Joseph MILLETTE

(b. 15 August 1842 , Upton, Canada East d. 14 June 1913 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph MILLETTE was born 15 August 1842 in Upton, Canada East

Joseph MILLETTE was the child of ? and ?

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

Joseph married Sarah BOUCHER 13 September 1869 in Upton, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah BOUCHER was born 13 December 1853 in Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton). Sarah died 16 May 1924 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph MILLETTE died 14 June 1913 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 MILLETTE married

Sarah BOUCHER-- Date: 13 September 1869 Place: Upton, Québec, Canada

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Children of Joseph MILLETTE and Sarah BOUCHER:

Rose Alma MILLETT (b.June 1889, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1971, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Louis Arthur PERRON 30 September 1912 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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1842 Birth
15 August 1842
Upton, Canada East

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.

1869 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MILLETTE and Sarah BOUCHER 13 September 1869, Upton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ephrem-d'Upton)

He was 27 years old.

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)

1889 Birth of Child
Rose Alma MILLETT was born June 1889, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 46 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)