Joseph HOULE

(b. 4 November 1839 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 13 April 1912 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph HOULE was born 4 November 1839 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Joseph HOULE was the child of Joseph HOULE (HOUDE) and Marie-Olive PRINCE

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

Joseph married Marie Rose MARTEL 11 January 1870 in Warwick, Arthabaska, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Rose MARTEL was born April 1839 in Warwick, Arthabaska, Québec, Canada. Marie Rose died 5 May 1929 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville). Marie Rose was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Marie-Esther MARCOTTE.

Joseph HOULE died 13 April 1912 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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Family and Children of Joseph HOULE

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Joseph HOULE married

Marie Rose MARTEL-- Date: 11 January 1870 Place: Warwick, Arthabaska, Québec, Canada
Marie Rose MARTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Marie-Esther MARCOTTE

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Children of Joseph HOULE and Marie Rose MARTEL:

Alphonse Joseph HOULE (b.29 September 1874, Warwick, Arthabaska, Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1941, Putnam, Connecticut, USA )
m. Alida GRENIER 18 July 1898

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1839 Birth
4 November 1839
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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.

1870 Marriage / Partner
Joseph HOULE and Marie Rose MARTEL 11 January 1870, Warwick, Arthabaska, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Alphonse Joseph HOULE was born 29 September 1874, Warwick, Arthabaska, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 34 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

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)