026 his family.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes31web\/2904452958.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian\u2019s father, Fran\u00e7ois Xavier Deschenes, posing with his daughters on the occasion of his 80th Birthday, June 1962. Four months before this photograph was taken, he had married his second wife, the widowed Kathleen May (Bean) O\u2019Neil; Lillian\u2019s mother had died in 1957 following a stroke. Left to right: Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Lillian; Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy. Standing: Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. Seated, to the right of their father: Marie Gracella Deschenes. <p><p><em> \u201cHe remarried five years [after his first wife died] and left the house to \u2026 his family.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes32web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian and her sister, Marie Gracella Deschenes, with their Petrin nieces and nephews, December, 1964; they are the children of Mrs. George Noel Petrin, n\u00e9e Marie Lillianne Deschenes. Left to right: Diane Marie Petrin; Marie Gracella Deschenes; Lillian; Claire Marie Petrin; Ronald Arthur Petrin. As young adults, their \u201cAunt Lil\u201d found them summer jobs at her place of employment, Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI get the work for them.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian and her sister, Marie Gracella Deschenes, with their Petrin nieces and nephews, December, 1964; they are the children of Mrs. George Noel Petrin, n\u00e9e Marie Lillianne Deschenes. Left to right: Diane Marie Petrin; Marie Gracella Deschenes; Lillian; Claire Marie Petrin; Ronald Arthur Petrin. As young adults, their \u201cAunt Lil\u201d found them summer jobs at her place of employment, Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI get the work for them.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4018\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian and her sister, Marie Gracella Deschenes, with their Petrin nieces and nephews, December, 1964; they are the children of Mrs. George Noel Petrin, n\u00e9e Marie Lillianne Deschenes. Left to right: Diane Marie Petrin; Marie Gracella Deschenes; Lillian; Claire Marie Petrin; Ronald Arthur Petrin. As young adults, their \u201cAunt Lil\u201d found them summer jobs at her place of employment, Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI get the work for them.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes32web\/3381813650.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian and her sister, Marie Gracella Deschenes, with their Petrin nieces and nephews, December, 1964; they are the children of Mrs. George Noel Petrin, n\u00e9e Marie Lillianne Deschenes. Left to right: Diane Marie Petrin; Marie Gracella Deschenes; Lillian; Claire Marie Petrin; Ronald Arthur Petrin. As young adults, their \u201cAunt Lil\u201d found them summer jobs at her place of employment, Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. <p><p><em> \u201cI get the work for them.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes34web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Cherry &amp;amp; Webb Company, women\u2019s clothing and misses\u2019 clothing, 139 - 149 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1940s. Although the upscale store was considered one of the city\u2019s finest, its stock in the early 1970s also included inexpensive first-quality dresses made in Fall River\u2019s garment factories, which were retailed at highly inflated prices. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cIt was the same dress that I bought at Arlan\u2019s [of Fall River, department store], but it was twice the money.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Cherry &amp;amp; Webb Company, women\u2019s clothing and misses\u2019 clothing, 139 - 149 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1940s. Although the upscale store was considered one of the city\u2019s finest, its stock in the early 1970s also included inexpensive first-quality dresses made in Fall River\u2019s garment factories, which were retailed at highly inflated prices. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cIt was the same dress that I bought at Arlan\u2019s [of Fall River, department store], but it was twice the money.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4020\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cherry &amp; Webb Company, women\u2019s clothing and misses\u2019 clothing, 139 - 149 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1940s. Although the upscale store was considered one of the city\u2019s finest, its stock in the early 1970s also included inexpensive first-quality dresses made in Fall River\u2019s garment factories, which were retailed at highly inflated prices. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cIt was the same dress that I bought at Arlan\u2019s [of Fall River, department store], but it was twice the money.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes34web\/684039991.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Cherry &amp; Webb Company, women\u2019s clothing and misses\u2019 clothing, 139 - 149 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1940s. Although the upscale store was considered one of the city\u2019s finest, its stock in the early 1970s also included inexpensive first-quality dresses made in Fall River\u2019s garment factories, which were retailed at highly inflated prices. <p><p><em> \u201cIt was the same dress that I bought at Arlan\u2019s [of Fall River, department store], but it was twice the money.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes35web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian and her sister, Marie Gracella Deschenes, with their fellow employees at Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s. Lillian is standing in the third row, eight from the left. Her sister, Grace, is standing in the same row, twelfth from the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cGrace worked in one office, and I was in the other office.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian and her sister, Marie Gracella Deschenes, with their fellow employees at Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s. Lillian is standing in the third row, eight from the left. Her sister, Grace, is standing in the same row, twelfth from the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cGrace worked in one office, and I was in the other office.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4021\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian and her sister, Marie Gracella Deschenes, with their fellow employees at Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s. Lillian is standing in the third row, eight from the left. Her sister, Grace, is standing in the same row, twelfth from the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cGrace worked in one office, and I was in the other office.