Peter Francis BENJAMIN

(b. abt. 1864 , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 November 1936 , Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA )

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Peter Francis BENJAMIN was born abt. 1864 in Québec Province, Canada

Peter Francis BENJAMIN was the child of Pierre BENJAMIN and Philomene BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN and Marie-Josephe CYR (maternal) Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS

Peter Francis was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1868.

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Peter Francis BENJAMIN died 2 November 1936 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 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.

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

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

1870 Ellenburg, Clinton, New York
Name: Peter Benjamin
Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 6y
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada
Event Place: New York, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Peter Benjamin M 30y Canada
Philomon Benjamin F 28y Canada
Philomon Benjamin F 11y Canada
Rosella Benjamin F 9y New York
Amelia Benjamin F 8y Canada
Peter Benjamin M 6y Canada
Clara Benjamin F 2y New York
Frank Benjamin M 1m New York
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1910 Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Peter Benjamin
Event Place: Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Immigration Year: 1869
Birthplace: Canada
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Household ID: 454
Page: 22
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Peter Benjamin M 46y Canada
WIFE Mary O Benjamin F 46y New York
SON Joseph J Benjamin M 19y Rhode Island
SON Frederick N Benjamin M 13y Rhode Island
SON Henry J Benjamin M 9y Rhode Island
DAU Evelyn S Benjamin F 5y Rhode Island
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island
Name: Peter Benjamin
Event Type:
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: , Providence, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Household ID: 363
Sheet Number: 21
GS Film number: 1821675
Digital Folder Number: 4383807
Image Number: 00977
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Peter Benjamin M 54y Canada
WIFE Mary O Benjamin F 64y New York
SON Edward W Benjamin M 30y Rhode Island
DAU Evelyn S Benjamin F 15y Rhode Island
SON Henry J Benjamin M 19y Rhode Island
Elizabeth Benjamin F 21y Ireland
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

Death
Name: Pierre Benjamin
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 02 Nov 1936
Death Place: Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Age: 72
Birth Date: 1864
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Marie O. Gonyea
Father's Name: Pierre Benjamin
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Philomene Boucher
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03147-8
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 1954393
Reference ID: 453

'Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F8CD-S8L : accessed 03 Apr 2013), Pierre Benjamin, 1864.
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