Joseph DÉRAGON dit LAFRANCE

(b. 1 October 1835 , Chambly, Lower Canada d. 3 October 1921 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph DÉRAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 1 October 1835 in Chambly, Lower Canada

Joseph DÉRAGON dit LAFRANCE was the child of François DARAGON (DERAGON) and Agathe VIAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Thérèse LEVREAU (maternal) Joseph VIAU and Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE

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Joseph married Euphemie Phebee BRAULT 17 January 1860 in Henryville, Canada East . Euphemie Phebee BRAULT was born 30 October 1842 in Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville). Euphemie Phebee died abt. 1934 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Euphemie Phebee was the child of Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT) and Phoebee (Phebe) RICHARD.

Joseph DÉRAGON dit LAFRANCE died 3 October 1921 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Euphemie Phebee BRAULT-- Date: 17 January 1860 Place: Henryville, Canada East
Euphemie Phebee BRAULT was the child of Laurent BREAULT (BRAULT) and Phoebee (Phebe) RICHARD

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1835 Birth
1 October 1835
Chambly, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DÉRAGON dit LAFRANCE and Euphemie Phebee BRAULT 17 January 1860, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

He was 24 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)