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes35web\/1324763631.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian and her sister, Marie Gracella Deschenes, with their fellow employees at Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1970s. Lillian is standing in the third row, eight from the left. Her sister, Grace, is standing in the same row, twelfth from the left. <p><p><em> \u201cGrace worked in one office, and I was in the other office.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes36web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian and her fellow employees at her retirement party from Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1988; Lillian is seated at the right, second from the front. Her sister Grace is seated at the right, fourth from front. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI retired at sixty-two.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian and her fellow employees at her retirement party from Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1988; Lillian is seated at the right, second from the front. Her sister Grace is seated at the right, fourth from front. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI retired at sixty-two.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4022\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian and her fellow employees at her retirement party from Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1988; Lillian is seated at the right, second from the front. Her sister Grace is seated at the right, fourth from front. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI retired at sixty-two.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes36web\/3835835015.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian and her fellow employees at her retirement party from Louis Hand, Inc., sash curtain manufacturers, 847 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1988; Lillian is seated at the right, second from the front. Her sister Grace is seated at the right, fourth from front. <p><p><em> \u201cI retired at sixty-two.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes37web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"A Deschenes family reunion, held at Blessed Sacrament Church Hall, 2470 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1995. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Back row, standing left to right: Lillian; her brother, Joseph Henri Deschenes; her sister, Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy. Second row, standing, left to right: her sisters, Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Marie Gracella Deschenes. Seated: Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. &lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cNow we are just down to my sister [Anita] and I.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"A Deschenes family reunion, held at Blessed Sacrament Church Hall, 2470 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1995. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Back row, standing left to right: Lillian; her brother, Joseph Henri Deschenes; her sister, Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy. Second row, standing, left to right: her sisters, Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Marie Gracella Deschenes. Seated: Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. &lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cNow we are just down to my sister [Anita] and I.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4023\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A Deschenes family reunion, held at Blessed Sacrament Church Hall, 2470 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1995. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Back row, standing left to right: Lillian; her brother, Joseph Henri Deschenes; her sister, Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy. Second row, standing, left to right: her sisters, Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Marie Gracella Deschenes. Seated: Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. &lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cNow we are just down to my sister [Anita] and I.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes37web\/2190599263.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A Deschenes family reunion, held at Blessed Sacrament Church Hall, 2470 South Main Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1995. <p><p> Back row, standing left to right: Lillian; her brother, Joseph Henri Deschenes; her sister, Marie Dorille Rita (Deschenes) Roy. Second row, standing, left to right: her sisters, Marie Alice (Deschenes) Cote; Marie Lillianne (Deschenes) Petrin; Marie Anita (Deschenes) Pineau; Marie Gracella Deschenes. Seated: Marie Blanche Irene (Deschenes) Bouchard. <\/p><\/p><p><p><em> \u201cNow we are just down to my sister [Anita] and I.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Deschenes38web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Lillian and her niece, Mrs. John Barry Norfolk, n\u00e9e Claire Marie Petrin, at the Clam Chowder festival in Newport, Rhode Island, 2014; Claire is the family genealogist. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cShe knows more than I do.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Lillian and her niece, Mrs. John Barry Norfolk, n\u00e9e Claire Marie Petrin, at the Clam Chowder festival in Newport, Rhode Island, 2014; Claire is the family genealogist. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cShe knows more than I do.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4024\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lillian and her niece, Mrs. John Barry Norfolk, n\u00e9e Claire Marie Petrin, at the Clam Chowder festival in Newport, Rhode Island, 2014; Claire is the family genealogist. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cShe knows more than I do.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/04\/Deschenes38web\/3518505811.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Lillian and her niece, Mrs. John Barry Norfolk, n\u00e9e Claire Marie Petrin, at the Clam Chowder festival in Newport, Rhode Island, 2014; Claire is the family genealogist. <p><p><em> \u201cShe knows more than I do.\u201d <\/em><p><p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4025"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4025"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6080,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4025\/revisions\/6080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}