Joseph Archibald QUERY

(b. 16 December 1873 , Montréal, Québec, Canada d. March 1964 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

Am I Your Ancestor?
QUERY Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Joseph Archibald QUERY was born 16 December 1873 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph Archibald QUERY was the child of James-Onesime QUERY and Malvina BROSSARD

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

Joseph Archibald married Flora-A POITRAS 5 June 1899 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA . Flora-A POITRAS was born abt. 1880 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Joseph Archibald married (2) Elizabeth Margaret RYAN 22 July 1901 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA . Elizabeth Margaret RYAN was born abt. 1881 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Joseph Archibald QUERY died March 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.

Occupation

Joseph Archibald QUERY was a confectioner, inventor of Marshmallow Fluff.

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of the Average American Man in the Mid-1900s

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Joseph Archibald QUERY

[Hide/Show]

Joseph Archibald QUERY married

Flora-A POITRAS-- Date: 5 June 1899 Place: Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Joseph Archibald QUERY and Flora-A POITRAS:

Joseph Archibald QUERY married

Elizabeth Margaret RYAN-- Date: 22 July 1901 Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Joseph Archibald QUERY and Elizabeth Margaret RYAN:

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Joseph Archibald QUERY
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Joseph Archibald QUERY: Events, Photos & Historical Records

Postcards and Memories of Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1873 Birth
16 December 1873
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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)

1899 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Archibald QUERY and Flora-A POITRAS 5 June 1899, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro)

He was 25 years old.

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

1901 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Archibald QUERY and Elizabeth Margaret RYAN 22 July 1901, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

He was 27 years old.

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)

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)

1917 - Archibald Query invented marshmallow Fluff in 1917 in Somerville

Visit Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)