Joseph Raymond VEGIARD

(b. 19 October 1829 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. 10 May 1921 , Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA )

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Joseph Raymond VEGIARD was born 19 October 1829 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Joseph Raymond VEGIARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD and Josette (Josephte) BERTRAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marguerite BENOIT (maternal) Pierre BERTRAND dit BEAULIEU and Josephte LALANNE

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

Joseph Raymond married Sophronie POIRIER 9 January 1855 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophronie POIRIER was born 13 October 1834 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Sophronie died abt. 1913 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Sophronie was the child of Jean-Baptiste POIRIER and Marie-Louise BLANCHARD dite RENAUD.

Joseph Raymond VEGIARD died 10 May 1921 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, 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 Raymond VEGIARD married

Sophronie POIRIER-- Date: 9 January 1855 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East
Sophronie POIRIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste POIRIER and Marie-Louise BLANCHARD dite RENAUD

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Children of Joseph Raymond VEGIARD and Sophronie POIRIER:

Louise VEGIARD (b.2 March 1857, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East d. 7 August 1924, Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA)
m. Frederic BREAULT 1877 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)

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1829 Birth
19 October 1829
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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)

1855 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Raymond VEGIARD and Sophronie POIRIER 9 January 1855, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

He was 25 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
Louise VEGIARD was born 2 March 1857, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Joseph Raymond was 27 years old.

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 - 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)