Joseph GIRARD

(b. 8 October 1834 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 26 January 1915 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph GIRARD was born 8 October 1834 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Joseph GIRARD was the child of Augustin GIRARD and Marie-Paule BOUSQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Toussaint GIRARD and Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT (maternal) Joseph-Marie BOUSQUET and Elisabeth CHAINE (CHENET)

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Joseph married Emilie ANGER 22 October 1877 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . Emilie ANGER was born 16 September 1841 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Emilie was the child of Joseph ANGER and Rose LUSSIER.

Joseph GIRARD died 26 January 1915 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.

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Emilie ANGER-- Date: 22 October 1877 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Emilie ANGER was the child of Joseph ANGER and Rose LUSSIER

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1834 Birth
8 October 1834
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GIRARD and Emilie ANGER 22 October 1877, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 43 years old.

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)