Joseph DEMERS

(b. 7 September 1841 , Chambly, Canada East d. 21 August 1915 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph DEMERS was born 7 September 1841 in Chambly, Canada East

Joseph DEMERS was the child of ? and ?

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Joseph married Marie Theophile GRISE 3 March 1862 in Chambly, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Theophile GRISE was born September 1842 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie Theophile died abt. 1913 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard).

Joseph DEMERS died 21 August 1915 in Springfield, 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 DEMERS married

Marie Theophile GRISE-- Date: 3 March 1862 Place: Chambly, Canada East

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Children of Joseph DEMERS and Marie Theophile GRISE:

Georges DEMERS (b.October 1869, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 April 1932, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Rose Anna BARBEAU 28 June 1894 in Bonsecours, Québec, Canada (Stukely-Nord) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-Stukely)

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1841 Birth
7 September 1841
Chambly, 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

1862 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEMERS and Marie Theophile GRISE 3 March 1862, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 20 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Georges DEMERS was born October 1869, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph was 28 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)

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

1894 Marriage of Child
Georges DEMERS married 28 June 1894, Bonsecours, Québec, Canada (Stukely-Nord) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-Stukely) to Rose Anna BARBEAU

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)