Joseph Victor RICHARD

(b. 25 July 1859 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East d. 19 November 1919 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph Victor RICHARD was born 25 July 1859 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Joseph Victor RICHARD was the child of Michel RICHARD and Julie CHATEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Antoine RICHARD and Marie-Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph Victor married Emma ST GERMAIN 27 April 1881 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Emma ST GERMAIN was born abt. 1858 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Joseph Victor RICHARD died 19 November 1919 in Worcester, 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.

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Joseph Victor RICHARD married

Emma ST GERMAIN-- Date: 27 April 1881 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Children of Joseph Victor RICHARD and Emma ST GERMAIN:

Victor RICHARD (b.30 January 1882, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Felix Robert RICHARD (b.20 December 1883, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Mary Bernadette RICHARD (b.18 December 1885, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Corina RICHARD (b.December 1887, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Marie-Julie-Anna RICHARD (b.2 November 1890, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada d. , )

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1859 Birth
25 July 1859
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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)

1881 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Victor RICHARD and Emma ST GERMAIN 27 April 1881, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Victor RICHARD was born 30 January 1882, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Victor was 22 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Felix Robert RICHARD was born 20 December 1883, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Victor was 24 years old.

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

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

1885 Birth of Child
Mary Bernadette RICHARD was born 18 December 1885, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Victor was 26 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Corina RICHARD was born December 1887, , Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Victor was 28 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie-Anna RICHARD was born 2 November 1890, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph Victor was 31 years old.

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)